2007 fight prediction thread

Vargas vs Mayorga Can't pick a winner... It is whoever is in worse conditioning. I could guess Vargas will be but Mayorga has been known to come in on drugs. JMM vs Juarez JMM by a mile, UD. Damn promoters letting Juarez fight on PPV again... I hope this PPV flops big time. V. Klitschko vs Mccline Klitschko KO in 9 Taylor vs Pavlik Heart goes to Pavlik UD, brain goes for Taylor UD. I just can't see Taylor laying on the floor or so hurt it has to be stopped Pacquiao vs Barerra I'm going on a limb and saying Barerra. Marco usually does so well in rematches and is so very focused. UD Calzaghe vs Kessler I can't call this fight well because I haven't seen both fighters fight much... But it seems like Kessler should be busier than Calzaghe. Calzaghe seems to fight in spurts as Kessler likes to always have a glove in your face Cotto vs Mosley Heart goes to Mosley, brain goes for Cotto. Mosley at his age, despite his conditioning, is probably going to have a tough time with those body shots. Mayweather vs Hatton Mayweather by a mile with his supreme boxing ("running") skills. UD I excluded a few others because I don't know them that well. Barrera > Pac Mayorga > Vargas Kessler > Calz Peter > Mcline JMM > Juarez Mosley > Cotto Mayweather > Hatton

Vargas vs Mayorga Can't pick a winner... It is whoever is in worse conditioning. I could guess Vargas will be but Mayorga has been known to come in on drugs. JMM vs Juarez JMM by a mile, UD. Damn promoters letting Juarez fight on PPV again... I hope this PPV flops big time. V. Klitschko vs Mccline Klitschko KO in 9 Taylor vs Pavlik Heart goes to Pavlik UD, brain goes for Taylor UD. I just can't see Taylor laying on the floor or so hurt it has to be stopped Pacquiao vs Barerra I'm going on a limb and saying Barerra. Marco usually does so well in rematches and is so very focused. UD Calzaghe vs Kessler I can't call this fight well because I haven't seen both fighters fight much... But it seems like Kessler should be busier than Calzaghe. Calzaghe seems to fight in spurts as Kessler likes to always have a glove in your face Cotto vs Mosley Heart goes to Mosley, brain goes for Cotto. Mosley at his age, despite his conditioning, is probably going to have a tough time with those body shots. Mayweather vs Hatton Mayweather by a mile with his supreme boxing ("running") skills. UD I excluded a few others because I don't know them that well. I'm adding Mccline vs Peter I have Peter by KO in the middle rounds. 2 of them get solve tonight, we will see. So many fights canceled. :( Edit: I meant mccline :)

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V. Klitschko vs Mccline - V. Klitschko Taylor vs Pavlik - Taylor Pacquiao vs Barerra - Pacquiao Calzaghe vs Kessler - Calzaghe Cotto vs Mosley - Cotto Mayweather vs Hatton - Hatton

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Say...5k on each of the three? **edit** oh wait, you dont really have any points to bet damn! im kinda new on here. so what do you do to get points?

Upon further thought for some odd reason I think Vargas/Mayorga will be cancelled. My psychic powers tell me Vergas has some form of anemia.......

Hell yeah. lol. i'll take peter over maskaev. Taylor over pavlic, and Holyfield over Ibragomov. Say...5k on each of the three? **edit** oh wait, you dont really have any points to bet

Peter vs Maskaev Call me crazy, but I think Oleg will have learned from his previous KO's and from watching the Peter/Klitschko fight that he'll be cautious and keep that right hand high to block that incoming left hook. This coupled with a high enough workrate will get him a UD. Valuev vs Bergeron Not sure why no one's talking much about this fight, it interests me a great deal. Bergeron's no pushover with being undefeated and having a decent KO percentage. I dont think it'll help him, however, and I see Valuev KO'ing him in the mid rounds. Vargas vs Mayorga I've actually got Mayorga scoring a TKO in this one around the 10th Juan Manuel Marquez vs Juarez I can easily see a UD for JMM on this one. V. Klitschko vs Mccline Klitschko KO in 5 Holyfield vs Ibragimov Once and for all, Holyfield'll realize he needs to retire. It'll be a TKO late in the rounds as he tires from Ibragimov's constant pressure. Taylor vs Pavlik I think Pavlik's just too strong and hungry, and Taylor's just too cautious to be a threat. I see a Pavlik TKO late. Pacquiao vs Barerra I think we're going to see history repeat itself with another Pac TKO Calzaghe vs Kessler I'd have have to call Calzaghe with this one, only because he's the one I've seen more of. I see a MD for him. Cotto vs Mosley I see Cotto taking Mosely apart with bodyshots. Mosely's just too old. Mayweather vs Hatton I see this as a repeat of the fight with De La Hoya. Mayweather's gonna have his track shoes on and he'll avoid contact unless he knows it'll land. Mayweather by boring UD. Golota vs McBride McBride's gonna be on the bad end of a mercifully short beating. Golota KO 2 Byrd vs. Povetkin Byrd will try to pull a Floyd and run and slip all night, but Povetkin will catch him hard and clean enough times to get a TKO. Calvin Brock vs Chambers Here, Brock will soundly outbox Chambers, as unlikely as that may sound. I feel that Chambers will/is beginning to believe his own hype to the extent that he'll take the fight with Brock just lightly enough to get him beat. Brock by TKO Also worth mentioning in the HW front is Arreola taking on the rugged Thomas Hayes. I actually see Hayes pulling the upset here via KO in the mid rounds. So, there are my picks. Any bets? Hell yeah. lol. i'll take peter over maskaev. Taylor over pavlic, and Holyfield over Ibragomov.

