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by verlichte
14 Feb 2019, 13:21
Forum: Current Scene
Topic: Does Chris Eubank have the potential to be world class?
Replies: 85
Views: 2801

Re: Does Chris Eubank have the potential to be world class?

Chris Eubank Jr. is already world-class.... Nate Vasquez's brutal honesty to Eubank Jr: ‘Your defence is s***, your footwork’s horrible and you’ve got a lot to work on.’ yeah, so apart from his s*** defence and horrible footwork, and an inability to throw a jab, and sundry other technical deficienc...
by verlichte
14 Feb 2019, 13:01
Forum: Current Scene
Topic: Does Chris Eubank have the potential to be world class?
Replies: 85
Views: 2801

Re: Does Chris Eubank have the potential to be world class?

I can't remember too many fighters who successfully managed to change their style late in their careers. The only obvious ones are Wladimir Klitschko and Bernhard Hopkins who were both able to tighten up their defences considerably. Could we include Johnny Nelson amongst that list of names? Johnny ...
by verlichte
14 Feb 2019, 12:46
Forum: Current Scene
Topic: Does Chris Eubank have the potential to be world class?
Replies: 85
Views: 2801

Re: Does Chris Eubank have the potential to be world class?

Chris Eubank Jr. is already world-class.... Nate Vasquez's brutal honesty to Eubank Jr: ‘Your defence is s***, your footwork’s horrible and you’ve got a lot to work on.’ yeah, so apart from his s*** defence and horrible footwork, and an inability to throw a jab, and sundry other technical deficienc...
by verlichte
14 Feb 2019, 12:07
Forum: Current Scene
Topic: Does Chris Eubank have the potential to be world class?
Replies: 85
Views: 2801

Re: Does Chris Eubank have the potential to be world class?

Chris Eubank Jr. is already world-class.... Nate Vasquez's brutal honesty to Eubank Jr: ‘Your defence is s***, your footwork’s horrible and you’ve got a lot to work on.’ yeah, so apart from his s*** defence and horrible footwork, and an inability to throw a jab, and sundry other technical deficienc...
by verlichte
14 Feb 2019, 11:58
Forum: Current Scene
Topic: Does Chris Eubank have the potential to be world class?
Replies: 85
Views: 2801

Re: Does Chris Eubank have the potential to be world class?

Chris Eubank Jr. is already world-class.... Nate Vasquez's brutal honesty to Eubank Jr: ‘Your defence is s***, your footwork’s horrible and you’ve got a lot to work on.’ yeah, so apart from his s*** defence and horrible footwork, and an inability to throw a jab, and sundry other technical deficienc...
by verlichte
14 Feb 2019, 11:51
Forum: Current Scene
Topic: Does Chris Eubank have the potential to be world class?
Replies: 85
Views: 2801

Re: Does Chris Eubank have the potential to be world class?

Well it depends on your definition of world class. What's your definition of the phrase " world-class " if it excludes fighters rated within the top-ten of their respective weight divisions? :-? I'd be interested to know this, since most world ratings list the top-ten fighters of each wei...
by verlichte
14 Feb 2019, 11:43
Forum: Current Scene
Topic: MAIDANA COMING BACK! CONFIRMED DEAL WITH PBC? WHO YOU WANT TO SEE HIM FIGHT???
Replies: 24
Views: 771

Re: MAIDANA COMING BACK! CONFIRMED DEAL WITH PBC? WHO YOU WANT TO SEE HIM FIGHT???

Rematches against Broner or Khan would be good. I'd prefer him to have two or three bouts beforehand against journeymen to clear the ring rust, regain his fitness levels and lose some weight. It won't happen because of boxing politics (i.e. DAZN versus PBC), but if his comeback bout is at 160lbs, I...
by verlichte
14 Feb 2019, 11:40
Forum: Current Scene
Topic: Does Chris Eubank have the potential to be world class?
Replies: 85
Views: 2801

Re: Does Chris Eubank have the potential to be world class?

Well it depends on your definition of world class. What's your definition of the phrase " world-class " if it excludes fighters rated within the top-ten of their respective weight divisions? :-? I'd be interested to know this, since most world ratings list the top-ten fighters of each wei...
by verlichte
14 Feb 2019, 11:37
Forum: Current Scene
Topic: Does Chris Eubank have the potential to be world class?
Replies: 85
Views: 2801

Re: Does Chris Eubank have the potential to be world class?

