Antillon-Rios and Soto-Guerrero?

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  1. ishy

    ishy Loyal Member Full Member

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    Latest news is Soto has left Top Rank and is joining GBP. He's pulled out of the Antillon rematch and Mosley/Pac card.

    So the talk is Antillon could end up fighting Rios in June and if Soto ends up at GBP then he'll fight Guerrero.

    Both are top fights, especially Soto-Guerrero. If Marquez moves up the winner of Soto-Guerrero would be The Man at 135.

    Antillon-Rios would just be a brilliant war :yep
     
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    JFT96 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Guerrero was impressive at the weekend and Soto has been showing signs of slowing down with age but I would still fancy him to sneak a win there
     
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    jpab19 Exploding Muffin Dad Full Member

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    Soto pulling out has made the Pacquiao-Mosley event in general absolutely atrocious now. Antillion is almost Rios-lite, and probably has little to no chance in that fight. I'd expect Guerrero to beat Soto pretty handily too, Soto's certainly looked well past his best in recent outings.
     
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  4. theuppercut

    theuppercut Blackpudding supper Full Member

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    Those boys are gonna be hurting the day after. Terrific prospect. Guerrero v Soto is a fascinating match up also. 2011 could be the year of The Ghost after all.

    So where does all this leave our very own John Murray?
     
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  5. Scotty321

    Scotty321 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Soto has hired the lawyer that handled Doniare leaving Top Rank. That didn't go exactly as planned!

    Pretty shitty that he pulls out so close to the fight imo.
     
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  6. theuppercut

    theuppercut Blackpudding supper Full Member

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    I'd go for Guerrero by 116-112 over Soto.

    And there is no way on earth Rios v Antillon is going the distance. Rios TKO8
     
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  7. Lazarus

    Lazarus Realist Full Member

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    I thought Soto ran up to 140?
     
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  8. Big Dunk

    Big Dunk Rob Palmer Full Member

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    Isn't there a clause that stops Top Rank fighters jumping ship??

    I think we see Soto move up to 140lbs. Which means the title at 135 is vacant.
     
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  9. ishy

    ishy Loyal Member Full Member

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    If Soto does move up then 1 and 2 with the WBC are DeMarco and Murray :yep
     
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    Big Dunk Rob Palmer Full Member

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    I bet we see Antalion vs DeMarco for the vacant title before then.

    Murray is not ready for a world title yes. Warren doesn't want it.
     
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    IntentionalButt FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA Full Member

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    This is better than Soto-Antillon II, IMO.
     
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  12. WalletInspector

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    Ran? :think
     
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  13. theuppercut

    theuppercut Blackpudding supper Full Member

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    Yep. Didn't you know he's running all the way up to 140 for a date with King Khan?
     
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  14. EnglishWay

    EnglishWay KO King 2010 Full Member

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    whoever fights who - there's plenty of good fights to be made which is good.
     
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  15. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    Relatively comfortable wins for Rios and Guerrero. Rios vs. Antillon will be fun to watch though, someone's getting hurt there.
     
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