Boxing Thread
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@African-Monkey said in Boxing Thread:
@MN5 said in Boxing Thread:
@kiwiinmelb said in Boxing Thread:
Keep an eye out for 19 year old heavyweight, Moses Itauma.
Could be the future of the division
Most understated post ever.
Huge early knockout. McKean is no chump either, 22-1 record.
Will definitely watch this young fellas progress!
McKean's record let's just say is extremely padded. He even got a couple of gifts along the way in those fights.
Itauma I'm surprised jumped pro so early. Thought he'd try and go to an Olympics but with the uncertainty going around with it being scrapped due to corruption, it may have forced his hand.
Probably worth chucking Itauma with another English prospect, someone like Clarke (if he's ready to fight again after his nasty KO loss to Wardley), or maybe David Adeleye for the English title.
Yeah I’ll admit to not knowing much about him but that power can’t be denied. Incredible stuff
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@African-Monkey said in Boxing Thread:
I had it wider, 117-111 Usyk, 116-112 was the best I could do for Fury.
Will watch again when I get a chance but yeah, time the boxing world realizes that we're witnessing an ATG in Oleksandr Usyk.
Olympic gold medalist and dominating 2 weight divisions,
Ill put my hand up and admit I knew he was a great cruiserweight but I did not expect him to dominate at heavyweight the way he has as well I thought he would go ok , but not clean it out .
He is an all time great , that is not even debatable
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Neither Dubois nor Parker will go the distance with Usyk
Different league
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@MiketheSnow said in Boxing Thread:
Neither Dubois nor Parker will go the distance with Usyk
Different league
Harsh but probably true.
…..then again I’d completely written him off after his loss to Joyce, for him to come back and beat Wilder and Zhang was incredible.
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@MiketheSnow said in Boxing Thread:
Neither Dubois nor Parker will go the distance with Usyk
Different league
Dubois already has been stopped by Usyk too, although there was a bit of controversy in that fight. Dubois was stopped by a jab in the end due to exhaustion.
Parker, he'd go the distance, but would lose very wide.
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@MiketheSnow said in Boxing Thread:
Neither Dubois nor Parker will go the distance with Usyk
Different league
If Parker beat Dubois and actually gets his hands on a belt again , that in itself is his Everest,
Getting a unification fight with usyk would be massive for him , the payday would be enormous , usyk would be too much for him though
The funny thing is , the way he is fighting now , he is probably more similar to usyk than anyone else , the Temu version maybe , but maybe he has enough movement and speed to give Dubois some problems too.
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@kiwiinmelb said in Boxing Thread:
@MiketheSnow said in Boxing Thread:
Neither Dubois nor Parker will go the distance with Usyk
Different league
If Parker beat Dubois and actually gets his hands on a belt again , that in itself is his Everest,
Getting a unification fight with usyk would be massive for him , the payday would be enormous , usyk would be too much for him though
The funny thing is , the way he is fighting now , he is probably more similar to usyk than anyone else , the Temu version maybe , but maybe he has enough movement and speed to give Dubois some problems too.
Yeah I get what you mean about Parker.
If you’re being particularly churlish he beat a shot to bits Wilder and an old Zhang.
VERY hard to see him competing with Usyk.
…..and I say this as a huge fan of him, my favourite NZ sportsman by quite a margin.
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@MN5 Wilder was gun-shy damaged goods
Zhang at 40 is probably in his prime though as he wasn't a pro in his 20's.
Only the patient and highly cardio trained HWs beat Zhang atm- so JP and Uysk top that list and poss Kabayel which we will find out. Dubois likely sparked by ZZ, Bakole would be fun but still favour ZZ.
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