so david in one article says hes not ready for jai but jai is with zuffa so now david says yeah lets make the jai fight (even tho he knows it cant be made now) :cool::cool::cool::cool:
Need a decoder ring for that one. What are you implying?
David looked stronger at cw. Him vs Bivol 1st then Jai is how it think it plays out
I think you are spot, he'll take it to Bivol first and then go after Jai in that order.
Frankly, I expected David's superior skill to win by split but wow, was I shocked at how efficiently he put down a very strong Zurdo Ramirez.
At this point it's hard to pick against him against anyone from 168-200
Match him right, wait for the killers to get older or move up. Wait for the eventual Carlos Baldomir/ Barios fighter to get a belt and offer him whatever it takes, bam, instant super star.
That's the way Mayweather did it, Cotto did it, Canelo did it and look how that worked out. New face same game.
Honestly, the supreme court of sanctioning bodies will either stand up and enforce the laws or continue on it's slow motion ride down the bowl.
At their Peak, Regis Prograis and Josh Taylor were disseminating the competition, absolute destroyers. Seemingly invincible, they didn't wait for anyone to slip or fight the old men circuit they fought one another at the peak of their powers because they dared to be great. There is no denying it cost them both, neither were the same after that fight.
Regis is a great guy, honest, humble and like Shawn Porter a dedicated family man. I hope he spends his time with his family and people that actually actually care about him because you can't get that time back.
From a long time fan of the sport.....thanks for everything and be well in life's next chapter.
Short version...We got to see Moses Itauma beat a past his prime never was. Next, the PBC does another meaningless in-house fight....call out everyone....just so they can sell their next in-house old man fight.
I thought it was going to be a filler piece, then I started reading and couldn't stop.
Intelligent, structured, thought provoking and just well written, good stuff.
Turki alalshikh offered a bank vault of cash and Ennis said no, right or wrong it's a fact, and from what I understand Turki is not involved this time around.
Personally I think it's a clash of styles and will, Ennis believes he can out box Ortiz and Ortiz believes Ennis can't handle the heat in the kitchen. I favor Ennis but I also picked Andy Cruz over Muratalla and we all know how that worked out.
On the business side I agree with Oscar, without Turki or belts the fight simply isn't the world wide mega fight it should be.
If the fight happens great, and if not I understand.
There is always a style that's problematic. Floyd never mentioned Paul Williams even though both fought with Haymon. Paul was begging for the fight and Floyd chose to avoid him. Antonio Margarito called out Floyd many times and then confronted him face to face, Floyd stammered and made excuses. When questioned, Floyd claimed he would beat Winky Wright easy so he didn't need to fight him. Winky Wright, laughed because he knew Floyd picked his opponents and would never offer Winky a fight, not even at a catch weight like Floyd had on other occasions.
Floyd stayed away from prime Paul Williams, prime Antonio Margarito and even an older Winky Wright because their styles and length where all wrong for Floyd and and Floyd knew it. I'm not saying Floyd would win or lose, what I am saying was that Floyd recognized the danger in fighting long rangy fighters that can box and punch and he was never going to take those chances.
bigger elite swarming with an effective jab was a handful for the last defensive wizard without ko power
Marcos Miguel Jose v Floyd
Hard to say where Fundora stands right now. But i'm pretty sure beating Tszyu twice and eventually beating a wayyyyy pas due date Thurman makes him the best in the division.
Honestly, every top 10, 154lber stops Keith Thurman fairly easy. None of the top 10 lose to Keith. In his 147lb prime, Keith once admitted he has real problems with taller fighters. Today Keith is a 5ft 5 mid-get, inactive, way past his prime and he's fighting a prime 6,4 154lber shrinking down from middle weight.
Save your money, Keith gets stopped in 6.
The fight is a GoFundMe for Haymon and Sampson!
Fundora vs Thurman isn't legacy, championship, or even a shyty payday for Fundora...it's a pay day for AL Haymon and that's all that matters.
The PBC is stable of 125 fighters that belong to a hollowed out, dead end system with no money or network offering 6 fights per-year.
PPV? Hell no, not interested.
Fundora stops older, rusty, 5 ft 5 Keith Thurman easy.
I'm sure some of it was rust but like everyone else is saying. Murtazaliev doesn't know how to track guys down, his timing was way off, walking into punches, and just couldn't really make any adjustments. You have to give Kelly some credit because he clearly came in with a game plan and proved me and others wrong.
I have got to admit, Kelly proved me wrong.
No, he's been failed by his team who allowed him to be strung along by his American promoter who was prioritising his American (Charlo) client's interests. Same happened to Stanionis. "Yeah, you'll get your shot eventually, bruh. We need our paydays first though". Always enforce your mandatory position.
