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[Mook]

African American fighters should be in the same tier as Mexican/Japanese.


How many Black fighters can you name with a bad chin?


We come out the womb with a solid chin


Rarely does a good black fighter possess a bad chin. nikkas don't really be getting KOd like that unless they are a C level or lower type fighter.

Mid tier is 50\50 half get knlcked out and half dont.

S tier is: HOLY shyt YOU KNOCKED OUT A MICK?

You never heard of Carmen Basilio?? And Basilio did it against top fighters

Black and white fights are hard for me to watch. My left eye is in bad shape.

 

[Newzz]

Roger Mayweather, Zab Judah, Ed Hopson, Meldrick Taylor, Jimmy Ellis, Mac Foster, Terry Norris were all exciting fighters because of their punch and chins.

Getting dropped is not the same as being completely KOd imo...bc if that was the case, Arturo Gatti couldn't be included for the Italians & Mexicans get dropped all the time. They just refuse to go to sleep

 

[Newzz]

Mid tier is 50\50 half get knlcked out and half dont.

S tier is: HOLY shyt YOU KNOCKED OUT A MICK?

I can see this

 

[mr. smoke weed]

Getting dropped is not the same as being completely KOd imo...bc if that was the case, Arturo Gatti couldn't be included for the Italians & Mexicans get dropped all the time. They just refuse to go to sleep

What about PR's though

@ChocolateGiddyUp

 

[Rev]

Y'all catching that Lemieux fight on a stream tonight? Sup with Golden Boy not getting this on TV somewhere?

 

[patscorpio]

Y'all catching that Lemieux fight on a stream tonight? Sup with Golden Boy not getting this on TV somewhere?

HBO didnt want put this on TV unfortunately even though HBO owes him one more fight

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

Anthony ogogo retired round 8..got whipped up.

 

[yoyoyo1]

Anyone watching Gavin v Eggington?

Ogogo though, seriously UK prospects need some Mexican-style cans for development. These Eastern Euros are way too easy and test nothing. Another UK prospect loses in their first step up.

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

Gavin v eggington..wow.

Brilliant domestic scrap.

 

[Suspicious Dingo]

Sources close to the negotiations have indicated Browne is unhappy with the $1 million offered from the Klitschko side for a WBA title bout that would take place somewhere in Germany. Klitschko’s handlers withdrew from negotiations earlier this week with British promoter Eddie Hearn for a December 10 bout against Anthony Joshua (17-0, 17 KOs) in Manchester, England.

The 40-year-old Klitschko (64-4, 53 KOs) reportedly wants to fight for the WBA title before pursuing a fight against Joshua either in the spring or summer. If negotiations cease with representatives for the 37-year-old Browne (24-0, 21 KOs) for a fight that would take place seven weeks from Saturday, Klitschko would need to find an opponent quickly in order to properly promote the event.

England’s Tyson Fury (25-0, 18 KOs), who Klitschko was supposed to fight October 29 in Manchester, vacated the WBA heavyweight title last week because he is undergoing treatment for cocaine use and depression.

The WBA lists Klitschko as its No. 2 contender. Browne is ranked No. 5 by the WBA.

Russia’s Alexander Ustinov (33-1, 24 KOs) is ranked No. 3 by the WBA. Ustinov sits one spot ahead of Puerto Rico’s Fres Oquendo (37-8, 24 KOs), who hasn’t fought since July 2014.

Cuba’s Luis Ortiz (25-0, 22 KOs), the WBA’s interim heavyweight champion, is scheduled to make a title defense against Philadelphia’s Malik Scott (38-2-1, 13 KOs) on November 12 in Monte Carlo (HBO).

RTL, the German television station with which Klitschko has an exclusive contract, wants him to fight December 10 because it typically doesn’t televise live boxing during January or February. HBO Sports also has expressed interest in broadcasting Klitschko’s next bout, but the premium-cable channel also is exploring televising the Joseph Parker-Andy Ruiz WBO heavyweight title fight and a Terence Crawford fight on December 10.



@JohnnyTruant what's up with your boy breh?


$1 million ain't enough for him to face Wlad?

Sounds like he's trying to cash himself out to me

 

[SuikodenII]

 

[Newzz]

Felix Diaz is the perfect opponent for Terence Crawford

Now that plans are in the works for unified junior welterweight champion Terence Crawford to return to action Dec. 10 on HBO, filling the spot left open when the Gennady Golovkin and Daniel Jacobs camps concluded they could not finalize the mandatory bout in time to fight on that date, he needs an opponent.

Names thought to be in the mix are Russian world titleholder Eduard Troyanovsky (25-0, 22 KOs), a good fighter but totally unknown outside of his home country, and mandatory challenger Antonio Orozco (25-0, 16 KOs), who would be a huge underdog.

Probably the biggest fight out there for Crawford would be against former titlist Adrien Broner (32-2, 24 KOs), although he is linked to a possible fight with titleholder Ricky Burns (41-5-1, 14 KOs) of Scotland. Crawford easily beat Burns to claim a lightweight world title in 2014 before they both eventually moved up in weight.

So who’s out there who is ready, willing and able to fight Crawford in a match only seven weeks away, an opponent who would be a good fight, competitive and somebody HBO would approve?

