It's Showtime!!! Ward vs. Green (and maybe more?) RBR

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  1. lv lurker

    lv lurker fly on the wall Full Member

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    Fantastic 5 boxing tournament, only on Showtime.
     
  2. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    :good I agree but would love to see it.
     
  3. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    I don't know why people expected so much out of Green in this fight. I said before the fight that Green was a bit of a front runner. If he can't hurt you with his power he shells up and looks lost for the rest of the fight.
     
  4. ocelot

    ocelot Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Nicely put. :lol: Green's in there because Dibella needed a last minute sub for Taylor. That's it. I like the guy, but he's a sparring partner at best. He looked like a shell-shocked war vet in there tonight. It was sad.
     
  5. Marnoff

    Marnoff Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Guaranteed.
     
  6. lv lurker

    lv lurker fly on the wall Full Member

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    The dude has no chance given the points deficit he now faces. Might as well drop out and avoid any further failures on the highest level in the weight class.
     
  7. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    Naw he'll stay in he's getting decent paydays and still fighting the top guys. Who else is their out there to fight outside of this tourney?
     
  8. nervousxtian

    nervousxtian Trolljegeren Full Member

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    Taylor would have still at least put up a fight.. until he gassed.
     
  9. Marnoff

    Marnoff Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Terrible idea. He should go for broke in his final fight, try to get three points and a notable win while collecting good money along the way. The tournament isn't over for him if he can go big in his final fight.
     
  10. lv lurker

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    Paydays, yes, but I think he should try to rebuild. I was hoping he'd avenge his first loss with Miranda as a confidence builder in a fight I feel as if he could definitely win. Another loss in the tourney(Which looks likely by his performance tonight) and he has no marketability. You could see his was discouraged early in this fight, and from there he just absorbed his beating. He needs to get some more fights and solid wins under his belt before he steps back in the ring with these killers. De Leon and Simms weren't enough to prepare him for the Super 6. So like I said, Fantastic 5.
     
  11. v2k987

    v2k987 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah, definitely. He may never get a shot at the elite again if he performs like that but with the tournament he has a title shot in his next fight. Hell, i think it would be a toss up between him and Bika
     
  12. lv lurker

    lv lurker fly on the wall Full Member

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    I don't know if he has the fire to go for broke anymore. How do you think he'd fare against the rest of the combatants?
    I don't think he'd do all that well after seeing him tonight.
     
  13. v2k987

    v2k987 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He is too old to be building a career. This is the age you need to step up and fight the best
     
  14. JustinD

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    If Green drops out who fights Kessler?
     
  15. Marnoff

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    This is the opportunity of a lifetime, this tournament. Passing it up just makes him look weak. If he runs now, his marketability will already be nothing.