TyCooN's Official Boxing Thread

[ter1413]

Appr 23:20 if you want to fast fwd.,

 

[ter1413]

Good showing by Bivol!

 

[lordsuperb]

Good showing by Bivol!

It was a masterpiece.

 

[FlyingMonkey]

You could really see Bivol's extensive record as an amateur in that fight. It was like watching one of those great Cuban amateurs. He really schooled Canelo who was reduced to trying to throw bombs and hope they landed. Bivol had superb ring IQ: he totally controlled the distance, he managed the rhythm of the fight, and his use of the jab was masterful. Mind you, his combinations were pretty dangerous too. Canelo looked too pumped up, awkward, slow and heavy at this weight. He's the best Super-Middleweight in the world by far, and he can still cut down to middle if he has too (although I don't think it's his weight anymore either). But I think light heavy is a step too far for someone of his height and frame. People were thinking that he could do it because he beat Kovalev, but Kovalev was already well on the slide. Bivol is in his prime.

 

[hendrix]

Bivol has always been awesome and shockingly underrated. Watch him destroy Joe Smith and Jean Pascal to confirm.

But he's also a terrible style match-up for Canelo. He may have some of the quickest feet in all of boxing, and almost robotic discipline in terms of his boxing schooling.

Canelo will always struggle with people with quick feet and good pure boxing skills.

I legite think he'd have more of a chance against Beterbiev than Bivol.

 

[FlyingMonkey]

I legite think he'd have more of a chance against Beterbiev than Bivol.

True, but I think Beterbiev would be more likely to knock Canelo out.

 

[ter1413]

I just saw a vid that says that Canelo will fight GGG next!

 

[ter1413]

I just saw a vid that says that Canelo will fight GGG next!

Canelo Alvarez Vs. Gennadiy Golovkin 3 = "Brutal Fight" - Eddie Hearn - Boxing News 24

By Jack Tiernan: Eddie Hearn expects a "brutal fight" for the trilogy match between Gennadiy Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez on September 17th.

www.boxingnews24.com

 

[FlyingMonkey]

GGG is over the hill and Canelo is naturally so much bigger now. I can't see GGG winning, but one can hope...

 

[ter1413]

GGG is over the hill and Canelo is naturally so much bigger now. I can't see GGG winning, but one can hope...

I always thought GGG was overrated.

I was at MSG(Madison Sq Garden) for GGG vs Jacobs.

While I didn't think Jacobs would win, he seemed to flurry 30 seconds before the ending of each round and thought that would get him the benefit. It surely didn't.

But GGG did nothing amazing and the fight was one decent boxer vs a boxer with just a "little more".

GGG is nothing special.

 

[hendrix]

GGG is awesome.

He's like 10 years past his prime and still walking down elite fighters and destroying them.

 

[FlyingMonkey]

I always thought GGG was overrated.

The one thing GGG is not, is overrated. He's rated just as high as he should be. He was an absolutely devastating fighter of the old school and a natural middleweight who would have been a top fighter in any era. He perhaps didn't fight all of the fighters he should have done, but that's because many of the other top fighters and their trainers saw him fight, realised they didn't have a chance, and then spent years avoiding him, Canelo included – until GGG was clearly in decline. And he is certainly in decline now - the Jacobs fight was the first obvious sign of that, as you should realise if you have followed his career. But he still beat Jacobs even then, and he's still beating people now, even if he's slower and doesn't move his feet well any more.

 

[hendrix]

His jab is one of the most effective punches in boxing history and then you add on that power and relentlessness. He's a superb fighter.

 

[ter1413]

Hector ‘Macho’ Camacho murder case dismissed after star witness flees

A judge on Friday dismissed a case against five suspects charged in the 2012 killing of renowned Puerto Rican boxer Héctor “Macho” Camacho after authorities said the star witness fled the island.…

nypost.com

What a shame.

My favorite fighters of all time are:
-Pernell Whitaker
-Marvelous Marvin Hagler
-Macho Camacho

(They just happen to all be southpaw. I boxed a bit and am not a southpaw. Just a coincidence.)

 

[jack webb]

Hector ‘Macho’ Camacho murder case dismissed after star witness flees

A judge on Friday dismissed a case against five suspects charged in the 2012 killing of renowned Puerto Rican boxer Héctor “Macho” Camacho after authorities said the star witness fled the island.…

nypost.com

What a shame.

My favorite fighters of all time are:
-Pernell Whitaker
-Marvelous Marvin Hagler
-Macho Camacho

(They just happen to all be southpaw. I boxed a bit and am not a southpaw. Just a coincidence.)

They all just happen to be dead too. Who are your three favorite SF posters?
Nah, forget it.