After watching Collazo against Vasquez, i realized something...

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  1. bcr

    bcr Well-Known Member Full Member

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    How tough is to get to the top of the sport.
    Collazo looked great, sharp, with good defense, a southpaw with elegant footwork, good at fighting on the ropes and smart on the exchanges, but even with all that, he never reached the top of the sport.
    But people here still thinks that they can beat a professional boxer on the level of Collazo, even when he archived more than 99% of the professional boxers.
    The sport is tough and even if you dislike a boxer, you have to be special to reach the top of the game.
     
    bcr, Feb 3, 2017
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  2. james5000

    james5000 2010's poster of the decade Full Member

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    He is a former world champion?
     
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    Angler Andrew Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yes for sure the levels in this sport are crazy aren't they?
     
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  4. bcr

    bcr Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He was the welterweight world champion, but he arguably beat Berto and Hatton, knocked out Victor Ortiz, hurt Thurman badly to the body and just knocked out Sammy Vasquez cold
     
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    jmashyaka Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I don't think there's anyone on here who would claim they would beat Collazo in a boxing match on this forum if both men weigh the same. If they believed that would be boxers.
     
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  6. bcr

    bcr Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Every day you can see people claiming they can beat Amir Khan or Paulie Malignaggi, even when a professional journeyman would murder almost everyone here.
     
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    jmashyaka Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Depends some journey man are hopeless and anyone of us could do a similar job of getting Koed in one round. However in terms of gatekeeper and anything above If you could do what they do that person would be a boxer so their lying.

    I've not seen anyone say they could beat up the two, they might call them bums or whatever but if they honestly believe they could beat those guys in a welterweight boxing match they are high on something.
     
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  8. james5000

    james5000 2010's poster of the decade Full Member

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    I still see a lot of people say Paulie would beat Conor McGregor in a boxing match and he's a killer in the combat game.

    It's probably true though imo
     
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    yeh but they would dunk him using there 300lb weight advantage and go ham on him, there are lot of huge hard *******s on ESB!
     
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    Luis Collazo gave Ricky Hatton his first loss. But the bought and paid for Boston judges jobbed him and gave the fight to Hatton. Of course the whole thing was fixed. It was Hatton's American debut. Who ever heard of a fight in Boston?
     
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    There Will Be Blood #TheMedicalTeam #750 banned Full Member

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    After reading this thread, I realized something... this thread is sucks.
     
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    Lady Girl Kneel Before Zod! Full Member

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    it was a tough fight between 2 good fighters

    they gave it their all

    one mistake and its light out baby
     
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    jmashyaka Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Pauline would wash mcgregor in a boxing match. Any top 30 boxer would beat mcgregor in a boxing match trust me.
     
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    Are you aware Collazo lost every round of the fight with the exception of the 3rd? Sammy was doing a fine job, but clearly wasn't ready to step in the ring with a decent counter puncher with a savage right hook, that soon after taking a beating against Felix Diaz while he had a tumor in his head, and then having a surgery to remove it in July, it was the height of irresponsibility to even sanctioned that match. And YES that excuse matters.
     
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    bcr Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I wasn't roasting Vasquez, he is good, i don't think he's anything special, but he's good.
    But my point was that Collazo showed a really complete set of skills and even with that, he never reached the top of the sport.
     
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