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Mbilli never stops and has an offensive engine the likes of sports car with the lowest speed being 40-45mph at worst. He’s bound to slow down trying to bumrush Canelo, right? Canelo’s slowed down but not to the point where I think he gets beaten by Mbilli. I’ll admit Benavidez has made me change my tune over the last three years, though. Mbilli’s style is the type that burns both ends of the candlestick, though. Being that offensive-minded can’t be good for you. Lester Martinez gave him fits during that Crawford/Canelo card.

I damn near did a spit-take. With all the upsets/near upsets happening lately, I honestly don’t know what to expect anymore. Usyk almost got beaten on the scorecards by Verhoeven, Torres got his brains rattled by Sanchez, Conor Benn ragdolled Eubank, Dubois smashing Wardley, Chelli short circuiting David Morell on the ropes………… 2026 has been a good reminder that nobody is invincible. We’re riding the bus through upset city and it’s making frequent stops this year. We just don’t know when the next stop is.

I was excited to read this article but it's clearly AI-based superficial slop. There is actually no real analysis about the potential of the boxers that are mentioned, forget a look at what's driving Puerto Rican boxing, how it's an uphill battle because the infrastructures are not there anymore for it. And some of the slop here is risible: "Zayas is the future of Puerto Rican boxing"; "Zayas is someone who fans have witnessed throughout his career. He is now approaching his prime where he will take his impactful fights, cementing his legacy." If you ask Puerto Rican hardcore fans, you will hear a lot of questions about Zayas. Aside from the fact that he is a paper champion, he is unproven and has looked vulnerable at times against middling opposition. He may well lose in his next fight or two. And Henry Lebrón is hardly a "fantastic" boxer. He squeaked by Pitufo Díaz (it could be said he should have lost), who is not exactly a world-beater. I don't see Lebrón beating any of the top contenders at 130 unless he learns some defensive skills. Aside from the lighter weights (Oscar Collazo!), I don't really see any Trinidads or Cottos coming out soon. The golden age of Puerto Rican boxing is no more. I also have issues with not including the US-born Puerto Ricans. We Puerto Ricans identify first as Puerto Ricans no matter where we are born and raised. No one says Puerto Rican-American, we just say Puerto Rican or Boricua. Part of it has to do that most of us travel back and forth a lot to the islands; many of our famiiy members are still there. It's easy because we have US citizenship, and it's a pretty cheap flight from the east coast, where most of us live. Indeed. Zayas doesn’t t look like must see tv. He seems like a nice kid, though. If I have only money for one ticket and it’s between Collazo and Zayas, Collazo by a country mile.

lol You must be waiting for the release of the new marvel fighting game. I just got done beta testing it several weeks ago. What did you think of it? I didn’t get to beta test it. It looks rad with ArkSys behind it. I’d rather have Marvel vs. Capcom 4, but this looks great regardless.

You'll probably get annoyed. I always do, especially with Mannix and Algieri. They have an alarmingly large amount of bad takes considering both of their backgrounds. I've grown to like Teddy Atlas's takes again, and he's more often right than wrong on his predictions. I like Lennox Lewis too. I think Paulie is great. Ward is good so long as he's not connected to the fighter in some way, and Bradley can be good when he's speaking from the heart and not trying to parrot that guy he watches on Youtube. I’m legitimately curious. What background are you referring to? I don’t dislike Mannix or Algieri honestly. If they annoy me, I just don’t tune in or listen to the clip/podcast. I’ve seen what having an agenda looks like, and they don’t seem to be those type of people. Faitelson (TV azteca?) on the other hand has always had a crusade against Canelo and always downplays whatever he does.

