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Old Man Klitschko, at the best he can possibly get for his age/wear-n-tear, got knocked out...

The rematch would be a lot worse for him.

Show me some examples of an aged fighter getting KO'd/stopped, bonus points if it was against a young lion, and winning an immediate rematch.




Show me.



Do ya googles cause I honestly can't find any. :pachaha:



In other words, yeah, Klitschko is best served either retiring or fighting someone else.




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You don't honestly think this was legit do you? :comeon:
There have been freakshow fights in the sport. Its a lose lose situation. :hubie:
Hell Wonderboy had kickboxing fights against older dudes at the age of 13. That Valentina broad like KO'ed an older person too when she was a pup. Its nuts :gucci:
Some people get a crazy growth spurt in their teens like Tyson but age 12 its damn

 

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Bundu: I Favor Thurman To Beat Spence - He's Faster, Hits Harder

Italian Olympian Leonard Bundu is the only opponent to step in the ring with both Keith Thurman and Errol Spence.

In December of 2014, Bundu was dropped in the first round and went on to lose a twelve round unanimous decision at the hands of Thurman, who now holds the WBC, WBA welterweight titles.

Last August, Bundu was dominated and knocked out cold in six rounds by Spence in a final IBF eliminator. That victory earned Spence the right to challenger IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook - and that fight takes place this Saturday night at Bramall Lane in Sheffield.

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Bundu explained that Thurman caught him in the very first round and dropped him when he got close, but he was unable to get close to Thurman for the rest of the fight.

Rather than brawl or pursue a knockout, Thurman used his legs and simply outboxed Bundu for a one-sided decision win. All three judges scored it 120-107. In analyzing his two past opponents, Bundu believes Thurman is the faster fighter.

“Thurman surprised me in our fight. I was expecting more of a close quarters battle. I did get close to him in the first round but he knocked me down straight away! He’s got very good legs and he uses the ring really well. He wasn’t easy to hit at all. I would favour him over Spence," Bundu told Boxing News.

"Thurman is almost complete – he can box very well, he’s a big puncher and he’s a little bit faster. Spence is not slow by any means but I could see most of his punches. Thurman could be slightly disadvantaged if Spence was able to get into close range – I think Thurman works best at medium to long range, where he can get more speed and power on his punches. He’s got the style and power however to take advantage of Spence’s openings.”

Spence did score a vicious looking knockout over Bundu, and the Italian veteran was able to take Thurman the full twelve - although Thurman was never really trying to get Bundu out of there.

That said, Bundu explains why Thurman is the harder hitter of the two.

“Although Spence knocked me out and I went twelve rounds with Thurman, I think Thurman is the bigger puncher. Spence is heavy-handed but Thurman has that snap. Clearly Spence can turn your lights out if he lands clean. But I felt shockwaves through my arms whenever I blocked Thurman’s punches. He’s definitely got more snap on his shots," Bundu said.
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Jeff Horn Smiles: Pacquiao Looks Terrible in Camp? That's Great!

BoxingScene.com recently reported that WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao was struggling in training camp, according to the Filipino superstar's trainer Freddie Roach.

Pacquiao defends his World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight championship against 2012 Australian Olympian Jeff Horn (16-0-1, 12 KOs). The fight takes place on July 1 in Brisbane [July 2 in Australia], with over 50,000 fans expected at the Suncorp Stadium.

Horn, who has Ali Funeka and Randall Bailey as his best wins, is a massive underdog in the fight and even his countrymen are picking against him. The only advantage Horn has on his side is youth at 29 years of age, and Pacquiao is nearing the age of 40 - but he still looked like an elite fighter in his last outing when he easily defeated Jessie Vargas last November for the WBO belt.

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Roach was very disappointed after arriving to the Philippines on Sunday and observing Pacquiao's training at the Elorde Gym in Five Ecomm. Building.

The Hall of Fame trainer appeared to be frustrated and now has reservations about a knockout prediction for Pacquiao's next fight. Pacquiao has not scored a knockout win in eight years, since stopping Miguel Cotto in November of 2009. Based on Pacquiao's training, Roach actually retracted his knockout prediction.

“We are far behind. Those five rounds of sparring were the worst I have seen him spar,” said Roach to the Manila Times. “Overall, the second day of sparring was not great I didn’t expect him to be good. But I think he’s getting there."

“Manny has not done any knockout for a long time. He got to show here in the sparring that he wants to knock him down. So I don’t know, I cannot predict that anymore."

After hearing the news about Pacquiao (59-6-2, 38 KOs), Horn got a big smile on his face - because he claims to be in the best shape of his entire career. The Australian boxer believes Pacquiao has always underestimated him and says the recent news from the Philippines confirms this.

“I’m hearing all the reports that Pacquiao looks terrible sparring and that’s great,” Horn said to Fox Sports. “All along I think he has been underestimating me. His mates would have been telling him for weeks that I’m not in the class of the guys he’s beaten and I hope they keep telling him that.

“He probably thinks he’s coming to Brisbane to make an easy $10 million but he’s in for a shock.”
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:russ: @ Horn for going along with the marketing, but he getting that Algieri treatment. Pacquiao is getting set up for a fight with Crawford where he'll get retired.

Disclaimer: I'm drunk. But stand by my words.:smugbiden:
Horn better hope it doesn't go the Algieri way as opposed to a quick KO. :huhldup:
 
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