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Post by ALTBOULI on Sept 9, 2016 23:00:01 GMT
Clearly this place is in need of a boxing thread and as a fan of the sweet science i'm happy to oblige. First order of business is the GGG vs Brook fight tomorrow. What are the predictions for the fight?
Personally GGG doesnt look right to me, his face looks gaunt and he looks tired. There's rumours that he has over-trained or is suffering from a virus but the most probable cause is jet lag. I think it was incredibly stupid to only give himself 2 days to acclimatise before the fight. I still favour GGG heavily in this fight and think he will stop Brook mid to late in the fight. but if by some miracle Brook does cause the upset then Golovkin and his teams are going to look awfully stupid...
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Post by Nightman on Sept 9, 2016 23:17:19 GMT
Boxing nowadays sucks.... its boring. My favorite boxer of all time is Roy Jones Jr.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2016 23:30:36 GMT
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Post by ALTBOULI on Sept 9, 2016 23:55:41 GMT
Boxing nowadays sucks.... its boring. My favorite boxer of all time is Roy Jones Jr. Nope
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Post by Nightman on Sept 9, 2016 23:59:44 GMT
It really is. Knockout's are like unicorns nowadayz. most of the fights are won by decision. and floyd mayweather makes me angry...he doesnt fight....he tap dances around until he gets ahead in points then runs around the rest of the fight trying not to get hit. thats not boxing. Every now & again I see a good under-card fight when an up and comer is really taking it to someone.
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Post by ALTBOULI on Sept 10, 2016 0:12:30 GMT
It really is. Knockout's are like unicorns nowadayz. most of the fights are won by decision. and floyd mayweather makes me angry...he doesnt fight....he tap dances around until he gets ahead in points then runs around the rest of the fight trying not to get hit. thats not boxing. Every now & again I see a good under-card fight when an up and comer is really taking it to someone. GGG > 90% knockouts in his fights Wilder > 90% knockouts in his fights Joshua > 90% knockouts in his fights Kovalev > 80% knockouts in his fights That's just a few champions I can think of off the top of my head who knockout most of their opponents. Mayweather is retired you know that right? Boxing has gone down hill since its glory days but to say that it sucks is wrong. Go and watch the Portor vs Thurman fight - plenty of excitement in that fight in addition to good boxing display from both fighters.
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Post by Duelist on Sept 10, 2016 0:23:45 GMT
While Golovkin is always good to watch, until he gets someone that will really test him, and I can't blame fighters for avoiding him like the plague, I'll probably skip this one.
Kovalev vs Ward is on the horizon though and I always make it a point to catch Joseph Parker.
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Post by ALTBOULI on Sept 10, 2016 0:36:33 GMT
While Golovkin is always good to watch, until he gets someone that will really test him, and I can't blame fighters for avoiding him like the plague, I'll probably skip this one. Kovalev vs Ward is on the horizon though and I always make it a point to catch Joseph Parker. Yup i'm looking forward to Kovalev vs Ward if it does happen. The Welterweight division is going to be very interesting in the next few years. Thurman, Portor, Brook (if he comes back down), Garcia could all make for decent match-ups. Then you have the emergence of Errol Spence and Crawford potentially making his way up to 147 in the not too distant future and things are starting to look very good again at Welterweight. Hopefully Canelo will eventually stop ducking GGG, I think it's a joke he's even fighting Smith...
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Post by Kenny Bania on Sept 10, 2016 4:25:14 GMT
Golovkin is so lame. He's yet to be tested, and seems satisfied with fighting sub-par opposition. The Ward fight was there for the taking, but nope. Excuses up the wazoo. Now we have him fighting a welterweight. Disgusting imo. Why not Lara?
I hope the cherrypick backfires.
That being said, I will be watching.
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Post by Kenny Bania on Sept 10, 2016 4:26:26 GMT
It really is. Knockout's are like unicorns nowadayz. most of the fights are won by decision. and floyd mayweather makes me angry...he doesnt fight....he tap dances around until he gets ahead in points then runs around the rest of the fight trying not to get hit. thats not boxing. Every now & again I see a good under-card fight when an up and comer is really taking it to someone. You might want to stick to topics you're knowledgeable about.
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Post by straykat on Sept 10, 2016 4:28:44 GMT
Boxing nowadays sucks.... its boring. My favorite boxer of all time is Roy Jones Jr. I agree. But mine's Duran. But it's kind of nice there's a film about him out now.
