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Comments Thread For: Broner vs. Abril in Talks For February 16th on HBO
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Originally posted by streetwaves View PostYeah, count me in as a fan of this fight. I want to see this ****. I'm a fan of Abril, he's an awkward technician and he definitely could make this frustrating as **** for Broner. Broner's got power and speed on his side, but I think Abril's got underrated skills and ring IQ. I can definitely see him getting robbed, but of course the fight will be ugly as hell especially if Abril is winning.
Abril can outbox Broner. But Broner might impress us once again and make a show of it. Whatever the outcome, I want to see it. This is an extremely risky fight because if Broner looks puzzled by the awkwardness and can't solve him, people will be crying "exposed!" from miles around.
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I'm digging this fight. Like both fighters and the style match up is great. it's going be a sick chess match if it ever goes down.
As a fan I love this match up, but as a fan who is aware of how politics get involved, I see no way Abril can win this one, even if he shuts him out like he did Rios.
Adding to that, I feel Broner's power will make the difference. But I can see a lot of potential for surprises in this fight though.
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Originally posted by El Angel View PostHe picked Richard Abril? They're gonna play he beat Rios angle, which he did. Not a bad fight, I was just hoping for Burns, so I'm a little disappointed.
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Originally posted by streetwaves View PostEven though stylistically it's completely different, nobody can deny Rios is usually a challenge for anyone since he's such a tough and determined kid. Abril shut him down completely and practically never broke a sweat. Stayed cool as a ****ing cucumber the whole fight. Anyone who can do that is risky as hell in my book.
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Originally posted by Architect View PostI agree, but just because he's the toughest opponent before the fight doesnt mean he would be the same once the fight starts. They said the last guy was his stiffest test to date and Broner destroyed that guy. Ive seen Abril and IMO Broner should figure him out and control this fight easily but hey anything can happen. Cant wait to see the fight.
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What's with people mentioning the amount of KO's a boxer has and assessing a match up with that statistic?
Like they don't know the bulk of most fighters' stoppages comes in the beginning of their careers anyway, against journeymen with losing records or decent records at best. Not many fighters are KO artists at the top level.
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I am all for this match up! Abril is a tough opponent coming off of a good performance against Rios, he should be 20-0 right now IMO, of course I thought he defeated Rios but I thought he also beat Lundy and Prescott but of course did not get the decision
Will be interesting to see how Broner deals with the Philly Shell Defense and the Clinches because Abril is very clever with his style
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