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Boxing thread

fourfoursonthetrott

Cricket Spectator
Ask any boxer, when it comes to the heavyweights there's a saying anything can happen. In the mean time whatever you're doing that day knock yourself out. I'm planning my fight party right now and inviting friends round. Fury vs Ngannou as an event will be spectacular.

 

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Canelo Charlo predictions?

Charlo is a good fighter & not a small guy plus he seems confident but hard to bet against Canelo
 

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Ask any boxer, when it comes to the heavyweights there's a saying anything can happen. In the mean time whatever you're doing that day knock yourself out. I'm planning my fight party right now and inviting friends round. Fury vs Ngannou as an event will be spectacular.

Fury has allegedly signed to fight Usyk 2 months after this

If true then Fury regards this as paid sparring
 

hendrix

Hall of Fame Member
I don't know whether Hearn deliberately sacrificed Thompson to introduce Opetaia to the UK fans, or it was just really rrally bad matchmaking.

In any case, nice to see Opetaia back. Would love to see him knock over the riachpors and billem smiths etc.
 

hendrix

Hall of Fame Member
Pick for all the betting folk out there (not me).

If Briedis and Opetaia rematch, there will be big value on Briedis in my opinion.

Super underrated fighter and if you watch the second half of their first fight it was all Briedis.

I know Opetaia beat the **** out of Thompson but that crossing over of his feet he was doing to double the left hand would get him in a lot of trouble against anyone who can counterpunch...which Briedis definitely can - ask Usyk.

Unless Opetaia has improved significantly (possible but I saw nothing in the Thompson fight to suggest this) or Briedis has regressed (also possible, he is 38 and more interested in being a Latvian celebrity these days), it should be a close fight.
 

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I watched highlights of Thompson fight and Opetaia looked very small

Didn’t Briedis break his jaw?
 
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BoyBrumby

Englishman
I watched highlights of Thompson fight and Opetaia looked very small

Didn’t Briedis break his jaw?
Yeah and very obviously so too. Opetaia's mouth was a ****ing bloody mess in the last coupla rounds.

It was a very close one, could've gone either way. Properly good match up.

Opetaia v Thompson less so; the latter clearly not fit to lace the former's gloves.

Opetaia called out Billam-Smith after the fight, didn't he? CB-S has a higher profile up here than Briedis and it's likely a much cosier payday. Plus, you know, unification fight and all.
 

hendrix

Hall of Fame Member
Yeah and very obviously so too. Opetaia's mouth was a ****ing bloody mess in the last coupla rounds.

It was a very close one, could've gone either way. Properly good match up.

Opetaia v Thompson less so; the latter clearly not fit to lace the former's gloves.

Opetaia called out Billam-Smith after the fight, didn't he? CB-S has a higher profile up here than Briedis and it's likely a much cosier payday. Plus, you know, unification fight and all.
Briedis was making it sound like he's in a position to force the rematch - maybe he's a mandatory?

Otherwise I could see Opetaia swerving it.

Lol remember when people thought Okolie was the best cruiserweight :laugh:
 

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Tim Tszyu is impressive

Fought within himself, didn’t give Mendoza many openings, technically correct and can punch

He’ll be a tough fight for anyone at 154
 

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Those You Tuber fights are just terrible

Good on them for getting in the ring and leveraging their followers into millions of $ but not for me
 

Niall

International Coach
Their can't be many more influencers for Fury to beat (barely) can their?

I understand the appeal of this stuff and the demos they are targeting but more often than not they do suck,,,can even the most causal of casuals tolerated either of the two main fights?
 

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