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[SuikodenII]

Russell Jr. favored to dethrone Gonzalez
WBC/WBO #7 rated featherweight Gary Russell Jr. (25-1, 14 KOs) challenges WBC featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez (57-8, 48 KOs) on Saturday night at the The Pearl inside the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas live on Showtime. In his second world title shot, Russell is a -185 favorite to tear the WBC belt away from the champion.

“I don’t think that he’s going to be able to deal with my speed,” said Russell earlier this week. “I think we’ll be able to do it with my speed. He’s always been slow in the speed. Even though he’s been a puncher, a lot of punchers have to really sit to actually apply these punches efficiently. I think he lacks the ring generalship as far as the footwork goes that he would need — the foot quickness. And a lot of his shots are a little wide. So, I’ll be about to outpunch him and be able to punch him between his shots.”

Comparing Gonzalez to WBO featherweight Vasyl Lomachenko, whom he lost a twelve round decision to, Russell stated, “They’re two very different fighters. Lomachenko has a little bit more hand speed than Jhonny Gonzalez. Gonzalez is more of a puncher. Jhonny Gonzalez is more of a dangerous fighter than Lomachenko just because of his punching ability and just him being a seasoned professional, being able to get all these rounds in as a professional. Lomachenko definitely is a good fighter. We take every fight serious. You take no one for granted. We definitely said, oh, this is a dangerous fight taking with Jhonny Gonzalez, but we feel as though what we bring to the table will be superior in the end.”

So.... @patscorpio , what's our wager to this here massac-... bout this weekend?

 

[patscorpio]

this has been a good fight though

 

[mson]

u think that was a slip or kd?

I don't know. What you think?

 

[mson]

teddy atlas talking shyt about mike tyson...shame

I missed it. What did he say?

 

[Axum Ezana]

I don't know. What you think?

shyt was close. either way I got presscot winning

 

[patscorpio]

I missed it. What did he say?

talking about tyson had a glass chest and a glass head

 

[patscorpio]

so close..but lawson needs some more work

 

[H.I.M.]

So.... @patscorpio , what's our wager to this here massac-... bout this weekend?

You keep ducking these proposed wagers @patscorpio you don't have no faith in the homie?

 

[patscorpio]

You keep ducking these proposed wagers @patscorpio you don't have no faith in the homie?

@SuikodenII @Iron Chin Wilder can a nikka just sit here quietly drinking a protein shake while watching boxing?

 

[Mook]

talking about tyson had a glass chest and a glass head

Teddy cant let it go. Im now inclined to believe Tyson really grabbed his nieces ass

 

[mson]

talking about tyson had a glass chest and a glass head

How did he even come up in the discussion?

 

[JDee323]

How did he even come up in the discussion?

They said lawson's trainer told him around the 8th or 9th to start aiming for the chest. Joe mentioned that holyfield had actually dropped mike with a shot to the chest which led to teddy's comments.

 

[JDee323]

u think that was a slip or kd?

That was def a slip because he had been cuffed behind the head.

 

[Axum Ezana]

That was def a slip because he had been cuffed behind the head.

you agreed with lawson winning?

 

[JDee323]

you agreed with lawson winning?

I had prescott winning by a point. It was a close fight, lawson could've stopped prescott if he let his hands go more in the later rds. Prescott was gassed, but lawson kept letting himself get tied up on the ropes.