Cotto/Clottey and you.

****ing hell! Burley is giving a lot away physically there.

I have to read more on this bloke.




NB: Thanks McGrain; wish you would post here more.

 

I've got Burley's bio but haven;t got round to finishing it. He certainly was an interesting dude.

 

I'll put it on my to-do list Ishy.

So many other books to get through at the moment unfortunately:twisted:

 

He's one of the forgotten greats. 'His' book claims that Robinson was offered a career high payday to fight Burley but declined, I'm not sure I believe that but SRR was certainly in no rush to fight Burley.

 

:yep

Gaz, that avatar is highly disturbing. We agreed that pic looked like shite yesterday.

 

i didn't mean it like that, i meant fighters and fights of our time as we would be more familiar with the scenario and circumstance and i know you've seen them but how many have just read an article or heard it from someone else, crebility was probabily the wrong word to use though :good

 

Well I figured the Setanta "thing" was job done so I thought my next avatar campaign would be to try and popularize the eating of afterbirth in batter throughout the UK!!!

 

Ill throw in the following fights;

Trinidad V De La Hoya
Whittaker V Cesar Chavez
Carmine Basilio V Tony DeMarco

 

Very good article there McGrain, you've got a real fluid writing style, easy to read.

You think Chagaev has a good chance against Vlad then?

 

mcgrain good to see you post here.

McGrain i liked your theory you suggested before about beating Wlad is a case of controlling the tempo and ring generalship thats a great theory and a corrrect one i beleive. I dont think Chageav is the right guy to do it though.

Also McGrain Cotto or Clotttey

 

Same scenario I'm afraid.

I mentioned this in another thread in the general. He done well hooking in from mid-range against Valuev, but Vlad (and that jab) are a whole different prospect. Plus all the injuries! I'm not too sure what to expect, but Vlad has gotta be the favouite.

Funnily enough I thought he came on strong against Skelton, and looked close to stopping him; I may have to watch that fight again.........but then again maybe not; it wasn't a great spectacle.

Still I think that Chagaev has probably the best boxing brain out of the current crop of HW's, so you never know, he might come up with something. Anyway, I don't think it will be Vlad-Ibragimov II as some were suggesting.

 

D-Mac could it not be said that Wlad is the cleverer (is that a word) boxer. He keeps the range and tempo under controll brillaintly and executes his game plans to perfection. I really dont see much Heavyweights having a better ring IQ. I think possibly Vitali is maybe a slightly better ring general as he has a very high workrate he imposes on opponents but dosent stick toa game plan aswell.

what do you guys think about Banks vs Butlin (who i interviewed today)