Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez vs. Billy Joe Saunders - 8 May 2021

Who wins?

Poll ended at 08 May 2021, 15:59

Alvarez - Decision
49
34%
Alvarez - T/KO
62
43%
DRAW
2
1%
Saunders - T/KO
4
3%
Saunders - Decision
28
19%
 
Total votes: 145

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Full film is on YT- not great picture quality though
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Time to find out how good Saunders is
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emallini wrote: 02 May 2021, 11:13 Time to find out how good Saunders is
Only just a bit better then Eubank jnr according to their fight
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bigjack wrote: 02 May 2021, 13:41
emallini wrote: 02 May 2021, 11:13 Time to find out how good Saunders is
Only just a bit better then Eubank jnr according to their fight
Yeah coz Boxing works that way
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emallini wrote: 02 May 2021, 13:48
bigjack wrote: 02 May 2021, 13:41
emallini wrote: 02 May 2021, 11:13 Time to find out how good Saunders is
Only just a bit better then Eubank jnr according to their fight
Yeah coz Boxing works that way
I know but there is also the devestating performances against Murray,Akavov,Isufi too
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bigjack wrote: 02 May 2021, 14:00
emallini wrote: 02 May 2021, 13:48
bigjack wrote: 02 May 2021, 13:41

Only just a bit better then Eubank jnr according to their fight
Yeah coz Boxing works that way
I know but there is also the devestating performances against Murray,Akavov,Isufi too
I expect him to be better on Saturday
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Re: Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez vs. Billy Joe Saunders - 8 May 2021

Post by Jimmy2020 »

This might not make sense until next week but, hopefully, then it will.

Saunders will do way better in this fight than most people think because it's the first fight as a pro that he is prepared to lose. The judges will not rump him either.
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I thinking that this will be a good fight. BJS probably won't win, but I'm guessing he'll give Pednelo fits during the fight.
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oogiebe wrote: 02 May 2021, 14:26 I thinking that this will be a good fight. BJS probably won't win, but I'm guessing he'll give Pednelo fits during the fight.
I'm trying to think if any other fighter in the past has come off a string of poor performances to beat a top five pound for pound ?
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If the judges were impartial billy joe wins. Unfortunately though we know nobody gets a fair go on the cards against Canelo so he will lose.
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bigjack wrote: 02 May 2021, 14:30
oogiebe wrote: 02 May 2021, 14:26 I thinking that this will be a good fight. BJS probably won't win, but I'm guessing he'll give Pednelo fits during the fight.
I'm trying to think if any other fighter in the past has come off a string of poor performances to beat a top five pound for pound ?
Good point, me neither. But I think he'll rise to the occasion. Again, he won't win.
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oogiebe wrote: 02 May 2021, 14:32
bigjack wrote: 02 May 2021, 14:30
oogiebe wrote: 02 May 2021, 14:26 I thinking that this will be a good fight. BJS probably won't win, but I'm guessing he'll give Pednelo fits during the fight.
I'm trying to think if any other fighter in the past has come off a string of poor performances to beat a top five pound for pound ?
Good point, me neither. But I think he'll rise to the occasion. Again, he won't win.
To have any chance he'll have to perform way above anything he's ever done in his whole career,which is possible I suppose,how much are Americans being charged to watch it ?
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At least it's not in Vegas. So the fight is even in rounds going in. Not the usual 4 round headstart for Saul.
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bigjack wrote: 02 May 2021, 14:34
oogiebe wrote: 02 May 2021, 14:32
bigjack wrote: 02 May 2021, 14:30

