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The added bonus of these tournaments is that if they pan out good, and the CW def should, then there'll be a clamor for more similar tournaments - crap, could boxing be on a real upward trend here what with 2017 until now and another 6 months to go?
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My Predictions for who'll pick who:
Groves: I think its a decision between Cox & Brant who are the two lowest level guys in this thing. I think Brant might be viewed as the easiest pickings here + I think its likely Groves will have some venue control so its likely to be a UK fight & I think you want a US guy flying to a new country rather than having a UK guy who's at home too.
Smith: I think its Cox or Skoglund to choose between. I'll keep it simple & assume it'll be Cox, but I don't like that Cox seems to have a lot of accidental head clashes in his fights & maybe Smith or other fighters won't like that either in this format where you'll need to fight in Sept/Oct & then again in January.
Eubank Jr/Abraham: Skoglund or Yildirim. With Eubank Sr making this pick I feel like he might be bolder than I'd expect most others to be in his situation so I'm gonna say he'll choose Yildirim.
Braehmer: And that leaves Skoglund.
Usyk: I feel like Usyk is already the #1 guy at CW so he'll look to improve his overall resume & sexy it up a lil more than think about being as fresh & unabused going into the semifinals. Although those two goals might overlap cuz I think the best name on the also ran side is Huck. I would say if he's looking for an easier road Wlod has the potential to be his pick too.
Gassiev: I think its tough call call. Wlod, Perez or Kudryashov. If Huck is still in I think you definitely pick him, but as I'm guesstimating it despite the WAR!!!!! appeal of a Gassiev vs Kudryashov fight in the quarterfinals or even seeing whats up with Perez right out of the gate I'll say he takes the easy road & go with Wlod.
Briedis: idk that anyone should wanna fight Kudryashov willingly despite his beatability cuz that mofo can hit so this seems like Perez or whichever non-Kudryashov opponent is left.
Dorticos: Kudryashov. Last, but not least, the most interesting fight of the quarterfinals & almost assuredly the shortest with 43 fights between them & 42 ending in a KO.
Thats what I think anyway. We will see tomorrow.Comment
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Nice breakdown. It's gonna be very interesting seeing who they pick. It may also be promotional picks too, to maximize the revenue.My Predictions for who'll pick who:
Groves: I think its a decision between Cox & Brant who are the two lowest level guys in this thing. I think Brant might be viewed as the easiest pickings here + I think its likely Groves will have some venue control so its likely to be a UK fight & I think you want a US guy flying to a new country rather than having a UK guy who's at home too.
Smith: I think its Cox or Skoglund to choose between. I'll keep it simple & assume it'll be Cox, but I don't like that Cox seems to have a lot of accidental head clashes in his fights & maybe Smith or other fighters won't like that either in this format where you'll need to fight in Sept/Oct & then again in January.
Eubank Jr/Abraham: Skoglund or Yildirim. With Eubank Sr making this pick I feel like he might be bolder than I'd expect most others to be in his situation so I'm gonna say he'll choose Yildirim.
Braehmer: And that leaves Skoglund.
Usyk: I feel like Usyk is already the #1 guy at CW so he'll look to improve his overall resume & sexy it up a lil more than think about being as fresh & unabused going into the semifinals. Although those two goals might overlap cuz I think the best name on the also ran side is Huck. I would say if he's looking for an easier road Wlod has the potential to be his pick too.
Gassiev: I think its tough call call. Wlod, Perez or Kudryashov. If Huck is still in I think you definitely pick him, but as I'm guesstimating it despite the WAR!!!!! appeal of a Gassiev vs Kudryashov fight in the quarterfinals or even seeing whats up with Perez right out of the gate I'll say he takes the easy road & go with Wlod.
Briedis: idk that anyone should wanna fight Kudryashov willingly despite his beatability cuz that mofo can hit so this seems like Perez or whichever non-Kudryashov opponent is left.
Dorticos: Kudryashov. Last, but not least, the most interesting fight of the quarterfinals & almost assuredly the shortest with 43 fights between them & 42 ending in a KO.
Thats what I think anyway. We will see tomorrow.Comment
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Man, i'm even excited for the draw
The CW tournament is excellent.
I've also warmed to the 168 version, if the seeds progress as expected, then there's some good fights there.Comment
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No controversy there. Smith may belong at #3 behind the Eubank/Abraham winner but it's not a big deal. I wonder how the Eubank/Abraham pick is gonna happen considering they don't fight for one more week.Comment
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Pretty sad when George groves is the number 1 rank lol.Comment
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