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That version of Pacquiao vs a comebacking Keith Thurman (WBA Super Champ) would be an interesting fight. Thurman would still win, but Pacquiao wouldn't get embarrassed like he would against Terence Crawford or Errol Spence.
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STONE COLD 64 posted:no chance that ggg/canelo actually happens again right It's scheduled and they've sold tickets, so I would say it's pretty possible
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MMM Whatchya Say posted:It's scheduled and they've sold tickets, so I would say it's pretty possible yeah, but boxing
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It is boxing, but money is a tremendous wheel greaser and this is the biggest money fight in boxing right now. It was actually pretty surprising the may rematch was called off even with the drug tests and there's increased pressure this time round. Both sides fought hard for the fight in the negotiations and the fans want it, so something tremendously hosed would have to happen to scrap this fight.
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MMM Whatchya Say posted:Would rather seem him against Khan (competitive fight with money still in it) or Lomachenko (interesting crossroads fight) Khan would be another interesting fight, though there's a chance that Khan is still so fast that he just dominates a 40 year old Pacquiao. Khan is such a glass cannon and such a stupid fighter though that I'd have to imagine Pacquiao would have a puncher's chance for the entirety of the fight. I don't want to see a Lomachenko fight. Pacquiao would get embarrassed, and it would mean Loma would have to go up to at least 144-145 pounds, which could gently caress with his ability to get back down to 135 and still be the same fighter he was.
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Cigar Aficionado posted:Khan would be another interesting fight, though there's a chance that Khan is still so fast that he just dominates a 40 year old Pacquiao. Khan is such a glass cannon and such a stupid fighter though that I'd have to imagine Pacquiao would have a puncher's chance for the entirety of the fight. I guess we have different impressions of how good Pac still is. Khan is faster, but Pacquiao's still got pretty fast hands and Khan comes in and out in straight lines. If Danny Garcia can time Khan, Pacquiao will be able to as well. I also think Lomachenko wins that fight. I see it happening at 140 or or a slightly lower catchweight, Pac barely walks around at welterweight and he's said a few times he can still cut to 140 without too much trouble. After watching Linares knock Lomachenko down and watching Manny take (a shot version of) Matthysse apart, I have better hopes for this fight though. It's a dangerous fight for Lomachenko as the smaller man, especially coming off of a shoulder surgery. Like, the same Manny that's putting guys like Bradley and Vargas on their asses is going to hurt Lomachenko if he lands, and Manny still throws enough punches in a round that I don't think it's a nostalgia laden fantasy to imagine him doing so. But I think Loma has more tools to adjust with at this stage of his career and should win. But it's a neat passing of the torch opportunity. I might be massively overrating Manny's abilities after seeing one fight against a guy who was arguably never that good, but I think a Pacquiao that's not fighting bigger guys still does pretty well.
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To the surprise of no one Joshua-Povetkin has finally been confirmed https://twitter.com/EddieHearn/status/1018797294479728640?s=19
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The WBSS Quarter Finals have been set in our new annual boxing tradition of the extremely awkward WBSS draft gala. 140: Regis Prograis vs. Terry Flanagan Josh Taylor vs. Ryan Martin Kiryl Relikh vs. Eduard Troyanovsky Ivan Baranchyk vs. Anthony Yigit 118: Ryan Burnett vs. Nonito Donaire Naoya Inoue vs. Juan Carlos Payano Zolani Tete vs. Misha Aloyan Emmanuel Rodriguez vs. Jason Moloney
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Naoya Inoue should cruise. 140 is a bit more wide open. I guess Regis Prograis is a favourite but I caught his last fight and wasn't particularly impressed. He gets hit a lot. Cigar Aficionado fucked around with this message at 22:38 on Jul 20, 2018 |
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Sticking to my initial prediction of Inoue winning bantamweight in less than 15 total rounds. 140 should come down to Prograis-Taylor and I feel Prograis should win on experience but it should be good. Speaking of Wbss what's the feeling about Usyk-Gassiev? Think that Usyk will outbox Gassiev but if it gets cagey than Usyk might have a hard time getting a decision.
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MMM Whatchya Say posted:The WBSS Quarter Finals have been set in our new annual boxing tradition of the extremely awkward WBSS draft gala. i could have sworn the 118 bracket was supposed to be more intriguing than that. ah well. hope it's good. i predict inoue won't fight 12 rounds before taking the title.
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I guess it's possible you guys just don't know bantamweight all that well, but 6 of those guys are in the top 8 of the division and the other two are Nonito Donaire and Misha Aloyan: a mutli time olympic medalist. It's basically the best the bracket can be without including Naoya's brother. I mean I also think Inoue takes the tournament, but he is up 3 divisions from where he started and against the best that field has to offer, if it's a walk in the park that speaks incredible amounts about his ability. Jump King fucked around with this message at 04:37 on Jul 21, 2018 |
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MMM Whatchya Say posted:I guess it's possible you guys just don't know bantamweight all that well, but 6 of those guys are in the top 8 of the division and the other two are Nonito Donaire and Misha Aloyan: a mutli time olympic medalist. It's basically the best the bracket can be without including Naoya's brother. i could have sworn the first iteration i saw everyone was ranked and sor rungvisai was in it.
