Jeff Powell: Wilder vs Chisora is Fight of the Century

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  1. Gregor Sia-Lees

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    Wilder's victory over Chisora was the fight of the century - and here's what they should do next

    "The fight of the year? No. The fight of the decade. No.

    This was the Fight of the Century.

    Rarely, if ever, in fact, has boxing roared to a prizefight of such relentless action, so many punches of so much devastating power, such exhibitions of courage under bombardment that it will take months for these monumental gladiators to recover. If ever they really do.    "

    Source: DailyMail. Tried to post thread this morning and isn't appearing for some reason when adding the link. Trying again without.
     
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  2. Murderers' Row

    Murderers' Row Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Oh dear..
     
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  3. Jacko

    Jacko Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It was a decent watch in a low skill, car crash can't take your eyes of it kind of way, but fight of the century?

    **** me, Jeff.
     
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  4. EJC83

    EJC83 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Why is it that everything that Chisora has done in the last ten years gets viewed as massive? If that Pulev card wasn't rigged (he lost that), the last four years of this nonsense wouldn't have happened. This notion that he almost beat Usyk, almost beat Parker, it's absolute rubbish. Anyone who is anyone beat him.
     
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  5. Gregor Sia-Lees

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    True. I find him really boring. Just a privately schooled thug and woman beater.
     
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  6. davidjay

    davidjay Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Chisora is a marketing phenomenon who always manages to fall upwards. He lost a European title fight and his next was for a world title. He lost that and went straight into a big-money stadium fight. He's lost almost every time he steps up, only has a 1-4 record for the European belt, yet he's a PPV big name and always the crowd favourite. You have to admire him for that.
     
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  7. Gregor Sia-Lees

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    Mr Birch, what went through your mind when you had decided this was a worthy thing to post on a boxing board?
     
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  8. Fud

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    Two middle aged journeymen struggling to stand up is what I seen last week.
     
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  9. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    Arguably beat Parker in the first fight to his credit

    He lost to Joyce imo
     
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  10. pow

    pow Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Chisora's got them all in the pocket
     
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  11. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    What century is that?
     
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  12. Gregor Sia-Lees

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    Eh?
     
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  13. peter_uk

    peter_uk Boxing Addict Full Member

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    This is like the entire British boxing psyche encapsulated into a paragraph; yes there was little skill on display, but the two oafs punched each other in the face a lot and I enjoyed watching it, so it's fight of the century.
     
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