Honest opinion of Travis Walker

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  1. Taylor_brogdon

    Taylor_brogdon Active Member Full Member

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    What do you think of him as a fighter?? No bashing please. Just honest assestments by real boxing fans.
     
  2. MrMagic

    MrMagic Loyal Member Full Member

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    Honest opinion?

    Unproven.
     
  3. Taylor_brogdon

    Taylor_brogdon Active Member Full Member

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    Skill wise??
     
  4. MrMagic

    MrMagic Loyal Member Full Member

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    From what I have seen (which is not a whole lot btw) he's got a good tight guard, but he's not anything special.
    Even in his best moments he failed to look good against a very bad Jason Estrada.

    I expect Arreola to pretty much run over him in three or four rounds.
     
  5. Taylor_brogdon

    Taylor_brogdon Active Member Full Member

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    You mean Arreola?
     
  6. tylerrcurtis

    tylerrcurtis Well-Known Member Full Member

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    he is unproven but i think he has a good skill set he is a big guy and i think has decent power him vs arreola should be intersting to see where he is at in his development
     
  7. David Tua

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    Oh yes, sorry.. edited:smoke
     
  9. chuffy

    chuffy ESB Hall Of Fame Member Full Member

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    I just saw his rematch with TJ Wilson. Wilson was 264 for that fight and was stopped, so he must carry respectable power. For such a big strong guy he looked pretty nimble on his feet, when he chose to be. Like Magic said, he doesn't appear to be anything special, no dissrespect to him or his fans, because he does have his plusses. He showed good confidence coming back from that defeat to really pressure TJ. He's tough, strong, in good shape, willing to press the action, his speed also looks ok too. He was looking for that jab , right hand combination and closed the show when he had his man hurt. It will be very interesting to see how the Arreola fight unfolds
     
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  11. BOGART

    BOGART Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Walker looks ok, comes in shape, and is a big stong guy. But he seems very stiff and will never be a big factor in the heavyweight division. I think Arreola will stop him but it looks like it might be a good fight while it lasts. Walker can probably make some ok money if he stays active and waits for the occasional semi-big fight to come his way. He would make a good gatekeeper for fighter looking to make the jump from a top 25 fighter to becoming a top 10/15 guy.
     
  12. CASH_718

    CASH_718 "You ****ed Healy?" Full Member

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    He's big and got some power. But he's raw and has NO DEFENCE. And his chin maybe a problem against better fighters.
     
  13. MexicanJew

    MexicanJew Jajajajajaja Full Member

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    Decent fighter. He is always conditioned, and relatively light on his feet. He can jab, punch. Doesnt really impress in any area, but he might improve. As far as him being a world champion, I dont see it happening.
     
  14. LennoxGOAT

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    Underrated. The Wilson fights were the best things that happened to him.
     
  15. chuffy

    chuffy ESB Hall Of Fame Member Full Member

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    You're spot on about his condition MexicanJew. He was 236 in the Wilson rematch, i thought he carried the weight very well. Good assessment by the way. :good