Peter vs Maskaev Call me crazy, but I think Oleg will have learned from his previous KO's and from watching the Peter/Klitschko fight that he'll be cautious and keep that right hand high to block that incoming left hook. This coupled with a high enough workrate will get him a UD. Valuev vs Bergeron Not sure why no one's talking much about this fight, it interests me a great deal. Bergeron's no pushover with being undefeated and having a decent KO percentage. I dont think it'll help him, however, and I see Valuev KO'ing him in the mid rounds. Vargas vs Mayorga I've actually got Mayorga scoring a TKO in this one around the 10th Juan Manuel Marquez vs Juarez I can easily see a UD for JMM on this one. V. Klitschko vs Mccline Klitschko KO in 5 Holyfield vs Ibragimov Once and for all, Holyfield'll realize he needs to retire. It'll be a TKO late in the rounds as he tires from Ibragimov's constant pressure. Taylor vs Pavlik I think Pavlik's just too strong and hungry, and Taylor's just too cautious to be a threat. I see a Pavlik TKO late. Pacquiao vs Barerra I think we're going to see history repeat itself with another Pac TKO Calzaghe vs Kessler I'd have have to call Calzaghe with this one, only because he's the one I've seen more of. I see a MD for him. Cotto vs Mosley I see Cotto taking Mosely apart with bodyshots. Mosely's just too old. Mayweather vs Hatton I see this as a repeat of the fight with De La Hoya. Mayweather's gonna have his track shoes on and he'll avoid contact unless he knows it'll land. Mayweather by boring UD. Golota vs McBride McBride's gonna be on the bad end of a mercifully short beating. Golota KO 2 Byrd vs. Povetkin Byrd will try to pull a Floyd and run and slip all night, but Povetkin will catch him hard and clean enough times to get a TKO. Calvin Brock vs Chambers Here, Brock will soundly outbox Chambers, as unlikely as that may sound. I feel that Chambers will/is beginning to believe his own hype to the extent that he'll take the fight with Brock just lightly enough to get him beat. Brock by TKO Also worth mentioning in the HW front is Arreola taking on the rugged Thomas Hayes. I actually see Hayes pulling the upset here via KO in the mid rounds. So, there are my picks. Any bets?

Vargas by tko Marquez by ud Taylor by tko Pac by UD Mosley tko Calzaghe ud Mayweather by tko anyone that disagrees with me can pm me for a bet and I will put some points up on any of these fights.

