Luis Manuel Rodríguez v Oba Carr

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  1. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Who you got in this match-up? Neither is going to stop the other. Carr had very tight, underrated skills and excellent athleticism but was unfortunate to arrive when division was very deep with De La Hoya, Tito and Quartey. Rodriguez was slicker than snot, cute and had a million moves. Was he just a notch below the level of DLH and within reach of Carr, who always seemed a half step behind those few elite of his era?
     
  2. dpw417

    dpw417 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    LMR clearly for me...one of the iron men of boxing. After Carr got that first loss...the wheels started to fall off...heh heh.
     
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  3. Eddie Ezzard

    Eddie Ezzard Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Dear dear. Give us a brake.
     
  4. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace

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    LMR is a great great fighter.

    Carr, for me was in the wrong era.

    In the 90's he lost to Hoya, Quartey and Tito.

    The rest he beat. Never will know good he was.

    I'm going with the more proven LMR over the more modern Carr.
     
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    lufcrazy requiescat in pace

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    This is skidding out of control now
     
  6. Eddie Ezzard

    Eddie Ezzard Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Uh oh. It's Jump Leeds. We auto have known he'd be sniffing around for motor related joshing.

    Nice result today, Leeds. Reckon you might just make the play offs at this rate.
     
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    lufcrazy requiescat in pace

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    If we keep moving through the gears we'll manage it!
     
  8. Eddie Ezzard

    Eddie Ezzard Boxing Addict Full Member

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    When we say a Blues player is going through the gear it tends to mean a different thing. God, we're sh1t.
     
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    lufcrazy requiescat in pace

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    I was just sticking with the car jokes lol. Blues is Birmingham right?
     
  10. LittleRed

    LittleRed Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think LMR is on another level, and he did fairly well against bigger guys that were world class so I don't see that being too big of a factor.

    I also think these car puns are a pile of shift.
     
  11. Eddie Ezzard

    Eddie Ezzard Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It is, loike, ah.