Exciting time for heavyweights

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  1. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    With Klitschko having lost to Fury, the prospect of Wilder fighting Povetkin, and Joshua taking on Martin, I think we're potentially looking at a younger and perhaps more exciting division within the next year to year and a half. I'm hoping that some of these aging heavys who have been around for what seems to have been forever, will either retire or get pushed out of the top 10 and replaced with younger more tenacious contenders who will make for some better fights.. Its not a given of course but this is the best sign of life that I've seen in the division for over a decade.
     
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  2. Pugilist_Spec

    Pugilist_Spec Hands Of Stone Full Member

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    Agree completely.

    Joshua, Parker, Wilder, Martin and Fury among others make for an exciting crop of young fighters.. Ortiz, Haye and Povetkin are all veterans on their last legs looking to make a final statement. Couple this with the 2016 Olympic class turning pro, and completely fresh prospects such as Ugonoh, Teslenko, potentially the masterful Usyk at cruiserweight moving up, and a fairly decent talent pool of already proven contenders..The division is looking really bright.
     
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  3. On The Money

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    :lol:
     
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  4. Pugilist_Spec

    Pugilist_Spec Hands Of Stone Full Member

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    Come on now, give the guy a chance. He's a complete dark horse who never struggled with anyone, and looked pretty good against a top 15 heavy in Glazkov. He may turn out to be better than expected. Don't let the fat fool you.
     
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  5. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Its definitely the best we've seen things in a long time.
     
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  6. On The Money

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    A big slow, mumbling stumbling stiff with his chin hanging in the air begging to be clocked is some rare species of Ali. I get it now. I stand corrected. :-(
     
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  7. zop

    zop Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Excellent opinion ! Respect !:good
     
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  8. mr. magoo

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    Hes young, he's big, he's undefeated and he can punch.. Granted he's slow, limited and has the personality of a moron. but at least he rid the rankings of Galzkov who got more gifts than a corrupt politician. And while I don't expect Martin to remain there very long, his style and punching power might make for a few entertaining fights with some of the better up and comers.
     
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  9. Pugilist_Spec

    Pugilist_Spec Hands Of Stone Full Member

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    He isn't THAT slow and easy to hit. Stop exaggerating.
     
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  10. On The Money

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    You called him exciting, I fail to see the evidence. I just see a big lummox with a chin wide open to being clipped. Are you basing your excitement on the Tom Dallas fight? :oops:
     
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  11. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    What makes you think uysack will ever move up anywhere? These euro bums have hunger for greatness. How many of them have fought each other at CW over the years? None. BUMS
     
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  12. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    The main problem he has is that he throws so many arm punches with terrible technique, when he does on the rare occasion throw a correct punch, usually the straight left, he looks faster than you expect.
     
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  13. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    When these guys finally start fighting each other it could be exciting but as of right now too much talking about each other and not enough fighting each other.
     
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  14. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    To be clear, I did not start this thread hyping the next "golden" age of heavyweights. Only that things are looking potentially "better" than they've been in a long time. You have a lot of young rising prospects and contenders who like to bang and who are starting to make fights with each other. That's usually the beginning of good things to come.
     
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  15. Pugilist_Spec

    Pugilist_Spec Hands Of Stone Full Member

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    He has talked about moving up to heavyweight. He competed with, and defeated a lot of the big names in the super-heavyweight amateur class. He is really skilled and big enough for the division. Why not?
     
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