Caleb Truax

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  1. Diddy

    Diddy Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Apparently he needed 2 bogus point deductions to escape with a majority decision over some trashcan from Uganda.

    Truax was a -6500 favorite. Time to hang em up.
     
    Diddy, Jan 25, 2020
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  2. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA Full Member

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    tbf he was never some touted, coddled amateur star groomed for world-level success. He was originally just a Midwestern can-crusher who ended up overachieving for a little while.
     
    IntentionalButt, Jan 26, 2020
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  3. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things.

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    Truax has had a pretty good run, considering he is not that good at all. Definitely an overachiever. Fair to say that he caught DeGale at the right time.
     
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  4. like a boss

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    Truax has announced his retirement at age 40.

    31-6-2.
     
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  5. peter_uk

    peter_uk Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Shame for him he never won a belt, I thought he beat DeGale first time around. Anyway I hope he has a happy retirement.
     
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    Truax did win the first fight with DeGale and in the process DeGale's IBF title. DeGale won it back in the rematch.
     
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  7. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Always have a soft spot for hard working, if unspectacular fighters like Truax.
     
    Russell, Apr 26, 2024
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  8. peter_uk

    peter_uk Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Oops, you are right, memory is getting patchy in my old age...
     
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  9. Lesion of Doom

    Lesion of Doom Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Solid gatekeeper who managed to win a belt, which happens sometimes.

    After seeing him get outboxed by a decrepit version of Jermain Taylor, I thought he would fade into obscurity.
     
    Lesion of Doom, Apr 26, 2024
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