Chris Eubank Jr. is already world-class.... Nate Vasquez's brutal honesty to Eubank Jr: ‘Your defence is s***, your footwork’s horrible and you’ve got a lot to work on.’ yeah, so apart from his s*** defence and horrible footwork, and an inability to throw a jab, and sundry other technical deficienc...
by verlichte
14 Feb 2019, 11:32
Forum: Current Scene
Topic: Does Chris Eubank have the potential to be world class?
Replies: 85
Views: 2801

Re: Does Chris Eubank have the potential to be world class?

Chris Eubank Jr. is already world-class. He’d likely be considered by most to be a fringe top-ten rated fighter at 168lbs or 160lbs. The Brit isn’t a legitimate super-middleweight though and by his own admission, he needs to eat a lot and purposely gain weight to compete effectively at 168lbs. He’d...
by verlichte
14 Feb 2019, 10:36
Forum: Current Scene
Topic: MAIDANA COMING BACK! CONFIRMED DEAL WITH PBC? WHO YOU WANT TO SEE HIM FIGHT???
Replies: 24
Views: 771

Re: MAIDANA COMING BACK! CONFIRMED DEAL WITH PBC? WHO YOU WANT TO SEE HIM FIGHT???

Rematches against Broner or Khan would be good. I'd prefer him to have two or three bouts beforehand against journeymen to clear the ring rust, regain his fitness levels and lose some weight. It won't happen because of boxing politics (i.e. DAZN versus PBC), but if his comeback bout is at 160lbs, I...
by verlichte
14 Feb 2019, 10:21
Forum: Current Scene
Topic: Andre Ward's Injury: Roc Nation Sports Sues Insurer For $6.3M
Replies: 25
Views: 716

Re: Andre Ward's Injury: Roc Nation Sports Sues Insurer For $6.3M

Apparently, here are the legal details relating to Andre Ward’s lawsuit against his Lloyd's of London insurers: • December 14th, 2018 – $6.3 million disability lawsuit filed by Andre Ward against Lloyd's of London. • January 25th, 2019 - Lloyd's of London asked the California federal court to dismis...
by verlichte
14 Feb 2019, 10:08
Forum: Current Scene
Topic: MAIDANA COMING BACK! CONFIRMED DEAL WITH PBC? WHO YOU WANT TO SEE HIM FIGHT???
Replies: 24
Views: 771

Re: MAIDANA COMING BACK! CONFIRMED DEAL WITH PBC? WHO YOU WANT TO SEE HIM FIGHT???

Rematches against Broner or Khan would be good. I'd prefer him to have two or three bouts beforehand against journeymen to clear the ring rust, regain his fitness levels and lose some weight. It won't happen because of boxing politics (i.e. DAZN versus PBC), but if his comeback bout is at 160lbs, I'...
by verlichte
14 Feb 2019, 09:44
Forum: Current Scene
Topic: Does Chris Eubank have the potential to be world class?
Replies: 85
Views: 2801

Re: Does Chris Eubank have the potential to be world class?

Chris Eubank Jr. is already world-class. He’d likely be considered by most to be a fringe top-ten rated fighter at 168lbs or 160lbs. The Brit isn’t a legitimate super-middleweight though and by his own admission, he needs to eat a lot and purposely gain weight to compete effectively at 168lbs. He’d ...
by verlichte
14 Feb 2019, 06:54
Forum: Current Scene
Topic: Tyson Fury ... Did we underestimate him ?
Replies: 69
Views: 2154

Re: Tyson Fury ... Did we underestimate him ?

If Klitschko was able to fight Fury in a rematch, Klitschko would have won. The fight was close with Fury rabbit punching and only had one point deducted by the ref. I don't think so. Klitschko's reflexes were on the decline. That's even more noticeable when your fighting a quicker, defensively ori...
by verlichte
14 Feb 2019, 05:27
Forum: Current Scene
Topic: Andrzej Fonfara retires at 31
Replies: 34
Views: 868

Re: Andrzej Fonfara retires at 31

He's retired. So what you're saying is that your beloved pbc is lying and committing false advertising? Good for you! I've never seen you call out al for a lie. :lol: It seems that Fonfara announced his retirement several hours ago, which would have been the middle of the night for the PBC business...
by verlichte
14 Feb 2019, 05:08
Forum: Current Scene
Topic: WBC Making a new Special Belt...
Replies: 13
Views: 495

Re: WBC Making a new Special Belt...

