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Originally posted by CubanGuyNYC View PostDid you see Robeisy Ramirez yesterday? That kid is nice. And he's literally a kid: eighteen years-old. It's not a stretch to call him a prodigy, certainly a natural. If he wins gold -- and he's got a great chance at it -- I'd love to see him defect. To finally have a Cuban boxer start his professional career at a young age would be a welcome change. If Robeisy absorbed the pro style early, he could be a real star. Keep an eye out for him.
Sounds good
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Originally posted by Medved View PostRussian tap dat ass...
Mekhontsev vs Usyk will be better than Beterviev vs Usyk at HW, Mekhontsev just doesnt look the same at LHW, maybe it's because the change of speed at LHW
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Originally posted by CubanGuyNYC View PostLet me know what you think. I believe the kid is special. Robeisy's impressive, especially since he's so young.
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Originally posted by ShoulderRoll View PostGee, what a surprise that you'd favor him.Originally posted by Khmelnytsky View Postlol its not bias i just think he has a style advantage. Hooper seems to struggle with southpaws a little including against Browne in the first 2 rounds. He throws too many lead rights with no jab or feints and gets predictable while squaring himself up.
Mekhontsev will have a size advantage, he is a former HW with good power having moved down to LHW last year. He is a very good counter puncher, combination puncher and he typically counters in combination JMM style. He has much better technique on his punches and throws straighter. I could be wrong but thats just what i see when looking at the matchup.
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Originally posted by ksan View PostIt was closer than what the judges got, Mekhontsev is good, but he has no chance of beating La Cruz in the semifinals, but first he needs to get past Rasulov.
Mekhontsev vs Usyk will be better than Beterviev vs Usyk at HW, Mekhontsev just doesnt look the same at LHW, maybe it's because the change of speed at LHW
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Originally posted by ksan View PostI will, but man does cubans have a ****ing great factory of masterful boxers, they are the boxing equivalent of chinese divers haha.
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Originally posted by CubanGuyNYC View PostThe communists put together a real system years ago. I have to give them credit for that. But before Castro, the best Cuban professionals were always boxer-puncher types. I suppose the tendency towards that style lent itself naturally to the development of a successful amateur program.
But they could be like the ukranians or russians that have good fighters at both pro and amateurs
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