David Benavidez vs Moses Itauma

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Benavidez vs Itauma

  1. Benavidez by PTS

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  2. Itauma by PTS

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  3. Benavidez by TKO/KO

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  4. Itauma by TKO/KO

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  5. Draw

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  1. Gregor Sia-Lees

    Gregor Sia-Lees Member banned Full Member

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    lol Itauma would absolutely destroy him. He'd beat him ten times out of ten. It would be like man vs boy.
     
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  2. miniq

    miniq FURY COMETH 2026 Full Member

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    This rubbish is coming from the same type of fans as Canelo. Crackheads.

    Hyping up and average fighter. Ituama chins him in 1 round.
     
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  3. Indiantakeaway9

    Indiantakeaway9 I'm your winkleberry that's mah game banned Full Member

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    LMFAO, Itauma brutally bullies and chins him.

    I actually think Benavidez, against a basic plodder like Gassiev or a feather-fisted heavyweight like Huni, would actually have a legitimate path to victory. especially, against Gassiev, as he would just have to mostly avoid the left hook...which might still kill him if it lands, don’t get me wrong.

    But against the fastest heavyweight in the division, who punches very hard? **** NO you lunatic.
     
  4. Gregor Sia-Lees

    Gregor Sia-Lees Member banned Full Member

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    This thread will be funny as **** to read in a few years.
     
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  5. BustedSaint

    BustedSaint Country Member Full Member

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    Itauma with a few more years experience KOs him in the first.
     
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  6. UniversalPart

    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Teenager Itauma before he turned pro ices Benavidez

    The only Itauma that Benavidez can beat is Karol Itauma who got iced by that guy Beterbiev beat down years ago
     
  7. Mickc

    Mickc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Itauma is a natural Heavyweight,Benavidez is not even a Cruiserweight,just look how fleshy he was last night,no definition at all,Benavidez is better off going back down to Light Heavyweight there are still a few big fights there for him and the possibility of going Undisputed if he can get Bivol in the ring with him .
     
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  8. Cyrion

    Cyrion Member Full Member

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    Hell, why stop at just Itauma? Benny should fight Itauma and then Usyk all in the same night! MEXICAN POWAH!! /s
     
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  9. Ice8Cold

    Ice8Cold The Hype Job Spotter. Full Member

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    The size plays too much of a difference here, even Benavidez (as brilliant of fighter who easily gets into the top 5 P4P discussion) is pretty small for a CW, and is quite chubby on top of being a few pounds behind the 200 lbs limit.

    Also, Benavidez can get tagged as well, and dropped.

    Put it this way. If Benavidez looks fantastic against Opetaia, then we could talk about his chances at HW.
     
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  10. Pepsi Dioxide

    Pepsi Dioxide Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Itauama KO1
     
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  11. The Cryptkeeper

    The Cryptkeeper Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He beat coward Zurdo.

    That’s not even in the same stratosphere as throwing hands with Itauma FFS.
     
  12. shrap

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    Here we go again. Even as green as he is now Itauma would absolutely obliterate Benavidez, and it wouldn't take long.
     
  13. lobk

    lobk Original ESB Member

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    These stupid threads of him fighting a heavyweight need to stop. He beat a cruiser punching bag.
     
  14. PopPellegrino

    PopPellegrino Active Member Full Member

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    That is what I feel about Moses Ituama threads, so touché.
     
  15. The Professor

    The Professor Socialist Ring Leader Staff Member

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    Honestly the quality of boxing "analysis" on this site has taken a nosedive of late. No boxing fan who knows anything about this sport would suggest that such a mismatch would be anything other than a first round blowout.