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Post by Nightman on Sept 10, 2016 4:38:43 GMT
Boxing is boring. They might as well change the rules and turn it into... I dont know what I was thinking with that picture..I meant to post a picture of 2 inflatable sumo suits running into each other...
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Post by Kenny Bania on Sept 10, 2016 4:46:12 GMT
It was a long time coming, but it had to be done. Glad that's over now.
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Post by ALTBOULI on Sept 10, 2016 4:55:07 GMT
Golovkin is so lame. He's yet to be tested, and seems satisfied to keep fighting sub-par opposition. The Ward fight was there for the taking, but nope. Excuses up the wazoo. Now we have him fighting a welterweight. Disgusting imo. Why not Lara? I hope the cherrypick backfires. That being said, I will be watching. Because Lara doesnt want it. Lara's own manager has admitted that he hasnt officially contacted the GGG camp. If Lara was so keen on the fight as he makes out on social media then him and his manager would have formally made the call. I agree that he should have fought Ward when he was there. I think Ward would have beaten him. In fairness though Ward was a big super middle. He basically man-handled guys who are bigger than GGG in Froch and Kessler. From what ive heard he's having issue making 175 (though im not sure how true the rumour is). What annoys me is that a lot of people who say he should have fought Ward at 168 also defend Canelo for not fighting GGG at 160. Lets not forget Canelo was a champion at 160, consistently weights more than 160 on fight night and GGG was his mandatory. And before you mention the 168 to 154 quote remember that Canelo previously said he would fight GGG at 160. GGG does need to fight better opponents because a fat Welter isnt good enough. Im going to give him a pass this time though because it was a last minute thing and the fact that Eubank was supposed to be the original opponent.
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Post by ALTBOULI on Sept 10, 2016 5:04:36 GMT
Boxing is boring. They might as well change the rules and turn it into... Seriously stick to a topic you know something about. This is embarrassing.
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Post by Nightman on Sept 10, 2016 5:16:11 GMT
The reason I called the sport boring is just the decline in its overall quality. There are no more huge names... there are no more true heavy hitters. All of the recent matches I have watched were all won by a decision because half of every round was spent without actual boxing taking place....just alot of circling around or just holding each other. I would honestly like to get back into this sport cuz I loved it as a kid....there just arent any fighters that have caught my attention. This is just my opinion and I admit I dont watch it anymore, for the reason I just stated. If you guys could recommend one of todays fighters that have some of that old school feel to them, I would be willing to give them a chance.
and also, because I couldnt help myself......
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Post by Kenny Bania on Sept 10, 2016 5:23:40 GMT
Golovkin is so lame. He's yet to be tested, and seems satisfied to keep fighting sub-par opposition. The Ward fight was there for the taking, but nope. Excuses up the wazoo. Now we have him fighting a welterweight. Disgusting imo. Why not Lara? I hope the cherrypick backfires. That being said, I will be watching. Because Lara doesnt want it. Lara's own manager has admitted that he hasnt officially contacted the GGG camp. If Lara was so keen on the fight as he makes out on social media then him and his manager would have formally made the call. I agree that he should have fought Ward when he was there. I think Ward would have beaten him. In fairness though Ward was a big super middle. He basically man-handled guys who are bigger than GGG in Froch and Kessler. From what ive heard he's having issue making 175 (though im not sure how true the rumour is). What annoys me is that a lot of people who say he should have fought Ward at 168 also defend Canelo for not fighting GGG at 160. Lets not forget Canelo was a champion at 160, consistently weights more than 160 on fight night and GGG was his mandatory. And before you mention the 168 to 154 quote remember that Canelo previously said he would fight GGG at 160. GGG does need to fight better opponents because a fat Welter isnt good enough. Im going to give him a pass this time though because it was a last minute thing and the fact that Eubank was supposed to be the original opponent. Not hearing any of the excuses. There were better fights that could've been explored. They didn't try. They only started mentioning everyone and their mother after seeing the backlash for the Brook fight.
