Bryn Mawr Eagle {l Wrote}:Mods: please move this thread to the boxing board.
DavidGordonsFoot {l Wrote}:I like boxing and will watch a random fight if one is on, but lack of a unifying body makes it difficult to follow the sport as a fan.
Heavyweights get the glory and the press, but I prefer the welterweight and middleweight classes where the fighters have the stamina to punch through 12 rounds while still having KO power.
TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:DavidGordonsFoot {l Wrote}:I like boxing and will watch a random fight if one is on, but lack of a unifying body makes it difficult to follow the sport as a fan.
Heavyweights get the glory and the press, but I prefer the welterweight and middleweight classes where the fighters have the stamina to punch through 12 rounds while still having KO power.
so you like don flamenco?
DavidGordonsFoot {l Wrote}:TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:DavidGordonsFoot {l Wrote}:I like boxing and will watch a random fight if one is on, but lack of a unifying body makes it difficult to follow the sport as a fan.
Heavyweights get the glory and the press, but I prefer the welterweight and middleweight classes where the fighters have the stamina to punch through 12 rounds while still having KO power.
so you like don flamenco?
Yes, but that was because he had a rose in his mouth.
MF73-Eleazar {l Wrote}:i like boxing, not fond of the boxing promoter crap.
jhiggi02 {l Wrote}:Hopefully Hansen can take a lessen from George Foreman and turn his heartbreak into a positive force
"The loss broke something in Foreman, hurling him in a deep depression that eventually landed him in Toronto fighting five tomato cans he outweighed by 30-40 pounds back to back in front of jeering fans"
http://deadspin.com/the-night-a-heartbroken-george-foreman-boxed-five-men-i-1680038703
jhiggi02 {l Wrote}:HJS {l Wrote}:jhiggi02 {l Wrote}:Hopefully Hansen can take a lessen from George Foreman and turn his heartbreak into a positive force
"The loss broke something in Foreman, hurling him in a deep depression that eventually landed him in Toronto fighting five tomato cans he outweighed by 30-40 pounds back to back in front of jeering fans"
http://deadspin.com/the-night-a-heartbroken-george-foreman-boxed-five-men-i-1680038703
Before he was a cute and cuddly grill maker, George Foreman was a real bad dude. Weird to hear Ali bragging about how he laid on the ropes the first time and would do it again in the second fight, as Foreman is pretty much the prime reason Ali has Parkinson's.
Those fights are great
QuailMan {l Wrote}:Where can I find an excellent (A+) stream for this?
Endless Mike {l Wrote}:BUConvict used to like boxing. RIP in peace.
QuailMan {l Wrote}:I had it 117-111
twballgame9 {l Wrote}:I actually was really impressed with Wilder. Stiverne could take a punch and was searching for the counter all night. Wilder can box. Breeland taught him well.
Plus, he's hilarious and charismatic. Going to be a great champion.
HJS {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:I actually was really impressed with Wilder. Stiverne could take a punch and was searching for the counter all night. Wilder can box. Breeland taught him well.
Plus, he's hilarious and charismatic. Going to be a great champion.
Generally agreed. I still think he is too sloppy and would killed by former champs like Lewis, Holyfield, and the like. That said, not much can compete with him in the current ranks. Thought Stiverne was a bad matchup for him (because of his power and chin) and he still dominated. It's basically Klitchko, Wilder and Jennings. With Klitchko nearing retirement age and with Wilder's charisma, it would be great for the sport if Jennings could step it up a bit so you would have Americans 1 and 2.
twballgame9 {l Wrote}:HJS {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:I actually was really impressed with Wilder. Stiverne could take a punch and was searching for the counter all night. Wilder can box. Breeland taught him well.
Plus, he's hilarious and charismatic. Going to be a great champion.
Generally agreed. I still think he is too sloppy and would killed by former champs like Lewis, Holyfield, and the like. That said, not much can compete with him in the current ranks. Thought Stiverne was a bad matchup for him (because of his power and chin) and he still dominated. It's basically Klitchko, Wilder and Jennings. With Klitchko nearing retirement age and with Wilder's charisma, it would be great for the sport if Jennings could step it up a bit so you would have Americans 1 and 2.
Frankly that nasty jab is one of the best since Foreman. And when he brings the straight right behind it, he does some damage without exposing himself. His other punches are a little wild, yes, but that jab/straight right combo won him the fight by the 6th or so.
EagleDave {l Wrote}:Just keep Wilder away from Wlad Klitchko and he'll be fine.
With the decay in interest in boxing over the last decade it's gone relatively unnoticed, but Klitchko is legitimately one of the 10 best heavyweights of all time. To borrow a cliched Rocky line, he'd kill Wilder to death inside of 3 rounds if they fought tomorrow.
ps- I love boxing
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