nikkas would not be saying Ortiz and Boots had next if they were out there sweet sciencing dudes to death.
nikka you couldn't wait to use that word huh?
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nikka you couldn't wait to use that word huh?
Benn-Vargas DAZN/Sky Sports Weigh-In Report From Copper Box
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BY JAKE DONOVAN
Published Fri Apr 09, 2021, 08:35 AM EDT
Conor Benn aims to continue his steady progression from prospect to contender.
The second-generation boxer takes his next step up in class, as he faces Canada’s Samuel Vargas in a scheduled 10-round regional welterweight title fight. Benn and Vargas both made weight for their main event, which takes place Saturday evening live on Sky Sports in the U.K. and DAZN in the U.S. from Copper Box Arena in Hackney Wick, London, England.
Benn (17-0, 11KOs) weighed a ripped 146 ¾ pounds, while Vargas tipped the scale at a fight-ready 146.4 pounds.
Ilford’s Benn continues to live up to the lofty expectations that come with being the son of Nigel Benn, a wildly popular former two-division champion who was an integral part of the 1990s British boxing scene. The 24-year-old proved his worth in a lopsided points win over former IBO welterweight titlist Sebastian Formella last November.
Vargas (31-6-2, 14KOs) was last seen in a 7th round stoppage loss to rising welterweight contender Vergil Ortiz Jr. (17-0, 17KOs) last July in Indio, California. The 31-year-old from Toronto by way of Bogota, Colombia is also known for his valiant in defeat efforts versus former titlists Danny Garcia, Amir Khan and Luis Collazo, having floored Khan in their Sept. 2018 bout.
The show also includes two major title fights.
Savannah Marshall (9-0, 7KOs) attempts the first defense of her WBO middleweight crown as she faces Sweden’s Maria Lindberg (19-6-2, 10KOs) in a scheduled 10-round bout.
Marshall weighed 159.4 pounds for her first fight since winning the belt in a 7th round stoppage of Hannah Rankin last October. Lindberg—a late replacement for Femke Hermans (COVID)—weighed 154.9 pounds for the bout, her first since Dec. 2019.
The well-credentialed Marshall represented Great Britain in the 2012 London and 2012 Rio Olympics. The 29-year-old Brit remains best known as the only boxer—pro or amateur—to hang a loss on Claressa Shields, a two-time Olympic Gold medalist, three-division world champion and reigning pound-for-pound queen.
Shannon Courtenay and Ebanie Bridges used the build-up to their vacant WBA bantamweight title fight into a well-publicized grudge match.
Courtenay (6-1, 3KOs) weighed 117.8 pounds for the bout, while Australia’s Bridges (5-0, 2KOs) weighed 117 pounds. Both enter their first career title fight, Bridges accepting the opportunity as a replacement for Rachel Ball who tested positive for COVID. Ball defeated Courtenay last summer and is expected to face the winner of Saturday’s title contest.
reservoirdogs
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I don't get it, what's this and why is it big?
I get that it's a cryptocurrency but what Crawford gonna do here
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reservoirdogs
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"Down the line" "Big PPV"
This is the idea... and then before you'd notice it's 10 years later and we're discussing whether they will fight before their primes are finally over.
reservoirdogs
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Down the line gotta be one of the most annoying boxing phrases they use nowadays.
It basically means "You want it now but you will actually get it just 5 years later or more... if the money is right"
It basically means "You want it now but you will actually get it just 5 years later or more... if the money is right"
@reservoirdogs personally think they should fight now...not a popular opinion though lol
Dallas' 4 Eva
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nikkas would not be saying Ortiz and Boots had next if they were out there sweet sciencing dudes to death.
Hate to say it, but this is facts.
As talented as Haney and Shakur casuals aren't gonna fukk with them cause they gotta get stoppages. Decisions are really only allowed at the top level of competition. It is what it is, it's always been like that in boxing.
reservoirdogs
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Agreed, I know boxers been taken advantage for long but today we're at the other end of the spectrum where these guys come out the womb in business suits and talking about marinating fight for big PPVs down the line.
These 2 guys are at a similar stage of their careers, in an ideal world they would fight at the end of this year to decide who's the number 1young contender at 147 and not talking about what will happen years from now backed by some baseless confidence that they will be both PPV attractions like that when PPV attractions are few and far between in today's boxing.
Dallas' 4 Eva
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Ideally Boots and Ortiz would fight 3-4 times over the course of their entire career, not just once which seems to be how shyt works now. I guess they don't realize rematches sell tickets and PPVs as well as long as the first fight was competitive. Oh well boxing, we'll hopefully get to enjoy one fight out of Spence and Crawford. Maybe we can get a fight out of Tank and Valdez too... that's a big maybe.
Black_Jesus
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Why would they fight each other when they see the top guys in their own division not fighting each other.. They're gonna milk it for as long as possible and watch stupid ass fans take sides and keep them relavant
Hate to say it, but this is facts.
As talented as Haney and Shakur casuals aren't gonna fukk with them cause they gotta get stoppages. Decisions are really only allowed at the top level of competition. It is what it is, it's always been like that in boxing.
i def think haney has it in him...he is not far removed from getting that KO of the Year award some years back...shyt even today that KO is still
..just wasnt a good look for gamboa to go those rounds and not be dropped at least onceshakur is a little different...bruh's temperament is just to break you down for a stoppage..some fighters are who they are..i cant see him being a highlight reel like that
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