Better/More Potential: Bam or Boots?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by George Crowcroft, Jul 3, 2026.


Who is better?

  1. Boots

    20.0%
  2. Bam

    80.0%
  1. BoxingIQ

    BoxingIQ Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Mmmmmm a fighter like Bam comes every ten years. Boots is once-in-a-lifetime
     
  2. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Bit of a stretch considering that Boots has yet to beat any of the other big threats at 154. Will have to wait to see how he does in the next few years before claiming that he’s a once in a lifetime fighter.

    He’s certainly got that Roy Jones Jr and Terry Norris aura around him though. Just needs to actually beat more top fighters.
     
  3. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Yes, in a thread asking which is better and has more potential, you didn't answer and simply said who they'll likely lose to and concluded with "neither have much", how does their future fights answer the thread? And unless you literally mean, "much of a chance in the future" = potential; I don't see the relevance of any of this.

    Who do you think is a better fighter? That's a much more interesting conversation, anyway.

    Bam being a weight bully is a myth, man. At 115 he's smaller than everyone he fights and was able to drop down to 112 for a year. You can describe his opposition however you want, but the reality is he's barely put a foot wrong and has beaten the then #1 (2x), #2, #4, #6 & #10 at 115, and the #2 at 112. Yeah, I doubt he stays at 118 long as of right now but I also doubt he stays at 122, I imagine he'll take the big fights and win or lose, he'll move back down to 118.

    I mean, I guess? Bakram just lost to Josh ****in Kelly so you'll forgive me if I don't like his chances against Boots. I'd like to see Madrimov actually win a big fight before I put any money on him and I've never thought highly of Fundora although he definitely is a threat. Boots' radar for incoming punches isn't on par with his defensive talent, and he is hittable. He gets put on the ropes easily and isn't particularly strong - that's why I think Ortiz probably wins.

    Fair enough on Janibek, I don't think that fight is likely - I'd imagine Janibek will continue fighting people nobody has ever heard of with big breaks in-between. I expect Ennis to fight the other Americans in his own division, maybe fighting Madrimov for a comparison with Crawford. If you think Janibek vs Boots happens tho, fill your boots, but I think it's far fetched. It'd be a really cool fight tho, if definitely watch it.