Light-middle Tournament - Round One

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Pick Eight Winners

Poll ended at 20 Oct 2025, 22:25

Ennis
10
13%
Samake
0
No votes
Fundora
9
12%
Thurman
1
1%
Ramos Jr
6
8%
Adams
2
3%
Ortiz Jr
9
12%
Lubin
1
1%
Murtazaliev
6
8%
Kelly
4
5%
Baraou
4
5%
Bohachuk
4
5%
Madrimov
9
12%
Katzourakis
1
1%
Zayas
5
7%
Walsh
5
7%
 
Total votes: 76

Taansend
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Light-middle Tournament - Round One

Post by Taansend »

Well back in the old days this might have worked so we'll see how it does in todays Boxrec forum.

Light-middle is a loaded division. I've picked eight bouts with 16 fighters (obviously). Most of the top boys are here & I threw in a couple of fun ones.

I apologise if I missed your favourite.

Please pick the fighters you think will win each bout. You have eight votes each & voting runs until next Sunday then we'll go to the next round.

I've included some fights that are already made or rumoured to be made.

Ennis v Samake

Fundora v Thurman

Ramos v Adams

Ortiz v Lubin

Murtazaliev v Kelly

Baraou v Bohachuk

Madrimov v Katzourakis

Zayas v Walsh


Thanks to anyone who voted.
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Re: Light-middle Tournament - Round One

Post by gilgamesh »

Ennis over Samake. I've never heard of Samake but I doubt it matters.

Fundora over Thurman

Ortiz over Lubin

Other than Israil Madrimov I've never heard of or seen the rest of these guys fight.
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Post by MPW »

Fun idea and some unexpected but interesting match ups. Have to admit that I would curious to see how these three play out: Ramos Jr vs. Adams, Baraou vs. Bohachuk, and Madrimov vs. Katzourakis.
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To the person who voted for Kelly over Murta, I want to buy you a beer :TU:
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Taansend wrote: 15 Oct 2025, 14:24 To the person who voted for Kelly over Murta, I want to buy you a beer :TU:
y
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margaret thatcher wrote: 15 Oct 2025, 14:35
Taansend wrote: 15 Oct 2025, 14:24 To the person who voted for Kelly over Murta, I want to buy you a beer :TU:
y
Is that short for Why or Yes?
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will you buy me the beer if i say yes :D
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margaret thatcher wrote: 15 Oct 2025, 16:11 will you buy me the beer if i say yes :D
I'd buy you several beers for no reason other than you're a top bloke & a boxing fan.

It would have to be Happy Hour though as San Diego is $10+ a beer ,and that's 16 ounce pints.
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:yay: :salut:
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Post by Bigdogsnose »

I'm the one who went for Lubin :oops:

I think he ruins the Ortiz/Ennis plans.

He's vulnerable, no doubt, but he's a top boxer with a wicked shot. I think he has a perfect fight in him, think he could do the biz against Ortiz.
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Bigdogsnose wrote: 16 Oct 2025, 03:05 I'm the one who went for Lubin :oops:

I think he ruins the Ortiz/Ennis plans.

He's vulnerable, no doubt, but he's a top boxer with a wicked shot. I think he has a perfect fight in him, think he could do the biz against Ortiz.
I love Lubin. I was living in Florida when he was coming up. The loss to Charlo was a bit of a shocker.

I just feel that Ortiz is a bit special, if he's still OK at the weight.
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Taansend wrote: 16 Oct 2025, 12:17
Bigdogsnose wrote: 16 Oct 2025, 03:05 I'm the one who went for Lubin :oops:

I think he ruins the Ortiz/Ennis plans.

He's vulnerable, no doubt, but he's a top boxer with a wicked shot. I think he has a perfect fight in him, think he could do the biz against Ortiz.
I love Lubin. I was living in Florida when he was coming up. The loss to Charlo was a bit of a shocker.

I just feel that Ortiz is a bit special, if he's still OK at the weight.
Think it took him a while to get over the charlo loss. Then fundora was just a nightmare.

He has legit power and i also just wonder, stylewise, has ortiz faced a slick, black boxer with power?
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Bigdogsnose wrote: 16 Oct 2025, 15:02
Think it took him a while to get over the charlo loss. Then fundora was just a nightmare.

He has legit power and i also just wonder, stylewise, has ortiz faced a slick, black boxer with power?
I suppose the closest to it would be Maurice Hooker.

Hooker also had arms like an albatross.

But this is a different fight. I wouldn't be massively surprised if Lubin won. But I'm still around 75-25 in favour of Ortiz.
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We're still neck & neck in the Barou v Bohachuk & the Zayas v Walsh fights.

It's funny with Bohachuk. He's a fornicating beast who gave Ortiz all sorts of trouble but he's fairly clueless against Adams.

Similar in a way to Figueroa against Fulton. Sometimes a bloke just has your number.
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Post by Ruthless-RKO »

There’s some uneven votes.

Unless someone’s not read the thread properly,
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Post by gilgamesh »

Ruthless-RKO wrote: 16 Oct 2025, 17:40 There’s some uneven votes.

Unless someone’s not read the thread properly,
I didn't vote on some of the fights because I don't know either fighter
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Re: Light-middle Tournament - Round One

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gilgamesh wrote: 16 Oct 2025, 17:50
Ruthless-RKO wrote: 16 Oct 2025, 17:40 There’s some uneven votes.

Unless someone’s not read the thread properly,
I didn't vote on some of the fights because I don't know either fighter
Then this is the perfect opportunity to have a quick look at them.

Or just vote blind. Like I do on the horses.
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