I made a list of Triple Flops run. Not one GGGroupie has mentioned which KO was the most impressive. The boring blanket statement Triple Flop scored a flash KF on DJ His only quality opp not named Nelo Fun fact - Top 3 worst resumes in the HOF Gatti* Mike Tyson Triple Flop * = Got in because he got murkd Is it, though? A fact? Those are the “worst”? I’m surprised you’d rather put those three without taking them out and inserting Barry Mcguigan or Vinny Pazienza. But ok, to each his own, I guess…

But that's not the case anymore. People were not buying into the Tank fight and his sales have dropped when it's a washed up boxer/MMA guy. Netflix were not going to pay him a lot of money unless it was a real fight or a novelty. His options were limited. He said post fight he wants 'time out' now. He probably already decided he's had enough and took the biggest money fight. I wouldn't be surprised to see him squeeze in Canelo for instance, but it'll only be cash out fights now. Netflix aren't going to pay for him to fight a washed up drunk Paul is in an odd position following that shellacking. A lot of people are saying Netflix is now trying to insert itself into boxing. It’s not. They’re in it to make money or bring massive attention by hosting only the uber high profile fights. They’re not in the boxing business, they are more in the Jake Paul business mainly. The only card they hosted that DIDN’T involve Jake or his promotional company (like Taylor/Serrano 3) was Canelo/Crawford. It’s going to be very difficult for Jake to move up the cruiserweight rankings “normally” because that would mean having to get Netflix (or some other distributor) to tentpole a fight of his against a #15 or #9 ranked fighter (who I’m sure don’t have a profile). And because of that, he’s going to have to take a massive pay cut or essentially make an absurd 90/10 purse splits with his opponents…and that’s IF Netflix (or whichever distributor) greenlights it. It’s odd. He’s built his profile so big taking on all these novelty fights…while having the capital to have world class sparring, trainers, and facilities…but now going forward if he DOES intend to chase a world title legitimately, he’s going to have to fight the fighters that no one can name without first looking at the rankings, and seeing if anybody is going to bankroll it. It’s just too many hurdles to overcome unless he just plans to keep going the novelty route: 1. Find a top ranked opponent and hope he has an interesting enough backstory/record to promote to the higher-ups. 2. Find the willingness to go through another training camp with lifers especially after all that punishment he took last night. 3. Be willing to receive a massive pay cut compared to his Mike Tyson/Chavez/Joshua earnings. It’s an odd position he’s put himself in. I don’t think he’s going for a world title. He’s got gumption, you have to give him that. But man, he was just SO wound up and tight in the ring and moving around that much he was just done. That was like when McGregor got to round 7 and you could tell from the body language he didn’t have any energy to tie up/hold and he was basically keeling over by that time.

I agree. These dumb azzes are idiots. This isn't scripted or fake. A.J. was extremely impatient and Jake Paul did way better than these dummies thought he could do. This went pretty much how any half intelligent person would expect it to go. People were saying AJ was going to spark him out in 2 rounds…AJ is a colossal puncher but he isn’t an unleashed banshee like a prime Mike Tyson. Lol I swear…lol I can’t wait to do the rounds and see what Mannix, Algieri and all the other boxing heads have to say about tonight.

Phew! Took longer than expected. But hard to fight someone who is just running. Exactly. I can’t believe the posters here. If Jake wins, it’s fixed. If he gets KO’d, it’s still fixed…? All these people, I swear. Paul loses and he’s still gives a coherent interview and gives the winner props. I can’t believe at one point Paul was being lined up eventually for a mega fight with KSI, a dude who’s got the forehead the size of Saturn, fought Tommy Fury and did more jumping jacks than throwing punches, then complained that he got jobbed by Tommy Fury. I can’t hate on Jake. The guy got a massive shortcut to big fights, but he trains enough and fights decently enough for me to want to watch him again. Him getting KO’d and wanting to get up ironically made his stock rise more than it would’ve if he had just gone the distance by moving as he was throughout the entire fight. I think Jake’s stock rose, ironically enough for the haters. AJ shakes off the rust. He did what he was supposed to do, but it wasn’t either amazing or bad. He took six rounds to stop Jake Paul…make of that what you will. Either way is fine. Jake got much further than everybody expected. That shit was bananas.