How about Felix Diaz, a legit contender whether he is fighting in his natural junior welterweight division or at welterweight, where he has fought his past two bouts because he has been unable to get a top 140-pounder to face him?

Diaz (18-1, 8 KOs), a 2008 Olympic gold medalist from the Dominican Republic, fits the bill for the 29-year-old Crawford (29-0, 20 KOs) in my book. The 32-year-old southpaw also said recently that he’s interested in fighting Crawford and willing to go to his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska, where Top Rank plans to put on his fight.

“If Crawford is looking for a really good opponent for December, let’s make the fight with Felix Diaz,” Lou DiBella, Diaz’s promoter, told ESPN. “Diaz was going to fight in the Dominican Republic [on Dec. 10] to keep busy to be ready for this kind of opportunity. OK, Felix Diaz is high risk, low reward, but he fought in front of a lot of people in his last fight. More people saw that fight than probably saw Crawford’s last fight.”

Indeed, Diaz scored a big win over previously unbeaten contender Sammy Vasquez on Fox in prime time on July 16. A week later Crawford scored his biggest victory in a one-sided decision against Viktor Postol to unify 140-pound titles. That fight was a bust on HBO pay-per-view. According to Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, it generated only between 50,000 and 60,000 buys in a money loser. Many industry insiders believe it didn’t even do 50,000 buys.

“Before that fight with Vasquez, Diaz was on NBC and a lot of people saw him get the wrong end of the decision against Lamont Peterson in another good fight,” DiBella said. “Diaz is an elite opponent, and Crawford has never been afraid of anyone.”

Before the prospect of Crawford fighting in December was ever raised, Diaz proclaimed his interest, saying in September, "I would love to fight Crawford. I believe that our styles match up perfectly and will make for a tremendous fight. I also believe that my style will give him a ton of problems. ... I am a big, strong 140-pounder. He has never faced someone like me. I fought Peterson in his backyard, and I have no problem coming to Omaha."

DiBella said making a deal would not be an issue.

“I know what would have to be done to make a deal with Top Rank,” DiBella said. “There can be options in the deal, there can be a rematch clause -- whatever they need within reason.”

Al Haymon is Diaz’s adviser and his fighters were at one point banned by HBO, but that has eased since Peter Nelson was promoted to run the sports division. Haymon fighters such as Amir Khan and Dominic Wade have been on, and there is a chance Jacobs will appear if the Golovkin fight is made.

“Boxing needs good fights, and here is a moment when a really good, quality fight can be made, so let’s make it,” DiBella said. “Nobody involved with Felix Diaz has any objection to this fight being on HBO or being in Omaha or being on a Top Rank card. None of that is an issue. This is a straightforward deal. Let’s make it. If HBO steps up and puts up the money to make the fight and Diaz would beat Crawford, we would do the normal things when a guy challenges a champion, like a rematch clause, and there is no objection to HBO being involved with Felix Diaz if this fight happens.

“I spoke to Al and he said he’s happy to do the fight with Top Rank and fine with HBO televising it. He likes the fight.”

After years as enemies, Arum and Haymon settled their antitrust lawsuitearlier this year and Arum has steadfastly said he and Haymon can do business together, although they have not yet. This would be a nice start.

DiBella and Arum spoke about the fight on Friday, but Arum has been so busy with his No. 1 priority -- promoting the Nov. 5 Manny Pacquiao-Jessie Vargas pay-per-view fight -- that he told DiBella to talk to Top Rank vice president Carl Moretti about Diaz. But Arum told ESPN he has no objection to Crawford-Diaz, adding that he is not familiar with Diaz.

“I wouldn’t know Diaz from the man in the moon, so I told Lou to call Moretti, who is handling the Crawford opponent,” Arum said. “But that’s good that [Diaz] is a gold medalist. If you say he’s a good fighter, why not? I gave Carl the job to work that fight and get the opponent, but it’s fine with me.”




I remember when @hyperman25 tried to argue me about Felix Diaz Jr getting a shot at Crawford...now he's right outside Crawford's doorstep

Diaz is a good opponent for Crawford...make it happen Arum.

 

[Newzz]

[VIDEO] ABEL SANCHEZ SAYS DANNY GARCIA DESERVES "CHERRY-PICK" CRITICISM; EXPLAINS WHY || FIGHTHYPE.COM



"He should...he doesn't fight enough to be ready to fight the better guys...it's difficult for Danny...they put him in a position...he has to fight more often," stated world-class trainer Abel Sanchez, who shared his thoughts on the criticism that Danny Garcia has received about his next fight. Check it out!

 

[mr. smoke weed]

looks like Gillie got some hands, he a lil stiff though pause

 

[mr. smoke weed]

[VIDEO] ABEL SANCHEZ SAYS DANNY GARCIA DESERVES "CHERRY-PICK" CRITICISM; EXPLAINS WHY || FIGHTHYPE.COM



"He should...he doesn't fight enough to be ready to fight the better guys...it's difficult for Danny...they put him in a position...he has to fight more often," stated world-class trainer Abel Sanchez, who shared his thoughts on the criticism that Danny Garcia has received about his next fight. Check it out!

This dude needs to permanently shut the fukk up. Everytime he talks it's like Trump 80% lies