Bakole v Efe Ajagba?

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  1. Philosopher

    Philosopher Active Member Full Member

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    ...on the Canelo card?
     
  2. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I can see the repeat of Bakole vs Anderson. Ajagba has similar level of defense. He can crack tho and Bakole is not a defensive genius himself, so who knows, maybe the Nigerian clips him like Parker did.
     
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  3. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council banned Full Member

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    Bakole could lose this fight as Ajagba if anything is a puncher! He can take it and give it.
     
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  4. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    I think Bakole at his best will KO Ajagba.
     
  5. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing aficionado Full Member

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    But obviously he's been overeating and not staying in close to decent shape between fights. So because he may not be at his best, Ajagba (who always keeps himself fit) has a real chance of winning.
     
  6. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    Oh yeah I would not count Ajagba out I favor Bakole 70/30 in all my years watching boxing I reckon that heavyweight has the best chance of springing upsets as more so then ever when fella's are that size one punch can change everything. If a guy is not fit or not switched on thing can go bad in a hurry.
     
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  7. 11player

    11player Boxing Addict Full Member

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    This could turn out the be a very interesting fight.

    Will Bakole drop 25lbs in time? How much the KO loss impacted his confidence?

    Bakole is the better fighter but Ajagba is rather experienced and game, plus he will be better prepared.
     
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  8. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Even after Bakoles KO loss he should run through Ajagba, the only real threats are ajagbas jab, stamina and power, but he has a glass chin and is even slower than Bakole, so i can only see the big bear mauling him.
     
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  9. rolzone

    rolzone Member Full Member

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    Ajagba now knows where to aim for to trigger a lovely chicken dance lol
     
  10. Mitch87

    Mitch87 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ajagba is just a younger version of Wilder, it will be an easy win for Bakole.
     
  11. CroBox29

    CroBox29 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I don't see anything special about Bakole, Parker crushed him too easily so I'm giving Ajagba a chance but you have to take into account that Parker is a far better fighter than Ajagba so Ajagba can only win the hard way...
     
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  12. Kiwi Fish

    Kiwi Fish Active Member Full Member

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    Hopefully the Parker fight lit a fire under Bakole and he trains seriously for this fight.

    I'm not sure he has enough time to do much about the weight, but he should definitely come in under 300lbs.

    Regardless Bakole still has to be the favourite coming into this, Ajagna just hasn't shown enough and has made some fights look harder than they should have been.

    Still Ajagba has power and Bakole doesn't have the best defense. Could feasibly see an Ajagba KO or UD if Bakole ends up gassing down the straight.
     
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  13. CroBox29

    CroBox29 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Exactly, Ajagba has more power than his KO Ratio shows and he hesitates to use that Power, Bakole is the favorite, but the question is whether Bakole's defeat against Parker caused a psychological crisis...
     
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  14. Veerbone

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    Give me Ajagba. Bakole can bang but he got tagged by Anderson several times. Anderson doesn't hit like Ajagba, and I think Afagba actually takes boxing seriously.
     
  15. Ike

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    Bakole when he is in shape is a very good boxer, very different from the one seen against Parker in February, clearly the Congolese accepting the match at the last moment had not done the preparation and was out of shape, very different from the dangerous boxer seen against Anderson. Ajagba does not excite me, apart from the good power it seems to me that it has nothing special and against Vianello in my opinion he did not win. If Bakole will not suffer psychologically from the defeat against Parker I think he will win clearly, even inside the distance in the second part of the fight.