Originally posted by bigdunny1
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All I can say is imo Maravilla was completely washed in that fight...his knees were done and that was over a year after his fight with Murray where most people feel he dropped that one as well
It's funny you mention Geale vs GGG and Cotto...I remember see those fights and thinking 'man, Geale looks/looked way worse vs Cotto, what gives?'
Then I realized:
"Geale looked, to the surprise of nobody who saw him at the weigh-in, like he had no energy.
Geale (31-4, 16 KO) got a taste of Cotto's plan immediately, as the Puerto Rican star came out and ripped to the body after the bell. He shook the Aussie challenger a couple of times in the opening round, and continued to have his way in rounds two and three.
Simply put, Geale did not look like he was in shape to compete, and he did not. After weighing in at a gaunt 157 pounds yesterday, he rehydrated to 182 overnight on the HBO unofficial scales, meaning he had tacked on a full 25 pounds. Weight advantage is one thing, but Geale's dramatic gain indicates that he wasn't healthy for the weigh-in -- which he admitted he wasn't -- and wasn't really in shape to take on a good fighter tonight."
So Geale drained to get down to 157 and had almost nothing in the ring...vs GGG fighting him straight up at 160...if you want to count those as the same guy in your world go right on ahead..people can rationalize whatever they want man lol.
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