The artful mincer
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So Fury still Number 1 at heavyweight! 
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Syphon Filter
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He is #1 at that weight, Usyk at hw resume wise isnt as good.So Fury still Number 1 at heavyweight!
The artful mincer
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Nah his resume based on current form is in tatters. Luckily he has the recent win over Whyte otherwise it would look dire.
If we're judging based on resume well Joshua's is soooo much better than Furys now. Seeing
that Usyk has beaten Joshua twice already well you have rank it
1. Usyk
2. Joshua
3. Fury.
Putting Fury at 1 based on his Wilders wins never made any sense considering who the hell has wilder beat?
Well now we no why. Wilder was only a ever a top 10 fighter pretending to be a Top 3.
If Furys wants to be number 1 he has to beat the number 1.
MaestroMike
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The artful mincer
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Bleh would rather he fought Zhang or Hrgovic frankly.
Would rather see Ngannou in some other fights before this.
Would rather see Ngannou in some other fights before this.
Wilder has 0 draw factor now, and Joshua can still compete for a belt again with a solid run.
With this fight we are going to see what Ngannou is all about as a boxer though. Fury clearly didnt take that fight serious, and paid for it. Joshua wont make that mistake, and it will be interesting to see how Francis does with a boxer who didnt spend most of training camp eating and snorting nose candy.
The artful mincer
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Anyone really believe Callum Smith has a chance tonight??
I think Beterbiev runs him over. Only thing that might undo him is age.
Gotta say this narrative about Smiths "POWER" is laughable. Beterbievs been in with Usyk and Michael Hunter in the amateurs. Smiths "POWER" is nothing he hasn't seen before.
I think Beterbiev runs him over. Only thing that might undo him is age.
Gotta say this narrative about Smiths "POWER" is laughable. Beterbievs been in with Usyk and Michael Hunter in the amateurs. Smiths "POWER" is nothing he hasn't seen before.
MaestroMike
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The artful mincer
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Lol that's ridiculous! He really does seem to have crazy power with just arm arms shots!
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DJ12
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I'm amazed he isn't made to shave his beard. A bushy beard like that reduces the force of punches (I've googled)
Bet Yarde would've had him on his arse clean shaven, not that he would've won.
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LiquidMetal14
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Man, I've been looking for a boxing thread for a while and went into the community section and didn't find it. Good to see that there's one here. Course. We have the big fight coming next month with a heavyweights. And that h
Joshua Ngannu fight is on, that is actually a much more.
And a fat overweight Tyson Fury that didn't take a match against Francis very seriously. I expect a much better fury against Usyk
Joshua Ngannu fight is on, that is actually a much more.
And a fat overweight Tyson Fury that didn't take a match against Francis very seriously. I expect a much better fury against Usyk
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jufonuk
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When is the new date ?
MaestroMike
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according to this article maybe may or june
Megafight postponed until May: Will Fury be ready for Usyk?
The superfight the world was waiting for is delayed -- once again. But this time there's a new date.
jufonuk
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Ok well I hope there are no more delays.according to this article maybe may or june
Megafight postponed until May: Will Fury be ready for Usyk?
The superfight the world was waiting for is delayed -- once again. But this time there's a new date.www.espn.com
DJ12
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The way fury got clocked by a lefty using his favoured tactic of hold the other guy behind his head while hitting him was pure karma.
Should they ever fight, Fury is in for a very tough night against Usyk.
jufonuk
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I hope so. I like fury but I think he has gotten too cocky
LiquidMetal14
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Damn, Fury was looking good. I want that match and will wait at all costs.
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Anyone catch this one? Isaac Cruz could not have a more apt nickname than "pitbull". Guy just comes forward and attacks. He is fearless and relentless. No wonder Davis doesn't want to give him a rematch.
RedC
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Davis already beat him. What purpose would a rematch serve?
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You afraid Davis will lose? That's the difference between Mexican boxers and other boxers. Mexicans aren't afraid to lose.
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RedC
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As opposed to what other boxers aren't afraid to lose? My point is there would be no reason for Davis to fight him after he's already beaten him and there isn't any other incentive to rematch him as of yet. Plus there are much bigger names and fights within 135 -140 lbs from Vasilly Lomachenko, Shakur Stevenson, Devin Haney, Teofimo Lopez, etc... for Davis to fight.
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Davis daddy was afraid to lose that's why he wouldn't fight boxers who were in their prime but yeah id like to see him fight Lomachenko or Shakur.
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RedC
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He didn't fight Isaac Cruz in his prime? Ryan Garcia? Rolly Romero?
Well, Lomachenko is definitely out of his prime but still an elite lightweight, and I don't blame Davis's team for avoiding Shakur Stevenson. LOL
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I wasnt talking about Davis I was talking about his Daddy that's neither here nor there though. I think Lomachenko was robbed vs Haney.
RedC
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I respectfully disagree that Lomachenko was robbed vs Haney. I thought at worst it was a draw, but Haney overall won more rounds than Lomachenko. I think people misuse the term robbed in a close and competitive fight.
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We'll just have to agree to disagree. Lomachenko controlled the fight I don't see how it was a draw.
RedC
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No way Lomachenko controlled the majority of the fight. Now bear in mind, that's based on what I remember when I watched it live which is vague now especially after I've spent almost 40 years watching boxing matches.
Hawking Radiation
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Not even 30 seconds into the round and maroon shorts already got jelly legs. Fight should have been stopped a bit sooner as that guy wasn't even holding up his gloves to protect himself anymore.
RedC
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That would've been too soon. I thought the ref stopped it at exactly the right time.
Hawking Radiation
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Ah noted. That guy just seemed like he wasn't even all there.
Hardensoul
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We sure Tyson is 57? Damn!
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Yeah, I'm no psychiatrist but going by his interviews he's got mental health issues. I'm glad he beat pillow hands China chin Haney though.
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RedC
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Going into the fight, I was convinced Haney would perform a boxing clinic on Garcia so dominant, the ref, Garcia's corner, or Garcia himself would stop the fight.
Watching the fight in real-time and seeing how effectively Garcia could land his left hook when he threw them in a flurry of punches, and how much damage they had on Haney anytime they landed, the fight shouldn't have been close and Garcia should've knocked out Haney.
Hopefully, Derrek James can address this with Garcia and get consistent punch output per round.
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How much do you think the ref bet on Haney? He clearly saved pillowhands from a knockout.
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RedC
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I thought the ref did the best he could given how messy it was with all the holding and Garcia continuing doing this weird shoulder roll where he would lean so far and have his back toward Haney to be hit. A fair criticism was he would break them up too soon instead of allowing them to fight on the inside.
However, the frustrating thing about Garcia is how many athletic gifts he has with his height, arm length, hand speed, and power, if he can just keep it together mentally and concentrate on trying to win every round, he would be an even greater force where it didn't matter about the ref's performance.
Instead, Garcia would give rounds away by not throwing many punches, including the last round, and was stupidly showboating when it was still a close fight, despite knocking Haney down 3 times.
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I think Garcia is going to crash and burn due to his mental health we'll see how far he can get before that happens.
Syphon Filter
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nah ryan just trolls, he is fine.
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I hope you're right