The Kelly bout took far too long to stage, presumably because his team was trying to avoid staging it in England despite having no credible options of their own. He then put in a flat and uninspiring performance in a bout people won't be keen to see a repeat of, regardless of what the IBF mandates.
Right on, sad but true. Every work of it.
Reading is beyond your capabilities. I made money on Crawford-Spence, you stooge. Get off Edwards' lap, you Muppet.
BS... everyone knows you're a PBC - Hayman suck up and you expected Spence to win and lost.
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in a text from WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman sighting Rule 7.82, in the event the WBC title is not at stake, the WBC may charge a sanction fee anyway so as to finance a lavish lifestyle.
I actually won $500 on Crawford-Spence. I was telling everyone in my Facebook boxing group in 2018 that Hud would wash Errol. I bet based on my boxing knowledge, not because I'm influenced by clowns like Edwards. Please take your mouth off his c.o.ck.
Edwards has his opinion, he didn't force you to put money on Spence. You lost, get over it for God sake!
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Stephen Edwards thought Crawford-Spence was a 50/50 fight. :rofl::rofl::rofl:
Edwards has his opinion, he didn't force you to money on Spence. You lost, get over it for God sake!
Ever wonder why you never see Bakhram and Abe Lincoln in the same room at the same time?
I heard they did documentary back in 2012, I'm going with the vampire hunter.
Murtazaliev looked sensational against a guy that stood in the pocket but so did Serhii Bohachuk until he fought Brandon Adams.
I expect Josh use his feet a lot.....but....if Josh gases late or if Bakhram Murtazaliev cuts off the ring it's going to be a long hard night for Kelly.
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Turki offered big for Boots/Ortiz and Boots said no, he fought a can, Turki Ahalelshik pulled his offer. Fact!
Neither guy has a belt and the $$$ isn't there any more....just sayin.
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I guess what I meant was Haney had no other play. Kambosos held the belts and more important, he was the cash cow.
If Kambosos was to move to 147 and wanted a trilogy with Haney, thee is no question Haney would not agree to it. The payday would be three times more than him fighting Rolly or Barrios or the accidental champion from the UK.
Haney would also offer Ryan a shot if Ryan wanted a rematch not just because he wants to avenge what happened but money money money. Ryan brings lots of it.
To be clear, I’m not disagreeing with you, just adding layers to it.
I agree 100%. Bill Haney said they don't want the fight but I don't believe that for a second. If Ryan wins his next fight he'll have the WBC belt and bring even more money.
"Only if the money is right" What money? Not one guy mentioned is a house hold name in their own house. Devin Haney is about the biggest name and he couldn't fill a theater in his own home town. Where is this money coming from? Seems to me like the entire division is one big B side.....just sayin.
If Bread Man had Caleb fighting above his ceiling, he wouldn't have gotten battered by a very fringe contender like Resendiz. Bread Man is a snake oil salesman. His loyal followers are brainless suckers. It is what it is. NEXT!
You don't like Steven Edwards....I don't know, maybe he killed your dog or slapped you around but whatever. It's clear, you don't like Steven Edwards, everyone in here now knows you don't like Steven Edwards. Steven Edwards fv%ked up your decoupage in craft class and now you don't like him...I get it. You don't even know Breadman but sure, whatever. Also, anyone that disagrees with you is certainly a bad man. Got it. Hopefully that makes you happy.
Now can you please just stfu about it and move on....NEXT!
So is that the reason why Vergil Ortiz is suing Golden Boy in order to back outta the fight with Jaron Ennis?
Oscar is crafty, he never fought Vernon Forest or Winky for a reason and I think, I think, Oscar would like to kick this fight down the road. Vergil isn't leaving GoldenBoy to get out of the fight, it's because Oscar doesn't have a network and without a network Oscar has nothing to offer.
I have lots of questions, I need to see how this all unfolds.
Caleb was never as good as he pretended to before Bread Man or with him. Resendez's beating of Plant exposed fighter and trainer for all to see. Bread Man is a delusional blowhard who has a clan of brainless loyal followers who wet their pants because he responds to them on his BS mailbag. I knew he was a clown the moment he called Crawford-Spence a "50/50 fight". Please stop acting like he's someone credible. He's not. And you were probably one of the fans who believed Errol had a chance against Bud, but are too embarrassed to admit it now.
As for Caleb Plant, a coach can teach all the tricks but it's not magic. Edwards had Calib fighting above his ceiling, but he was never going to make Caleb Plant into something he never was.
As fort your other foolishness, lying about people to justify hate is a weakness, your weakness not mine.
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