Boxing Thread
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@kiwiinmelb said in Boxing Thread:
I’m over the Fury v AJ debate , the fight that never happened and their fans hijacking every heavyweight boxing thread arguing over who is better . Both finished now. Usyk pretty much finished both their careers .
Do you think Frank will risk putting Moses in with the winner of Dubois v Parker while the opportunity to be the youngest ever champ is still alive ?
I agree. How it's still being talked about as a potential fight in 2025 is everything that is wrong with boxing until the Saudi's came along, and yes, they waited so long that Usyk just came and schooled them all.
Yep, I think so in regards to Itauma. He looks after Dubois, and Parker is always ready to get in with anybody. It could also be the only chance that we might get to see it happen in our lifetimes too, so I feel like Frank will try and push it along, and I think the era of protecting zeros is coming to an end finally, and Itauma will learn a lot more getting in with guys like Parker and Dubois then he will fighting more journeymen. He can do that if he loses.
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@MN5 said in Boxing Thread:
Despite not being the best boxer in his family he still had a magnificent career.
If he has a serious fight who knows ?
If he has a ‘don’t knock out Jake Paul or you won’t get paid’ fight then he’s no chance
hard to imagine it going super well , when Fury and AJ beat him , people defending him said but Klitschko was well past his best
that was 10 years ago.
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@kiwiinmelb said in Boxing Thread:
@MN5 said in Boxing Thread:
Despite not being the best boxer in his family he still had a magnificent career.
If he has a serious fight who knows ?
If he has a ‘don’t knock out Jake Paul or you won’t get paid’ fight then he’s no chance
hard to imagine it going super well , when Fury and AJ beat him , people defending him said but Klitschko was well past his best
that was 10 years ago.
If it helps, they might now be well past their best as well. And both brothers have PhDs in sports science so he might have managed to keep himself in reasonable condition.
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@kiwiinmelb said in Boxing Thread:
@MN5 said in Boxing Thread:
Despite not being the best boxer in his family he still had a magnificent career.
If he has a serious fight who knows ?
If he has a ‘don’t knock out Jake Paul or you won’t get paid’ fight then he’s no chance
hard to imagine it going super well , when Fury and AJ beat him , people defending him said but Klitschko was well past his best
that was 10 years ago.
Yeah, come to think of it I suspect you’re right.
The Klitschkos are smart cookies, hopefully someone talks him out of it
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@MN5 said in Boxing Thread:
Despite not being the best boxer in his family he still had a magnificent career.
If he has a serious fight who knows ?
If he has a ‘don’t knock out Jake Paul or you won’t get paid’ fight then he’s no chance
I thought he was at the front lines with a mortar taking on the Ruskies. Or was that his brother?
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@nostrildamus said in Boxing Thread:
@kiwiinmelb said in Boxing Thread:
@MN5 said in Boxing Thread:
Despite not being the best boxer in his family he still had a magnificent career.
If he has a serious fight who knows ?
If he has a ‘don’t knock out Jake Paul or you won’t get paid’ fight then he’s no chance
hard to imagine it going super well , when Fury and AJ beat him , people defending him said but Klitschko was well past his best
that was 10 years ago.
If it helps, they might now be well past their best as well. And both brothers have PhDs in sports science so he might have managed to keep himself in reasonable condition.
I see it differently, they were too young and hungry for him 10 years ago and now they aren’t the top of the pecking order anymore because they have aged as well , just shows how long ago his best was
Maybe a fury Klitschko rematch would generate some interest and make them a lot of money but I’d be keeping him away from the next generation of younger big hitting hungry heavyweights.
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while andy lee is the reason behind the tactical improvement , george is the big reason behind the physical transformation in Joe , funny how he says when he first started working with him , he thought he was joking how weak he was in the gym .
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@kiwiinmelb said in Boxing Thread:
while andy lee is the reason behind the tactical improvement , george is the big reason behind the physical transformation in Joe , funny how he says when he first started working with him , he thought he was joking how weak he was in the gym .
Sounds just like Tony Robbins !
Good on him, obviously a massive factor behind JPs transformation.
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This is live now , rumours Dubois is sick and about to pull out , no one knows for certain
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@kiwiinmelb said in Boxing Thread:
This is live now , rumours Dubois is sick and about to pull out , no one knows for certain
Fuck, there goes my ‘get out of doing chores on Sunday’ plan !
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@MN5 rumours bakole will replace him , not a title fight but a difficult opponent on short notice,
I’ll still be watching, a great card
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@kiwiinmelb said in Boxing Thread:
@MN5 rumours bakole will replace him , not a title fight but a difficult opponent on short notice,
I’ll still be watching, a great card
Absolutely. Always great watching Zhang.
I just assumed the Parker fight would be cancelled
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@MN5 said in Boxing Thread:
@kiwiinmelb said in Boxing Thread:
@MN5 rumours bakole will replace him , not a title fight but a difficult opponent on short notice,
I’ll still be watching, a great card
Absolutely. Always great watching Zhang.
I just assumed the Parker fight would be cancelled
So much money involved they tend to have replacements on stand by ,
Shakur Stevensons opponent pulled out a few days ago and they named a new opponent within hours , a young fighter ranked about 10 in the world who hasn’t had a payday yet . On Monday he will be able to buy himself a nice house and a flash car . Life changing money .
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Not really as high on Bakole as others are. I think he's a tad overrated.
Still, a good replacement for 1 days notice, and Bakole has been waiting for his shot for a while.
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@African-Monkey said in Boxing Thread:
Not really as high on Bakole as others are. I think he's a tad overrated.
Still, a good replacement for 1 days notice, and Bakole has been waiting for his shot for a while.
I think it’s a risk v reward thing , he’s pretty much an unknown to the casual fan so he’s not selling many ppvs ,
Add to that he’s a tad dangerous , it’s not smart business for the bigger names
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Joe finding out it’s bakole
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@kiwiinmelb said in Boxing Thread:
Joe finding out it’s bakole
How can you not like Parker ?
Great guy, lets hope he does the business.
In terms of Bakole 22-1 is a very good record, not exactly littered with huge names to be fair.
Worth noting he knocked out Carlos Taken who Parker could only get a decision against, then again that was "young" Parker who has improved out of sight since then.
Fairly sure that's their only common opponent ?
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@MN5 I think a lot will depend on what condition he is in ,
Taken this fight on 2 days notice and jumped on a plane from the Congo , who knows what he has been up to as far as his fitness is concerned, throw in a bit of jet lag on top.
It’s potentially good timing for Joe to get that name on his resume you would think
