So much for DeGale and Cleverly eh Brits?

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  1. Jack

    Jack Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    That's right. Like I said, Cleverly has 8 stoppages in his last 9 fights. The reason he doesn't have more is because he was trained by Calzaghe, he wasn't fully grown and he was only a part time fighter.

    Now that he's dedicated and training hard, the stoppages have started coming. You can't fault 8/9 against good opposition.
     
  2. ocelot

    ocelot Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ward
    Hopkins
    Dawson
    Dirrell
    Cloud
    Donaire (US citizen)
    Bradley
    Ortiz
    Judah
    etc., etc.
    The Brits have who, exactly? Haye? LMFAO.
     
  3. Jack

    Jack Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I think he's slightly embarrassed at saying "sparked" then defending that comment whilst no realizing what it meant ;)
     
  4. Jack

    Jack Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Britain have far more champions than America, pound for pound.
     
  5. sniffmybadger

    sniffmybadger Boxing Junkie

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    Cleverly has a maths Degree. Degale can't count to 10 janamsayin.
     
  6. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace

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    Before questioning my knowledge on degale I suggest you do 2 things:

    1) watch each of his pro fights like I have done.

    2) listen to the post fight interview where his own promoter frank warren said the same. Degale himself said, to paraphrase "i did what I needed I didn't wanna make any mistakes". It was clear who the bigger, stronger man was in that ring. Degale hurt groves at one point and mashed his face up, yet it was groves who fought like a man, showed heart and determination and won the fight.

    As an aside, did you watch dawson v diaconu? What did you think of his attitude throughout the fight?
     
  7. Hitmanfan

    Hitmanfan KO King Full Member

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    The thing is if we even have a comparable number of champions to them it's embarrassing for them, after all they outnumber us by about what?? 5-1 :rofl:rofl:rofl

    so they should have 5 top fighters for every 1 we have........
     
  8. ocelot

    ocelot Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    What, alphabet titles? Froch deserves respect, but Britain isn't even a presence in the top-10 pfp rankings.
     
  9. Jack

    Jack Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I think MichiganWarrior dislikes Cleverly because of the fact he has a degree in maths whereas Detroit, Michigan's largest city, has a 47% illiteracy rate.

    Ouch.
     
  10. Hitmanfan

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    :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
     
  11. Jack

    Jack Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    A pound for pound list is down to opinion and, in all honesty, there's a lot of bias too.
     
  12. ocelot

    ocelot Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Alright,
    What's your top 10 pfp list?
     
  13. WatchfortheHook

    WatchfortheHook Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Safe to say neither Cleverly nor Degale are what they will become.

    What will they become? Who knows, we'll have to wait and see.
     
  14. Hitmanfan

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    Surely Ward is the only Yank in the top 10....... p4p
     
  15. Jack

    Jack Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I don't know, I haven't done one in a while. I base it off resumes though and Froch's is clearly superior to Ward's.