Boots Ennis vs prime Tim Tszyu and Jermell Charlo

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  1. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Can Boots clear?
     
  2. Joeywill

    Joeywill Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ennis beats both

    He stops Tim Tszyu
     
  3. Fogger

    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    Prime Tim was only about two years ago and he was never close to Ennis level. Charlo would definitely be a challenge. He has a lot of skill, a lot of fight and a lot of power. That would be a great matchup and I think I would go with Charlo at his best to beat him.
     
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    Dangerwood84 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ennis beats both.
     
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    TNSNO1878 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Tim was never on the level Charlo was; Boots dismantles any version of him. In his prime, Charlo would've done well against Boots maybe for a few rounds before he got caught. Boots has a better mindset than Charlo; he genuinely believes he is the best. I don't think Charlo ever did, even when he was. He would often let his doubts creep in, which is why he took the big Canelo payday knowing he would lose and avoided Crawford like the plague despite Crawford calling him out mid-fight when he was smashing Spence from pillar to post.
     
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    Sandman_ When you beat a legend, you become a legend. Full Member

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    Timmy puts Boots in Boot Hill.
     
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    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    Timmy lands a shot like Zayas did in the 3rd, his new nickname will be the "Sole Taker".
     
  8. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    Before the first Fundora fight that caused the cut it's Tszyu in two.
     
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    Boots sleeps any version of timmy in 5 rounds or less. A prime charlo wouldve been a war and a tough fight for boots. With that said id give a slight lean to boots his activity would make charlo work more than he wanted to.
     
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    Sandman_ When you beat a legend, you become a legend. Full Member

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    Tough call on Charlo. Boots has had two fights at the weight & got rocked to his core by a non-puncher in one of them. Charlo fought his whole career there, lost once & unified the division. Charlo looks a lot bigger & stronger than Boots to me. Let's see Boots clean out all the talent at Light Middle & then he's on par with Charlo. Starting with Beanstalk.
     
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    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    Yep a lot of casuals only remember what they saw last week and get overhyped. Charlo at his best could very well spark Boots out.
     
  12. AlwaysFirst

    AlwaysFirst Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I wasn’t high on Boots before but after this weekends fight I’m excited about him, but we have to remember that he beat a guy that everyone knew he would beat in Zayas. It was an exciting fight and he deserves the attention but… he beat Zayas. I favor these 2 to beat and stop Zayas also.

    With that said, Boots should beat them both.
     
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    Kinda feel like Boots would pick Timmy off like Murtazaliev did, but Charlo vs Boots is a 50:50 thing.
     
  14. BustedSaint

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    Why are talking about has-beens? What about the Inferno? He has the most awkward style in boxing and torches everyone he gets in the ring with. Made the formerly sublimely skilled Keith look like a debutant the One Time they fought.
     
  15. NoChin

    NoChin Sir Tim Tszyu - Knighted! Full Member

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    Tim pre cut could have been anything. He only lost that fight via split decision with one eye. He could have beaten Boots and Charlo ran from him for ages. Pulled out of the fight twice he could have fought him when Fundora 1 did. Tszyu could have remained a world champion. Tszyu of now is shot. He'll beat Spence, his confidence after that win could see him beat Xharlo too. Charlo hasn't fought for almost 2 years and was inactive before that. But make no mistake Tim is finished at the top level. He has no chin. He's lost power and lost muscle. Two days ago I heard him say he used to do 20 min skipping 6 rounds of shadow as a warm up and 1 hour 30 Min after doing whatever else he'd start his main training. I'm not surprised. His body looks as though he's overstrained I said that for a while. Tim's aged a lot since Fundora 1 then Bakhram. The stress and anxiety of missing out on world titles, future world title shots and money got to him. So did the losses and the manner how he lost. Each loss was more brutal and soul crushing than the next. Fenech has dialed down his work load so he's training wiser. A prime Tim Tszyu could have given Crawford one he'll of a fight. He was confident and felt bullet proof. Well never know. A prime Tim could have beat boots. But now he'll get rocked. He doesn't have the power anymore. Tim's corner and coach destroyed his career. How could they not know the rules? FFS stop the fight by round 4.
     
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