Fabio Wardley vs. Daniel Dubois & Jack Rafferty vs. Ekow Essuman + David Morrell vs. Zak Chelli RBR.

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  1. shrap

    shrap Member Full Member

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    Wardley is stumbling out of the ring even now. That's scary man. He really needs his head properly examined.
     
  2. RGBoxing

    RGBoxing Member Full Member

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    Forster is the worse ref about needs his bitcoin account looked into
     
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  3. Gareth Priest

    Gareth Priest New Member Full Member

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    Two time...
     
  4. lobk

    lobk Original ESB Member

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    Rematch clause. If Wardley throws that right and nothing else, rematch won't change outcome.
     
  5. DaRealJT

    DaRealJT Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not a Dubois fan but he's the best heavyweight in Britain right now for me
     
  6. miketysonko

    miketysonko Boxing Addict Full Member

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    yep, it makes him look like an amateur in there. However, I do like his style and he has got an amazing chin
     
  7. Redbeard7

    Redbeard7 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    True. Taking knees and even quitting is a survival instinct. Wardley has incredible heart but he is a nutter, and that kind of beating can ruin a boxer.
     
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    So, is it Usyk-Kabayel now?
     
  9. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    To the victor, belong the spoils.
     
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  10. Ice8Cold

    Ice8Cold The Hype Job Spotter. Full Member

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    He was even struggling to walk out of his stool into the centre ring a few rounds before the TKO.
     
  11. d4n1elc

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    The next fight to make is definitely Itauma vs Dubois. If Wardley wants to regain glory he needs to fight someone like Torrez Jr or Wilder,,a top 15 heavyweight, get a good name on his career before he can step up to the plate again
     
  12. LD Boxer-Puncher

    LD Boxer-Puncher Well-Known Member Full Member

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    An unnecessary extra round and a half.

    I understand that the whole idea with Wardley is that he's dangerous until he's out of it. But he already was. Couldn't walk to the neutral corner while Dubois still had a spring in his step. In the corner that is easily enough for me. The towel should have been in

    Foster could have stopped it sooner as well. It was a relief when he did, it ended what just became 5 minutes of cringing for it to be over for me.

    Credit to them both. Don't think anybody in the sport could claim to be tougher than Fabio Wardley. Dubois boxed well and capitalised nicely. Also showed his own resilience tonight. Deservedly now the champion again
     
  13. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Rematch? Fabio gonna need 12 months off after that at least
     
  14. ForemanJab

    ForemanJab Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Itauma is completely unproven. Not sure why people are so confident he'll just walk through the top HWs.
     
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  15. Dan-the-man

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    That Dubois jab really is impressive

    Actually think he was feeling bad punching wardley in those last couple of rounds, bad corner work there really wardley was absolutely goosed