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[1Eriugenus]

I think that I just don’t want to be writing this. It would be far better to write about jabs over right hands, or jabs setting up hooks into the body, but we’ve ended up talking about how guys boil themselves down to a ridiculous weight. IDK why

[1Eriugenus]

'Do you know who weighed more for the fight between Ryan and Haney? Look iitup. Would Ryan did was against the rules, but that does not mean Haney and his rehydration methods are not a form of cheating.’ Agree, but Haney did terrible stuff to hisself to make weight. He starved & boiled hisself to...

[1Eriugenus]

Klaba360. You make a very good point. Teofimo might knock Jaron down with a glancing blow. He wouldn’t KTFO Ennis ever, that is never happening. So, like you say, he has to decision Ennis, although not necessarily fairly.

[1Eriugenus]

I’m genuinely concerned & saddened by that. Billeau2 doesn’t think Teofimo has anything to challenge Ennis. I should say I have enormous respect for Billeau2 who, imo, knows more about boxing than almost anyone else on here. It concerns me because I honestly think that a peak Teofimo,...

[1Eriugenus]

Not the best undercard I’ve ever seen....

[1Eriugenus]

'Boxer-cum-Internet-personality Tommy Fury’ needs to concentrate on the second part. I’m not going to have a go, & good luck to a young man making a living in the world, but after he beat Jake Paul Tommy said he wanted to prove he was a legit contender. He isn’t, & never will be,...

[1Eriugenus]

Southpaw Right, I don’t know he is that dark but, in any case, is it that big a deal? I mean it is obvious that Tank is mixed and that doesn’t make a lot of difference, but he does not talk about himself as being mixed whereas, say, Andre Ward or Keith Thurman did. I’ve never seen...

[1Eriugenus]

The first comment on this thread quite rightly made mock of the writer for saying Badou Jack was’Swiss’ when he is Swedish. Instead of admitting their ******ity the site has deleted the comment and left the reference to Jack being ,Swiss’. Post Trump ‘s administration and everyone...

[1Eriugenus]

Not saying Teofimo beats the man, but definitely he s competitive

[1Eriugenus]

Actually, I think Teofimo is one of the few boxers that genuinely will be competitive with Boots. I actually really like that fight, no messing around,

[1Eriugenus]

'Try, fail, try again, fail again. Fail better' Samuel Beckett

[1Eriugenus]

'Pretty clearly shows that Tank was the class at 135 who wasn't named Lomachenko. I honestly don't care to watch any of these prematurely named "new four kings" again. Keyshawn Davis is probably the future at 135. Lopez is the best of the batch that moved up, and he'll get brutalized if he...

[1Eriugenus]

There is one fight at 135 that matters & that is Shakur v Tank. Everything else, bollox, throw it away.

[1Eriugenus]

Like you say, almost every great champion, with maybe exceptions of Mayweather & Pernell, get hit with something....

[1Eriugenus]

'Sets up a great rivalry. The talented but mentally fragile Kings coming up versus the hard nosed determined Rolly with less natural ability but the determination to push ahead and win'

No, brutally, what it tells you is there was one king at LW, Tank Davis, & there were a lot of, lets...

[1Eriugenus]

I mean, I know this is exceptional but the absolutely best boxers don't cut & they do fight much bigger men. Look at Duran, SRL, Pernell, Loma, Mayweather. They fight men who are huge compared to them because they have the skills to do that. Even more incredible Usyk fights much bigger men who aren't...

[1Eriugenus]

“People will tell you [cutting weight is] not healthy. … It's also not healthy to go in with guys who are too big for you in the ring and then get your brain beaten by guys who show up 20 pounds heavier than you the next night,” Malignaggi said. “Pick your poison.

Is a very good point but...

[1Eriugenus]

In some respects Ryan reminds me so much of Amir Khan. No head movement, no lateral movement, standing up & going forward in a straight line means no matter how good your reflexes are, you will get hit by power shots
In other respects Ryan doesn't remind me of Amir Khan at all. Knocked down...

[1Eriugenus]

I don't buy any of the rubbish about Usyk being weak to the body. As I understand it, apart from sparring, Usyk's main exercise is just swimming ridiculous distances. I think everyone knows swimming is probably the best cardio exercise there is & builds strength but, for whatever reason, swimmers...

[1Eriugenus]

IDK but I'm gonna put £20 on Scull. I just think Canelo hasn't taken this remotely seriously & has just shown the guy nothing but disrespect. I just have a feeling that that could be bad for Canelo....