Lets go! Ward vs Kovalev set for Nov 19!
Ward's not as explosive as he was during his 168 reign but I think he's still a good bit faster than Sergey.
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Ward's not as explosive as he was during his 168 reign but I think he's still a good bit faster than Sergey.
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The Fonfara hype train is derailed.
jchap
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That was a huge punch out of nowhere
CopperPuppy
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Lets go! Ward vs Kovalev set for Nov 19!
Best matchup the sport has to offer - 11/19 can't get hear soon enough.
Syphon Filter
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Can't wait for porter vs thurman. Who do you guys got winning that one? I got porter.
Wax Free Vanilla
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The Hearns and Eubanks have verbal diarrhoea, no way this happens in September.
Until they're actually standing in the same ring on fight night I don't believe it.
So Andre's going ahead with that Brand fight as a tune up. He should be able to stop a guy like that.
I don't think there's anything Kell Brook did against Porter that Keith Turman can't do a bit better.
I don't really have a dog in this fight though.
I don't think there's anything Kell Brook did against Porter that Keith Turman can't do a bit better.
I don't really have a dog in this fight though.
Wax Free Vanilla
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Fucking boxing.
Golovkin's promoter say Saunders doesn't want a piece of him, so it's looking like Eubank Jr is getting knocked out instead.
CopperPuppy
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Just saw this as well. Great news if true... Too bad there is a not-insignificant chance that this is a "let's save face now and come up with something later" move by GB and DLH.
I go back and forth every day. I give Thurman the edge in boxing ability and power, but Porter has an edge in activity and his boxing skills are underrated. I think it will be a split decision or draw type of outcome.
It's waaaaaaaaaay too far out for me to get excited about the prospect of the fight actually happening, but I'm intrigued.
If I had to guess, I'm guessing they're doing it so far out because they're planning to do a TV series based around the fighters and the build up surrounding.
That or they're praying someone knocks out GGG, which won't happen.
CopperPuppy
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Andrade would absolutely give him fits. Bad matchup for Canelo in a lot of ways.
Ninja Scooter
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not exactly on topic, but for some reason I was browsing some old fight posters and found some of the ones I really liked as a kid.
I think this one is my all time favorite:
Another favorite:
I think this one is my all time favorite:
Another favorite:
Demetrius Andrade, yes. I don't think the others you named are any better than Lara.
I keep going back and forth. My current thinking is Thurman. I think he'll win something like 8-4, coming on late and maybe getting a KD or two. Ask me in an hour and I might shift back to favoring Porter by close decision, with activity being the deciding factor.
EazyWeazy3
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Those posters are great.
The undercards on some of those are amazing.
The undercards on some of those are amazing.
CopperPuppy
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Canelo confirmed to be fighting Liam Smith on September 17.
Yes, that's right. Liam Smith. On fucking PPV.
Oh, and it will be at 154.
Yes, that's right. Liam Smith. On fucking PPV.
Oh, and it will be at 154.
Syphon Filter
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wtf, bs
21 boxing insiders give their picks for Thurman-Porter:
http://ringtv.craveonline.com/news/426327-fight-picks-keith-thurman-vs-shawn-porter
http://ringtv.craveonline.com/news/426327-fight-picks-keith-thurman-vs-shawn-porter
Shit fight.
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Wow, that Canelo fight is trash AND it's a PPV.
Gareth Bale
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Eubank Jr in the ring
any of you boys watching?
any of you boys watching?
Ninja Scooter
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I'm a Canelo fan but it's just straight up shameful now. I mean, they are obviously protecting him, but it makes Oscar's sale fueled letter to Floyd about how he was afraid to step up and fight the best all the more hilarious.
Canelo is not the kind of guy where it matters if he never loses anyway. He can lose to GGG, and as long as he doesn't get straight up destroyed, he still remains a draw with the Mexican fanbase.
Canelo is not the kind of guy where it matters if he never loses anyway. He can lose to GGG, and as long as he doesn't get straight up destroyed, he still remains a draw with the Mexican fanbase.
BadAss2961
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I saw him, he was funny. Showboating and playing around the whole fight. Called out GGG in the post fight. lol
As figured, Breazeale's tough, but he's extremely slow and has no tools. He's just not a top level fighter.
DOBERMAN INC
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AJ really needs someone to test him soon.
thehypocrite
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If Canelo has no intention of fighting GGG he needs to cut the showboating. It does him no favors.
Rastafarian42
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He's got a nice jab and I like his defense the combos he was throwing in this fight were insane Molina has a hell of a chin.
Rastafarian42
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I'm going with Thurman
Syphon Filter
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Rooting for Porter.
UrbanDandy
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From what I've seen on his Boxrec profile, he is ranked 1 in the UK and number 11 in the world. This is shades of Danny Garcia vs Rod Salka.
Syphon Filter
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close round. porter is really going in, needs to watch out though.
Syphon Filter
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porter is eating him! dam that left uppercut works most of the time.
Ninja Scooter
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Porter looking good early but he is eating those hooks and counters like they're girl scout cookies. That strategy won't last long.