Current bogeymen in Boxing

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  1. miniq

    miniq FURY COMETH 2026 Full Member

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    Unbeaten but not unbeatable.

    To see ones self as unbeatable already puts you at a disadvantage and makes you unwise as a fighter. Even Floyd knows he isn't unbeatable. All it takes in boxing is an off night or injury. Floyd learn't this quickly hence turning into the pure defensive fighter he was.
     
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    Dagnaldinho Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Until hes beaten, hes unbeatable.
     
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    KiwiMan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Spence Jr - good call. Not sure that no one beats him but no one seems that keen to find out.

    Mikey - shouldn't really be on this list, both Linares & Easter Jr were willing to fight him. He's fighting Lipinets next, who is decent, and Figueroa Jr was also willing to fight.

    Lomachenko - indeed so.

    Saunders - not sure about this one. He's only been in a position to demand the big fights for a couple of months since beating Lemieux. Right now GGG & Canelo don't want him but that's because they're fighting each other, and there's not even close to enough money in a Jacobs fight to risk his title.

    Fury - definitely shouldn't be here until he comes back.

    Crawford - again, I tend to agree. But having both Crawford & Spence Jr on the list is problematic, after all they're at the same weight now.
     
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    yeyo monster Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Inoue by far!
     
  5. Northadox

    Northadox Active Member Full Member

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    Lol amateurs is completely different to pro, and a boxer can improve so much in a few years otherwise what are they doing in the gym?

    If we go into amateur fights you’ll be suprised how many good boxers were beaten by boxers who, without being disrespectful, really didn’t do that well in pros
     
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    uppercut_to_the_body Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Barry Galahad

    No featherweight wants to fight him. Slick, tricky, Ingle featherweight. Nightmare for Frampton, Selby etc.
     
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    mandatory Nuthugger Crusher Full Member

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    Inoue should be on the list.. And I agree with most but Mikey.. He seems impossible to negotiate with and seems to be full of himself, prices himself out of fights etc etc..
     
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    Oneirokritis The Scourge of Stupid Idiots. Full Member

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    I'm pretty sure the individual being referenced went 84-8 as an amateur, wherein cherry picking wasn't an option for him.
     
  9. DirtyOldTown

    DirtyOldTown Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Billy Joe Saunders.

    i.e. Canelo wants absolutely nothing to do with him.
     
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    Oneirokritis The Scourge of Stupid Idiots. Full Member

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    If we're talking the new and improved Billy Joe who embarrassed Lemieux, absolutely. :thumbsup:

    If fights against Golovkin or Canelo can't be made for Saunders, I wouldn't mind seeing him fight Jacobs.
     
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    The Akbar One Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    Saying Saunders is a boogeyman is laughable. I'd be salivating at the chance to fight him if I was a top 10 guy. Boogeyman also don't duck other top fighters. Saunders clearly ducked Jacobs who was calling him out, by immediately pricing himself out of a fight.
     
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    DirtyOldTown Boxing Addict Full Member

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    There's not enough money in the Jacobs fight for him to agree to it. Plus that would not be a good matchup.

    Golovkin is the one BJS wants deep down, it would be his legacy fight. Win all the belts and retire as unbeaten unified champion. I guess same applies for GGG though. One thing is for sure GGG is not scared of BJS like Canelo is.
     
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    Dagnaldinho Well-Known Member Full Member

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    50-0. The Billion Dollar Man.
     
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    Gil Gonzalez Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    I’m not sure how Mikey and Crawford can be on the list when Loma has them both SHOOK! Hell, Loma even has Floyd SHOOK. But we all know how easy Floyd gets SHOOK.

    Exactly no one - except probably Charlo - is afraid of Saunders.

    Spence of course. He has Thurman, Garcia, Porter and Crawford SHOOK.
     
  15. Angler Andrew

    Angler Andrew Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Lol defo Errol Spence,it’s now reaching embarrassing proportions for the likes of Thurman,Porter and Garcia who all are so desperate to fight each other in the hope that the fans won’t notice em ducking Spence lol.
    Good example re Spence has to be these recent WWE type call outs at ringside in all of Thurmans,Porters and Garcia’s fights and yet where was the WWE style call outs at Spences last fight lol,might just be me missing something but I don’t remember anyone climbing into the ring to shout at Spence lol.