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[kiaba360]

He's been very inactive due to not being able to cash in his high ABC ranking. This is what we love to see: boxers showing up at their best when their time finally comes. Baraou put in a workmanlike performance and took the play away from Tellez very early. He wasn't phased by the athleticism gap and...

[kiaba360]

That's what separates the great from the good....

[kiaba360]

It isn't necessarily quality of competition that signifies a boogeyman, but how prospective opponents always seem to have another opportunity lined up when the "boogeyman" enters the conversation. The "boogeyman" is never the first option and they always have trouble getting the...

[kiaba360]

He hasn't fought for a WBO title since the Loma fight (5/20/2023). All it took was beating Jose Ramirez at a catch-weight for the WBO to gift Haney a #1 ranking.

[kiaba360]

Those who are so quick to anoint Itauma as the heir apparent and who are incessantly pulling for him to get a crack at Usyk....will be the same ones who will dance on his grave if Usyk embarrasses him. Easy come, easy go.

IDK why Itauma is drawing irrational fervor from fans. He's 20 years...

[kiaba360]

Murtazaliev started negotiating with Kelly, then IBF mandated he fight Lubin, then Lubin said "Peace Out!" and now BM is back to negotiating with Kelly. It's ridiculous how Ortiz (WBC) and Lubin (IBF) are fighting each other instead of going after champions Fundora (WBC) and Murtazaliev (IBF)....

[kiaba360]

I'm assuming that Ortiz doesn't want to deal with the IBF's second weigh-in.

Looks like Murtazaliev is back to negotiating with Josh Kelly....

[kiaba360]

Ortiz fought former 147lbers in Lawson and (a 21-month inactive) Dulorme to begin his 154lb campaign. Even-though Ortiz was returning from his own inactivity, those were still poor opponent choices. Lima is a sensible debut opponent, even if he isn't what we actually want. I also believe that Ennis...

[kiaba360]

The silver lining is that Lima is WBC/WBA/IBF ranked, so this is a valuable tune-up.

I don't think Ennis/Ortiz will be next, forgive my pessimism lol. Even-though I think Lubin is decent preparation for Ennis, I expect Ennis/Tellez and Ortiz vs. Fundora/Murtazaliev. I don't envision GBP/MR...

[kiaba360]

Ennis is doing what Ortiz did: acclimating himself to the new weight. Ortiz didn't begin his 154lb campaign with Bohachuk. I would've preferred a more formidable opponent for Ennis like Jesus Ramos, but I understand the Lima match-up....