How far can Josh Warrington go?

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  1. pow

    pow Boxing Addict Full Member

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    How does Josh do against the following fighters?
    1. Oscar Valdes
    2. Leo Santa Cruz
    3. Gary Russell Junior
    4. Guillermo Rigondeaux
     
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  2. EJC83

    EJC83 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think there's a realistic chance of him beating anyone of them. I don't particularly like him, I thought he and his entourage were an absolute disgrace in the build up to the Selby fight, especially with what Selby had going on, but I can't deny that he's World Class
     
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    Adz88 New Member Full Member

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    I think Santa Cruz is there for the taking but he won’t get that fight. Beats Barry then Valdez unification. I can’t see anyone dealing with josh the way he came out against Frampton. Just my opinion could be totally wrong
     
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    lencoreastside Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    What did Selby have going on?
     
  5. Judge 1

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    Josh beats all them Gary Russell would cause a few problems early on but Josh gets to him around 9 imo
     
  6. Grenadier

    Grenadier New Member Full Member

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    Unifies the division and goes down as one of the best British fighters in history. Hard work and belief in yourself pays
     
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    anjawnaymiz Can we get Ivan Dychko some momentum Full Member

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    He’s in his prime right now, I hope they strike while the irons hot and try to unify as he has the beating of all of those right now imo.
    I don’t want to see any easy defences against nobodies or him moving up in weight class anytime soon.
     
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  8. Smudge_

    Smudge_ Teak tough Full Member

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    He has more than a good chance of beating them all. They sky's the limit for Warrington.
     
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  9. nurological

    nurological Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Warrington is a prime example of what can happen if you take the traditional route. He has grown at every level and I've doubted him all the time!

    I honestley wouldn't back against him atleast unifying but as somebody said he is in his prime and needs to strike now!
    His style doesn't age well.
     
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    NasalSpray Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I think he beats Lomachenko. His style is all wrong for Loma. Notice how Arum has kept Loma away from pressure fighters since Salido, and Josh does pressure as well as anywon
     
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    HAHA
     
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    Dragon Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think his mum passed during the build up.

    I think Warrington would beat Valdez and this old version of Rigo. He would lose on points to Russell and Santa Cruz though.
     
  13. EJC83

    EJC83 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Lee, and Andrew, lost their mum days before the fight. With all of that going on you would have thought his opponent to have more class than to get people to go after his taxi after the final press conference. Absolutely disgusting behaviour and unfortunately the fight was a year too late for Lee.

    Warrington has proven his quality though, he needs to get the big fights now rather than sit on his belt. To be fair to him it looks like he is doing that.
     
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    Bent-nose Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Warrington's dad admitted that he wants nothing of Russell jnr. He'll have to wait for the others after Galahad knocks him out.
     
  15. pow

    pow Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think he beats Valdez and LSC but Gary Russel Jr is underrated and it's a really tough fight. Rigondeaux is a complete unknown quantity now but he is aging and would be a great scalp. If he could beat 2 of the 4 a superfight with Lomachenko in the UK is not out of the question.
     
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