Fabio Wardley vs. Daniel Dubois & Jack Rafferty vs. Ekow Essuman + David Morrell vs. Zak Chelli RBR.

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  1. nurological

    nurological Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Was about to post the same thing. That's a bad looking team
     
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  2. ZiggyBowie

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    That was a hard watch at the end but I’ve never seen a better chin than Wardleys. He took some monster shots that no other fighter takes imo.
     
  3. sniffmybadger

    sniffmybadger Boxing Junkie

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    Wardley is as hard as nails. But Ben Davidson has gone down in my book. He should not have let him go out in that final round, or maybe even the round before it. This kind of punishment will have a lasting effect on is health.
     
  4. BiggieL

    BiggieL Active Member Full Member

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    That was a McCall level chin
     
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  5. Terminator

    Terminator Active Member Full Member

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    Boxercise should have his license revoked. Disgraceful
     
  6. CutThroatFade

    CutThroatFade Rangers FC Full Member

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    Mate he got scrambled on the top of the head in ten seconds. A guy with questionable heart would have folded. The Joyce fight is ridiculously unfair. He had a serious eye injury.
     
  7. davidjay

    davidjay Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I won't be watching that again. It's difficult to defend boxing after those last rounds.
     
  8. Greedybelly

    Greedybelly New Member Full Member

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    Great fight, fight of the year. Dubois just doesn't seem to have that killer instinct, he boxed a great fight but he can be so much more. Wardley what a fighter he is he got hit with everything in there tonight and his corner should have had him out long before the stoppage, I get he's the champion but get him out there and let him have another go later on in the year. Don't think he will box again and I hope he fully recovers from that 1 sided beatdown.
     
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  9. ash234

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    Absolutely disgraceful.

    Wardley could barely walk and he was shouting ‘conditioning’ at him.
     
  10. Gregor Sia-Lees

    Gregor Sia-Lees Member banned Full Member

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    As I said, his determination is conditional. How can you even disagree that it is not? When he feels he can't win, he doesn't give it his all.

    Many boxers know they're getting a pasting and they still keep plodding on. He doesn't and won't in future either.
     
  11. TBC-ASAP

    TBC-ASAP Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He is normally quite quick with the towell as well
     
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  12. ash234

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    Dubois v Itauma?
     
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  13. Tomm

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    That was utterly unbelievable, like something you see on a film. Wardley stumbling out for round 9 (I think?) was very uncomfortable and that's where Davison should have taken him out
     
  14. Gregor Sia-Lees

    Gregor Sia-Lees Member banned Full Member

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    Itauma must fancy his chances. I'd take him all day over Dubois.
     
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  15. CutThroatFade

    CutThroatFade Rangers FC Full Member

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    We’ll just leave it at that. How can you question his will to win and where are you getting it from? Usyk 2? He believed he KO’d him in the first fight with a body shot. Just because he got outclassed by the best HW in the world doesn’t mean he quit or showed no heart. He had a number of opportunities to fold tonight and outfought Wardley.
     
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