Predict the winners of the Matchroom 5 vs Queensberry 5 on Saturday

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Perkin Warbeck, May 28, 2024.


Pick the five winners

Poll closed Jun 2, 2024.
  1. Deontay Wilder

    32.4%
  2. Zhilei Zhang

    68.6%
  3. Filip Hrgovic

    75.5%
  4. Daniel Dubois

    23.5%
  5. Austin Williams

    23.5%
  6. Hamzah Sheeraz

    58.8%
  7. Nick Ball

    48.0%
  8. Raymond Ford

    33.3%
  9. Willy Hutchinson

    29.4%
  10. Craig Richards

    50.0%
Multiple votes are allowed.
  1. ipitythefool

    ipitythefool Prediction ? Pain Full Member

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    I've gone for ....

    Zhang
    Dubois
    Sheeraz
    Ford
    Hutchinson

    Not with much confidence in any of them.

    Great card. Lots of good match ups.
     
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  2. Oreet Cha!

    Oreet Cha! I know what I like and I like what I know. Full Member

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    Zhang
    Hrgovic
    Williams
    Ball
    Hutchinson.

    That's all 5 now cursed!! :D
     
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  3. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing aficionado Full Member

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    Yes, there have been too many mismatches in boxing in recent years, so it's great to see these Saudi cards with quality matchups.

    Boxing is more enjoyable to watch when I don't know who is going to win before the fights start!
     
  4. DoctorJones

    DoctorJones Member Full Member

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    Zhang and Dubois
    I am taking a risk on Dubois
     
  5. beev11

    beev11 New Member banned Full Member

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    Nick Ball knocks out Ford
    Hrgovic knocks out Dubois
    Zhang knocks out Wilder
    Hutchinson is schooling Richards, but then his china chin gets checked. Richards knocks out Hutchinson.

    The other fight I don't even care about, they are both bums.
     
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  6. DoubleG95Fanatic

    DoubleG95Fanatic Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I have it 4-1 Matchroom.

    Zhang
    Hrgovic
    Ford
    Richards
    & Ammo

    The only 50/50 for me is Ammo Sheeraz. Both are on a similiar trajectory, very similiar number of fights, KO records, level of opposition. I just reckon Ammo has a little more in his locker and can mix it up better.
     
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  7. Potwash

    Potwash The Real Untouchables Full Member

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    Wilder
    Dubois
    Williams
    Ball
    Richards
     
  8. peter_uk

    peter_uk Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Wilder
    Hrgovic
    Sheeraz
    Richards
    Ball
     
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  9. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    :lol: I picked the exact opposite.
     
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  10. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member Full Member

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    Rooting for Wilder, think Zhang might edge it.
    Hrgovich TKO
    Williams UD
    Hutchinson UD
    Ford UD
     
  11. StuartD89

    StuartD89 New Member Full Member

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    Zhang by ko/tko.
    Hgrovic by ko/tko.
    Ball by pts, maybe ko/tko.
    Richard’s by pts.
    Sheeraz by ko/tko.
     
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  12. beev11

    beev11 New Member banned Full Member

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    They've not had the same level of opposition, Sheeraz has a much more padded record. And he's also had a lot of opponents that have moved up in weight.

    Austin Williams' combined opponents record 199- 60- 1
    Hamzah Sheeraz's combined opponents record 232- 287- 31
     
  13. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Wilder KO
    Dubois KO
    Ball KO
    Sheeraz KO
    Richards KO
     
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  14. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Big Bang is much more skilled than The Dosser and if he touches his chin with a flush backhand he'll spark him out cold. If he grazes his chin with his right hook prepare to witness a hilarious ATG chicken dance.

    To balance that out, Big Bang is a huge target, a senior citizen and slow which plays into The Dosser's hands. I favour Big Bang but it really could be a whoever lands first type of fight.

    I favour Hrgovic vs Dubois but I think Dubois is one of the few HWs capable of knocking Hrgovic out and the later has been terribly mismanaged and unlucky and it has really hindered his development. Whilst I don't believe Hrgovic hits as hard as he could and should do with the right S&C training, he does hit hard and If Usyk and Lerena can hurt Dubois badly with single shots, a jab in Usyk's case, then obviously Hrgovic can knock him out if he lands clean which he surely will and he also has a longer reach than Dubois. Skills are probably about even, Dubois has the power advantage, Hrgovic a much better chin. Dubois has fought the much better opposition as a pro and is probably quicker too.

    If Hrgovic had been moved right I'd be very confident of him winning via KO but the fact he hasn't evens in up in Dubois' favour.

    Ford vs Ball. I can't shake the natural disparity between them. Ford looked absolutely massive compared to Ball at the face off and that could prove decisive with regards to
    him being able to take Ball's power.

    Sheeraz vs Williams is another 50-50 type match up and I suspect the winner will be the one who can take the other's power better. I've seen Sheeraz dropped before but to be honest both of them still have to prove their legitimacy and this fight should go someway to doing that

    On paper Richards is a strong favourite to stop Hutchinson as he's fought at a much higher level and he has a very good chin and can punch a bit. Hutchinson is talented and he has fast hands and can punch but the KO loss albeit down at SMW to a fighter not known to be a puncher suggests his punch resistance is not of your usual British standard. Richards via stoppage but if it goes rounds I suspect Hutchinson will be right in the fight and have his moments and land some big shots and make Richards have to prove his chin again.

    All this nonsense about Richards coming so close to beating Bivol really irks me. The fight wasn't close it's just a dishonest narrative being pushed by the heavily biased British boxing media, pundits, fighters etc. just like we see them do in Usyk's fights against Brits AJ and Belly etc.
     
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