Comments Thread For: Spike O'Sullivan: Lara on The Decline, Better To Get Him Now Than 10 Years Ago

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  • factsarenice
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    #11
    Little known fact: Gary O'Sullivan modeled for the album cover for the Quattro Sabatinos Barbershop quartet in the movie Boxtrolls. He was in love with madame frou frou until someone told him that she was really Archibald Snatcher.....Archibald Snatcher what a great actor.
    Last edited by factsarenice; 05-25-2022, 09:39 AM.

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    • Tatabanya
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      #12
      Gilbert O'Sullivan stands more chances of beating Lara than Spike...

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      • cruz1383
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        #13
        Originally posted by sterling
        lol at least he is honest. A lot of fighters do this but dont admit it. Trying to get good fighters when they are old is a bit low though.
        If that were the case it is a bit low but that's not what he said. Back then they were in 2 different weight classes and Lara was not moving up or down from 154lbs. Sullivan was in the 160lb division and hasn't moved either. All he said is its better to get Lara now that he's moving up then if he would have moved up ten years ago not that he intentionally ducked Lara ten years ago or something to that nature.

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        • Willy Wanker
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          #14
          Originally posted by elfag
          where in the *** did they find this guy? he looks like a character out of some cheap two bit made for TV pirate movie. THIS is lara's opponent? are you ***ing kidding me
          He's going for that throwback fighter from the 1800s look.

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          • Slip jab
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            #15
            How Lara would fight n rigo, that isn't the"sweet science", it's a disgusting display. John Molina vs Mickey bey, now that is sweet science; a presumably overmatched foe, brought in to make someone look good, while they pretend to the second coming of Ali.
            even today it's still one of the most satisfying to watch
            Last edited by Slip jab; 05-25-2022, 10:36 AM.

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            • GhostofDempsey
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              #16
              I can't understand some of the ignorant things fighters say. But, Spike is only two years younger, so given his lack of skill and closeness in age it may be more competitive. Ten years ago he gets sparked by Lara. Probably gets sparked now as well.

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              • gooderz84
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                #17
                O Sullivans 4 defeats.... Lemiuex BJS Munguia and Eubank Jr - not terrible. His W column isn't massively impressive but neither is Lara's since 2017. Laras punch resistance is right up there though so it's a hard nights work for Spike but I wish him well.

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                • Oregonian
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                  #18
                  Originally posted by BIGPOPPAPUMP
                  By Thomas Gerbasi - Timing is everything. Just ask Gary "Spike" O'Sullivan, who admits that getting a shot at Erislandy Lara maybe ten years ago wouldn't have worked out too well for him. Back then, Lara was the Cuban boxing wizard, a nightmare matchup who could
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                  Timing is everything. Just ask Gary “Spike” O’Sullivan, who admits that getting a shot at Lara maybe ten years ago wouldn’t have worked out too well for him.”
                  These famous words were also uttered by Freddie Roach when he was asked about a Manny-Floyd fight in 2009. He later said Floyd was on the decline and wasn’t as mobile as he used to be so it was the “best time for Manny to fight him”.
                  The same words were spoken by Amir Khan when he was begging for a fight with Floyd. His words verbatim were “Floyd doesn’t use his legs anymore, he’s aged so this is the best time to fight him”.


                  Any human being with basic common sense and intellect will tell you, those words are admission of fear and acknowledging that they would have lost. More important, those words mean one is looking to fight someone who is older, slower and maybe weaker.

                  It’s just the reality of the fight world.

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                  • Boxing Scene
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                    #19
                    This curley q mother ****er tried this tough talk before lemieux kicked his ass. He flat out looks silly. I wonder if he fights with his fists backwards like Tom cruise.

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                    • Jab jab boom
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                      #20
                      Originally posted by No look hook
                      How Lara would fight n rigo, that isn't the"sweet science", it's a disgusting display. John Molina vs Mickey bey, now that is sweet science; a presumably overmatched foe, brought in to make someone look good, while they pretend to the second coming of Ali.
                      even today it's still one of the most satisfying to watch
                      So we’re just going to ignore that Lara had two fights that were foty contenders vs Angulo and Hurd? Pushing the narrative that he’s consistently horrible to watch is just what certain fans like to do to justify him either being avoided by their favorite fighters or justifying controversial losses that have gone against him.

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