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Boxing Thread 21/11 (Benn v Formella Card on Sky)

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  • #32
    squinn2912
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    That all remains to be seen. He’s not been ko’d yet. Formella looks like he wants out of there. Several opportunities there and he didn’t go for it


  • #33
    walshb
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    I don’t really care that this lad went 12 with Porter, losing every round; he is desperately weak!


  • #34
    walshb
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    squinn2912 wrote: »
    That all remains to be seen. He’s not been ko’d yet. Formella looks like he wants out of there. Several opportunities there and he didn’t go for it

    Of course it remains to be seen. And it will be seen when he gets hit clean and hard!


  • #35
    squinn2912
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    walshb wrote: »
    I don’t really care that this lad went 12 with Porter, losing every round; he is desperately weak!

    That’s true he’s throwing absolute feathers.


  • #36
    carltonleon
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    walshb wrote: »
    Benn will be in serious trouble if he meets someone who can half punch. His defense is terrible..

    Was thinking that, far too reckless and leaves himself wide open at times ...will be in trouble as he moves up in class of opponent if he does not close that up


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  • #37
    walshb
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    carltonleon wrote: »
    Was thinking that, far too reckless and leaves himself wide open at times ...will be in trouble as he moves up in class of opponent if he does not close that up

    Yep

    And I noticed that even when he’s trying to be defensive and difficult to hit, he’s not!!!


  • #38
    walshb
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    8-0 Benn for me!


  • #39
    carltonleon
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    walshb wrote: »
    Yep

    And I noticed that even when he’s trying to be defensive and difficult to hit, he’s not!!!

    Formella has nothing to Worry him so Benn is just pushing forward but that’s not really schooling him for tougher fights


  • #40
    squinn2912
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    At 24 without much a mature experience that’s not a bad showing. He’s not a hard hitter if he was he’d get the ko tonight and within 6. He needs to be very carefully matched for the next 18 months to improve on his frailties you guys have noted.
    But for now that was a good nights work and the rounds will help


  • #41
    walshb
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    squinn2912 wrote: »
    At 24 without much a mature experience that’s not a bad showing. He’s not a hard hitter if he was he’d get the ko tonight and within 6. He needs to be very carefully matched for the next 18 months to improve on his frailties you guys have noted.
    But for now that was a good nights work and the rounds will help

    Yes. I think they are exaggerating his “explosive power.”


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  • #42
    Big Ears
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    squinn2912 wrote: »
    At 24 without much a mature experience that’s not a bad showing. He’s not a hard hitter if he was he’d get the ko tonight and within 6. He needs to be very carefully matched for the next 18 months to improve on his frailties you guys have noted.
    But for now that was a good nights work and the rounds will help

    I actually think it was an excellent learning fight for him tbh.
    Formella is a lot better than anything than anything he's faced before, but calling him a pillow puncher would overestimate the softness of pillows.

    He was hit plenty, and if he was hit as frequent or as clean by someone with power he'd likely been in trouble.
    However it was a good showing, his defence has actually improved, as open as he was, and he was lightning quick and showed very good stamina.

    Plenty of positive points and he should be in good fights in the years to come.


  • #43
    carltonleon
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    walshb wrote: »
    Yes. I think they are exaggerating his “explosive power.”
    Again exactly what I thought ... I know Formella has a chin but if Benn had explosive power he would surely have at least put him down


  • #44
    normanoffside
    Registered Users Posts: 9,923 ✭✭✭normanoffside


    squinn2912 wrote: »
    At 24 without much a mature experience that’s not a bad showing. He’s not a hard hitter if he was he’d get the ko tonight and within 6. He needs to be very carefully matched for the next 18 months to improve on his frailties you guys have noted.
    But for now that was a good nights work and the rounds will help

    Yep, he doesn't have his Dad's punch, that's for sure.


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