Paul was defiant. Glad he hung in there. He was spent and kept getting up. Took a solid shot there in that last knockdown. Wasn’t the 2 round obliteration people were expecting, though. AJ was thinking about that last US soil fight, and he didn’t want to be on the receiving end of a newbie KOing him…and the “newbie” wasn’t engaging either throughout and we got what we got. Paul kept getting up and took more punishment than I expected. Commendable. AJ I feel unfortunately is going to get a lot of backlash unnecessarily for taking six rounds to KO Paul. Paul absolutely expended everything running. Jesus. His legs were shot. Dude was drenched in sweat by the 3rd and didn’t punk out. That was entertaining. Certainly much better than Floyd-Logan. Lol

Ya’ll idiots. This isn’t fixed. Paul has tried his damndest to not engage and has no spent all his gas. He’s spent all his energy five rounds in…Paul is getting KOD

Ya’ll idiots. This isn’t fixed. Paul has tried his damndest to not engage and has no spent all his gas. He’s spent all his energy five rounds in…Paul is getting KOD

I didn’t expect AJ to come out like a prime Tyson…THAT…and Paul running…now in round 4. This wasn’t unexpected. Paul looks gassed, though. He’s not gonna get to round 7-8 moving THAT much.

What did Triple Flop do that no one else could have done ? 20 straight title defenses…tied with Bernard Hopkins. When you decide to go this route, you sacrifice being a moneymaker because the number 1’s and 2’s of different sanctioning bodies aren’t always the most lucrative. He had no choice but to do this in light of everyone seeking shelter and avoiding him. It turned out alright for him because he was able to get a long streak going AND a long KO streak going. Fun fact: if GGG had knocked out Daniel Jacobs, he would’ve broken Wilfredo Gomez’s record of most consecutive title defenses via KO/TKO. When Jacobs went the distance, I was relieved. I want Gomez to keep that record for at least a decade more. Naoya had the best chance of smashing it, but I think him moving up in weight changed that. And I think he’s gone the distance a couple times now. Gomez was just knocking out fools left and right.

Everybody in boxing is using. Just an even playing field. They should stop testing them. That’s the cynical point of view. If they did stop testing altogether, you’d have lots of potential lawsuits on your hands in the aftermath of a tragedy if discovered using PEDs. This sport does not hinge on throwing balls into hoops or hitting balls with a baseball bat, it’s damaging the others’ brains. It’s barbaric enough as it is. Removing the flimsy guardrail it has in place would mean we might as well go and allow fighters to bring brass knuckles while we’re at it.

I got myself ringside tickets for this one. Not that it originally was going to be super competitive, but now it’s REALLY not going to be competitive.

Legitimate question: when will we EVER again in history see a promotional company fire off three PPV events in a row and have—not 1, not 2–but THREE back to back to back main events that wind up a draw? PBC launched: Tank/Roach-draw Pacquiao/Barrios-draw Roach/Pitbull-draw We will never see this again. If there had actually been a betting slip for this the payout for this parlay would’ve been bet $100 to win $15,000 or $20,000.

I don't want to see Crawford again. He is rich already. That's what his main purpose in fighting the Mexican superstar. Monnneeeeyyy. And he fought running around careful not to get touch. That's not entertainment to me. That's watching a guy getting rewarded $$$$$$$$$ doing very little. I don't want to see that nonsense again. It's a rip off. Running around? “Running”?! My dude, Crawford smacked Canelo with counters all night. Have you seen “running” in boxing? De la Hoya in the last three rounds of Trinidad is running. Calderon had a very safety first style that involved him CONSTANTLY on the move that people would qualify as “running”. Lucian Bute in the final round against Librado Andrade…running. Floyd Mayweather throughout the entire Hatton fight…sure, you could say that. Cotto from round 9 and up against Pacquiao…running. Crawford against Canelo…not running.

Nobody wants to see this Hardcore fans seen Crawford had the solution to canelos cement feet And a lot of the casuals I talked to felt it was boring There's a small chance Crawford could get the stoppage as he showed a lot of respect last time and may be comfortable taking more rest but canelos jaw is rock solid I think it’s just be more dominant than before. I wouldn’t rule out a stoppage, though. BoMac was actually trying to reel back Bud’s offense in between rounds heading into the 11th if I’m not mistaken, cause you could feel Bud was letting his hands go and getting a little loosey goosey in there. BoMac wanted Bud to just keep it at whatever gear Bud was at, not keep pushing the envelope.

