John Duddy v Julio Cesar Chavez Jnr. - June 26 in Texas

[Deno1986]

Duddy has never fought at 154 and has said himself he cannot make the weight. Chavez had to take substances just to make 160 in his last fight so he obviously can't make 154 anymore. Hope that clears that up for you. Zbik isn't anything special and is very beatable. Whether he would travel or not is another question. With Bob Arum's money, anything is possible.

Hey, let's not stereotype the 'Oirish'! We aren't a bunch of leprechauns sitting under a rainbow writing poetry and eating spuds.

[twenty six]

Bejesus, I thought you meant eating Spud then.
What a meal that would be.
Stand by for the insults !

[twenty six]

Duddy did tentatively fancy a Rhodes fight - but at Middle.
As everyone has said, Rhodes is staying at Light Middle, and these two can't do that weight.

[Autobarn]

Duddy has never fought at 154 and has said himself he cannot make the weight. Chavez had to take substances just to make 160 in his last fight so he obviously can't make 154 anymore. Hope that clears that up for you. Zbik isn't anything special and is very beatable. Whether he would travel or not is another question. With Bob Arum's money, anything is possible.

Hey, let's not stereotype the 'Oirish'! We aren't a bunch of leprechauns sitting under a rainbow writing poetry and eating spuds.

dey all love deir foiters, as well

re spuds, are you talking bout those hunky dory crisp whose company sponsored dunne?

[Asterix]

Fancy Chavez to win this , think hes a decent enough fighter and improving all the time
gets a bit of a hard time due to the fact he Dad was a legend and obviously looks to be getting promoted on the back of that ,

Dont think hes as bad as some make out on the forums

Same here. I'm pretty sure this fight will go the distance, barring Duddy getting a really bad cut, and I think Chavez will edge it.

[Deno1986]

Duddy has never fought at 154 and has said himself he cannot make the weight. Chavez had to take substances just to make 160 in his last fight so he obviously can't make 154 anymore. Hope that clears that up for you. Zbik isn't anything special and is very beatable. Whether he would travel or not is another question. With Bob Arum's money, anything is possible.

Hey, let's not stereotype the 'Oirish'! We aren't a bunch of leprechauns sitting under a rainbow writing poetry and eating spuds.

dey all love deir foiters, as well

re spuds, are you talking bout those hunky dory crisp whose company sponsored dunne?

I'm more of a Tayto Cheese and Onion man meself and I like me spuds mashed with loads of butter,fried cabbage, salt and pepper.

[banjo]

Duddy has never fought at 154 and has said himself he cannot make the weight. Chavez had to take substances just to make 160 in his last fight so he obviously can't make 154 anymore. Hope that clears that up for you. Zbik isn't anything special and is very beatable. Whether he would travel or not is another question. With Bob Arum's money, anything is possible.

Hey, let's not stereotype the 'Oirish'! We aren't a bunch of leprechauns sitting under a rainbow writing poetry and eating spuds.

we do like our guiness tho

[Deno1986]

Duddy has never fought at 154 and has said himself he cannot make the weight. Chavez had to take substances just to make 160 in his last fight so he obviously can't make 154 anymore. Hope that clears that up for you. Zbik isn't anything special and is very beatable. Whether he would travel or not is another question. With Bob Arum's money, anything is possible.

Hey, let's not stereotype the 'Oirish'! We aren't a bunch of leprechauns sitting under a rainbow writing poetry and eating spuds.

we do like our guiness tho

Too right! ;;-)

[slapbangwhallop]

Duddy has never fought at 154 and has said himself he cannot make the weight. Chavez had to take substances just to make 160 in his last fight so he obviously can't make 154 anymore. Hope that clears that up for you. Zbik isn't anything special and is very beatable. Whether he would travel or not is another question. With Bob Arum's money, anything is possible.

Hey, let's not stereotype the 'Oirish'! We aren't a bunch of leprechauns sitting under a rainbow writing poetry and eating spuds.

dey all love deir foiters, as well

re spuds, are you talking bout those hunky dory crisp whose company sponsored dunne?

I'm more of a Tayto Cheese and Onion man meself and I like me spuds mashed with loads of butter,fried cabbage, salt and pepper.

you tryin ta give me a horn deise!?

OK stand by for hilarity!

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[BigEars]

Duddy has never fought at 154 and has said himself he cannot make the weight. Chavez had to take substances just to make 160 in his last fight so he obviously can't make 154 anymore. Hope that clears that up for you. Zbik isn't anything special and is very beatable. Whether he would travel or not is another question. With Bob Arum's money, anything is possible.

Hey, let's not stereotype the 'Oirish'! We aren't a bunch of leprechauns sitting under a rainbow writing poetry and eating spuds.

dey all love deir foiters, as well

re spuds, are you talking bout those hunky dory crisp whose company sponsored dunne?

Hunky Dory are a quality crisp with some quality advertisement http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ire ... 21337.html , I certainly haven't been able to find a crinkled crisp to match it in Sasanch.

