Abner mares: I would lose to guillermo rigondeaux, he's like floyd mayweather"

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  1. LaidOut

    LaidOut Whaaaaat? Full Member

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    Nothing but respect for any boxer that admits something like this. He's one of 2 to do it in recent times. Froch admitted it about Golovkin, but later he seemed to back away from his comments.
     
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  2. "TKO"

    "TKO" Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Aren't overrating your limitations and undervaluing your abilities pretty well the same thing?
     
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  3. "TKO"

    "TKO" Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Froch was clearly speaking tongue in cheek when he made those comments. He backed away from it later when he saw how seriously some people were taking it.

    Froch has shown with actions, not words, that he ducks no man.
     
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  4. Collie

    Collie Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    [QUOTE="TKO";16786099]Froch was clearly speaking tongue in cheek when he made those comments. He backed away from it later when he saw how seriously some people were taking it.

    Froch has shown with actions, not words, that he ducks no man.[/QUOTE]

    I agree he doesn't duck and has earned his Vegas fight vs Chavez but he did recently say that Ward would likely putpoint him if they fought again.
     
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  5. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    He was refreshingly honest about facing Lomachenko too.

    Mares honestly admits that even he would have second thoughts about facing Lomachenko, so he certainly doubts that Russell would face him.

    "First of all I don't even know if Gary would take the fight. Not to disrespect him or his team, but he is a TBA, to be announced, type of fighter. He doesn't pick his opponent until the week before the fight. This is a hard fight to just take when he's never even faced anyone. I think Lomachenko is in a different league right now

    "Even for myself, if they offered me the Lomachenko fight I would have second thoughts. He's a great fighter."

    However, Mares felt Lomachenko, and his handers, made a serious mistake in rushing his pro development by facing a fighter like Salido this early.

    "That was too quick, too soon. There were other fighters that Lomancheko could have fought and he would have looked better against. They chose the wrong fighter. Salido is an experienced veteran and he knows how to win a fight. And how did he win this fight? By fighting dirty. He fought dirty and obviously he got the W," Mares said.
     
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  6. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    I admire his honesty.
     
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  7. STB

    STB #noexcuses Full Member

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    Mares is a Haymon guy
     
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