Boxing Thread
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@African-Monkey said in Boxing Thread:
@kiwiinmelb Haha, not that it mattered, but that's boxing for you, the worse you look in fights, the more likely you are to land fights on a fairer playing field.
The funniest case being the start of Wilder v Fury. Fury had come off a 3 year layoff on drugs and alcohol binges with 2 lackluster wins over Sefer Seferi and Francesco Pianeta, Wilder's team thought he'd be an easy touch with obvious name value to strengthen his case for being the A side against AJ at the time, and let's just say it was a cherry pick gone wrong for him.
Fury is like a Guy Ritchie movie just larger and more full on.
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Anyone been following the progress of the benn v Eubank fight ? Wow what a fuck up ,
Things just going from bad to worse for Hearn and co
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@kiwiinmelb Yes haha its hilarious tbh. The fight itself was a joke to begin with and now with Eddie's poster boy testing positive, its gotten even better!
Its pretty clear that Benn was juiced to the gills after he went from looking terrible and living off his dads name to all of a sudden improving out of sight and knocking out ex world champs in the blink of an eye.
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Just keeps on reinforcing that the UFC is the best game in town
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My nephew jake who has had a good amateur career , placed well in international tournaments plus multiple Aussie junior titles , 4th pro fight coming up , been sparring devin Haney in prep for his upcoming fight with kambosis .
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Geordie telling it like it is,
I know a fair bit about this stuff being around the gym scene all my adult life,
Clomid is a drug prescribed for Women with fertility issues , guys on testostorone cycles take it when the signs are there that some of that test is being converted to estrogen , and post cycle where during the cycle your own test production slows down or stops , this stuff kicks starts your own production faster . Yep messy stuff . its uses in male athletes are obvious , that is why its on the banned list .
But anyway Geordie saying what others are avoiding saying .
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Not a bad day for boxing ,
We had Shields beat Marshall in ladies boxing , good fight
Haney beat Kambosis in the rematch , better fight than the first one,
Plant knocks out DirrellThen the welcome back fight for Deontay
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Watched the kiwis fight before switching over to the Wilder Helenius card.
Ahio being waved off was possibly the worst stoppage I have seen. Yes he was losing but he had plenty left in the tank and Opelu does tire in fights. Thought that fight had plenty more to offer as the fight went on.
Nyika scored a vicious KO win but got a nasty cut in the process, and I blame that on him unnecessarily changing stances. He didn't need to turn southpaw but kept doing it, and as a result, he'll probably be out for a while now.
That Plant KO, WOW! He was outboxjng Dirrell but wasn't really setting the world on fire until the KO which came from nowhere and boy was it nasty! Hope he gets chucked in with Benavidez next.
Good to see Wilder back and with a trademark KO, albeit against a glass chinned Helenius. Only landed 3 punches the whole fight which is all he needed, and didn't really throw a lot into the shot either, whilst throwing the straight right off the backfoot too. Should set up Wilder v Ruiz next I hope.
Sanchez also picked up a win against Carlos Negron. Again, a drab affair where Negron frustrated Sanchez from the outside, doubling up with the jab to the body and up top where Sanchez was struggling to slip inside to get work done in the pocket until the 9th where he finally nailed him before the ref waved it off. Pretty poor performance from Sanchez though against a very limited opponent. His style is still stuck in the amateurs and lacks any real HW power to make any inroads in the division. Good skillet though, and should get a title shot somewhere down the line, probably 2-3 wins away.
Didn't see the Haney Kambosos fight, but went as I expected judging from what I read.
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@MN5 said in Boxing Thread:
I love Wilder. Shit that was an innocuous looking shot though. The man sure has some heavy hands.
I think that what makes him most dangerous , is the right hand often comes from a moment in the fight where nothing appears to be happening, it was a pretty nothing type of first round where of a couple of fighters are just feeling each other out , not throwing too much , then boom , one shot ,good night .
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@African-Monkey said in Boxing Thread:
Watched the kiwis fight before switching over to the Wilder Helenius card.
Ahio being waved off was possibly the worst stoppage I have seen. Yes he was losing but he had plenty left in the tank and Opelu does tire in fights. Thought that fight had plenty more to offer as the fight went on.
