Heavyweights - March 2018. Does anyone see upsets?

Wales
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Re: Heavyweights - March 2018. Does anyone see upsets?

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All four of prices defeats have come against smaller boxers including losing by KO to 6ft 2 Christian Hamer.

Can’t see him doing much with Poverkin
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Re: Heavyweights - March 2018. Does anyone see upsets?

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It's not just March thats great for the HWts. But the rest of this decade that could be the best in HW history with over 40 of the top 100 HWts in boxrec ratings UNDEFEATED.
As for this Month
Wilder "should" win but Ortiz could exploit his weaknesses such as footwork and chin.
WILDER by TKO 10
BROWNE is really an unknown commodity as he has not fought anyone with good credentials. However he is unbeaten and I think he Is the Hardest Puncher of the lot but a bit slow
BROWNE by Decision.
POVETKIN has slipped a little in the last couple of years but his punching power will be a bit too much for David Price...
POVETKIN TKO in 6
If anyone can exploit AJ and his weaknesses it's Joseph Parker.
Dillon Whyte is shorter than Parker and was able to rock him. PARKER can stop him!
AJ's Stamina is questionable and a 41 year old Klitchko dropped him
So Parker has a great chance of causing an Upset....
PARKER by 12th Rd. TKO
WETHER IT TURNS OUT LIKE THIS OR NOT
ITS THE FIGHTS THAT FOLLOW THAT WILL MAKE 2018 A VERY GOOD YEAR FOR HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING.
Wales
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Re: Heavyweights - March 2018. Does anyone see upsets?

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I think AJ stamina issue is really overplayed
He throws on average more punches per round than both Wilder and Parker

This is a good assessment here

http://www.boxingnews24.com/2017/11/ant ... r-stamina/
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Re: Heavyweights - March 2018. Does anyone see upsets?

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Wales wrote: 02 Mar 2018, 23:34
Luis Fernando12 wrote: 01 Mar 2018, 06:46
David Price has a greater chance of beating Alexander Povetkin than Povetkin has of beating Anthony Joshua.
Did you see the Price V Teper fight? 2 rounds of complete dis interest and an example of how a fighter can become a shadow of his former self

I have! But I don't understand how this has much of a bearing in a fight between Alexander Povetkin and David Price. Since Erkan Tepper is much bigger in size compared to Alexander Povetkin and arguably punches with greater power due to greater size.

So do you think Povetkin has a greater chance of beating Anthony Joshua than David Price has of beating Povetkin?
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Re: Heavyweights - March 2018. Does anyone see upsets?

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Yes I do Luis, because Povetkin is much closer to Joshua in talent than Price is to Povetkin.

It's not a unique view on my part that talent is a great deal more important than size, especially in the heavyweight division.

For a while there, munchkin Mike Tyson didn't have much problem leveling boxers who were often 6" or more taller.

Why? Because the munchkin had superior talent.
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