If Munroe fought the Thai last night

Dunne has a higher ko rate than Munroe against a higher level of opposition, Munroe is known for being light puncher, this equals Dunne having more power.

Anyone who watches both fighters and judges on pure skill will tell you that Dunne is the more technically gifted fighter if they are being totally honest.

Munroe has better punch resistence that's obvious.

What riles me about this kind of thread is how quick Munroe fans are to jump on Dunne when he loses. If Munroe loses to Nishioka, which is very likely, I don't think we will see any such threads from Dunne's fans trying to rub it in. The funny thing is Dunne was willing to test himself at world level and fight whoever was put in front of him whereas Munroe has to date turned down every decent challenge offered to him since becoming Euro champ, yet Dunne is the one being ridiculed atsch

 

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I have to say from what I saw of Munroe he had good defensive skills?
I think you have just been roped into a my mother vs your mother arguement by the sound of it.

 

A lot better. Munroe hasn't got shakey whiskers, and overall he's very strong at the weight, whereas Dunne just looks frail. Whether thats because of weight draining or just a lack of natural strength compared to Munroe I don't know, but the difference when facing a strong pressure fighter is evident. Munroe dealt with Martinez, Dunne simply didn't and I wouldn't put my house on him doing much better in a rematch.

Having a good chin and being strong are unlikely to win the fight for Munroe mind, he'd need a lot more than that. The Thai had some nice speed and movement, not bad overall skills, whereas Munroe is a bit of a plodder and lacks accuracy. Poon either stops him late or I'd go for a clear decision for Poon.

The other side of the coin is I'm not sure Munroe fairs well against Cordoba. If you give Dunne space to work he can be very good, he's a textbook boxer. Cordoba did that as an outboxer. Munroe on the other hand I think is going to struggle with good boxers with speed because he's not too good on his feet and his punches are 'pushed'. He punches a lot but he doesn't hit a lot.

 

Even in humiliating defeat Dunne is being bigged up, its hilarious, keep it up boys :thumbsup

 

Not sure if Munroe could do any better but it is a shame Dunne never became world champion. I can not see where he can go now. Hopefully Munroe will throw him a life line and fight him or Dunne may be back fighting euro bums and domestic fighters.

 

Simply stating a fact Icemax, there is nothing humiliating about getting knocked out by someone of Poonsawats calibre. I suppose you think we should all be ridiculing him because he lost. There is a difference between hyping up a fighter and supporting him in defeat but I guess that concept is lost on you.

 

:-(

 

I agree with Patrick here, its definitely a british thing...You cant be seen to support a sportstar who has been beaten, you'd rather turn on them. Obviously a massive genralisation, but it is evident in British sport time and time again....
I mean what you quoted wasn't even a 'bigging up statement' as you put it.

 

If Munroe fought the Thai last night??.....he would be contemplating where he goes after a knock out loss.

 

poon beats munroe easily probably on points as munroe is a monster for the weight

munroe will be found out once he fights the jap lad

i still think dunne beats munroe hands down

benrard just cant beat big punchers and munroe hasnt got a big punch at all his punch technique is all wrong

 

Munroe would have done better but Dunne would beat Munroe. Munroe's chin and defence is much better than dunne's. However Munroe would still lose convincingly to poonsawat.

 

You are missing the point. My comments have got jack **** to do with Dunne who I think is a decent pro operating at a decent level, but everything to do with his rabid fans who will not have one jot said against him. The reaction to Dunnes win over Cordoba was amazing...go back over the threads and see what a mauling Munroes name took for no other reason than someone suggesting that him and Dunne might be a decent match-up.

It seems that rational and balanced debate about any Irish fighter is completely off limits

 

You get that everywhere, i've been on these forums where you couldnt say a bad word about Hatton or Calzaghe or Pacman or Maywether at certain times without getting abuse from his rabid fans. If your going to criticise a fighter of course his fans will jump to his defence.
I highly doubt the majority of Dunne fans attacked you for 'merely suggesting it would be a decent fight', I think you just felt agrieved that most people agreed that Dunne would win, and besides, at the time Dunne was operating at a different level and some of Munroes fans took offence to Dunne fans suggesting that a world title fight would be a better option than a fight against Munroe in a leisure centre in Wigan for a european belt.....

 

You are being very hypocritical Icemax. If you want to see blind faith in a boxer by his fellow countryman just go onto the General forum whenever David Haye is discussed. Anyone who dares to bring up his flaws and the likelyhood that he would be in over his head against the Klits or Valuev are quickly shot down. I'm not criticising this, I understand it, he is a Brit so you guys want to support him whatever the circumstances. It's the same situation with Dunne and his Irish fans.

 

The GM forum is for idiots. If you talk Haye in the Brit forum you will find alot of people are not sure he camn cut it against the elite heavies but carry on in your blind hatred.