Corrie "The Sniper" Sanders vs Anthony "AJ" Joshua

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  1. TheyDontBoxNoMore7

    TheyDontBoxNoMore7 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Corrie was KO'd by Rahman. How did this happen? Could it be that in the HW division more so than any other division, anyone can get sparked out at any given time. You haters are reaching and this is a baconhater thread.
     
  2. On The Money

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    Exactly the kind of guy that if he was around today Wilder would duck like the plague.
     
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  3. tinman

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    He was also way past prime when he was sparked by Rahman. You think the old and fat version of Sanders is fast? You should have seen him when he was young and actually cared about training and food.
     
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  4. Octolony shore

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    Sanders was a decent fighter but Wlad fans make him out to be one of the best ever, Joshua would pulverise him.
     
  5. Brighton bomber

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    Sanders was a one trick pony from what I saw, he just looked to counter with fast straight lefts. For a Wlad back then his style matched up horribly to Sanders. Wlad like now liked to lead, difference was back then he had a wide stance and after throwing would just stand in front of his opponent open to a counter, he wouldn't move away for clinch like he would later learn to do.

    As for Joshua, he's turning into a natural counter puncher, he prefers to sit back at a distance, jab, wait for openings and counter i combinations. So style wise he isn't at as a big disadvantage as Wlad back then.

    But Sanders would be dangerous. While Joshua does move more than young Wlad he does have a bad habit of sometimes being too stationary which led to the right hand that dropped him against Wlad. But I'd favour AJ to come out victorious after the odd tough moment.

    Just watch his fight with Rahman and you see the level Sanders really was. He was dangerous could hurt you but he couldn't even put away an out of shape Rahman when he had him. AJ jas shown he can ride out bad moments twice now, I think even if he his caught he can turn it back around.
     
  6. Todd498

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    Can you imagine that first straight left Sanders cracked Wladimir with catching Wilder?? :D

    It lifted 245lb Wlad off his feet.
     
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  7. Todd498

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    If lefty Nistor could knock Joshua senseless with headgear... Sanders can manage the same ;)

    Whyte had Anthony on ***** Street. Wlad almost had him out after dropping him like a sack of potatoes. It's not like your boy Anthony is invincible;)
     
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  8. Octolony shore

    Octolony shore Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Did he lose to Rahman before he beat Wlad?
     
  9. Octolony shore

    Octolony shore Well-Known Member Full Member

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    You only rate him because he beat Wlad, if that didn't happen you wouldn't know who he was.
     
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  10. TheyDontBoxNoMore7

    TheyDontBoxNoMore7 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    I'm sorry Tinman but you understand Sanders was KO'd by Hasim before he fought Wlad. Nice try buddy. As I said. Fail thread. Fail posters. OP is a known spammer making threads hating on a specific type of HW. None of you didn't even see the Sanders/Wlad fight live. I did. You guys watched it on YouTube in recent years. I find most of you laughable.
     
  11. Serge

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    I love Sanders. I actually predicted he'd stop Wlad (probably still my best prediction to this day). I'm not a gambling man but I remember there were fantastic odds on Sanders via stoppage and my mate was contemplating placing a bet on him after I'd told him I had a strong feeling that Sanders was going to stop him.

    Sanders was a very talented guy with that lethal combination of lighting quick hands and vicious power. He blew hot and cold and lacked discipline and motivation, but he was a natural athlete who excelled in numerous sports (he ran the 100 meter in 10.9 seconds) and he was extremely dangerous. He also suffered with a lot of injury problems. He messed his knee up and couldn't do any road work, hence his poor stamina (he had good stamina and was a good mover before this), and he had problems with his hands. He was also a lovely guy and an absolute gentleman. I remember reading something when Baby Jake Matlala won a world title and Sanders was one of the only people who was waiting at the airport to congratulate him when he arrived back home in South Africa.

    ''Corrie Sanders is easily the hardest puncher I've fought''

    --Michael Sprott

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    ''Sanders probably had the fastest hands I'd ever seen''

    --Al Cole

    ''I've never been hit like that in my life''

    --Hasim Rahman
     
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  12. Todd498

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    Great post Serge. Wlad also said that he's "Never been hit like that before in all my life."

    Corrie's sparring partners have said his shots are heavy and the main problem is not being able to see them coming because of the weird angles and speed.
     
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  13. HerolGee

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    ok well quote where i flew off the handle, or you fail.

    heres me quoting you going madcap "LMAO! I post a video of Sprott just to show Sanders hand speed and two idiots spaz the **** out! Hahahaha!! I smell Brittards.."

    Note your -
    1.manic laugh
    2. swear word
    3. national insult
    4. reference to disabled people in a derogatory manner

    ok, yup we're done, I dont think you'll reply with a counter about where I "flew off the handle"... but er...you sure did, in spades. but u can reply with some swear words I expect.
     
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  14. On The Money

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    "The boxing world will remember Corrie Sanders as a heavy hitter and good man. I have nothing bad to say about Corrie at all."

    Wlad 2012.
     
  15. Serge

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    Thanks.

    Vitali also praised his power and said he was very dangerous and that he was the most difficult opponent he fought.

    I was gutted when I found out he'd been shot. Dived in front of his daughter to protect her from getting shot. Class act.
     
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