Cherry Picks Gone Wild!!!

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  1. Manfred

    Manfred Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I read a lot of posts referring to fighters as cherry pickers and I have a hard time agreeing with that because the so-called cherry has so often proved that statement to be wrong. Here's three so-called cherry picks that went wrong or should I say the cherry went wild. Ali vs Spinks #1 Tyson vs Buster Douglas ahd last but not least Cotto vs Trout. There are plenty of others, help me out gents.
     
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  2. Bazooka

    Bazooka Pimp C Wants 2 Be Me Full Member

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    Dont get your hopes up Guerrero is not going to beat Mayweather it will not be a case of Cherry picking going wrong.


    However

    Baldimor vs Judah comes to mind......
     
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    Oscar vs Sturm - ok, he didn't technically lose, but come on...
    Lopez vs Ortiz
     
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  4. Espin88

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    Gerber vs Sprott?
     
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  5. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    What about Fraudley vs. Sprott?

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  6. Stylez G.

    Stylez G. Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I can't see how Trout was a cherry pick. He's a tall, rangy southpaw, with good skills who is undefeated. I was very surprised Cotto even took that fight.
     
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    Hopkins vs pavlik
     
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  8. Manfred

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    Yeah, but thats not the foundation of my argument. I'm saying that a cherry is not a cherry untill the decision is rendered. Simply calling a man a cherry does not make him one.:bbb
     
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    This.

    Hopkins had lost like 3 of the last 4 fights if I recall correctly. They figured Pavlik's high workrate, youth, and power would overwhelm Hopkins.

    How wrong they were.
     
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    Cotto - Torres (Although he was a late sub).
     
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  11. Slickstar

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    DLH-pacquiao

    It let manny go from a boxer to a superstar.
     
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  12. Manfred

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    Yeah, I hear you but the statement that he was hand picked was made on sho-time all access.
     
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  13. Stylez G.

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    Every opponent is hand picked technically unless its a mando. Cherry picking only occurs when you take hand pick a fighter who doesn't have the skills to trouble you. Cotto hand picked a tough opponent and lost. He should be commended.
     
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    Pavlik vs Martinez
    Oscar vs Pac
     
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    Juanma - Salido
     
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