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    #1442
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,717 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Seriously, why don’t they just hand Spike the belt and spare him these beatings..


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    #1443
    SHOVELLER
    Registered Users Posts: 1,638 ✭✭✭SHOVELLER


    A very sweet homecoming for Caleb Plant just now in Nashville. A masterclass of complete domination against a tough but simply outclassed Feigenbutz. Full arsenal on show and won every round until the ref stepped in during the 10th.

    Happy for Plant as he's had some tragedy since winning the belt.

    Interesting that all belt holders in this division are unbeaten. Benavidez next?


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    #1444
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,717 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Plant looks the part, alright. But as Benavidez alluded to, “easy to look good against a bum..“

    All these lads from 160-168 just need to start fooking fighting each other...

    Smith, Canelo, Plant, Saunders, Golovkin, Benavidez......

    Few more I am sure...Ryder is actually rated top ten, which is sad...despite him doing well v Smith.


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    #1445
    Big Ears
    Registered Users Posts: 8,967 ✭✭✭Big Ears


    Tbf Ryder just fought the fight of his life against Smith, and many felt he won that fight.
    So his top 10 rating after that is somewhat understandable.

    You look at Fedor Chudinov, Anvi Yildrim and David Lemiuex being in the Ring's top 10 and you start to question the amount of depth at the weight.

    Some decent fights could be made amongst the top guys though !


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    #1446
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,717 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Big Ears wrote: »
    Tbf Ryder just fought the fight of his life against Smith, and many felt he won that fight.
    So his top 10 rating after that is somewhat understandable.

    You look at Fedor Chudinov, Anvi Yildrim and David Lemiuex being in the Ring's top 10 and you start to question the amount of depth at the weight.

    Some decent fights could be made amongst the top guys though !

    Ryder was in the fight, against a lackluster Smith, who himself, has beaten nobody...

    Ryder is at best European level, and juts about,. He's just very average...

    Chudinov and Yildrim,.....my head actually hurts...


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    #1447
    Sebastian Dangerfield
    Registered Users Posts: 1,794 ✭✭✭Sebastian Dangerfield


    walshb wrote: »
    Ryder was in the fight, against a lackluster Smith, who himself, has beaten nobody...

    Ryder is at best European level, and juts about,. He's just very average...

    Chudinov and Yildrim,.....my head actually hurts...

    "Nobody" is a bit harsh on George Groves, no? He was far from elite, but had a good career.


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    #1448
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,717 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Sebastian Dangerfield wrote: »
    "Nobody" is a bit harsh on George Groves, no? He was far from elite, but had a good career.

    Groves was a bit past his best days.

    Froch ruined Groves. Fight 1 took so much out of him. He was never the same again..

    So, yes, Smith has faced nobody. By nobody, I mean elite/great......I didn't think I needed to emphasize this.

    For example: I think Canelo eats Smith alive....Smith is just not that good/great. His best win is an over the hill shopworn Groves!


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    #1449
    normanoffside
    Registered Users Posts: 9,938 ✭✭✭normanoffside


    Canelo vs Saunders May 2nd


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    #1450
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,717 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    normanoffside wrote: »
    Canelo vs Saunders May 2nd

    Brilliant!

    I was hearing rumours, but didn’t really expect Saunders to actually fight a live opponent..


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    #1451
    normanoffside
    Registered Users Posts: 9,938 ✭✭✭normanoffside


    walshb wrote: »
    Brilliant!

    I was hearing rumours, but didn’t really expect Saunders to actually fight a live opponent..

    They were reading our post from yesterday and realised they better get it on.


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    #1452
    fitzparker
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    May 2nd seems to be date for everyone.


    Josh taylor is in Glasgow v khongsong

    and Dillian Whyte V povetkin is being looked at aswell


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    #1453
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,717 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    I am still not seeing anything solid for Canelo's next opponent.....

    Is BJS in with a shot? Not sure he is, reading Golden Boy!

    Smith and BJS mentioned here.....

    https://www.boxingscene.com/hearn-still-not-sure-if-canelo-fight-saunders-callum-smith--147132


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    #1454
    ASOT
    Registered Users Posts: 7,733 ✭✭✭ASOT


    walshb wrote: »
    I am still not seeing anything solid for Canelo's next opponent.....

    Is BJS in with a shot? Not sure he is reading Golden Boy!

    Smith and BJS mentioned here.....

    https://www.boxingscene.com/hearn-still-not-sure-if-canelo-fight-saunders-callum-smith--147132

    Eddie on Ariel's show had a call from "Smith's lawyer" but said nothing is sorted yet but it's between him and bjs.


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    #1455
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,717 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    I think it’s Smith for Canelo!!!


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    #1456
    Morrison J
    Registered Users Posts: 3,852 ✭✭✭Morrison J


    Great to see Roman Gonzalez reeling back the years. Proper legend of the sport.


