HBO rival SMW tournament

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  1. tays001

    tays001 ESB ELITE SQUAD Full Member

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    his chin isn't the best so i would favour both andrade and Bute over him . balzsay is 50/50

    and KP i think could put him to sleep
     
  2. AbbasKhan6428

    AbbasKhan6428 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    HBOs tournament sucks balls then
     
  3. Rilz

    Rilz Ball don't lie! Full Member

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    geez man

    HATE HATE HATE HATE
     
  4. Hermit

    Hermit Loyal Member banned

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    One of the (problems/great things) about boxing is that it is between TWO people. No more, no less. Making fights on an individual basis therefore makes sense. The down side is not all the fights that SHOULD get made, get made. But, from HBO's perspective, just put on the fights that 'sell' at any given time. Tournaments can be high risk but will they be high reward?

    With Showtime you have two legit, proved their ****, SMW. Kessler and Froch.

    Taylor and Abraham are both recent MWs that have proven NOTHING at SMW yet. Taylor has lost two of three at SMW going back to Pavlik. Abraham has NO wins at the weight.

    The Andre's are both prospects.

    In short, Showtime is pulling something out HOPING it will work. HBO is sticking with what they KNOW works.
     
  5. DemolitionDan

    DemolitionDan ATG and HoF Full Member

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    HBO should do a Welterweight/Jr. Welterweight tourney.
     
  6. Dynamite Kid

    Dynamite Kid "I Must Break You" Full Member

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    First off, Allan Green was sick in that fight. He shouldn't have even fought. Look at Green's performances since then. It's not even comparable.

    Secondly, Bika is in that list. Didn't Bika go to war with Codrington? And what did Green do to Codrington? He damaged his career early and where's Codrington now?

    As I said, Allan Green would beat EVERYBODY in that list.
     
  7. Stovepipe

    Stovepipe Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :happy
     
  8. Dynamite Kid

    Dynamite Kid "I Must Break You" Full Member

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    Pavlik?:lol: Allan Green would wipe his ass with that overrated, over hyped, so called middleweight champion.

    Andrade? Good fighter. I like him. But all he'd do is take punches if he fought Green. Taking punches is not a skill, and Green would lay it on him.

    Bute? All I can say is I hope Green wouldn't fight him in his home country.
     
  9. Hermit

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    Then he should have taken his shot when he had it if HE were that confident instead of letting Greg Leon talk his way out of the fight.
     
  10. Dynamite Kid

    Dynamite Kid "I Must Break You" Full Member

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    Wasn't Green at 160 at the time?
     
  11. 'Ben'

    'Ben' Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Healthy competition is what I say.... fight fans will be the real winners at the end of all this.... who is to say it won't cross over into over divisions?..... this could be the new way to determine who is the real champion of each division.
     
  12. Boro chris

    Boro chris Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    and everyone seems to be ignoring this point...
     
  13. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Styles make fights. Any of these guys would have a chance (some a very good chance, some even favorites) against more than half of the participants in the Super Six WBC.
     
  14. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    I mean it's a cool idea and all but what say does Rafael have?

    He may as well write an article to the Klitschkos suggesting that they fight each other.

    Or tell Hopkins to quit ducking Toney.
     
  15. Gsand

    Gsand Active Member Full Member

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    sounds like BS since the fighters are barely half as good as the showtime line up