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  • BIGPOPPAPUMP
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    Comments Thread For: "Tommy Gun” Oosthuizen Aims For Status at Super Middle

    By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Use the survey-taking apparatus of your choice.

    Toss the question out on Twitter. Make it the subject of a Facebook post. Or go old-school and enlist the services of a bumbling automated telephone service in the wilds of suburban Newark.

    No matter the methodology, the results will be similar.

    When asked to thoughtfully ponder the question – “Who is the best 168-pound fighter in the world?” –respondents will nearly always come back with one of three replies.

    The majority will insist it is unbeaten former Olympian Andre Ward.

    A vocal cross-section will suggest Carl Froch as a resurgent force.

    And a stubborn pocket in Montreal (or Bucharest) will contend Lucian Bute deserves a mulligan.

    No one will imply that it’s Thomas Oosthuizen [Click Here To Read More]
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    Seems to be keeping the big names in the division out of his mouth, I take it he's not ready to make the step up.

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    • rzagza
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      #3
      Good fighter...in a great division. Will be a gatekeeper type in a couple yrs.

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      • Ravens Fan
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        #4
        I have never seen him fight and know nothing about him. That is other then the fact that he is 6'4" tall and at 168 he must be a twig.

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        • nycsmooth
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          #5
          Originally posted by Ravens Fan
          I have never seen him fight and know nothing about him. That is other then the fact that he is 6'4" tall and at 168 he must be a twig.
          I agree &we'll c soon what he has...@168 we can start w/Dawson, Ward, Froch & go from there. Tuff road 2 walk.
          When I was a kid I loved the Baltimore Colts till that rat Irsay left in the middle of the night.....Leonard didn't win, Hagler lost it, giving in &not having, as champ the right 2 have the bout go 15 & giving Leonard that huge ring 2 run around in.
          Lat point, my friend, there was & always will b , only 1 Sugar, SRR.

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          • Mick Higgs
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            The IBO title means bugger all! I'd have more respect for him if he challenged Commonwealth champion George Groves for that title. Having said that Groves vs Oosthuizen could be a big money spinner in the future if both stay undefeated.

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            • Earl-Hickey
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              #7
              he looks a bit fruity



              but yeah not heard much from him, these south africans have a way of failing hard on the world stage though...

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              • Light_Speed
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                #8
                Good prospect. I can see him winning a title in the near future.

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                • SPREAD
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                  #9
                  Whats this guy like? anyone follow him?

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                  • Light_Speed
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                    #10
                    Originally posted by SPREAD
                    Whats this guy like? anyone follow him?

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