BEFORE Cotto/Geale happens: Do you think Geale and Trout are similar levels?

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  1. Monogamous STD

    Monogamous STD Ya know, Quasimoto predicted all this. Full Member

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    Do you think they're similar levels of fighter or not? Just trying to get a read on how good of an opponent on paper you think this is compared to what he's had.
     
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    Console Command Well-Known Member Full Member

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    No, and Geale got a gift vs sturm.
     
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  3. Ricdog

    Ricdog Active Member Full Member

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    Geale was a unified champ at 160, something no one has done since Hopkins. What has Trout ever done?

    That should pretty much answer your question.
     
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    hankhowdy1 Active Member Full Member

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    I think they have different styles and Trout is a southpaw. I don't think we can use the Trout fight as a comparison. Cotto was also training at altitude for the first time, but interestingly he only did his first half of the camp at altitude. That really messed up his fitness.
     
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  5. DirtyDan

    DirtyDan Worst Poster of 2015 Full Member

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    Trout right now post Canelo cleans out the MW division excluding GGG. The division is that bad.
     
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    Koba Whimsical Inactivisist Full Member

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    Meh... MW ain't great, but then neither is Trout. I think he'd settle in somewhere at the low end of top 10.
     
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  7. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    I think he may be slightly better than Trout and he most likely hits harder as well.
     
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  8. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    I tend to agree on both counts, although I'm not exactly sure how that plays out for Cotto. He may still, however, be able to perform better against Geale than he did against Trout.
     
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  9. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    Is this a joke? Trout is many levels above the D grade Danni Geale :lol:
     
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    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    Really??? Then how can you explain Geale shutting out 12-0 a prime Daniel Dawson, but Trout was almost KTFO by a shot to bits version of him.:think Checkmate Wacko.:deal
     
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    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    Prime Dawson? :lol:

    Dawson mainly fought as a kick boxer when he fought Geale, he got slightly better when he gave up kick boxing and boxed full time, Trout fought a much better version of Dawson.
     
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  12. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    Yeah one that was savagely beaten down and stopped by that monster Glen Tapia in his next match:lol: You're crazy as hell.:nut
     
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  13. MrFoFody

    MrFoFody Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He was shot by then...
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  14. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    Tapia would also KO the glass jawed Geale.
     
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  15. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    Tapia just got brutally stopped by the average punching Michel Soro, Geale could probably take him out too.
     
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