Boxing Thread
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@kiwiinmelb Crawford decision something along the lines of 116-112. Porter will start strong, is very tough and Crawford is a slow starter which is where I think Porter will snatch a few rounds with his bullrush, up close style where he barely gives his opponents rest similar to what he did with Spence, but Crawford take over the 2nd half of the fight for me.
Your prediction?
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@african-monkey said in Boxing Thread:
@kiwiinmelb Crawford decision something along the lines of 116-112. Porter will start strong, is very tough and Crawford is a slow starter which is where I think Porter will snatch a few rounds with his bullrush, up close style where he barely gives his opponents rest similar to what he did with Spence, but Crawford take over the 2nd half of the fight for me.
Your prediction?
Same , Crawford on points , i think his skills and slickness should get him home with the judges ,although porter will give it everything
I kind of like Shawn though , but at the same time , a Crawford v Spence fight both undefeated is what we want most from this division,
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If it's not fixed it won't go a minute
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@mikethesnow sounds like he has a good plan for the old man until …
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Where to from here for Joe now ? I think people need to realise he’s probably reached his ceiling and just lacks that little something to really compete with the big boys ( literally and figuratively )
But then again this is hardly a golden age for heavyweight boxing, far from it. Much as I love Fury, Wilder and Joe himself I don’t think they’d be anything more than footnotes if they fought from the 70’s through til the 2000s.
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Chisora took a huge amount of punishment. Possibly could’ve been stopped early. Most pundits ringside amazed it went the distance. Parker stepped up big time but room for improvement. Arguable if this can happen, but my feeling is he can with Andy Lee, who impressed me with his demeanour.
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Shocking scorecards. Parker dominated from start to finish.
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@mn5 said in Boxing Thread:
Where to from here for Joe now ? I think people need to realise he’s probably reached his ceiling and just lacks that little something to really compete with the big boys ( literally and figuratively )
But then again this is hardly a golden age for heavyweight boxing, far from it. Much as I love Fury, Wilder and Joe himself I don’t think they’d be anything more than footnotes if they fought from the 70’s through til the 2000s.
I seem to remember Fury himself saying something along those lines. Certainly wasn't backing himself to beat the historical greats.
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@delicatessen said in Boxing Thread:
@mn5 said in Boxing Thread:
Where to from here for Joe now ? I think people need to realise he’s probably reached his ceiling and just lacks that little something to really compete with the big boys ( literally and figuratively )
But then again this is hardly a golden age for heavyweight boxing, far from it. Much as I love Fury, Wilder and Joe himself I don’t think they’d be anything more than footnotes if they fought from the 70’s through til the 2000s.
I seem to remember Fury himself saying something along those lines. Certainly wasn't backing himself to beat the historical greats.
Yeah he’s the best of his era and good on him but off the top of my head I don’t think he’d beat Liston, Ali, Foreman, Frazier, Norton, Holmes, Shavers, Tyson, Holyfield, Lewis, Bowe or any number of other pugilists from that era.