I'm trying to think if any other fighter in the past has come off a string of poor performances to beat a top five pound for pound ?
Good point, me neither. But I think he'll rise to the occasion. Again, he won't win.
To have any chance he'll have to perform way above anything he's ever done in his whole career,which is possible I suppose,how much are Americans being charged to watch it ?
Usual DAZN pricing as far as I know, so one time (one month) $19.99
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oogiebe wrote: 02 May 2021, 14:36
bigjack wrote: 02 May 2021, 14:34
oogiebe wrote: 02 May 2021, 14:32
Good point, me neither. But I think he'll rise to the occasion. Again, he won't win.
To have any chance he'll have to perform way above anything he's ever done in his whole career,which is possible I suppose,how much are Americans being charged to watch it ?
Usual DAZN pricing as far as I know, so one time (one month) $19.99
Do you get the british shows included in that ?
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bigjack wrote: 02 May 2021, 14:30
oogiebe wrote: 02 May 2021, 14:26 I thinking that this will be a good fight. BJS probably won't win, but I'm guessing he'll give Pednelo fits during the fight.
I'm trying to think if any other fighter in the past has come off a string of poor performances to beat a top five pound for pound ?
Buster Douglas maybe?
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coghaugen11 wrote: 02 May 2021, 14:39
bigjack wrote: 02 May 2021, 14:30
oogiebe wrote: 02 May 2021, 14:26 I thinking that this will be a good fight. BJS probably won't win, but I'm guessing he'll give Pednelo fits during the fight.
I'm trying to think if any other fighter in the past has come off a string of poor performances to beat a top five pound for pound ?
Buster Douglas maybe?
That's the only one I could think of
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bigjack wrote: 02 May 2021, 14:37
oogiebe wrote: 02 May 2021, 14:36
bigjack wrote: 02 May 2021, 14:34

To have any chance he'll have to perform way above anything he's ever done in his whole career,which is possible I suppose,how much are Americans being charged to watch it ?
Usual DAZN pricing as far as I know, so one time (one month) $19.99
Do you get the british shows included in that ?
Yeah.
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oogiebe wrote: 02 May 2021, 14:26 I thinking that this will be a good fight. BJS probably won't win, but I'm guessing he'll give Pednelo fits during the fight.
I'm more worried about the crowd. Even the normally polite Canadians were ready to burn the stadium down from boredom and frustration during the Lemieux fight :o
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bigjack wrote: 02 May 2021, 14:40
coghaugen11 wrote: 02 May 2021, 14:39
bigjack wrote: 02 May 2021, 14:30

I'm trying to think if any other fighter in the past has come off a string of poor performances to beat a top five pound for pound ?
Buster Douglas maybe?
That's the only one I could think of
Same. Though I can think of guys who've had their best moments when in that position but lost.
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Re: Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez vs. Billy Joe Saunders - 8 May 2021

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... And I was egging them on from the couch at my place :zzz:
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Though ‘lb4lb’ isn’t actually real.
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KiwiRider wrote: 02 May 2021, 14:42
oogiebe wrote: 02 May 2021, 14:26 I thinking that this will be a good fight. BJS probably won't win, but I'm guessing he'll give Pednelo fits during the fight.
I'm more worried about the crowd. Even the normally polite Canadians were ready to burn the stadium down from boredom and frustration during the Lemieux fight :o
Frustration maybe but surely not boredom, their home man was thoroughly humiliated
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GreenLightning wrote: 02 May 2021, 14:46
KiwiRider wrote: 02 May 2021, 14:42
oogiebe wrote: 02 May 2021, 14:26 I thinking that this will be a good fight. BJS probably won't win, but I'm guessing he'll give Pednelo fits during the fight.
I'm more worried about the crowd. Even the normally polite Canadians were ready to burn the stadium down from boredom and frustration during the Lemieux fight :o
Frustration maybe but surely not boredom, their home man was thoroughly humiliated
There was a constant grumble from about round 3 onwards. Like a large group of Yorkshiremen had been told the concession stands were charging a 2 pence surcharge :o
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KiwiRider wrote: 02 May 2021, 14:52
GreenLightning wrote: 02 May 2021, 14:46
KiwiRider wrote: 02 May 2021, 14:42

I'm more worried about the crowd. Even the normally polite Canadians were ready to burn the stadium down from boredom and frustration during the Lemieux fight :o
Frustration maybe but surely not boredom, their home man was thoroughly humiliated
There was a constant grumble from about round 3 onwards. Like a large group of Yorkshiremen had been told the concession stands were charging a 2 pence surcharge :o
Lol
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