Boxing Off-Topic

**sheredia** · 02-12-2018, 10:32 PM

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Originally posted by JayBee74

With the emphasis on "Dragos" in the Creed sequel I'm not sure both Ward and Bellew will be in it or that it would even matter that much. Since they have been talking about fighting each other for some time I doubt there is anything contractual that would prevent a bout from happening.

I don't see Bellew beating Ward at 200 pounds. I'd be interested but not PPV interested.

i would definitely be interested....it's hbo worthy for sure (lampley and kellerman called the conlan-creed matchup in the movie too).

**steelcityjames** · 02-17-2018, 09:49 PM

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Garcia vs Rios on Showtime tonight at 10pm if anyone is interested

**pk500** · 02-18-2018, 05:24 PM

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Originally posted by steelcityjames

Garcia vs Rios on Showtime tonight at 10pm if anyone is interested

Garcia a class above, proven by the KO.

Rios needs to seriously consider retiring. He takes so much punishment because his skills are so limited. Guy's words already are slurring in interviews, and he's only 31.

**JayBee74** · 02-19-2018, 09:51 AM

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Originally posted by steelcityjames

Garcia vs Rios on Showtime tonight at 10pm if anyone is interested

Missed it. I heard the KO was pretty devastating.

**pk500** · 02-19-2018, 03:19 PM

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Originally posted by JayBee74

Missed it. I heard the KO was pretty devastating.

Satisfying ending to a fight that was a mismatch on paper and in the ring. Rios is a lightly skilled plugger; Garcia is world class at 147, part of a very deep talent pool in that division.

**sheredia** · 02-20-2018, 11:53 PM

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Originally posted by pk500

Satisfying ending to a fight that was a mismatch on paper and in the ring. Rios is a lightly skilled plugger; Garcia is world class at 147, part of a very deep talent pool in that division.

missed it too but saw the highlights....pretty impressive. rios is a step down for garcia after thurman, but i'm sure him getting back on the winning track was the focus for his promotion team. i think a top 5 opponent should definitely be next for him.

**pk500** · 02-21-2018, 12:54 PM

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Originally posted by sheredia

missed it too but saw the highlights....pretty impressive. rios is a step down for garcia after thurman, but i'm sure him getting back on the winning track was the focus for his promotion team. i think a top 5 opponent should definitely be next for him.

Definitely. Porter, Thurman rematch, Kell Brook (if he's active), Spence all good candidates. Hell, I'd even watch Garcia beat the snot out of Khan or Broner.

**sheredia** · 02-21-2018, 08:52 PM

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Originally posted by pk500

Definitely. Porter, Thurman rematch, Kell Brook (if he's active), Spence all good candidates. Hell, I'd even watch Garcia beat the snot out of Khan or Broner.

he seems re-focused and motivated after his loss to thurman....he may be even better than before. may even take on riskier fights now that he has that loss under his belt.

**gmac0322** · 02-21-2018, 08:56 PM

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Originally posted by pk500

Definitely. Porter, Thurman rematch, Kell Brook (if he's active), Spence all good candidates. Hell, I'd even watch Garcia beat the snot out of Khan or Broner.

I would basically watch anyone beat the snot out of Boner. I can't stand him

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**JayBee74** · 02-22-2018, 09:49 AM

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Originally posted by gmac0322

I would basically watch anyone beat the snot out of Boner. I can't stand him

He's beating himself pretty bad right now. On February 13th he was charged with misdemeanor sexual battery for "allegedly" groping a female at an Atlanta mall.

**gmac0322** · 02-22-2018, 09:54 AM

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Originally posted by JayBee74

He's beating himself pretty bad right now. On February 13th he was charged with misdemeanor sexual battery for "allegedly" groping a female at an Atlanta mall.

Never fails

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**Money99** · 02-24-2018, 10:40 PM

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Andy Lee retires.
Loved his heart and the fact he didn't duck anyone.
Would have loved to see him fight Alvarez. Oh well.

Great quote here;

Steward recalls when Lee first moved to Detroit. As soon as his plane landed he was in the Kronk gym ready to spar. ” He pulled a mouthpiece of his pocket and borrowed boots and gloves from some guys in the gym and was ready to go. So I put him in with Cornelius Bundrage who was undefeated at time and I’ll be doggone if he did not beat K-9 down”. That is who Andy Lee was.*

I wish him well.
His fights were always entertaining.

**Money99** · 02-25-2018, 09:03 AM

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Really enjoyed the Rungvisai-Estrada bout last night.
Some people had Rungvisai winning by a large margin, but I thought the bout was extremely competitive with Estrada only losing by 2 points.

Rungvisai's story is truly amazing. Guy quit Muay Thai to become a pro boxer, moves to Japan and goes 1-2-1 in his first 4 bouts.
Dusts himself off, starts learning and eventually becomes a champ.
His wins over Gonzalez were in the sphere as Foreman's and Buster Douglas' shocking victories over a seemingly invincible opponent.

On a different note.

I was shocked when I saw that Rungvisai weighted over 130 when he stepped in the ring for a 115-max fight.

I really want this gone from all combat sports. I'd love to see weigh-in's take place 2 hours before the fight.

When I was in Vancouver for the Fight Night demo, both Sergio Mora and Shane Mosley were adamantly against this.
I understand why. Why wouldn't someone not want the possible advantage of coming in much larger than their opponent?
But it's an unfair advantage and in some cases, very unsafe (Gatti-Gamache comes to mind).
IMO, it's akin to PED use.

In my dream world, there are only the 8 original weight classes + Cruiserweight and weigh-ins are 2-hours before fight time with a 1-5 lb cushion (depending on the weight class).

**JayBee74** · 02-25-2018, 07:51 PM

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Originally posted by Money99

Andy Lee retires.
Loved his heart and the fact he didn't duck anyone.
Would have loved to see him fight Alvarez. Oh well.

You know when you have to go but he certainly wasn't on a steep downward trajectory. He would not have won against Alvarez or GGG but I would have liked to see him fight Jacobs or Charlo. I wish him well as Wlad does.

Originally posted by Money99

I was shocked when I saw that Rungvisai weighted over 130 when he stepped in the ring for a 115-max fight.

Rungvisai weighed 129.6, Estrada 126.2.

Entertaining fight with Rungvisai powering his way to a hard-earned victory. I thought Kellerman was talking up Estrada's performance a wee bit too much, although I wasn't surprised that one judge had it a draw.

**Money99** · 02-25-2018, 09:10 PM

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Originally posted by JayBee74

You know when you have to go but he certainly wasn't on a steep downward trajectory. He would not have won against Alvarez or GGG but I would have liked to see him fight Jacobs or Charlo. I wish him well as Wlad does.

Rungvisai weighed 129.6, Estrada 126.2.

Entertaining fight with Rungvisai powering his way to a hard-earned victory. I thought Kellerman was talking up Estrada's performance a wee bit too much, although I wasn't surprised that one judge had it a draw.

That's odd.
On my telecast they showed him weighing 130.1lbs.

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