Mr. Lunatic, you are a fine specimen, but Nash must further enlighten you on the magic of GGG. To KO the great Macklin so early was the stuff of legend. Yes, all the greater greats, beat an entry-level great like Macklin, but GGG did it better than anyone. Also, remember, Curtis Stevens was riding the crest of a wave at that time. He was KO'ing people for fun, and when he threw a fictional funeral for GGG, we all believed it. Golovkin beat the finest version of Stevens the world has ever seen for a God-tier victory. Some decent wins led to Kell Brook, and actually, Chocolate Brownies was better at the higher weight. Golovkin, therefore also beat the best version of Mr. Ebanie Bridges. An elite win. A close, but deserved and great win over the Jacobs Cracker, led to a draw that was really a win vs prime Canelo. Canelo 2, though a loss, was a close win on Nash's scorecard, so, you tell me, what's more important? 3 judges' scorecards and an official win, or being the winner on Nash's scorecard? You and I both know it's option B, and Golovkin was thrilled to learn that he won on Nash's card. Every great boxer needs a great robbery win on his resume, and Shortychenko has provided that for a few other guys, too, so give GGG his props for adding one to his resume. A decent win over Murata was his real last fight, and one final retirement pension fund and dive vs Canelo, was like Tyson vs Jake Paul, so in many ways, that was another win. I'm sure now that you have read this, you'll understand why Golovkin has been inducted into the Hall of Fame. Nash out - His Majesty Nash, the eloquence with which you write is simultaneously mesmerizing and enlightening. I too, hope to one day be able to compose such persuasive arguments hand-in-hand with creative comedic wit (such as GGG overcoming Mr. Ebany Bridges). In a sea of non-sensical posters and chaos, your insight is nothing short of a much-needed compass we should all aspire to follow. Good day to you, sir.

IOW, GGG has a resume not worth mentioning. YET, you GGGroupies try and mock Nelo's resume. You are who you fight Mayorga would have had the same success rate as GGG if he had that sad sack line up. "Eye test" :haha: No, he wouldn’t. :lol1: That’s stretching it. Mayorga was a 147 at his best…maybe 154 a little. Above that, he would’ve tried that “hands down, chin-tap” taunt he was known for and realized people hit much harder at 160. Curtis Stevens and Macklin would’ve worked him. Vanes Martirosyan would’ve outboxed him. I love Mayorga but he wasn’t making it into the top 20 with his toolset.

GGG was going to get in. I don’t know what the debate was. Those 20 title defenses were nothing to scoff at. One can be a skeptic and nitpick the opponents, every.single.one is not going to be a world beater, but no lengthy title defense is just slammed with killers one after the other. 20 title defenses is nothing to scoff at. If it was, we’d be hearing about more people pulling those numbers left and right. I feel fairly sure there have been more undisputed champions through history than fighters that have amassed 10+ consecutive title defenses. Playing down his title defense streak would be like when people like to put Floyd’s resume under the microscope and say: Oscar-barely beat him. Split decision. Hatton- too small. Marquez-too small. Mosley-too old. Ortiz-he was a tree, bro. Cotto-shot. Guerrero-not good enough. Canelo-too green. Etc. One can say they weren’t all killers, but this isn’t Sven Ottke we’re talking about. GGG’s main argument was the streak of KO’s and lengthy title defenses sprinkled with some close competitive fights with Canelo (first two). In the same vein, I wonder sometimes if Spence will be in the hall of fame one day. For a guy that was THAT much highly-touted, so fawned over, to now be relegated as “just another guy on Crawford’s hit list” seems kind of hypocritical and engenders the kind of fickle, “short term memory”, “what have you done for me lately” mentality that encompasses boxing.