It’s probably a marketing ploy to garner media headlines, since Canelo & Jacobs would both be paying sanctioning fees to the WBC anyway.

I truly doubt that either fighter would be willing to pay extra for the WBC’s Adolfo Lopez Mateos commemorative belt, since it serves no purpose to them.
by verlichte
14 Feb 2019, 04:45
Forum: Current Scene
Topic: Tyson Fury ... Did we underestimate him ?
Replies: 69
Views: 2154

Re: Tyson Fury ... Did we underestimate him ?

There was a time when a lot of people in the forum were claiming that... -Tyson Fury was ducking David Price -David Price was better than Fury at the time (possibly true) -David Price would always be better than Fury, refusing to acknowledge that Fury was an evolving youngster at the time. -David P...
by verlichte
14 Feb 2019, 01:34
Forum: Current Scene
Topic: Andre Ward's Injury: Roc Nation Sports Sues Insurer For $6.3M
Replies: 25
Views: 716

Re: Andre Ward's Injury: Roc Nation Sports Sues Insurer For $6.3M

lol youve seen all the legal and insurance documents? but i dont really get the previous comment i replied to, he ... is trying for an extra 6m even though he had no intention of fighting any more for money, which kinda seems greedy and a dishonest use of the polucy You may be right,, but again, it...
by verlichte
13 Feb 2019, 20:30
Forum: Current Scene
Topic: Andre Ward's Injury: Roc Nation Sports Sues Insurer For $6.3M
Replies: 25
Views: 716

Re: Andre Ward's Injury: Roc Nation Sports Sues Insurer For $6.3M

People aren’t thinking things through... It’s obvious that an injury can become progressively worse, to the point Andre Ward could no longer continue his career. I suspect most injuries start as minor niggles and slight pains, progressing to something much more serious as time goes by. If Ward’s inj...
by verlichte
13 Feb 2019, 13:08
Forum: Current Scene
Topic: Nice to have Active HW division
Replies: 17
Views: 489

Re: Nice to have Active HW division

There are three decent fights to be made at heavyweight (Joshua-Miller; Whyte-Breazeale; & Fury-Wilder), with there being the possibility of a fourth if the rumours are true about Usyk potentially facing Povetkin, Parker or Ortiz on the 18th May. I have no interest in the Ortiz-Hammer mismatch ...
by verlichte
13 Feb 2019, 12:54
Forum: Current Scene
Topic: Nice to have Active HW division
Replies: 17
Views: 489

Re: Nice to have Active HW division

There are three decent fights to be made at heavyweight (Joshua-Miller; Whyte-Breazeale; & Fury-Wilder), with there being the possibility of a fourth if the rumours are true about Usyk potentially facing Povetkin, Parker or Ortiz on the 18th May. I have no interest in the Ortiz-Hammer mismatch a...
by verlichte
13 Feb 2019, 11:39
Forum: Current Scene
Topic: Andrzej Fonfara retires at 31
Replies: 34
Views: 868

Re: Andrzej Fonfara retires at 31

Or maybe PBC holds out hope that Fonfara may change his mind in the next few days. Could purse issues be behind the abrupt announcement? "I'm fine physically, but I don't have my usual desire to give boxing 100 percent it deserves. I want to thank all who helped me through this crazy, great ri...
by verlichte
13 Feb 2019, 11:38
Forum: Current Scene
Topic: Anthony Joshua vs. Jarrell Miller - June 1, 2019
Replies: 181
Views: 8088

Re: Anthony Joshua vs. Jarrell Miller - June 1, 2019

If Miller has a decent chin, he could be a tricky opponent for AJ, which may result in Joshua resorting to boxing his way to a decision victory, as per the Joseph Parker bout. In reality though, the American is limited. He isn’t such a big puncher and his work-rate shouldn’t pose any problems for th...
by verlichte
13 Feb 2019, 11:27
Forum: Current Scene
Topic: Andrzej Fonfara retires at 31
Replies: 34
Views: 868

Re: Andrzej Fonfara retires at 31

Or maybe PBC holds out hope that Fonfara may change his mind in the next few days. Could purse issues be behind the abrupt announcement? "I'm fine physically, but I don't have my usual desire to give boxing 100 percent it deserves. I want to thank all who helped me through this crazy, great ri...