All Time Flyweight Tournament Round 1: Jung-Koo Chang vs Salvatore Burruni

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  1. Sweet Pea

    Sweet Pea Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Would Chang's swarming, off-kilter attack befuddle and damage Burruni or would Burruni's size and strength be key here in staving off the smaller man and out-muscling him?
     
    Sweet Pea, Jul 26, 2009
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  2. teeto

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    Even with the strength, comined with the fact that the Korean never did too well at 112, albeit at the end of his career, i'm picking the nightmare that is Jung Koo Chang to win, he just keeps fightung, boxing, fighting, for 15 rounds and gets a decision.

    What a fighter, we don't need to do a 108 pound tourney, because he just wins it outright.
     
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  3. sweet_scientist

    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hard to say really. I think Chang is the better fighter, but he didn't look too flash at 112. I'm sure if he set himself the task to fight Burruni at the peak of his powers and moved up to 112 to do it, he'd give a good account of himself. Will it be enough? I say yeah, assuming he keeps his workrate.

    8 rounds to 7, give and take fight with neither fighter really getting the better of the other.
     
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  4. la-califa

    la-califa Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I would have to say Chang would carry himself to a Decision win, controlling most of the action with his boxing ability. But Burruni could wear Chang down in the late rounds. But I think Jung-Koo will stay out of danger & score a UD victory.
     
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  5. Sweet Pea

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    I'll stick with Chang as well. Burruni's natural size advantage won't be enough to fend off the swarming, off-beat attack of the Korean Chang, whose offense was so varied and frenetic I can't imagine any fighter under Flyweight getting the better of him. I'd even favor him over most Fly's. He really was a lot like a smaller, Korean Aaron Pryor. I think he was better in close quarters though, whereas Pryor was probably better at mid-range.
     
    Sweet Pea, Jul 28, 2009
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  6. Flea Man

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    I'd love to contribute but don't enough about Burruni. Getting right into Chang, what a fantastic offensive fighter. He'd smash Lopez up IMO
     
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  7. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'd go with Chang but would be wary of Burrini's boxing skill and stamina over the distance. Chang could not let up in a distance fight.

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    scartissue, Jul 28, 2009
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