Possible Khan/Bradley/Alexander opponent Paul McCloskey fights shortly

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  1. ImElvis666

    ImElvis666 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He takes on Italian Guiseppe Lauri, his EBU mandatory in Belfast.

    McCloskey is a very awkward boxer and is on the cusp of fighting world level opponents. Check him out! :bbb
     
  2. ImElvis666

    ImElvis666 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Nobody interested in this?

    It starts at 10 pm GMT on SkySports.
     
  3. Bajingo

    Bajingo Boxing Junkie banned

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    No, threads that aren't about Haye being a *****, Floyd being a ***** or Pac juicing just get ignored. :-(
     
  4. brucebufershair

    brucebufershair Active Member Full Member

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    I will be watching . I like McCloskey although i'm not yet convinced he's world level .
     
  5. MagicMan91

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    10:30 tonight mate, extra 30 minute wait
     
  6. ImElvis666

    ImElvis666 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yeah I think another PEDs thread is in order. It's been a whole 10 minutes since one went up :lol:
     
  7. ImElvis666

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    Thanks MagicMan and my apologies. :oops::good
     
  8. Big N Bad

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    mcloskey can fight, he will give people at world level trouble including khan depending on how much K has improved.

    this is a good little test for him though
     
  9. ImElvis666

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    That's fair enough. He has still to fight a world level opponent. Don't get me wrong, I would consider McCloskey and real underdog against those top guys, but I would think he would give them a tough fight and would be a worthy opponent.

    I think he would have a real chance against Maidana. That would be a 50/50 fight imo.
     
  10. Antwuan Maxx

    Antwuan Maxx Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Only seen this guy once, and I remember liking what I saw. I'll be tuning in.
     
  11. ImElvis666

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    :good

    Should be a good ol scrap. Hopefully McCloskey impresses and doesn't become complacent, there is more spotlight on him now than there ever was.
     
  12. Antwuan Maxx

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    Whoa...what a KO.

    Thought McCloskey had looked pretty ordinary up until that point.

    Was Laurie complaining to the ref again when he got KO'd?
     
  13. ImElvis666

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    He was definitely disappointing to be honest. He didn't box to his ability. KO was definitely legit, ref let them go and Lauri just didn't get back focused. If he gets dragged into a slug fest like that against Maidana he will get knocked out.

    What a knock out though, landed perfect, right on the sweet spot.