Smith v Morrell - who you got?

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  • famicommander
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    #21
    Originally posted by CubanGuyNYC

    Sure, it would seem that way. Maybe I am; I try not to be. But the fact remains that Morrell got the nod from 2/3 judges. Officials get it wrong often enough — or at least they seem to — but it doesn’t mean they’re always incompetent or corrupt. If that were as widespread as the fans seem to think, there’d be no point in watching these fights. As I said, Boxrec had officials other than the ringside judges scoring it for Morrell. But I don’t need any of that to know the fight wasn’t a robbery. Khataev simply wasn’t as dominant as you obviously think. In fact, he wasn’t dominant at all. Neither fighter was. It was a good, competitive affair.
    Again, you are biased and delusional. Morrell got his ass whooped and Khataev isn't even that good. Morrell has zero quality wins, he's a WBA-manufactured fighter like Rolly Romero.

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    • CubanGuyNYC
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      #22
      Originally posted by famicommander

      Again, you are biased and delusional. Morrell got his ass whooped and Khataev isn't even that good. Morrell has zero quality wins, he's a WBA-manufactured fighter like Rolly Romero.
      lol Okay.

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      • BustedKnuckles
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        #23
        Originally posted by SouthpawRight
        Cuban David supposed to immediately rematch Imam

        hate that ish when they allow a-side to jeet on an insta-Rematch after getting a suspect decision

        Artur’s Cousin Imam is fresh strong buff

        Callum is war worn
        Wait till Khataev cycles off the roids and passess some clean test/s.

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        • SouthpawRight
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          #24
          Originally posted by BustedKnuckles

          Wait till Khataev cycles off the roids and passess some clean test/s.
          Artur’s Cousin Imam with that PED powered lead overhook

          Cuban David got the decision because a ped powered opponent automatically starts the fight with -3 points

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          • Tatabanya
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            #25
            Morrell inside eight rounds.

            Smith has always been overrated based on the KO of a shot George Groves. And, dare I say at this point, Buatsi was overrated as well.

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            • jas
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              #26
              morrell got a gift vs khataev, boxing is corrupt

              i edge smith, he has a decent jab, and a great trainer in buddy mcgirt, intersting that morrell has a new trainer though

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              • dan_cov
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                #27
                If you asked me a year ago I'd have picked Morrell to destroy him without a second thought. I will still edge Morrell only far more reluctantly.

                I feel he should win this comfortably, he certainly has the tools to but for me considering his pedigree he really lacks a boxing brain.
                Not sure a new trainer can do much despite him having an amazing skillset to work with, you would think he'd be every boxing trainers wet dream.
                I remember he fought Julio Cesar La Cruz as a kid in the amateurs and looked real promising but you could see the naivety and a lack of experience forward on however many years later, he's still that kid. I see no growth.

                He's not your typical reactive, high I.Q, crafty Cuban but I guess that's why we love watching him

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                • gauze
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                  #28
                  i like morrell in a 116-112/115-113 kind of fight. i honestly think we've seen the best of morrell and callum's r-tard strength will make this one close

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                  • Haka
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                    #29
                    Edge goes to Smith because he has more experience at the highest level and was dead on the weight at 168 as opposed to 175 which suits him better.

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                    • STREET CLEANER
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                      #30
                      Smith has looked better going up in weight, more steady. I expect a good fight with both guys going forward trying to find the other fighter's weaker points.

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