NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
Fuck the PBC and Spike TV for tape delaying this shit on the west coast.
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RadioHammer500
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pixelation
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Here's to hoping it delivers.
jchap
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It will probably deliver a boring 12 round clinic.
Wlad is amazing. Sooner or later he is gonna lose though. Maybe I'll wake up tomorrow and learn Jennings has pulled off the upset.
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I'm rooting hard for Jennings. Considering Bowie Topou had him hurt, I'm expecting him to lose. Just go out on your shield and don't be David Haye please.
Everyone has some bad fights or moments occasionally. The important thing is that you pull through. Jennings is solid and he's managed to win against two good competitors (Perez, Szpilka). I think many are expecting him to lose, but I'm confident he'll at least put on a better show than Pulev. Klitschko is getting older, he's got family, he's fighting in the US for the first time in seven years...he could fall. He will fall eventually.
How many years does Wlad really have left? He's 39. No matter how bad one might think of the competition, time catches up with everyone. I just hope he manages to end his career on a high note.
pixelation
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I hope you're dead wrong buddy.
BadAss2961
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Jennings looks so small in there against Wlad.
illmatic22
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Man, it's not the reason he is winning, but it's incredibly frustrating to watch Wladimir grab on as much as he does
EDIT: especially in that fourth round, a ton of clinching
EDIT: especially in that fourth round, a ton of clinching
BadAss2961
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Well, Jennings has successfully worked the ref. Klitschko warned for holding. That could change things.
BadAss2961
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Wlad's having trouble connecting. Jennings moves a lot better than his usual opponents.
Jennings not making him word hard enough though. If the plan is to wait for Wlad to tire, you have to do more.
Jennings not making him word hard enough though. If the plan is to wait for Wlad to tire, you have to do more.
illmatic22
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they deducted a point, and suddenly pigs have taken flight round the world
BadAss2961
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Yeah... It's such an essential part of his game that his style is almost broken without it. This is pretty exposing.
If this becomes a thing that every fighter and referee starts looking for, it'll be a big problem for Wlad.
Ether_Snake
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I don't get the feeling Wladimir is really trying. Looks like he's just trying not to deflate hype for his future fights by making people think no one can beat him.
illmatic22
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Wladimir is a good boxer and supplements that with his holding whenever he catches so much as a whiff of danger, it definitely presents an interesting question, as to how dominant can he be if he is policed more often for his clinching.
illmatic22
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I don't think he made this rare pilgrimage to the states and the garden to fake his vulnerability
I actually want to see him fight Tyson Fury now, just because he can't clinch and lean on the much bigger man.
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No, but I don't think he was giving it his all. Or he's scared of something.
He was giving it his all, Jennings just moves around really well and isn't one of those plodding bums that Wlad has been fighting the last 10 years.
BadAss2961
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Wlad did his usual thing, but was thrown off by the ref warning him for holding. Without that, Jennings would've eventually folded like all the rest. He was hurt in the 12th.
But yeah, Jennings was pretty slippery too compared to what Wlad's used to seeing.
RadioHammer500
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Wlad is pushing 40...he clearly is past his prime...but he still won against Jennings
Ali lost to Leon Spinks at the same age...
Ali lost to Leon Spinks at the same age...
BadAss2961
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I think he's still as good as he's ever been. He still has all his tools, and he's barely taken damage in the last decade or so.
RadioHammer500
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and wlad getting criticism is bogus...its really hard for a tall fighter to fight agianst a small fighter in the inside, without using clinching..
jennings was also just bull rushing wlad and headbutting him too...
a clinch to me always seems to be something that happens because both fighters want it
jennings was also just bull rushing wlad and headbutting him too...
a clinch to me always seems to be something that happens because both fighters want it
illmatic22
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His over excessive holding isn't a new story, it's something he's utilized and become dependant upon. Especially in the recent years, the criticism is warranted IMO
RadioHammer500
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klitschko has held just as much as ali and lewis did honestly..
alot of clinching goes both ways...
Wlad seems to have lost a half step but that's to be expected. The Wlad of 2010-11 probably would have put him down. It takes a lot to piss him off though because he didn't really let his hands go until the 12th round(which was a nice closer btw).
Huge respect to Jennings though. I'd love to see him in against just about anyone else in the division.
Huge respect to Jennings though. I'd love to see him in against just about anyone else in the division.
Jennings did really well and should be commended. His tactics got him far and made for a good fight, but he was wrong in thinking he was scoring points. Wlad was holding some and deserved the take away, but ultimately it was on instinct and being larger. Pretty hard not to in a fight like that.
Then you should be happy to hear that Fury will apparently be his mandatory WBO defense and subsequently his next opponent. Wlad's not afraid to clinch against taller opponents though even if he can't lean on them, see the Wach bout.
I honestly hope Fury loses, because I'm already sick and tired of British boxing fans hyping him through the roof. It's bad when it's hard to tell satire ("2Fast2Fury") and real fans apart. Same thing with Khan.
RadioHammer500
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Wlad actually fights more agressive against similar or taller fighters then him..
Figured you'd guys would be interested in this.
Whoever is running Mike Tyson's YouTube channel has been uploading some pretty cool stuff as of late. There's a "this day in boxing" series where they post a historical boxing video from the day in question every day. No idea if they have any rights to half this stuff, but interesting nonetheless. Lots of great content.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdtNjOwfQpgVK0FyOeLyzrg
Plus, the little stinger video of Mike Tyson promoting the channel at the end of every upload is an absolute treasure.
Whoever is running Mike Tyson's YouTube channel has been uploading some pretty cool stuff as of late. There's a "this day in boxing" series where they post a historical boxing video from the day in question every day. No idea if they have any rights to half this stuff, but interesting nonetheless. Lots of great content.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdtNjOwfQpgVK0FyOeLyzrg
Plus, the little stinger video of Mike Tyson promoting the channel at the end of every upload is an absolute treasure.
illmatic22
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Well, I will start.
Mayweather UD 12, not the result I want, but the one I'd bet money on.
Mayweather UD 12, not the result I want, but the one I'd bet money on.
pixelation
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Pacquiao TKO's Mayweather on the 8th round.
There's no rematch clause people, it's all or nothing for this one fight.
There won't be a rematch.
pixelation
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Mayweather+stoppage?... thanks for the laugh!!!, he ain't stopping my great grand mother... much less Pacquiao.
I think Floyd will get the measure of Manny and secure a competitive decision win.
With that said, I do have a sneaking suspicion that Manny's foot speed and whatever plan Freddie has in mind might cause something unexpected to happen.
If Floyd loses there will almost certainly be a rematch.
With that said, I do have a sneaking suspicion that Manny's foot speed and whatever plan Freddie has in mind might cause something unexpected to happen.
If Floyd loses there will almost certainly be a rematch.
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Mayweather UD 12.
Still going to be cheering for Manny to knock him out, but yeah.
Still going to be cheering for Manny to knock him out, but yeah.
There's always the chance of a monster straight left catching Mayweather, he hasn't fought a southpaw in a long time. Everyone makes the JMM comparisons, but Juan Man will take a punch to land a punch, Floyd doesn't do that.
I expect him to win, but a flush left connecting and ending it wouldn't shock me either.
I expect him to win, but a flush left connecting and ending it wouldn't shock me either.
Syphon Filter
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How come?
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Something different. How does Floyd handle a loss? Who do they fight next? If Floyd boxes to UD12 (as I think he will do), there's a lot less interesting future possibilities.
Mayweather can stop him, but he won't.