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    #1457
    simongurnick
    Registered Users Posts: 1,919 ✭✭✭simongurnick


    Morrison J wrote: »
    Great to see Roman Gonzalez reeling back the years. Proper legend of the sport.

    As good as ever there. Intense performance. What a pro.


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    #1458
    Johnny Sausage
    Closed Accounts Posts: 890 ✭✭✭Johnny Sausage


    Morrison J wrote: »
    Great to see Roman Gonzalez reeling back the years. Proper legend of the sport.

    Yep delighted for him


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    #1459
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,717 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Just catching up on the Texas card. Parker blasted a nobody out of it rd 5

    Cesar Martinez and Jay Harris in a good fight. Martinez is fantastic to watch..


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    #1460
    Johnny Sausage
    Closed Accounts Posts: 890 ✭✭✭Johnny Sausage


    walshb wrote: »
    Just catching up on the Texas card. Parker blasted a nobody out of it rd 5

    Cesar Martinez and Jay Harris in a good fight. Martinez is fantastic to watch..

    Andrew Selby, Rosales, Harris and he had Charlie Edwards beat as well before Eddie got in the WBC's ear

    He's on a good run


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    #1461
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,717 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Jay also good to watch. Lovely delivery...


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    #1462
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,717 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Difference with Harris and Martinez was power. Harris landed a lot, and easily enough, but couldn’t really hurt Martinez. Martinez was hurting Harris more..


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    #1463
    normanoffside
    Registered Users Posts: 9,938 ✭✭✭normanoffside


    walshb wrote: »
    Difference with Harris and Martinez was power. Harris landed a lot, and easily enough, but couldn’t really hurt Martinez. Martinez was hurting Harris more..

    Just saw it. Was a lovely fight. Well done Harris, he can take a punch

    Yafai to me looks like he is just not on world level.


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    #1464
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,717 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    normanoffside wrote: »
    Just saw it. Was a lovely fight. Well done Harris, he can take a punch

    Yafai to me looks like he is just not on world level.

    Delighted another hyped Hearn lad exposed...


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    #1465
    Big Ears
    Registered Users Posts: 8,967 ✭✭✭Big Ears


    normanoffside wrote: »
    Just saw it. Was a lovely fight. Well done Harris, he can take a punch

    Yafai to me looks like he is just not on world level.

    I think that's a little harsh, more that in a weight class with several elite level fighter in there, he's not elite.

    I think if he moves up in weight, while he'd have no chance against the likes of Inoue, he probably would pick up another version of a World title.


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    #1466
    Bobby Baccala
    Registered Users Posts: 7,341 ✭✭✭Bobby Baccala


    Johnny Sausage wrote: »
    Andrew Selby, Rosales, Harris and he had Charlie Edwards beat as well before Eddie got in the WBC's ear

    He's on a good run

    To be fair that was an illegal blow against Charlie, Martinez was gonna stop him either way though the way things were going.


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    #1467
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,717 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Bobby Baccala wrote: »
    To be fair that was an illegal blow against Charlie, Martinez was gonna stop him either way though the way things were going.

    Illegal, and stupidly unnecessary.


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    #1468
    Johnny Sausage
    Closed Accounts Posts: 890 ✭✭✭Johnny Sausage


    Bobby Baccala wrote: »
    To be fair that was an illegal blow against Charlie, Martinez was gonna stop him either way though the way things were going.

    They were all calling for a rematch straight away until WBC over turned the result then all of a sudden he was vacating and moving up 🀷*♂️

    Martinez was gonna beat him either way


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    #1469
    normanoffside
    Registered Users Posts: 9,938 ✭✭✭normanoffside


    Big Ears wrote: »
    I think that's a little harsh, more that in a weight class with several elite level fighter in there, he's not elite.

    I think if he moves up in weight, while he'd have no chance against the likes of Inoue, he probably would pick up another version of a World title.


    Gonzalez is past his best and fighting very up in weight from when he was his best, yet he still completely dominated Yafai.


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    #1470
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,717 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    normanoffside wrote: »
    Gonzalez is past his best and fighting very up in weight from when he was his best, yet he still completely dominated Yafai.

    Exactly. Chocalito is past his best, fighting a younger and bigger man..and he beat him easily..


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    #1471
    Big Ears
    Registered Users Posts: 8,967 ✭✭✭Big Ears


    normanoffside wrote: »
    Gonzalez is past his best and fighting very up in weight from when he was his best, yet he still completely dominated Yafai.

    Correct, because Chocalatito was arguably the p4p best fighter in the World a few years ago. A faded Gonzalez is still an exceptionally good fighter.

    It'd be the same as ripping a fighter because he was dominated by a past it Manny Pacquiao.
    Manny is well past his best, but he's still an elite level fighter. Same story with Gonzalez.


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