I mean, that's a pretty low bar to clear, but yeah, it was a fun fight.
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I mean, that's a pretty low bar to clear, but yeah, it was a fun fight.
The Rain King
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Was really hoping for a Joshua demolition job last night but Klitschko really turned back the clock and put on such a performance that I was gutted for him when he got finished. Great fight.
wolfwolfwolf
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I totally forgot they were fighting in the UK and missed the fight! I got home yesterday and was looking for it and then found out it already happened! Not only did I miss the fight but it turned out to be one of the best HW fights in a long time lmao.
Had to watch it on youtube.
Great gifs lads
Had to watch it on youtube.
Great gifs lads
pixelation
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So no one else saw Omar Chavez (Jr's younger brother) TKO Ramon Alvarez (Canelo's older brother) yesterday?
Clip of the TKO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0baNuM6A4s
Clip of the TKO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0baNuM6A4s
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I think Joshua has to fight Pulev next as his IBF mandatory. They would strip him if he doesn't. Then there's the convoluted WBA situation where Ortiz is mandatory and has indicated he will not take step aside money, but there's also Briggs/Oquendo for the regular title......
So that gives Fury time for a tune up or two and time for Wilder and parker to unify
So that gives Fury time for a tune up or two and time for Wilder and parker to unify
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Gamboa just quit on his stool against a dude he was a 20-1 favorite against on ESPN
BadAss2961
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Wow. First thought was what the hell is he doing fighting Friday night on ESPN? lol
Chavez drained at the weigh in. Dude is gonna be damn near 200 pounds tomorrow.
pixelation
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Junior always looks like his sucking his stomach in... even now that he is so slim.
Everyone knows Parker is a placeholder Champion until he gets Deontay or AJ.
Joshua-Pulev sounds like a fun (short) bout to be fair.
BadAss2961
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BadAss2961
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Chavez not making it out of his corner in one of the later rounds and telling Max he won the fight.
I made a fight thread for tonight:
http://neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1369816
Let me know if you have any feedback on the OP, like if there is anything I should add.
http://neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1369816
Let me know if you have any feedback on the OP, like if there is anything I should add.
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Will happen: Chavez makes it rough for a round or two and then Canelo breaks him down and stops him in the middle rounds
Want to happen: Chavez wears Canelo down with his size and body work and wins a split decision becoming the new Caneloweight Champion of the world
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You know that fight ain't happening for 4 to 6 years from now and one of them will have a "bad shoulder"
Well, he'd need to. He was 247 lbs (112 kg) for the Klitschko fight, that's like 8.5 stone lighter than he is now.
I was getting at he has no chance to lose that much then beat Joshua. Fury is even saying he won't need a tune up fight.
He can lose that. He got fat after the Klitschko fight and started losing a lot of it into the run up to the rematch before he got popped by UKAD.
He will need a tune-up fight though. He needs to prove to promoters he can stay clean and actually finish a fight again.
Chavez won't make it past the 6th, and that's me being generous with him.
The fight that continues to come to mind is Oscar De La Hoya vs. Ricardo Mayorga. Going in, the conventional wisdom was that Mayorga had the chin and size to go the distance against a past-his-prime De La Hoya. Instead, DLH punished the slow crude Mayorga, knocking him down in the first and then taking him out in the 6th.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEPFa5iLWwY
I think that Canelo's boxing ability is a few classes above Chavez jr's. I think that Canelo will be able to see everything coming that Chavez can possibly produce, and he will answer back with punishing countershots. He will gain confidence as the rounds go on and he will take him out by round 6-8.
Canelo all day. Watch that boy work.
I wanna go with Chavez but he's such an unreliable fuck that you don't know what you'll get out of him, so I'm going with Canelo by a close/controversial SD.
Ninja Scooter
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Chavez has a chance due to size/strength but I just can't expect anything but the least out of him.
Syphon Filter
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How come you want chavez to win?
Lately I have been wanting the underdog to win. I wanted klitschko to win too.
I also don't like Canelo dodging GGG and vacating the WBC belt. Not only that but he still has the lineal middle weight belt.
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Damn Lemieux again, he'll have had like four fights in a year by October or so.
Trying to wear him down for Canelo
But Lemieux is always fun to watch and a beast in the ring...except against Golovkin.
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Yeah he's fun.
Called this fight would end by the end of round 4, seems like it will happen.
His fights always look one-sided though. He can't beat Canelo, it will be a replay of his GGG fight. I doubt promoters would even want this fight? Sounds like people wouldn't care much about it.
edit: Haven't been following Stevenson, I see he still hasn't lost a fight, but I don't recognize any names except his next opponent which is Fonfara.
edit: Welp no end yet. Lemieux regaining his energy since it went one past the 4th I think. He's gonna end this when he decides to come back in. Reyes is really big, too bad he didn't go all in earlier on.
Called this fight would end by the end of round 4, seems like it will happen.
His fights always look one-sided though. He can't beat Canelo, it will be a replay of his GGG fight. I doubt promoters would even want this fight? Sounds like people wouldn't care much about it.
edit: Haven't been following Stevenson, I see he still hasn't lost a fight, but I don't recognize any names except his next opponent which is Fonfara.
edit: Welp no end yet. Lemieux regaining his energy since it went one past the 4th I think. He's gonna end this when he decides to come back in. Reyes is really big, too bad he didn't go all in earlier on.
CopperPuppy
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Great comparison. This is where I'm at as well.