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The Boxing Thread

Discussion in 'Other Sports' started by Liam Scales, Jul 1, 2011.

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  1. Quickness

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    Canelo vs Billy Joe Saunders live from Texas/Dallas, USA at the weekend fight fans. Going to be explosive.

    TV - DAZN app/website.

    Setting my alarm for 4am (I can't wait)

    Face to face just been posted so check it out.
     
  2. PaulM1888 Administrator Administrator

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    Controversial opinion - BJS gives Canelo some serious problems.

    Think it’ll be quite a ‘boring’ fight in terms of BJS will be on his bike a lot. Canelo will take the decision but he’s never faced a guy like Saunders.
     
  3. scootz

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    Nothing even remotely controversial in that opinion - BJS would be a nightmare for anyone to fight.
     
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  4. PaulM1888 Administrator Administrator

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    Canelo is 1/7 - the general consensus is it will be a walkover.
     
  5. scootz

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    I’m not saying that BJS has much of a chance - just that he’s a nightmare of an opponent for anyone (as it relates to his style). It’s very hard to look good against a fighter with his style.
     
  6. Free the Adblock Gold Member Gold Member

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    I would possibly have backed BJS to win this years ago, he has serious skills, but can't see it now. He's too unprofessional and lazy for me
     
  7. PaulM1888 Administrator Administrator

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    So you agree with my point being controversial then.

    I’m saying he does have a chance.
     
  8. King of Kings

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    He definitely has a chance and a fairly reasonable one at that. You can get Canelo at 1/5 currently and I’d say that feels about right.

    Saunders is a slick operator and I see this being the type of fight where Canelo has to dig deep to win.

    Looking forward to it. Does anyone here subscribe to DAZN? Surprised at how cheap it is tbh.
     
  9. scootz

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    Jesus Christ - only you would argue with someone agreeing with you!

    :56:

    No - there was nothing controversial about it. BJS is a nightmare opponent for anyone. Doesn’t mean he’s going to win - doesn’t even mean he’s going to do well. It means he’s a nightmare opponent (because of his style).

    I don’t care who you are - he wouldn’t feature high up on your list of preferred opponents! I don’t think he’d feature in it all! Doesn’t mean he’s Ray Robinson or Marvellous Marvin - he’s just awkward as *... a nightmare!
     
  10. scootz

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    ... just watched that clip - is BJS really saying to Canelo that he ‘loves beans’ (I can’t quite make it out)?
     
  11. PaulM1888 Administrator Administrator

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    Does he have a chance of beating Canelo?
     
  12. scootz

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    Of course he does. Anyone has a ‘chance’!
     
  13. McChiellini..

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    I think it's fair to say BJS' style is gonna trouble Canelo during this fight and it's interesting as *..

    I still expect Canelo to stop him though. Just a matter of when for me..

    Lemieux was one of the best boxing clinics for a British fighter over the pond..

    Canelo is a different animal altogether though..
     
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  14. King of Kings

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    Beef, not beans.

    Canelo got fight with clenbuterol in his system a few years ago and blamed it on tainted beef.
     
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  15. Al Bootyerbaws

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    Apparently Canelo does not like being punched in the face. That's the secret to beating him. Can't believe nobody's worked that out yet.
     
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  16. scootz

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    Cheers. Seems BJS has preconditioned me to thinking the worst of him!
    :56:
     
  17. Gyp Rosetti Gold Member

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    Better signing up to the Canadian one for $20, it has some amount of content though you do need a VPN router.
     
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    Mayweather getting into it with the younger Paul brother :giggle1:

    He’s going to take that out on his brother in a few weeks time I think. No carrying him. Bit of a beat down on the cards.
     
  19. PaulM1888 Administrator Administrator

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    Total circus, they should create a new sport for the YouTubers and this new trend for fighting retired fighters and shafting folk for PPV money.
     
  20. scootz

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    Canelo just described BJS perfectly...

    ‘There are hard fights and difficult fights - this will be difficult’.

    He has a puzzle to solve.*

    *but he could just go out and smash that puzzle to pieces.

    I’m intrigued by a boxing match for the first time in many a year.