Your "tinfoil" comment, doe...... From someone who is drawn into the JP bullshlt is rich Am I the one with the tinfoil hat? Because I don’t believe his fights are scripted? No, I don’t. He wins because his fights are against fighters that are either not good enough, don’t have a background in boxing, or are over the hill. Not gonna’ knock him for it. Fighters coming up slowly do the same or similar maneuvers while building their record. He still ended up here, though. Can’t knock the hustle. You’ll be watching, though. Don’t lie. You gotta’ keep tabs on Joshua and make sure he comes out swinging for the bleachers to verify if it’s scripted or not. See you in two weeks, sir. :rolleyes:

Nope Unlike you, I wasn't drawn into the hype of seeing Mlike in the ring. Especially after the garbage between him and RJJ. Also, unlike you, I've never given JP a second of my time. Other than to criticize it, that is. I don't want to make assumptions but, I'm willing to bet you've paid for his scripted nonsense at least once. If there is no script, AJ should mop up the ring with JP and end this farce. So, your lame AF tinfoil bit failed miserably But do continue to get caught up in the JP hoopla Make sure YOUR tinfoil cap is at the ready :fing02: Did you see my post a couple exchanges back? I said I’ve never purchased a single PPV Jake Paul related. Not a single one. I wasn’t interested in the Paul-Tyson match-up either. But I did tune in to see the co-main in Serrano-Taylor 2.

Boxing is worse off with him and his scripts and rules and choice of opps. I'm sure his fight with AJ will have a script of some kind. Talent should be the key to success, not (anti) social media notoriety I will be back here to eat crow if there is no script and AJ is allowed to swing for the bleachers Please tell me you’re implying with this post that you’re one of the tinfoil commenters who believe Mike Tyson essentially at age 60 was going to beat Jake Paul…he wasn’t in a position to win no matter what. If he got beaten, he lost to an old man. If he had starched him, he would’ve been labeled a bully and gotten Netflix to pull out of the sport with all the absolute bad press. You don’t need to script that, Tyson is ancient at this point and Paul is just okay enough to wash him. It means Jack…but once he got in there with him, it was either one outcome or the other. If you wanna’ say carried him, sure. But is that scripted? Wouldn’t most people say Canelo carried Munguia? Haven’t other boxers carried fighters? Maybe Jones, Jr./Trinidad? Of course talent should be the key to success. I agree with that. But let’s be honest, nothing drives up attention/viewership on a general level than being notorious. Floyd started making life changing money when he embraced the heel role, whereas someone like Andre Ward (as talented and accomplished as he was) could never sell anywhere NEAR someone like Floyd or Pacquiao…or hell, even a distant third place like Miguel Cotto back in the day. I’m only comparing notoriety here between Paul and Floyd, not skill level. Don’t get up in arms. That’s unfortunately the world we live in now. Not saying it’s right, it just is. Also, as much as AJ is a colossal puncher, do people really think he’s going to come out swinging for the fences? Haven’t we seen this rhetoric before? Remember when the boards here in 2017 (and I might include myself in this, I’m not sure) when we were all saying Mayweather could wipe out McGregor in 1 or 2 rounds? We then pivoted to, “He carried him.” The reality was probably that Floyd got a hair worse and McGregor was better than Floyd thought. AJ should win, but you think he needs to come out swinging for the fences otherwise “the script/fix is in”? Umm, ok.

You said JP has "high profile KOs." Ummmm...... Askren and Woodley are not boxers. There is no kicking and wrestling in boxing Kicking and wrestling is what they do best. You're giving the cvnt more credit than he deserves, hence, not being objective. It's more of a case where his dumb as dirt FOLLOWERS pay for his GARBAGE with some equally ignorant boxing fans who will pay for anything..... He is young and in good shape and knows enough about "fight" to make it up to this point. Thanks to a very well managed road. Take away his notoriety and we are not having this discussion. He would probably be an apprentice mechanic in some dirt road mid west town Pop 122 I know they’re not even boxers to begin with, but it’s kind of head-turning that he would fight these guys at all so early. Look, we’re going in circles here. Jake Paul is not going into the hall of fame as a boxer. Got it. Jake Paul is not a world class fighter. Got it. Jake Paul without notoriety means not having this discussion to begin with. Got it. But he DOES have it for better or for worse. And anybody here on boxing scene would take that opportunity to get the bag. Jake…whatever he—THAT—is as an attraction is for some reason or another getting people riled up one way or another and it translates to dollars. Can’t hate him for people being gullible enough to shell out for his events. For the record, I have never purchased a single one of his PPV fights. And no, I don’t expect him to beat AJ. And also no, I won’t be crying/upset when he gets starched on fight night. You’re not talking with a fan, you’re talking to a guy who enjoys the atmosphere and the buzz. :popcorn:

