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Which current fighter(s) do you think would intimidate you the most were you to be matched against them? Don't just say "heavyweight x because he's huge and I'm a weed", put yourself in the shoes of being a fighter in each weight class and work from there.

Donaire or Salido; Nonito is as quick as they come and some of his punches are sheer awesome, in a split second you could be knocked clean out - even if you were doing well. Salido is very tough, very fit, hits hard and does not stop trying to bash you up; even when the big crowd is against him and for you. He is hard.

Mayweather would scare the shit out of me - doesn't give you a sniff and that's something to be scared of!

Carl Froch because im a 1 trick pony if I hit him with my best combo left right uppercut and it had no effect on him that would dishearten me and put fear in my mind as I know his got the power to put me away

Brandon Rios you can hit him all you want but he just keeps coming till he breaks your will and knocks you out

@markmcgee87 wrote:Brandon Rios you can hit him all you want but he just keeps coming till he breaks your will and knocks you out

The horrible little shit laughs at you when you catch him with your best shots!!!

It Didn't trouble abril though.

Andre Ward at present i think - he has looked pretty much flawless for a sustained period of time. Can fight inside, outside, fight dirty and beat you up. He never really seems to be hurt (if you can catch him in the first place!) .

He doesnt feel the need to be boastful, and that quiet and undoubted confidence in his abillity and his willingness to fight the best is very unnerving.

palooka wrote:Donaire or Salido; Nonito is as quick as they come and some of his punches are sheer awesome, in a split second you could be knocked clean out - even if you were doing well. Salido is very tough, very fit, hits hard and does not stop trying to bash you up; even when the big crowd is against him and for you. He is hard.

Agreed with Donaire his punches are sharp to say the least.

I wouldn't fancy a Haymaker flush on the chin either, the way he scythed Delboys chin * ouch.

The David Price right hander doesn't look much fun either

Gennady Golovkin.

The lad is an animal.

michael hunter......http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f ... 01&start=0

miguel/mikey garcia looks a good fighter

Gennedy Golovkin. Only saw him against Proska but some of those bodyshots were making me wince. He looks a miniature version of Ivan Drago. Stiff, easy to hit but hits like a mule.

Golovkin has 'hospital' written all over him.

Ward!!! Great all rounder!! Has speed,timing,balance & the best infighter Intodays current scene.
How do you prepare??
What do you target!
Daunting prospect

Austin Trout.

chiggsy wrote:

@markmcgee87 wrote:Brandon Rios you can hit him all you want but he just keeps coming till he breaks your will and knocks you out

The horrible little shit laughs at you when you catch him with your best shots!!!

It Didn't trouble abril though.

Agreed Rios is a maniac , the Abril fight he was strugging at the weight take the Alvarado you hit me I'll hit you and win fight for proof .

Matthysse-Monster
Price-Right hand would knick me into 2014

Freddie Flintoff ;)

Stephen 'Block' Reynolds! You'd cross the street to avoid him!

Why is Eastender's Jack Branning someone to fear ?

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chiggsy wrote:

@markmcgee87 wrote:Brandon Rios you can hit him all you want but he just keeps coming till he breaks your will and knocks you out

The horrible little shit laughs at you when you catch him with your best shots!!!

It Didn't trouble abril though.

Agreed Rios is a maniac , the Abril fight he was strugging at the weight take the Alvarado you hit me I'll hit you and win fight for proof .

Filth. Rios was stood on his head vs Abril because Abril knew how to parry and smother his shots, slip out of range, him pump the jab and wasn't intimidated by all of Rios' latino hardman bullshit. Rios is a tough mofo sure enough but I don't think Abril would turn down the chance of schooling him again, Rios didn't put a dent in him.

Alvarado, while an entertaining, come forward fighter is a guy who didn't start boxing till he was 20. Rios is an accident waiting happen at 140.

fizzjambo wrote:

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Filth. Rios was stood on his head vs Abril because Abril knew how to parry and smother his shots, slip out of range, him pump the jab and wasn't intimidated by all of Rios' latino hardman bullshit. Rios is a tough mofo sure enough but I don't think Abril would turn down the chance of schooling him again, Rios didn't put a dent in him.

Alvarado, while an entertaining, come forward fighter is a guy who didn't start boxing till he was 20. Rios is an accident waiting happen at 140.

:!: , Rios was as drained as they come and could barely throw a punch and when he actually did he had the running pecking Abril all a quiver. Abril 'won' but it was no big achievement due to how poor Rios was.
Apart from Marquez and Matthysse imo who is going to destroy Rios at 140?

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fizzjambo wrote:

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Filth. Rios was stood on his head vs Abril because Abril knew how to parry and smother his shots, slip out of range, him pump the jab and wasn't intimidated by all of Rios' latino hardman bullshit. Rios is a tough mofo sure enough but I don't think Abril would turn down the chance of schooling him again, Rios didn't put a dent in him.

Alvarado, while an entertaining, come forward fighter is a guy who didn't start boxing till he was 20. Rios is an accident waiting happen at 140.

:!: , Rios was as drained as they come and could barely throw a punch and when he actually did he had the running pecking Abril all a quiver. Abril 'won' but it was no big achievement due to how poor Rios was.
Apart from Marquez and Matthysse imo who is going to destroy Rios at 140?

Said it since the first moment I saw him: he'll get stood on his head one day by someone who you never thought would beat him. He's too limited & his ring IQ is miniscule. Abril should've got the decision & it'll be another competent fundamentals-type who upsets him, imo, & he'll probably only get huge name fights once his confidence/physicality is shot by a load of hard fights at a lower level & he's on the downside. They've guided him well & made some money off him but though he obviously has good qualities & is double-plus hard I've never thought that much of him in a competence/overall worth-sense.

Some straight-punching technically sound mid-lister will take him sooner or later, especially now he's only one division bigger than the kiddies he's fighting rather than two or three.

Datsue wrote:
Said it since the first moment I saw him: he'll get stood on his head one day by someone who you never thought would beat him. He's too limited & his ring IQ is miniscule. Abril should've got the decision & it'll be another competent fundamentals-type who upsets him, imo, & he'll probably only get huge name fights once his confidence/physicality is shot by a load of hard fights at a lower level & he's on the downside. They've guided him well & made some money off him but though he obviously has good qualities & is double-plus hard I've never thought that much of him in a competence/overall worth-sense.

Some straight-punching technically sound mid-lister will take him sooner or later, especially now he's only one division bigger than the kiddies he's fighting rather than two or three.

Yeah no doubt he's open to being outboxed but he proved in the Acosta fight he's capable of cutting off the ring and has the power to break them down. The Abril fight he wasn't fully at the races IMO. Reckon you're right about him getting big boys when he's already shipped to much. At the moment he'd eatwhatever to get his own off which has to be dangerous for anyone.

Kazuto Ioka, deadly to the body, fast, still improving, and lovely combinations.
Roman Gonzalez is a little machine, he was made to fight and seems to be growing quickly.