Boxing Thread
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@African-Monkey said in Boxing Thread:
@kiwiinmelb Makes sense if they do as Canelo doesn't really have too many options these days. He could fight David Benavidez at 168 but doesn't seem keen on that, so 175 seems like the only place to go for him.
Would still rather Bivol v Beterbiev though, like every other boxing fan world would too.
Yeah that’s a better fight for the fans , 2 undefeated genuine light heavyweight’s,
canelo went a step too far at 175 imo . I think 168 is his limit . Hopefully this 3 fight deal includes benevidoz
Maybe he fights the winner of benevidoz v boo-boo
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Rumors going round , they ( saudis ) are tying to get Joshua and Wilder fighting on the same card , I suspect with the long term goal of getting Joshua v wilder to follow up , should they both win
Otto Wallin v Joshua and Parker v Wilder as the names being thrown around.
Best of luck Joe
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@kiwiinmelb said in Boxing Thread:
Rumors going round , they ( saudis ) are tying to get Joshua and Wilder fighting on the same card , I suspect with the long term goal of getting Joshua v wilder to follow up , should they both win
Otto Wallin v Joshua and Parker v Wilder as the names being thrown around.
Best of luck Joe
Wilder in 4.
Points will be even but the big right will sort him.
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the promising thing with the saudi money ,
Early days but we might be getting a scenario where all fighters come together to fight under one banner or promotion group
Jai Opetaia , Bivol , Hrgovic also rumored to be on the card
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@kiwiinmelb As well as Makhmudov v Kabayel, Dubois v Miller and Sanchez v Fa.
I'll believe it all when I see them all step in the ring for round 1.
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Fury v usyk on feb 17th
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brings the question , with this amount of quality in one night ,
is this the best boxing card in history ?
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@kiwiinmelb It's very deep, but too many uneven fights for me.
AJ v Wilder, Parker v Wallin, Hrgovic v Sanchez and Fa v De Mori as the early hours fight before the gates open and TV coverage starts would have been huge.
Bivol v Arthur and Opetaia v Zorro are also shocking mismatches.
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@African-Monkey said in Boxing Thread:
@kiwiinmelb It's very deep, but too many uneven fights for me.
AJ v Wilder, Parker v Wallin, Hrgovic v Sanchez and Fa v De Mori as the early hours fight before the gates open and TV coverage starts would have been huge.
Bivol v Arthur and Opetaia v Zorro are also shocking mismatches.
Yeah fair point , but lots of quality there to at least make the one sided fights interesting 😀
Maybe the majority of these fights were on the fury usyk fight card originally scheduled for this date
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@kiwiinmelb You could be right, will be interesting to see who appears on that card. I have heard that Opetaia was meant to face Mairis Breidis on this card, but won't be ready in time so will apparently fight on the Fury Usyk card against Opetaia instead.
Might see Ngannou appear again against someone like Chisora? Some of Tysons brothers there somewhere as well?
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@African-Monkey said in Boxing Thread:
@kiwiinmelb You could be right, will be interesting to see who appears on that card. I have heard that Opetaia was meant to face Mairis Breidis on this card, but won't be ready in time so will apparently fight on the Fury Usyk card against Opetaia instead.
Might see Ngannou appear again against someone like Chisora? Some of Tysons brothers there somewhere as well?
I think throwing a card together on short notice and getting the big names involved,
You probably have to entice them with good money and a fight they are comfortable with on a limited preparation,
Opetaia is an exciting prospect , most aussies at this stage dont know who he is, but i think that will change, i went to school with his uncles in NZ
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@kiwiinmelb Funny about Opetaia because he is easily their best fighter along with Tszyu, difference being that Tszyu has the famous name, hence being easier to promote, and Opetaia fighting in the not so glamorous CW division.
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I am excited as fuck about Parker vs Wilder particularly as I’ve just found out I’m travelling the day before, not Xmas eve.
While the girl and her Mum will be rushing around on Xmas eve decorating, baking, wrapping etc I can plow through a few beers with her old man and watch it live !
It will be a really intriguing fight.