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Post by ALTBOULI on Sept 10, 2016 12:26:40 GMT
Because Lara doesnt want it. Lara's own manager has admitted that he hasnt officially contacted the GGG camp. If Lara was so keen on the fight as he makes out on social media then him and his manager would have formally made the call. I agree that he should have fought Ward when he was there. I think Ward would have beaten him. In fairness though Ward was a big super middle. He basically man-handled guys who are bigger than GGG in Froch and Kessler. From what ive heard he's having issue making 175 (though im not sure how true the rumour is). What annoys me is that a lot of people who say he should have fought Ward at 168 also defend Canelo for not fighting GGG at 160. Lets not forget Canelo was a champion at 160, consistently weights more than 160 on fight night and GGG was his mandatory. And before you mention the 168 to 154 quote remember that Canelo previously said he would fight GGG at 160. GGG does need to fight better opponents because a fat Welter isnt good enough. Im going to give him a pass this time though because it was a last minute thing and the fact that Eubank was supposed to be the original opponent. Not hearing any of the excuses. There were better fights that could've been explored. They didn't try. They only started mentioning everyone and their mother after seeing the backlash for the Brook fight. Hater! Brook was 3rd choice, they wanted Saunders, then when that wasnt available they went for Eubank then he pulled out. I would rather he fought Brook than another Wade.
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Post by Kenny Bania on Sept 10, 2016 12:29:47 GMT
Hater! Brook was 3rd choice, they wanted Saunders, then when that wasnt available they went for Eubank then he pulled out. I would rather he fought Brook than another Wade. What's stopping him from moving up? An average at best welterweight shouldn't be anywhere near 3rd choice for a "top 5" p4p middleweight.
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Post by ALTBOULI on Sept 10, 2016 21:51:46 GMT
Undercard was pretty dire, anyway GGG looks rehydrated and ominous waiting to come into the ring. Brook looks very nervous.
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Post by ALTBOULI on Sept 10, 2016 22:52:09 GMT
Disappointing end, thought the stoppage was premature. GGG did not look good at all, missed far too many shots and was getting hit far too often. Brook wouldnt have been able to last another 2 rounds though. His legs were gone and his movement was impaired from the body shots. Golovkin was starting to catch him more often, another 2 rounds and he would have properly knocked out Brook.
Lol at Brook's post fight interview, youre corner saved you from a severe beating.
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Post by Kenny Bania on Sept 10, 2016 23:50:57 GMT
Disappointing end, thought the stoppage was premature. GGG did not look good at all, missed far too many shots and was getting hit far too often. Brook wouldnt have been able to last another 2 rounds though. His legs were gone and his movement was impaired from the body shots. Golovkin was starting to catch him more often, another 2 rounds and he would have properly knocked out Brook. Lol at Brook's post fight interview, youre corner saved you from a severe beating. The natural weight difference told in the end. Brook acquited himself well imo. Made him look silly. GGG is overrated. I haven't changed my mind.
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Post by ALTBOULI on Sept 11, 2016 0:53:00 GMT
Disappointing end, thought the stoppage was premature. GGG did not look good at all, missed far too many shots and was getting hit far too often. Brook wouldnt have been able to last another 2 rounds though. His legs were gone and his movement was impaired from the body shots. Golovkin was starting to catch him more often, another 2 rounds and he would have properly knocked out Brook. Lol at Brook's post fight interview, youre corner saved you from a severe beating. The natural weight difference told in the end. Brook acquited himself well imo. Made him look silly. GGG is overrated. I haven't changed my mind. Lol I wouldn't go that far...GGG didnt look great at all but he had Brook doing the chicken dance in round 1. GGG can be a slow starter and he didnt really get going until round 3. Hopefully Canelo will look at this fight and fancy his chances a little more though I would still fancy GGG against anyone at 160 to 168 currently. Brook looked ok in the first 2 rounds but was fading fast, he was unable to put GGG on the back foot and from then on he was fighting a losing battle imo. you need someone who can push back GGG or someone who can consistently make GGG miss and pick him off with counter shots while on the back foot. At the moment I dont see anyone who can do the former. Ward could do the latter but he's never coming back down to 168, he can barely make 175 these days.
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Post by Duelist on Sept 11, 2016 5:43:35 GMT
Finally got around to watching it and Golovkin really didn't look good in that fight.
Credit to Kell Brook though. He didn't sit back, he took the fight to GGG. GGG's defence was suspect and his inside game is nonexistent. Would still pick him over Canelo in the unlikely event that fight happens.
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Post by Duelist on Sept 11, 2016 5:58:58 GMT
you need someone who can push back GGG or someone who can consistently make GGG miss and pick him off with counter shots while on the back foot. At the moment I dont see anyone who can do the former. Ward could do the latter but he's never coming back down to 168, he can barely make 175 these days. Agreed. Against Brook, and Rosado as well, he didn't look great when they backed him up. Alas, there doesn't seem to be anyone at middleweight that has the power to succeed where Brook and Rosado failed. Maybe Canelo but he has his own deficiencies.
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