Boxing At The Weekend...

[lurcherman 887 13,430]

Like aj was going to fight Dubois again lol 

[pesky1972 5,634]

15 minutes ago, lurcherman 887 said:

Like aj was going to fight Dubois again lol 

I predict a Fury win and a triumphant THL return for Max.

[bird 10,014]

40 minutes ago, pesky1972 said:

I predict a Fury win and a triumphant THL return for Max.

Lol yup,  Furry yeh , think  Aj finished  now, and  uysk  prob finish this  year, think  beat DD this year  get that belf of him  or if parker  got it in Feb  beat him the retire  undefeated  heavyweight  champ of the world.

[YOKEL 2,353]

 Jai Opetaia v David Nyika....proper bar room brawl and a brutal, brutal knockout!!!! Hopefully gets the unification match later this year, should be a cracker! 

Yokel 

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[jukel123 9,416]

Slightly off topic, but I've always thought Lennox Lewis would be right up there in any era of boxing. He could bang, good chin, terrific physique and movement plus a real student of the sport. I think he was one of the first giants, but I reckon he would have outclassed Fury no problem. Granted Klitchko gave him a fright, but definitely in the  top 3 of all time for me. 

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[jukel123 9,416]

9 minutes ago, gnasher16 said:

Im not sure we'll ever know for sure if Usyk can take a good shot or not simply because he's never out of position so rarely takes a full blooded shot his timing is so good that he's either too close or too far away where the sting has left the shot even though it might have landed....Ray Leonard was brilliant at that i dont think he had a particularly good chin he just rarely got caught with full blooded shots due to timing its a real art to watch that kind of predicted movement and sheer athletic talent.

Do you remember the epic between Hagler and Leonard ?

That fight really divided opinion big time. Leonard dodged Hagler and scored with punches that barely grazed Hagler

I'm still not sure. At the time I was on my feet roaring that Hagler had been robbed. But now I'm not so sure.

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[Goly 1,823]

Leonard picked the perfect time to face Hagler after ducking him for years, he saw on the night that Marvin faced Mugabi that he'd faded a little, that war took even more out of him.

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8 hours ago, gnasher16 said:

Although you are right to a point i dont think theres ever a good time to have your first bout at a heavier weight having been out of the ring for 3 years facing the most dominant world champion in years.......but that was the confidence and arrogance of Leonard as a fighter.

Not taking anything away from him, he put in a great performance, it's a fight where I change my mind every time I watch it. Both very special fighters.

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[Goly 1,823]

Just now, gnasher16 said:

I always felt that Leonard had a nasty streak to him,a pompous belittling kind of thing where he knew he could beat Hagler but waited until people felt it was impossible for him to do so....similar to when he went up to " light heavy " but set the weight at 168 to beat the Canadian and nearly came unstuck he just had an air of superior " im Ray Leonard i can do what i like " about him.

I'm not sure I agree, Hagler a few years earlier was faster, he'd definitely slowed considerably by the time they met. He left something in the ring with Mugabi, took a lot of shots in that bout. But, he fought the wrong fight in the early rounds, he gave away those first few rounds and then had to chase it. Leonard was a special fighter though, no doubt about that.