Timofei Konstantinovich Tszyu vs. Keith Fitzgerald Thurman, Jr.

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The Soul Taker or 1-Time?

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  1. Tszyu on points

    16.3%
  2. Tszyu by stoppage

    71.4%
  3. Draw

    2.0%
  4. Thurman on points

    2.0%
  5. Thurman by stoppage

    8.2%
  1. The Cryptkeeper

    The Cryptkeeper Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Moron post.

    You have no idea.
     
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  2. shadow111

    shadow111 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Canelo's actual weight wasn't 160. He was fighting at 155 because he couldn't get a title fight at 154, which was his weight class, the same weight class Tim is at now. Canelo took the fights that were available at the time. He fought Cotto because that was the biggest fight that could be made at the time. Then when he won everyone wanted him to fight GGG at 160, a weight he had never fought at before. This isn't hard to understand. Tim is fighitng a Welterweight at 155. Canelo fought at Welterweight at 155. It's the same weight. Of course there are differences, this is non-title, that was for the MW title. The circumstances were different, but it's still dragging a Welterweight up to 155 instead of fighting a ranked contender in your weight class.

    I said the exact same thing about Canelo and Khan. In response to people saying Canelo was dragging Khan up, I was like you and said, no, to his credit, Khan put up his hand and wanted to move up, and in that case challenge for the title Canelo held.

    To you, Tim's innocent here, it's just Thurman wanting to move up to 155 and Tim saying OK. Canelo didn't seek out Khan, Khan wanted to move up and challenge Canelo, to take a big risk.
     
  3. The Cryptkeeper

    The Cryptkeeper Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I am talking about Canelo now. Not Canelo a decade ago.

    Why is he fighting both Charlos and potentially Crawford instead of the guy he should fight?

    Who is Tim ducking that he should be fighting? Of course Tim is innocent here. Who is he avoiding? I'll wait...

    If you can't see the difference then I don't know what to tell you.
     
  4. The Cryptkeeper

    The Cryptkeeper Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Who is Tim ducking?

    Come on idiotboy, tell me.
     
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  5. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    Tim wants all the smoke Charlo, Crawford, Spence even Canelo.
    What these idiots don't realize is that it is a lot harder to land the big fights when you are from a much smaller populated country like Australia but Tim is doing all the right things and is willing to fight anybody in or around his weight class. Those who are overly critical of him are just worried that he will beat their man.
     
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  6. shadow111

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    Who said he's ducking anyone? The #1 ranked contender in the WBO is Josh Kelly.
     
  7. shadow111

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    And none of those guys are ranked by the WBO at 154. So ironically Tim wants all the smoke against guys that the title he is holding won't sanction. Which is ironic given that Charlo was stripped for not defending his title in a year, but the guys that Tim is apparently targetting would get him stripped just as well.
     
  8. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    Crawford would be sanctioned he is the WBO Welterweight champion he can request to jump Kelly and the WBO would grant it. I am sure Tim would gladly vacate the WBO title to get his hands on Charlo.
     
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  9. The Cryptkeeper

    The Cryptkeeper Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Well @chacal is making that claim.

    Josh Kelly? Hahahahaha.

    Josh Kelly ain’t fit to lace Tszyu’s gloves. If Tszyu fought Josh Kelly you guys would accuse him of a cherrypick.

    Josh Kelly…hahahahaha. OMFG.
     
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  10. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    Josh Kelly v Nikita Tszyu would be a fair match up. Tim puts Kelly in the dirt.
     
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  11. The Cryptkeeper

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    And that's the thing that these guys seem to be missing. The Bud vs Tszyu fight is the one that was expected to happen. It is the fault of neither party that this is on ice for now. Crawford had to wait for Spence to make a decision on the rematch clause. What was Tszyu supposed to do? He did what he had to, he took a fight against a high profile opponent who put his hand up. None of the others, including chicken**** Charlo are anywhere to be seen. All other names are just smoke and mirrors..Ortiz, Kelly, Lubin...none of them are fighting Tszyu. None of them are anywhere near his class. And none of them, except the whiff of a deal to fight Lubin were ever mooted. And we all know what Tszyu would do to Lubin.

    Had Spence made his decision a month or two earlier, then Bud and Tszyu would be fighting next up.l
     
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  12. The Cryptkeeper

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    Josh Kelly, FMD mate, are these guys on crack?

    Josh Kelly is a complete muppet.
     
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  13. Reppin501

    Reppin501 The People's Champ Full Member

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    He definitely doesn’t want Crawford, he may want the others but Crawford would beat the brakes of Tim.
     
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  14. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    Trust me lad Tim wants Crawford. Tim is not scared of losing like a lot of these other cowards. I think he will beat Crawford.
     
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  15. shadow111

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    Tim wants Crawford and Thurman wanted Crawford. But instead they got each other. Meanwhile Crawford is sitting around with nothing to do.