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  • JayBee74
    Hall Of Fame
    • Jul 2002
    • 22989

    #4951
    Re: Boxing Off-Topic

    Not everyone loves Max Kellerman but his weekly show (Max On Boxing) starts today on ESPN 2.
    Last edited by JayBee74; 02-08-2019, 10:12 AM.

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    • gmac0322
      MVP
      • Aug 2009
      • 1650

      #4952
      Re: Boxing Off-Topic

      Originally posted by JayBee74
      Not everyone loves Max Kellerman but his weekly show (Max On Boxing) starts today on ESPN 2.
      Good looking out. I dont mind him and I will check it out.

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      • pietasterp
        All Star
        • Feb 2004
        • 6237

        #4953
        Re: Boxing Off-Topic

        I hate Kellerman, but I will listen to what he has to say about boxing only. That's the one subject he has any credibility on, IMO.

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        • JayBee74
          Hall Of Fame
          • Jul 2002
          • 22989

          #4954
          Re: Boxing Off-Topic

          I would be shocked if Joe Smith beats Bivol this weekend.

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          • JayBee74
            Hall Of Fame
            • Jul 2002
            • 22989

            #4955
            Re: Boxing Off-Topic

            DAZN finally gets GGG. With having to pay both him and Canelo how will they do it?

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            • pk500
              All Star
              • Jul 2002
              • 8062

              #4956
              Re: Boxing Off-Topic

              Originally posted by JayBee74
              DAZN finally gets GGG. With having to pay both him and Canelo how will they do it?
              Joshua, too.

              DAZN is backed by a Russian businessman worth 10 figures. Plus DAZN only is a start-up in the USA. It's an established streaming service in Europe and Asia, with rights to the NFL, major soccer, MotoGP and other sports in many nations.
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              • steelcityjames
                Pro
                • Dec 2010
                • 877

                #4957
                Re: Boxing Off-Topic

                Close fight, but I had Ugas winning 115-113. Definitely could have gone either way, so I'm not going to argue with the decision. Porter looked "off". Fought sloppy and didn't fight his fight.

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                • Money99
                  Hall Of Fame
                  • Sep 2002
                  • 12694

                  #4958
                  Re: Boxing Off-Topic

                  Originally posted by steelcityjames
                  Close fight, but I had Ugas winning 115-113. Definitely could have gone either way, so I'm not going to argue with the decision. Porter looked "off". Fought sloppy and didn't fight his fight.
                  I thought Ugas won as well. I wonder if Porter was feeling it due to his weight issues.
                  Ugas looked huge, though. Looked like he was easily 160+ by fight time.

                  On a different note, after watching the Mansour-Ajagba fight, I think boxing should adopt a Super Heavyweight division. Maybe make Heavyweight have a 225 lb weight limit.
                  I think it would actually be a highly entertaining division too.

                  I know I'm against all these middling weight classes, but IMO, this one makes sense.
                  There's no way guys built like Mansour can compete against some of these 6'5"+, 250lb+ monsters.
                  Last edited by Money99; 03-11-2019, 10:31 AM.

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                  • JayBee74
                    Hall Of Fame
                    • Jul 2002
                    • 22989

                    #4959
                    Re: Boxing Off-Topic

                    A dreadfully boring fight until Smith caught Bivol with a right at the exact end of the 10th. Bivol was a little shaken and caught another good right in the 11th but Smith decided to take the 12th off.

                    Bivol is a little too cautious and will have his hands full with Kovalez, Gvozdyk, Beterbiev, or Alvarez.

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                    • JayBee74
                      Hall Of Fame
                      • Jul 2002
                      • 22989

                      #4960
                      Re: Boxing Off-Topic

                      What An Idiot

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                      • gmac0322
                        MVP
                        • Aug 2009
                        • 1650

                        #4961
                        Re: Boxing Off-Topic

                        Originally posted by JayBee74
                        Yup

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                        • pk500
                          All Star
                          • Jul 2002
                          • 8062

                          #4962
                          Re: Boxing Off-Topic

                          Originally posted by steelcityjames
                          Close fight, but I had Ugas winning 115-113. Definitely could have gone either way, so I'm not going to argue with the decision. Porter looked "off". Fought sloppy and didn't fight his fight.
                          Agree on final score. But I'm not sure if Porter didn't "fight his fight."

