Say what you want about Chagaev, but the man has balls!

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by EpsilonAxis, Jun 20, 2009.


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  1. EpsilonAxis

    EpsilonAxis HNIC Full Member

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    Keep this in mind, guys.

    Where other opponents like Arreola declined fighting Wlad on short notice...Chagaev, who must have been extremely dissapointed over the Valuev fallout (1 day before the fight!) jumped at the chance to fight the greatest HW on the planet like it was nothing!

    That takes balls...I don't know many other fighters who would take a fight with Wlad on such short notice...fighting Wlad is somethng you really ought to prepare for.

    But kudos to Chagaev for stepping up, showing up in great shape and hopefully giving us a great fight tonight. And maybe, just maybe he can shock the world! :good
     
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  2. UndisputedUK

    UndisputedUK Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Chagaev is ready!
     
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  3. rabid dog

    rabid dog Active Member Full Member

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    Anything can happen:think
     
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  4. TFFP

    TFFP The Eskimo

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    Too many people are taking a **** on Chagaev. The guy is a good fighter, very slippery and tactically aware. Probably won't make for a blood and thunder fight, but Wlad is really going to have his work cut out KO'ing this guy. I'll be impressed and surprised if he does.

    You never know...Wlad seems to have mental issues when he faces a southpaw.
     
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  5. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    I keep trying to tell people here that Chagaev is no Ibragimov.

    Chagaev is coming to win. To me it is a 50/50 fight.
     
    Rico Spadafora, Jun 20, 2009
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  6. Hax0rJimDuggan

    Hax0rJimDuggan It's me bitches! Full Member

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    I'm looking forward to this fight; props to Chagaev for taking it. On the flip side though:

    1.) He just finished training for a big fight.
    2.) He's a professional boxer.

    Therefore, I don't think we should praise him. It's his job. I think it just goes to show the state of the heavyweight division and how **** poor it is. Both in talent and heart for others to decline.
     
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  7. EpsilonAxis

    EpsilonAxis HNIC Full Member

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    Well, I mean I'm not sure it's just a HW thing.

    Let's say Pavlik had a fight with Mora and Abraham with Sturm. All of a sudden, two weeks before the fight, Mora and Sturm get hurt...i'd be pretty shocked if Pavlik and Abraham took a fight on such short notice with each other. It's just not likely.
     
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  8. Stoic

    Stoic Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He's so humble, that means he believes in himself.
    The man is ready to fall on his sword.
    He's going to take it to Wlad and if his training camp has been good, he causes big problems late in the fight.
     
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  9. WiDDoW_MaKeR

    WiDDoW_MaKeR ESB Hall of Fame Member Full Member

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    I agree. However we can't bash Arreola as he wasn't training at all. Chagaev was already in great shape.
     
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  10. the_brigand

    the_brigand I'll Eat Her Later... Full Member

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    Povetkin declines, he's not ready? What is that pudgy kid waiting for, isn't he supposed to be getting ready to fight Wlad anyway?
     
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  11. Gezabahai

    Gezabahai Member Full Member

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    Kali Meehan and Lamon Brewster both were offered a shot at Valuev after Chagaev fell through, but declined -- when are they ever going to have another opportunity like that? They were both in Helsinki and ready. Chagaev was packing for a family vacation -- they were planning to leave that very day -- when he got the call.
     
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  12. the_brigand

    the_brigand I'll Eat Her Later... Full Member

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    i can' believe Brewster passed up a shot at Valuev. Meehan I understand, but for Brewster to do that... silly.
     
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  13. Boxfan1

    Boxfan1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Well if he didn't have balls, he wouldn't be a man.
     
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  14. Soloman

    Soloman Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Meehan claims tha never happened
     
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  15. Scar

    Scar VIP Member Full Member

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    By what he did here he exposed Valuev as the fraud he really is some more if you guys haven't seen that fraud in the ring yet.
     
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