Nyika scored a vicious KO win but got a nasty cut in the process, and I blame that on him unnecessarily changing stances. He didn't need to turn southpaw but kept doing it, and as a result, he'll probably be out for a while now.
That Plant KO, WOW! He was outboxjng Dirrell but wasn't really setting the world on fire until the KO which came from nowhere and boy was it nasty! Hope he gets chucked in with Benavidez next.
Good to see Wilder back and with a trademark KO, albeit against a glass chinned Helenius. Only landed 3 punches the whole fight which is all he needed, and didn't really throw a lot into the shot either, whilst throwing the straight right off the backfoot too. Should set up Wilder v Ruiz next I hope.
Sanchez also picked up a win against Carlos Negron. Again, a drab affair where Negron frustrated Sanchez from the outside, doubling up with the jab to the body and up top where Sanchez was struggling to slip inside to get work done in the pocket until the 9th where he finally nailed him before the ref waved it off. Pretty poor performance from Sanchez though against a very limited opponent. His style is still stuck in the amateurs and lacks any real HW power to make any inroads in the division. Good skillet though, and should get a title shot somewhere down the line, probably 2-3 wins away.
Didn't see the Haney Kambosos fight, but went as I expected judging from what I read.
Yeah the hemi decision was disappointing, I was starting to get concerned he was wearing shots without returning much , but wasn’t expecting that .
David nyika looked good , impressive shot that ended it.
boxing in Australia is going through a bit of a resurgence, there are a few fighters around in the divisions edging closer to title fights
Yep plant benevidoz is a great match up
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@kiwiinmelb said in Boxing Thread:
@MN5 said in Boxing Thread:
I love Wilder. Shit that was an innocuous looking shot though. The man sure has some heavy hands.
I think that what makes him most dangerous , is the right hand often comes from a moment in the fight where nothing appears to be happening, it was a pretty nothing type of first round where of a couple of fighters are just feeling each other out , not throwing too much , then boom , one shot ,good night .
Anyone suspect a dive ? I’ve seen more footage and I can’t rule it out personally.
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@MN5 Nah, Helenius just doesn't have great punch resistance and has been put down in the past by 2 Wilder victims in Duhaupas and Washington who are both featherfisted by HW standards so if they can put you to sleep, it wouldn't take much for someone as powerful as Wilder to lay you out.
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@African-Monkey said in Boxing Thread:
@MN5 Nah, Helenius just doesn't have great punch resistance and has been put down in the past by 2 Wilder victims in Duhaupas and Washington who are both featherfisted by HW standards so if they can put you to sleep, it wouldn't take much for someone as powerful as Wilder to lay you out.
I hear ya. The head definitely jolted but it certainly wasn’t a classic Wilder punch where he winds up and gives it everything. Looked to me like one that wouldn’t put much of a dent in a bag having viewed it a few times.
I just think it’s a definite possibility.
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Wasnt a full power shot with the weight on the back foot and not stepping forward to follow through with the power
But The head certainly snaps back , I think enough there to turn his legs to rubber , probably not others
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@kiwiinmelb said in Boxing Thread:
Wasnt a full power shot with the weight on the back foot and not stepping forward to follow through with the power
But The head certainly snaps back , I think enough there to turn his legs to rubber , probably not others
That was legit
Totally unprepared for the punch - he thought he’d got his in first
Just needed a tie when he was lying on his back
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@kiwiinmelb said in Boxing Thread:
Wasnt a full power shot with the weight on the back foot and not stepping forward to follow through with the power
But The head certainly snaps back , I think enough there to turn his legs to rubber , probably not others
Internet is certainly divided on it that’s for sure. Lots of arguments either way……
could be our generations “Did Sonny Liston take a dive vs Ali”? ( I sure reckon he did )
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@MiketheSnow said in Boxing Thread:
@kiwiinmelb said in Boxing Thread:
Wasnt a full power shot with the weight on the back foot and not stepping forward to follow through with the power
But The head certainly snaps back , I think enough there to turn his legs to rubber , probably not others
That was legit
Totally unprepared for the punch - he thought he’d got his in first
Just needed a tie when he was lying on his back
I’m not convinced either way.
the brushing glove would have slowed the punch even further as well !
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Fuck of Tyson
The saviour of the British economy
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Surprising no mention of the SBW fight. Anyone see it?
