Did the Takam/AJ fight debunk the idea that....

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  1. choklab

    choklab cocoon of horror Full Member

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    I think Joshua is a good kid. A good role model. Positive.

    It's a pity there seems to be a full on campaign for him to be "super human" that he has not asked for and probably was the kind of pressure that prevented Frank Bruno realising a better career projection.

    So far he's coping well. Passing tests, but let's just hold on the ATG comparisons.

    Greats just don't come around that often. The world is looking for the next Mike Tyson all the darn time. Just let him be. Wait and see.
     
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  2. mcvey

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    Jess Willard 245lbs ,fought who was around ie Morris,Johnson,Moran ,Smith,Firpo.He knew how to jab too.
    I don't know what qualifies as a fibre twitch muscle, is it a medical term?
     
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  3. mcvey

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    A guy who, off his record has no business near a title shot! Wilder has fast hands, insane right hand power, a good jab but can look very ordinary under pressure,and he still might spark AJ!
     
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    The pendulum was always on Wilders side for me personally.
    It is amusing seeing this overreaction to the AJ-Takam fight unfold.
     
  5. mcvey

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    He has proved superior to Bruno in one department.He has shown the capacity to win from adversity,to pick himself up off the floor gather himself together and go on to win, Bruno never did. The jury is still out and will be for me until he beats Parker,Wilder,Ortiz or some such.
     
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    reznick In the 7.2% Full Member

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    Well that's why I added it in!
    Who cares if you're a SHW, can jab, and have beaten tons of big men.
    None of that matters if you don't have fiber twitch muscles, which of course, was invented in the 80's at the Kronk Laboratory.
     
  7. mcvey

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    The things I'm learning today! Fibre Twitch? I thought it was a new dance craze ! What with this and," in arguem", from "Sting LIke A Bean," I'm becoming quite the scholar!
     
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  8. reznick

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    :lol:

    It's always funny hearing one of those modernists try to separate old SHWs from modern SHWs.
    They always throw in a "new age" sounding informercial-like buzzword for the modern SHWs.

    Classic examples:
    "Fiber twitch muscles"
    "Advanced snapping double jab"
    "Explosive sharp technique"

    It's like Jony Ive listing off the new features on the next iPhone.
     
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  9. Unforgiven

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    "Fibre twitch" is what you get when you eat too much bran.
     
  10. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Or drink too much," real ale"!
     
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  11. choklab

    choklab cocoon of horror Full Member

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    Yeah I agree with you for once. Let's see him against Wilder and co.
     
  12. NoNeck

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  13. mcvey

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    Sphincter auto reflex ie,* defaecati.
     
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  14. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Oh Christ, I'm worried now!
     
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  15. reznick

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    Fiber optic superprotoype muscle 2.0 twitch gear, designed by Elon Musk.

    Willard was just a Model T.
     
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