Nice spotlight Kirk. Lucky for Marciano the fight wasn't in 2011, this month. He just might have lost his 0:deal
I don't know why people always say Marciano just fought a bunch of old fighters. Technically, Joe is old, but he sure didn't fight like he was old in this fight. He fought like a world champion and fought like he was proud and determined to defend his belt. I just love the oldtimers going at it,those were different times...not better but different. Great spotlight Kirk :good
Yea as Dan stated above, this place is 1 good poster short with Rob banned, and we seem to be in very short supply of actually good posters around here. Let us know how talking to the mods goes, although if I had to guess, it wont go well.
Mindblowing match-up, a Mexican fighting to keep his O! :yikes :yikes :yikes ANYTHING can happen! This! Is! APRIL!!! So another one for Mexico or another O will have to go? It's a prediction league, so let's try to figure this one out! Ishida: +1 for O Rubio: +1 for Mexico, +1 for O Gonzalez: +1 for Mexico Rachman: +1 for O Salido: +1 for O, +1 for Mexico Marquez: +1 for Mexico It is Mexico:O 4:4 so far. Now in Mares' case we know it's +1 for Mexico and +1 for O, but here it gets interesting: Ortiz gets +1 for O obviously, but should he get +1 for Mexico too or no + at all? Maybe +0,5? :think The way I see it if Ortiz can be counted for Mexico that's +1 for the O and +1 for Mexico, same with Mares, that makes Mexico:O 6:6, fight ends in a draw. If however Ortiz can't be counted for Mexico it's Mexico:O 5:6. And if we give Ortiz +0,5, it's Mexico:O 5,5:6. Let's translate that to boxing: 114:114, 115:113, 115:114, Kirk please add Agbeko by MD to the board!
****ing tough draw for Rob, 2 months is a looooonnngggg time. I was actually banned for the same thing as Robney, only I was in the hole for 2 weeks, as opposed to Rob's 2 months. Still missed 2 weeks of picks though. ****ing Gatekeeper now.
I get the mods are obligated to ban over certain things, but I wish they would take into consideration the overall quality of a consistent contributor, especially when they have not done anything to cause any issues on the site before. And yea, missing two weeks of picks on here will most likely **** you for the year, the competition is ridiculously stiff.
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I didnt know Perez stayed in columbia to train for this fight. I am starting to doubt my pick a little.... with Darchinyan 'saying' that hes the strongest ever for this fight (what else is he supposed to say, but vic does seem like the kind of guy to want to come back better and stronger after losing) and with Perez training in columbia for one of the first times.... idk.... we will see I guess.
I have to admit, I am not a student of the sport when it comes to old time fights and fighters. But because I want to mix in some classicial history into these spotlights, I am checking out some old fights like this, and I have to say, this fight is awesome! Just watching that first round, I am getting hyped.... Walcott comes out guns blazing! What a fight, and what a finish.....
:yep 39 AT THAT WEIGHT! Insane. Incidentally, is this the only thread on the general forum that isn't just people sniping at each other about silly stuff?
39 at that weight is damn near 49 at heavyweight :yep And Yea pretty much. This thread has turned into probably the best actual overall in terms of consistent quality posts, in all of ESB. I know theres some who post almost exclusively here now, as ESB is getting more and more out of control with trolls, and bait threads. I still can't believe the mods wont sticky it, but they'll sticky the "post a picture of yourself on the classic forum" thread.