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Marching Powder posted:i could have sworn the first iteration i saw everyone was ranked and sor rungvisai was in it. Sor Rungvisai is in the division below? The only unranked guy in this is Donaire, who is Donaire. Aloyan isn't ranked all that high but he's only had 4 professional fights and is a well regarded prospect with a good amateur record. The bracket is really good. The only guys it's really missing are Takama Inoue and Mark Jon Yap, who are currently scheduled to fight each other.
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MMM Whatchya Say posted:Sor Rungvisai is in the division below? yeah, i was really excited because i thought we were going to see the sor rungvisai / inoue after inoue / gonzalez being talked about for so long as a potential superfight. i was probably mistaken.
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The SituAsian posted:Speaking of Wbss what's the feeling about Usyk-Gassiev? Think that Usyk will outbox Gassiev but if it gets cagey than Usyk might have a hard time getting a decision. I'm hyped for it, but it's very unfortunate that it's occurring in Russia. Not sure Usyk can get a fair judgement on the cards there, and he's not a power puncher or particularly aggressive, which can sway judges as well. At a neutral site, I'd lean towards Usyk. In Russia I think I'm leaning Gassiev. Should be a great fight, anyway.
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Forgot about bald dreads announcer guy
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Is the always be throwing little flurries of punches with no gas on them a Ukrainian thing? Lomachenko does it with great success, and usyk is doing it too Can't think of anyone else that does it so regularly
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Mao Zedong Thot posted:Is the always be throwing little flurries of punches with no gas on them a Ukrainian thing? Lomachenko does it with great success, and usyk is doing it too Usyk and Lomachenko have the same trainer, so it is possibly a product of that gym, yes.
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Weird fight. Gassiev isn't getting hit with anything meaningful, but he's barely throwing
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Mao Zedong Thot posted:Weird fight. Gassiev isn't getting hit with anything meaningful, but he's barely throwing It's like watching a Calzaghe fight all over again. Usyk has styled all over him tbf, looks different class
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I was just going to mention how much this reminded me of Calzaghe v Lacy reminder that Gassiev would beat any boxer below 200lb
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Holy poo poo Now I am kind of curious about Gassiev and Briedis, since Briedis had a competitive fight with Usyk.
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Nice to see a unification in this dumbass sport lol Idfk about that fight though. Very one sided, but really looked like gassiev just didn't give a poo poo or feel like being there today. Don't get me wrong, usyk is good as hell, just for anfight where no one seemed the slightest bit hurt 
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What does Usyk do now, cash in and go and be a bloated shithouse heavyweight or what
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Lionel Richie posted:What does Usyk do now, cash in and go and be a bloated shithouse heavyweight or what Andre Ward
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Andre would have his head and low blow game strong in that one for sure
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Gassiev didn't really land anything of substance other than that shot at the end of the fourth round but the way Usyk reacted to it would make me worry that he couldn't make it through if AJ, certainly Wilder and even like a Dillian Whyte hit him with something similar. He has enough skill to make an impact at heavyweight but there's too much going against him to really go all the way. So Usyk can probably ultimately either be a fringe top 10 guy at heavyweight or stay the king of cruiserweight forever and make his money against Ward and/or Bellew.
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Seems like he wants Bellew because why wouldn't he, I can't see it happening when there's the smell of a Fury sized freakshow money grab in the air for Bellew though
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https://twitter.com/MichaelBensonn/status/1020605732306259968 Sor Rungvisai had a successful day today.
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MMM Whatchya Say posted:https://twitter.com/MichaelBensonn/status/1020605732306259968 Beating a guy named Bae must have been pretty cathartic given how dirty he was done by his ex-fiancee. Shame that it will be a while before we get him against anything other than the finest bin men Asia has to offer
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MMM Whatchya Say posted:https://twitter.com/MichaelBensonn/status/1020605732306259968 ref could have stopped that fight about a minute and a half before the actual stoppage. guy did not want to be there. now i really wish rungvisai was in that 118 tournament like i dreamed he was.
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SSR is supposed to make another appearance in a typical Thai dust up against TBA in October before making a 2019 reappearance stateside which is a bit of a wait, but I guess he's earned a bit of relaxation time after the Gonzalez, Gonzalez, Estrada schedule he just went through.
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Guy nobody's posting about it but this Munguia-Smith fight is loving amazing
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MMM Whatchya Say posted:Guy nobody's posting about it but this Munguia-Smith fight is loving amazing It was good but I don't know about great. Don't think Munguia has nearly enough craft-especially defensively- to beat anyone else near the top at this point but he's still young and on balance it's probably the best thing in his development to go the distance.
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I mean it wasn't like, technically sound, but after watching a bunch of technically sound fights where one guy just beat another it was fun to finally see a fight where two guys were going at each other
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