Duddy would beat Belghecham, the Frenchman would give away the majority of the opening 6 rounds like he did against Barker and Lee and in a 10 rounder Duddy wouldn't have to do much more to win the decision. Duddy's a superior fighter to him aswell, Belghecham was regarded as shite till Barker put in a terrible display against him.

Duddy vs Chavez could go either way, and neither man will dethrone Martinez, but it should be an interesting fight and hopefully a war. So lets just enjoy it for what it is and not take the approach of 'if you're a boxing fan and not Irish you must hate John Duddy' which seems to have become very popular. At the very least I'd hope people would root against the drugs cheat.

[Autobarn]

i don't really rate duddy or chavez jr. but maybe they will put on the kind of figth that everyone just has to watch. you know, like the micky ward-shea neary type of stuff. if so, they will get loads more fans, no one will care if they're not world class, and they can certainly make money in a rematch. i thnk both have been in with some sub par opponents, in some fairly cynical fights.

maybe when i see lee-belgecham, i might change my mind about duddy-belgecham. i saw the barker fight and felt he pressure barker enough to win, having barker flailing with those half hearted right hands. it was a fab fight, and i'd like to see belgecham in with some more crowd pleaser types.

[potnoodle]

you never know, winner might get an absolute humiliating beating from sergio martinez. i think ryan rhodes would have both of them.

Duddy will never be fighting Ryan Rhodes, he is a light middleweight who had an unsuccesful spell at middleweight a decade ago and Duddy is a middleweight who can't and won't make 154.

neither Duddy or JCCJ will ever fight at LMW from now on - but whats the point in bursting Autobarns bubble of ignorance!

p.s. Duddy KO7 The Ultimate Hype Job Barker

I think you have a soft spot for Barker?!?! You dont stop giving him a hard time! Get over it!!!!

[slapbangwhallop]

Duddy will never be fighting Ryan Rhodes, he is a light middleweight who had an unsuccesful spell at middleweight a decade ago and Duddy is a middleweight who can't and won't make 154.

neither Duddy or JCCJ will ever fight at LMW from now on - but whats the point in bursting Autobarns bubble of ignorance!

p.s. Duddy KO7 The Ultimate Hype Job Barker

I think you have a soft spot for Barker?!?! You dont stop giving him a hard time! Get over it!!!!

I havent really got a problem with him - I just dont think he is half as good as his ball licking British fans think he is. My point all along was that Barker is only as good as Lee or Duddy - when I said this pre Belgacham I was laughed off every British thread - every since he got the pasting of a lifetime they havent been so sure. Good luck to him.

[potnoodle]

Well said

[states]

I actually wouldn't mind watching this fight. It's two guys with more backing/fanbase than ability, but that doesn't mean it's not worth watching. I don't rate either of them, in 'world class' terms, but it could be a good scrap.

It should be an undercard fight though, lets be honest. They've both been fighting guys well beneath them on other fighters undercards for long enough.

[crusader]

Not even Duddy can eff this one up...then again!

If Duddy lost to Lyle he can easily eff this one up

[forcefraser]

Chavez might not be the next marvin Hagler, but I don`t think he is as bad as people are making out on here.

He comes to fight and think he will get a decision over Duddy, no problem.

[Cotto16]

Finally the mega fight the world has waited years to see. After so many warm up and tune up bouts for the two, they are finally ready to meet........

[crusader]

Chavez might not be the next marvin Hagler, but I don`t think he is as bad as people are making out on here.

He comes to fight and think he will get a decision over Duddy, no problem.

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[alexpaterson]

In my opinion both are totally over-rated, media hype jobs. I think Duddy is slightly better and I reckon he'll get a close decision.

[slapbangwhallop]

In my opinion both are totally over-rated, media hype jobs. I think Duddy is slightly better and I reckon he'll get a close decision.

here is two questions that I ask people who say that (they dont usually answer!)

A. Who over-rates Duddy?

B. Who hypes Duddy?

I read that comment everywhere so it should be an easy answer!

[Asterix]

I think Duddy is under-rated. Everyone seems to think he's crap, but he's not that bad.

[crusader]

I think Duddy is under-rated. Everyone seems to think he's crap, but he's not that bad.

Both Duddy and JCS are far from overrated, over mentioned is more like it. They probably receive a lot more attention and money than other fighters with their ability get, but they are not terrible fighters. Like you said, pretty much everyone thinks they are jokes that pose no serious threat to any top fighter.

This will probably be a very good fight.

[JC]

Duddy seems like a top bloke and he's always great to watch, good luck to him in this one .

p.s. what's the poster? It's the poster equivalent of Paulie Malanaggi's hair.

[Brute]

Class fight poster. Hope Sky pick this up so we can watch Duddy beat Chavez on the aul HD telly.

I hope sky spend their money on a better fight than this junk. A never will vs a never was.

One fighter unbeaten in 42 fights and another with a 28-1 record. Sounds a fair fight.