Hot take: Erislandy Lara vs. Jarrett Hurd will resemble Yves Ulysse Jr. vs. Cletus Seldin writ large

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by IntentionalButt, Jan 25, 2018.


Who is going to wake up the unified 154lb champ the morning of April 8th?

Poll closed Apr 7, 2018.

  1. Lara on points

    30 vote(s)
    56.6%

  2. Lara by stoppage

    3 vote(s)
    5.7%

  3. Draw

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  4. Hurd on points

    9 vote(s)
    17.0%

  5. Hurd by stoppage

    11 vote(s)
    20.8%
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  1. IntentionalButt

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

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    :nonono

    It's been a bad year for Cubans in the pro game, with some of the highest-profile and highest-ranked p4p talents all losing - but honestly, Rigondeaux lost to Lomachenko; Barrera lost to Bivol; Pérez lost to Briedis; Ortiz lost to Wilder; Dorticos lost to Gassiev; Rances Barthelemy lost to Relikh; Yunieski González lost to Gvozdyk; and Leduán Barthelemy should've lost to (but got a gift draw and either way got exposed & got a blemish on his record versus) Eduardo Ramírez.

    No great shame in any of those, really, is there? Except maybe Rigondeaux's, because of the non-effort and the way he quit...

    Yordanis Ugas had an excellent "rebuilding" 2017, as did Yuriorkis Gamboa, and to a lesser extent Alexei Collado.

    Plenty of young talent in the pipeline such as Hairon Soccaras (130lb), Luis Garcia (cruiser), Neslan Machado (126lbs), and Leosdan Nuñez (118lbs) who is about to go to Panama City next month hoping to score a BIG upset versus Ricardo "El Matematico" Núñez.

    The scene's doing fine, and doesn't hinge on Erislandy Lara...but he is the captain of the ship right now, and he will sail clear through Hurd under blue skies, and the boat won't even be rocked. :deal:
     
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  2. elmaldito

    elmaldito Skillz Full Member

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    I’ll be in the suite watching a jarret hurd bobblehead show.

    Interested to know if the ring will be 16x16?
     
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  3. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    People talking about Cubans having a terrible 2017-18 only emphasize that they routinely fight tough customers (despite being, well, the "C-side" if there ever was one).
     
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  4. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    No reason to peel away from picking Lara to win. 116-112 type of scores for Lara is my guess.

    Would be a very impressive win if Hurd managed to convincingly take Lara out.
     
    Nonito Smoak, Apr 5, 2018
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  5. pincai

    pincai The Indonesian Thin Man Full Member

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    I'm just messin' with cst.
    But I disagree that it will be a smooth sail for Lara.
    In order for that to happen, he would have to put out a virtuoso performance, couple with a really flat showing by Hurd.
    It's 50-50 on paper, let's see how it transpires in the ring.
     
    pincai, Apr 5, 2018
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  6. oiky

    oiky Gypsy Boy Full Member

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    I rate Hurd, Lara to get a points win though imo
     
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  7. IntentionalButt

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

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    Why should he need that? Stylistically this is an easier fight on paper for him than Gausha was. Hurd will literally play directly into his eagerly awaiting-to-counter hands.
     
    IntentionalButt, Apr 6, 2018
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  8. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Like IB said, I don't think Lara will even have to be on top of his game to beat Hurd, Tony Harrison has a terrible gas tank, and is done around the 9th of every fight, and he was schooling him up until then, and Trout while having a decent gas tank usually, he'd been off IIRC for 17 months, and had no warm up, and went all out looking for the KO at an intense pace and beat the breaks off of him or 7 or 8 rounds before gassing. Hurd is tailor made for Lara, and if he paces himself well, which I don't see any real reason why he shouldn't he should decisively outbox Hurd to a one sided decision, or possible late TKO.
     
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  9. IntentionalButt

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

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    :deal:
     
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  10. Farmboxer

    Farmboxer VIP Member Full Member

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    I give Lara an edge...................
     
    Farmboxer, Apr 6, 2018
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  11. pincai

    pincai The Indonesian Thin Man Full Member

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    :nononoWe shall see:boxing1
     
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  12. CutThroatFade

    CutThroatFade Rangers FC Full Member

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    Agree. Hurd is just an enhanced SAM Eggington.
     
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  13. LitoCandela

    LitoCandela Active Member Full Member

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    Lara should win. Only way I see Hurd being a problem with a high work rate. Thing is who the aggressor will be.
     
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  14. Bustajay

    Bustajay Feel the Steel/Balls Deep Full Member

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    Lara always catches cold scorecards
    If Hurd fails the stop the leak inside the RING I expect Lara to score and escape but IMO this comes down to the judges
    I can also see Hurd doing everything to control Lara and cut the ring with his size and land few but glorious heavy punches.
    Going with the young guy
    Hurd MD
     
    Last edited: Apr 6, 2018
    Bustajay, Apr 6, 2018
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  15. Caper

    Caper How about a fair shake? banned Full Member

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    Next time I’ll actually watch the video versus taking CSTs word as gold.
     
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