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Man I Love Boxing.

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#1 ·
I've been on a huge boxing kick lately, and yeah, I love it. You really can't get any better than Duran vs Leonard 1, though Pryor vs Arguello 1 is on its level. Seriously, forget the bottle controversy, Pryor vs Arguello 1 was one of the greatest fights ever. Not just boxing, but in general. Those 2 go all out, and there is never a dull moment. It's not even sloppy, it's highly technical.

It's great to watch a war that involves 2 guys who know how to punch, you know?

So yeah, boxing is awesome and stuff. Who do you like? I find myself digging the shit out of Carlos Monzon lately. Sure, he was a true piece of shit, but the guy could fight, and he picked apart Jose Napoles beautifully. Then, there are dudes like Duran, Barrera, Morales, Fenech, Hopkins, Roy, Toney and others that I have been watching for a while now.

I just don't get why people find it so boring.

Discuss.
 
#34 ·
Just watched JMM-Diaz on Sunday (I love HBO Canada, shows PPV fights for free the very next day). Great fight. Marquez just refuses to get dominated in any fight. I would love to see him and Pac have another go-round. I scored the last fight for JMM too.

To be honest, I'm sick of Jones and Hopkins at this point. It's sad to see Jones at the level he's fighting at now. Why couldn't he just get all coked out like Sweet Pea (minus the return fight against Trinidad)? At least Sweet Pea still has a legacy.

As for Hopkins, yeah he looked awesome against Pavlik, but I can see him just getting overpowered at cruiserweight, and I don't want to see that or the possible re-match with Jones. For some reason that just doesn't tickle me, and is absolutely in no way the fight of the century. Man I hate Bob Arum, and most boxing promoters for that matter.
 
#36 ·
I've just never been high on the dude. He's a great fighter, and I actually have a tendency to like defensive fighters, but for some reason Hopkins has never clicked for me as a guy I want to watch. That's probably why I'm sick of him.

I'm in no way counting him out against Adamek, I just think at his age (even though he's as much of an age-less freak as Randy, if not more), the speed advantage might not be as evident as it once was, and I can see him getting pushed around.
 
#38 ·
Not a huge fan of Calderon but I respect his skills.

I'll take Barrera to beat Khan and I don't like this move by Warren, it's just lose lose for Khan imo. He beats Barrera that's nice but nobody will give him credit because Barrera is on the downside of his career. And then if Khan loses, well I don't think his career could afford that.
 
#39 ·
People may or may not give him credit for a win over Barrera, but either way, his stock will surely rise.
 
#40 ·
Khan looked good but that fight was a sham. It should have been stopped when Barrera got split open, instead of when it counts as a technical decision for Amir.

Hopkins vs Adamek is going down July 11th http://www.examiner.com/x-5699-NY-B...comes-for-cruiser-champ-Tomasz-Adamek-July-11

Anybody else going to catch the Gomez vs Vitali? Shit, I'm kind of looking forward to it. Mainly because I enjoy watching the elder Klitschko throw down. Gomez has a good style to avoid Vitali's power and at least make a fight out of it
 
#41 ·
Khan - Barrera was a joke man, they kept him in there just long enough to get the dec, I'm not saying Barrera would have won without the cut cos Khan did look decent but still, what does a win over Barrera at LW really mean these days. Yeah a few more casual fans will buy a few more PPVs but there's still serious question marks over Khan's chin and his overall defence.

I dig watching Vitali aswell man, he aint the prettiest fighter to watch but he just breaks his opponents and I like that. I suppose he's an acquired taste.
 
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