A thread for December 8th - who did they pick?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by TheRevAshton, Dec 3, 2019.

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I was absolutely confident when I predicted that the winner would be...

Poll closed Dec 7, 2019.

  1. Anthony Joshua

    48 vote(s)
    49.5%

  2. Andy Ruiz Jr

    45 vote(s)
    46.4%

  3. Draw

    4 vote(s)
    4.1%
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  1. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing aficionado Full Member

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    Winners will be:

    Joshua (although I'm rooting for Ruiz)
    Hunter (although I'm rooting for Povetkin)
    Hrgovic
    Whyte
    Majidov
     
    Perkin Warbeck, Dec 3, 2019
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  2. Scissors

    Scissors Posts are sponsored by Matchroom Full Member

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    Joshua decision however it wouldn’t surprise if Joshua KO’s him.
     
    Scissors, Dec 3, 2019
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  3. jamessss2018

    jamessss2018 Member Full Member

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    I went for Ruiz this time but I’m always fine with being proven wrong
     
    jamessss2018, Dec 3, 2019
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  4. Alo2006

    Alo2006 R.I.P Sean Taylor Full Member

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    I pick Ruiz to win, but I want AJ to win. Need that Wilder vs Joshua show down to happen 2020!
     
    Alo2006, Dec 3, 2019
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  5. BoJangles

    BoJangles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Has Teddy Atlas picked Ruiz?

    if so I may have to change my vote!

    Whomever Atlas and David Haye pick to win I choose the other guy!!
     
    BoJangles, Dec 3, 2019
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  6. It's Ovah

    It's Ovah I am very feel me good. Full Member

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    I've got Joshua by decision and I'll stand by that whatever happens. No one on here is Nostradamus and shouldn't feel so precious about getting a pick wrong.
     
    It's Ovah, Dec 3, 2019
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  7. TheRevAshton

    TheRevAshton Member Full Member

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    Spot on! This thread is just a bit of fun, and could aid people when it comes to the inevitable banter approaching aha!

    I back Joshua 100% myself, think he'll get the KO!
     
    TheRevAshton, Dec 3, 2019
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  8. BoJangles

    BoJangles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    ok, I pick Ruiz by Belly-Bump KO then.
     
    BoJangles, Dec 3, 2019
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  9. Curtis Lowe

    Curtis Lowe Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ruiz by KO, again. Better boxing skills, takes a punch better, better endurance, more natural fighter.
     
    Curtis Lowe, Dec 3, 2019
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  10. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I picked round 2....
     
    heerko koois, Dec 3, 2019
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  11. Plumber From Liverpool

    Plumber From Liverpool Active Member Full Member

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    Think AJ will have learned a valuable lesson from last time and will have prepared properly for this fight AJ to win round 4 KO
     
    Plumber From Liverpool, Dec 3, 2019
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  12. dan4579

    dan4579 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ruiz hurts him bad for the first time in the 5th or 6th, but finishes him quickly from that point. Joshua gets TKO’d in the 6th.

    I reserve the right to be wrong, of course. Joshua does have a lot going for him.
     
    dan4579, Dec 3, 2019
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  13. Mendoza

    Mendoza Hrgovic = Next Heavyweight champion of the world. banned Full Member

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    It’s a toss up fight.

    If Joshua has the right frame of mind and is not mentaly shot with boxing, I like him to win on points. If he doesn’t I think he’ll be knocked out again.

    I also thinks there is a serious chance for a DQ with Ruiz jr as the winner as Joshua will foul or rule bend when he’s in trouble.
     
    Mendoza, Dec 3, 2019
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  14. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    I'll bite, since we don't have enough people 'stand by' their wrong predictions after the outcome happens. Copy and paste from other thread (quoting means it disappears in the replies).

    This fight is a bit of a pick em situation, since we don't have full evaluation of the context.

    I'm going with Ruiz to stop Joshua again, as @George Crowcroft said. He provides stylistic problems that I don't think Joshua will be able to solve, especially with only 6 months thereabouts, such as his adept usage of parrying, his controlled manner of being the shorter man (which always bothered AJ) and his hand speed alongside his chin. AJ simply doesn't have the 'finesse' and boxing instinct to avoid him for 12. I actually think he should go all out for an early KO on Ruiz instead.

    I also think Hunter will score a decision win over Povetkin.
     
    roughdiamond, Dec 3, 2019
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  15. TheWorstEver(TWE)

    TheWorstEver(TWE) Active Member Full Member

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    Ruiz Jr knocks him out quicker this time.
     
    TheWorstEver(TWE), Dec 3, 2019
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