“You either retire as an GOAT, or you fight long enough to end up as a greedy belly”

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  1. PopPellegrino

    PopPellegrino Active Member Full Member

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    Usyk had one job to do: beat a boxing novice to a pulp. Instead, he struggled against a guy with one professional boxing fight. I’m 99% sure that Aj would beat Verhoeven to a pulp. He’s no better than that African MMA guy. Usyk is only slowing the division down at this point, and now all I want to see is him get beaten badly by Kabayel.

    Also, there was a thread about Usyk vs Evander Holyfield. I think Holyfield would kill him on the inside. At 46, Holyfield was robbed of becoming a five-time heavyweight champion, while at 40, Usyk was saved by the referee from losing a points decision (if the scorecards were right) to a 1–0 boxer.
     
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    PopPellegrino Active Member Full Member

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    Before all the snarky comments started appearing, Bert Cooper would smoke Verhoeven.
     
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    Lonsdale81 Active Member Full Member

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    Saved by the ref? :lol:
     
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  4. PopPellegrino

    PopPellegrino Active Member Full Member

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    Verhoeven would be able to survive. Yeah, maybe he would get points deducted for spitting out his mouthguard, but in an ideal world, he would win a points decision.
     
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  5. Redbeard7

    Redbeard7 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    "beat a boxing novice"

    That's funny. You can box for 10-15+ years, spar with multiple contenders/champions over most of that period, be the best in the world in a closely related punching sport, and still be a "boxing novice".
     
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  6. PopPellegrino

    PopPellegrino Active Member Full Member

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    He has had one fight in the pro game. Who cares what word I used?

    Your GOAT is a greedy belly.
     
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    Redbeard7 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If you have any integrity in your use of the English language, "boxing novice" to describe a man who has been sparring in boxing with Tyson Fury since 2010/2011, is an absurdity.

    Who is your GOAT? The guy who got kicked to death by the Japanese wrestler?
     
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  8. Mickc

    Mickc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Usyk just had his Greedy Belly moment tonight !
     
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  9. exocet76

    exocet76 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He still won though dip****...
     
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  10. PopPellegrino

    PopPellegrino Active Member Full Member

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    *robbery

    Usyk is an dip**** for slowing down the heavyweight division with this clown show. What did I do?
     
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  11. Cyrion

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    Gonna be ahead on the punch stats. Only guy that got hurt in that ring at any point was Rico. The 39 year old man just blasted out a roided up giant.

    Usyk is a phenomenal fighter and a phenomenal human. You, on the other hand? You're an embarrassment.
     
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  12. exocet76

    exocet76 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It's not a robbery if somebody get's stopped. You must be new to this...
     
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  13. Mickc

    Mickc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Are you privy to the drug testing results from tonight’s fight or just posting BS to try to defend Usyks poor performance from tonight ? Now that would be an embarrassment !
     
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  14. NaiKoN

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    He wasn’t stopped, the referee stopped it. 60 seconds to get back and push for one last round of his life for a pro kick boxer like Rico could have been life changing. But yes it’s basically a robbery. The cards proved that even more.
     
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  15. PopPellegrino

    PopPellegrino Active Member Full Member

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    Greedy belly (Uysk) fans have never heard of a BS stoppage.
     
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