I just saw the video with Crawford torching the WBC. He’s riled up because the WBC is asking for a bigger sanctioning fee than the other sanctioning bodies. Mauricio demanded an apology on top of that and Crawford didn’t take too kindly to it. They picked the wrong person to bully. Crawford is not going to be pushed around. Lol

:lol1: @ "high profile KOs." Lawd Ham Mersay :haha: He's a cvnt So are his "followers" :peeright: Dumb PsOS who pay for his sideshows JP vs Tank exhibition, doe :greddy2: You’re gonna’ sit there and tell me that him knocking Askren and Woodley out wasn’t generating enormous views? I’m not saying they were elite boxers, but let’s keep it objective…could you see any other celebrity/social media influencer (that’s what Jake Paul is essentially, right?) out there deciding to lace them up for the first time and within two/three years producing those same results? I don’t think so necessarily. From Michael Winkler’s book “Grimmish” can also apply: “Anybody can learn to box. But to fight is different.” You can have trained and learned how to box and know the movements and what to do. But what good is it (outside of exercise) if you don’t have the mental make-up of a fighter or at the very least gumption to believe you can actually get in there and exchange punches? At the very least Jake Paul has had far more success than anybody ever expected when he first started this several years ago. I mean, really? Did anybody look at Jake in his first fight (the one where he looks two weight classes lower and is wearing headgear) and say to themselves, “This guy could flatten Askren, Woodley, knock down and beat Silva, Diaz, and most likely shutout Chavez, Jr.” I guarantee nobody would’ve thought that. Not a single poster here. In fact, if somebody had brought up Tank Davis in his first fight, everybody would’ve been saying Tank starches him. Six years forward, he signs to fight Tank (in an exhibition mind you because that’s what most likely PBC inserted as insurance), all of a sudden Paul is being a bully, which means subconsciously they don’t think Paul is a doormat anymore. He’s decent enough. Not a hall of famer, not a champion…an anomaly at the very least that’s polarizing and is moving the needle in a major way regardless of what the establishment thinks of him. I like the dude. He don’t think he’s a “fly by” participant. I think he actually is into the fight scene which is why he hasn’t just sat back and been a fighter and nothing more. He’s made his own promotional company and made Serrano her biggest paydays. Good for him.

If The WBC's sanctioning fees are a rip-off, Crawford shouldn't have agreed to pay them in the first place. Agreeing to pay and then stiffing after making $50 million is a bad look. Conversely, if Sulaiman didn't have the fees drawn up in a binding contract, wth? This 100%. Bud should technically be paying a fee for a shot at the belts. Also, Sulaiman is a fool if he was just expecting Bud on good faith to pay the fees WITHOUT a contract in place.

The WBC on Wednesday stripped its belt from undisputed 168lbs champion Terence Crawford, calling the fighter?s non-payment of sanctioning fees from his last two bouts ?a slap in the face.? Click Here To Read More] So if he didn’t pay the sanctioning fee for belts? Does that mean retroactively he never became champion at 154 or became undisputed at 168? His platform is so big now that he can afford to make a move like that and public opinion will be on his side, but I don’t think really regular boxers without a following would even dare to pull that. If they did, they’d easily fall into sanctioning bodies’ bad graces. Fortunately for Bud, he’s reached a level where he gives the belts prestige, not the other way around (similar to Canelo, Floyd or Pacquiao). But playing devil’s advocate, if somebody wanted to be technical, they COULD say if he never paid the sanctioning fee, then he never was eligible to win it in competition when it was on the line.