Quit talking about mayweather and comes post some predictions. :-p

Vargas vs Mayorga. Vargas by decision. even tho vargas is shot, he should still have enough to out box a wild swinging Mayorga. but would not be shocked at all if Mayorga wins. JMM vs Juarez. I think Marquez will counter punch his way to a unanimous decision. judging on their last fights, JMM should have the edge. Juarez look horrible against a lesser opponent while JMM is coming off a win over a hall of famer. plus, Juarez has nothing JMM has never seen before. Vitali vs Mcline. Vitali will break Mcline down until he knocks him out in the middle rounds. Mcline has no business fighting Vitali. Taylor vs pavlic. I see Taylor taking a Majority decision. this is the fight he needs to look good again. a fighter like pavlic is made for Taylor. someone who will come forward and throw punches who is not a southpaw. i see Jermain out boxing pavlic in a close fight. Barrera vs Pacquio Barrera is a very smart fighter. He comes in better in rematches. if he knows he did something wrong in the first fight, he will do alot better in the second fight. just like he did with rocky juarez. i think this fight will look similar to pacquio vs morales 1. barrera out boxing pacquio in a close fight. people will be shocked at what will happen. Calzaghe vs Kessler. Kessler by UD. I think the highlight of Calzaghe's career was when he dominated Jeff Lacy. I think he put all he had into that fight. Kessler is young and hungry fighter who has been watching calzaghe for a long time. he knows what to do. Calzaghe always had problems with pure boxers like Kessler. Calzaghe is wide open when he punches and i see Kessler countering him on the way in. thats how Bryon Mitchell put calzaghe down. Kessler may even knock Calzaghe out. im not saying he will dominate but i think with calzaghe's being wide open and his bad hands, Kessler will pick him apart in the later rounds. Kessler is the best fighter Calzaghe has fought. Cotto vs Mosley. ha ha ha ha. my favorite upcoming fight. I see Cotto winning a majority or split decision in a fight a the year candidate. I think mosley will try to box in the early rounds but when he gets hit with one of cotto's hard shots, i have a feeling he will go back to his old speed brawler ways. he will have his moments and maybe even having cotto in serious trouble at some times but i think he will be worn down by those left hooks to the body by cotto. shane is too brave and will brawl. and thats exactly what cotto wants him to do. i see cotto winning a close fight but i wont be shocked if shane won. Mayweather vs Hatton. Floyd by Majority or Split descision. I see Hatton coming out and using the pressure game plan while Floyd is still trying to adjust to the style in the early rounds. Floyd will figure hattons style out and start picking his shots off.( the way he did with oscar) I think Floyd will start to connect with power shots in the late rounds while hatton is getting tired but still fighting back gamely. Floyd would probably have an opportunity to stop hatton in the later rounds but he will probably play it safe, the way he did with oscar and Boldimer. :boxing: :boxing:

You guys gotta start giving juarez more credit. He nearly beat Barerra but, lost horribly in the rematch. I'll bet you for your 4,000 points that Marquez beats him, want it?

You guys gotta start giving juarez more credit. He nearly beat Barerra but, lost horribly in the rematch.

I got....... Vargas over Mayorga based on the hope that Vargas uses his superior boxing ability and doesn't fight Mayorga for pride. Juan Manuel Marquez to UD Rocky Juarez probably 117-111. Vitali Klitschko will knock McCline out within 6 rounds. Taylor/Pavlik is tough because the fight is so close. I pick Pavlik to UD Taylor based on the fact that Taylor never listens to Steward's advice, and Pavlik's bombs are going to net him some serious points. Barrera will UD Pacquiao because he's great at rematches and I doubt he would've taken a rematch against Pacquiao if he honestly didn't know he could beat him. I see Barrera constantly switching styles from boxer to brawler and back again, confusing the shit out of the pac man in a tremendous upset. Calzaghe will beat Kessler on points because Kessler is too slow and robotic to fight at Joe's level. Cotto/Mosley is another tough one. Shane has temendous boxing skills and solid power in both hands but I'm not so sure that at his age he can handle Cotto's wrecking ball bombs to the body. I'll pick Cotto by 11th round TKO. Mayweather will beat Hatton on points and make it look easy.

Vargas vs Mayorga - Vargas - TKO7 JMM vs Juarez - JMM - UD Klitschko vs McCline - Klitschko - KO5 Taylor vs Pavlik - Taylor - UD (Hope Pavlik wins) Pacquiao vs Barrera - Pacquiao - TKO9 (Hope Barrera wins) Calzaghe vs Kessler - Kessler - KO10 (Will be rooting for Joe big time but I have a bad feeling about Kessler and think he might be the one to stop Calzaghe) Cotto vs Mosley - Cotto - UD Mayweather vs Hatton - Mayweather - UD - (Will be cheering for Hatton but it will take something special to stop the Pretty Boy)

cotto - tko vargas - ud mayweather - ud marquez - huge ud barrera - sd kessler - ud taylor - ud Klitschko - ko

Vargas TKO Mayorga (lets not forget Vargas is still a far better technician than mayorga and has a decent beard, the fighters that have stopped him can all punch) JMM UD Juarez (Juarez is building a nice resume but stacking up losses against legends at the same time) Vitali KO McCline ( unless he is really shot which I do expect but either way think he'll beat McCline) Pavlik TKO Taylor (we will see Taylor finally exposed against a hard punching good skilled fighter the same size as him) Pac TKO Barrera (not as excited as I would have been a couple of years ago about this fight but should still be ebtertaining as long as it lasts....Barrera is done tho) Calzaghe UD Kessler (Kessler is just not gonna be as effective against a crafty vet like Calzaghe,secretly hope I'm wrong tho) Mosley TKO Cotto (I really like Cotto and his future but Mosley is going to clean house on the few weaknesses we all see in Cotto and stop him because he has the hardest punch Cotto has ever been hit with and the skill to land it until the end not just for a few rounds like Torres and Judah) :boxing: :boxing: