Ugh...WTF. Kevin "The Kingpin" Johnson vs. Francesco "The Italian Ace" Pianeta - yes this is real.

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by IntentionalButt, Oct 12, 2017.


Do we even really care?

Poll closed Oct 14, 2017.

  1. Johnson on points

    3 vote(s)
    11.1%

  2. Johnson by stoppage

    2 vote(s)
    7.4%

  3. Draw

    5 vote(s)
    18.5%

  4. Pianeta on points

    15 vote(s)
    55.6%

  5. Pianeta by stoppage

    2 vote(s)
    7.4%
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  1. Hope4Better

    Hope4Better Active Member Full Member

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    oh its ppv for sure...
     
    Hope4Better, Oct 12, 2017
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  2. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    + Cam Awesome deciding to not turn pro and instead become a motivational speaker; Trevor Bryan only having fought once annually without ever stepping up in class; Arias sputtering along in 6-rounders three years after debuting; Teslenko languishing in Canada for some reason; Modugno scared to leave Italy or invite anybody with a pulse into his parlor; Ehwarieme (Nigerian Olympian with dynamite in his fists) camping out in Argentina beating up cab drivers; Glazkov disappearing since the Martin debacle; Alfonso (Cuban Olympian from 2008) fighting bum after bum nonstop for almost 5 years; Kuzmin following a parabolic career development path so far; Myrsatayev going nearly a year without a fight; et cetera, et cetera.


    So much fruit rotted on the vine. :ohno


    There are some big guys from around the globe with promising talent and/or solid amateur pedigrees in their early thirties or even twenties for whom their handlers seem to have a plan to bring them along rapidly (but not recklessly), namely:

    Yoka (France), Dubois (UK), Kabayel (Germany), Franklin (USA), and Fa (New Zealand)

    but, largely, the pattern is out-with-a-whimper disappointment.
     
    IntentionalButt, Oct 12, 2017
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  3. Hope4Better

    Hope4Better Active Member Full Member

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    This is so true. He has to be one of the most frustrating fighters i seen. A good bit of talent, and yes I'm giving him credit even though he's a laughing stock of anything of importance. The dude has a superior jab. His defense is on point as well just has no power. But, he could of been a lot better and done a lot more than he has done. Waste of talent. He seems to come to lose. But yet, compete just a bit to make u think he's really in it.

    Perfect example against Kubrat Pulev. He proved to be a real live dog in the first couple rounds, only to just stand and not doing ANYthing after a few 2 or 3 rounds. Idiot i swear.
     
    Hope4Better, Oct 12, 2017
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  4. tommyg6

    tommyg6 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    can boxing get any more worse? lol first this and then charr/ustinov for wba title? what next? shannon briggs in a title eliminator?
     
    tommyg6, Oct 12, 2017
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  5. ForemanJab

    ForemanJab Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Pianeta close decision, KJ doesn't even try to win anymore.
     
    ForemanJab, Oct 12, 2017
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  6. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Wow. I guess I know (and care about) the stupid heavyweight division more than I like to let on. :lol:
     
    IntentionalButt, Oct 12, 2017
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  7. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    This brings me to the point I've argued pretty much ever since joining these boards. Is it the lack of talent as much as it's the lack of decent fights? Sure it's a bit of both... The latter is a far bigger issue, that and good talent rotting in general. In the 90s-early 2000s the solid B and C level HW talent would all fight one another -resulting in a lot of timeless brawls - thus resulting in an entertaining division(even if it's an illusion, that's better than an outright boring and stagnant division that can't even pretend to be good) . (Izon/D. Wilson being a particularly underrated one) Today... Fights like Miller/Washington and Breazeale/Ugonoh are rare treats. Those kind of brawls were pretty damn common in the 90s-early 00s.
     
    UnleashtheFURY, Oct 12, 2017
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  8. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    Obsessing with the fringes and obscure corners of the division... a pathological condition that has stricken many poor souls on many boxing boards.
     
    UnleashtheFURY, Oct 12, 2017
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  9. STEPHEN1990

    STEPHEN1990 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Terrible fight you wouldn't think Kevin Johnson was a hyped up prospect I really thought he could have had a decent career Maby even pick up a title he was a talented fighter

    Pianeta wins on points in a fight that Johnson could win but he just throws it away
     
    STEPHEN1990, Oct 12, 2017
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  10. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Johnson is the heavyweight Hank Lundy, if you took all the hot and cold tendencies and just left the faucet constantly running on cold (occasionally dribbling out room temp for a moment, but no warmer).
     
    IntentionalButt, Oct 12, 2017
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  11. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    I feel like this would be no less interesting were it either Johnson or Pianeta versus the event promoter.

    In fact, Petkovic vs. either would be more entertaining, I'm sure of it.
     
    IntentionalButt, Oct 12, 2017
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  12. Farmboxer

    Farmboxer VIP Member Full Member

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    Pianeta should pull this one out..................but this is a joke fight...............
     
    Farmboxer, Oct 12, 2017
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  13. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ Full Member

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    Call me crazy, but wasn't Joshua the IBO champ? When did they decide to strip him, and for what?
     
    Robney, Oct 12, 2017
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  14. DanielDimov

    DanielDimov Jabbing all night Full Member

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    Johnson by a KO!!!!! How can you guys joke with TBE HW - Kingpin??? He will smash Pianetta even easily than Chagaev did. Remember my words!!
     
    DanielDimov, Oct 12, 2017
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  15. sjp17

    sjp17 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What channel will this be on in the uk ?
     
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