                          It would have been madness for Porter to try and bull his way inside Ugas, who had a huge height and reach advantage. Ugas could have used his jab all night to repulse Porter's advances if Porter decided to use his usual, inside "junkyard dog" strategy.

                          I think it was smart for Porter and his dad to decide to use more boxing, moving in and out. But the problem is, and we saw it Saturday, Shawn Porter isn't that good at that style. So he will struggle against any big welterweight.

                          The most recent fights of Porter and Thurman prove that Haymon's poster boys at 147 aren't elite. They're both B+-level fighters behind the A-level of Crawford, Spence and Mikey Garcia at that weight class.

                          I'd love to see Porter or Thurman against Pacquiao. That's a very fun, competitive fight against guys with similar skills at this point of their respective careers.

                          And I definitely want to see Ugas again. A bit less clowning and a bit more work, and he's a tough out for anyone at 147.
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                          • pk500
                            All Star
                            • Jul 2002
                            • 8062

                            #4963
                            Re: Boxing Off-Topic

                            Originally posted by JayBee74
                            Any wonder Tank Davis is appearing in the police blotter more than BoxRec these days? Broner is his pal and role model.

                            SMFH.
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                            • pk500
                              All Star
                              • Jul 2002
                              • 8062

                              #4964
                              Re: Boxing Off-Topic

                              Originally posted by Money99
                              I thought Ugas won as well. I wonder if Porter was feeling it due to his weight issues.
                              Ugas looked huge, though. Looked like he was easily 160+ by fight time.

                              On a different note, after watching the Mansour-Ajagba fight, I think boxing should adopt a Super Heavyweight division. Maybe make Heavyweight have a 225 lb weight limit.
                              I think it would actually be a highly entertaining division too.

                              I know I'm against all these middling weight classes, but IMO, this one makes sense.
                              There's no way guys built like Mansour can compete against some of these 6'5"+, 250lb+ monsters.
                              Boxing doesn't need another weight class. There's another solution -- eliminate cruiserweight.

                              Cruiserweight is the red-headed stepchild of boxing, at least in the U.S. Quick: Name me one elite American cruiser the public has cared about since Evander Holyfield. You can't. Steve "U.S.S." Cunningham doesn't count.

                              Nobody wants to stay at cruiser anymore. Just look at Usyk -- he moved to heavyweight the second he cleaned out cruiser.

                              So eliminate cruiser and expand light heavyweight to 175-225. Then make heavyweight 225+.

                              Problem solved. Sure, that will put a lot of guys around 175 at a disadvantage. But it will be fascinating to see how big light heavies would fare against guys who weigh 220. And it also will keep all the big boys fighting against each other instead of seeing 300-pounders like Big Baby Miller fighting against a dude who weighs 220.
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                              • JayBee74
                                Hall Of Fame
                                • Jul 2002
                                • 22989

                                #4965
                                Re: Boxing Off-Topic

                                Originally posted by pk500
                                Boxing doesn't need another weight class. There's another solution -- eliminate cruiserweight.

                                Cruiserweight is the red-headed stepchild of boxing, at least in the U.S. Quick: Name me one elite American cruiser the public has cared about since Evander Holyfield. You can't. Steve "U.S.S." Cunningham doesn't count.

                                Nobody wants to stay at cruiser anymore. Just look at Usyk -- he moved to heavyweight the second he cleaned out cruiser.

                                So eliminate cruiser and expand light heavyweight to 175-225. Then make heavyweight 225+.

                                Problem solved. Sure, that will put a lot of guys around 175 at a disadvantage. But it will be fascinating to see how big light heavies would fare against guys who weigh 220. And it also will keep all the big boys fighting against each other instead of seeing 300-pounders like Big Baby Miller fighting against a dude who weighs 220.
                                Too many good 175 pounders around to make them irrelevant. It would also create many weight drained super middleweights who would choose the starvation route rather then contend in a new division that has them at the bottom end of a 50 pound range!!

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