Does CEJ have a chance against our new superstar... Callum "the plank" smith

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  1. FartWristedBum

    FartWristedBum I walk this Earth like a bum Full Member

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    Fwiw, if we still had 15 rounders at champ level, CEJ might have beaten both Groves and Saunders.
    People claiming he got 'schooled' might be right from a technical standpoint but facts are that his losses are razor thin and all his opponents looked fu(ked after a fight with him, win or lose.
     
  2. Mod-Mania

    Mod-Mania Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He was exactly the same Groves as the one who schooled Eubank Jr just a fight before.
     
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  3. Scissors

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    Razor thin?! That Groves victory was comprehensive.
     
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  4. pow

    pow Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He clearly was not the same fighter. Mentally there was something missing and many boxing journalist touched on this point after the fight. Still a great performance from Callum but not against vintage Groves. I wonder how much the Eubank beating took out of him both physically (shoulder) and mentally (recovery) or were there other underlying issues. Groves was certainly unsettled in the build up.
     
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  5. FartWristedBum

    FartWristedBum I walk this Earth like a bum Full Member

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    Uh....I didn't think it was so comprehensive myself, clear perhaps.
    Let's be real, it was a victory for Groves but it cost him any chance of winning the competition.
    His shoulder fell off and he looked like he'd had a skiing accident and hit a tree!:BangHead:
     
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  6. FartWristedBum

    FartWristedBum I walk this Earth like a bum Full Member

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    Nope. He's on the decline.
    Froch took a piece, Jack took a piece, CEJ took a piece....
    He rushed back for Smith and was depleted IMO but I admit it's totally subjective and I have no tangible proof to back my assertion. Just calling it as I see it....
     
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  7. CutThroatFade

    CutThroatFade Rangers FC Full Member

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    Eubank damaged Groves.
     
  8. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    He lost nearly every round against Groves and got knocked down multiple times. A points win couldn't have been much wider.

    The only reason he could have beat Groves is because his shoulder popped out, even then it was questionable if he even won that round, he was so useless.
     
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  9. Mod-Mania

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    So Groves declined in 7 months did he? Complete rubbish, he was exactly the same it's just that your boy got exposed for the mediocre fighter he is Chris Snr, deal with it.
     
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  10. Libertine

    Libertine Active Member Full Member

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    Whats "the plank" all about and who made it up?
     
  11. lencoreastside

    lencoreastside Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    I gave him that nickname. It's because of his stiff wooden mechanical sphysique and boxing style... . Oh and also it was intended as well as a bit of a jab by me at his new legion of adoring fans... :)
     
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  12. lencoreastside

    lencoreastside Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    How long before the Plank gets exposed like bakole and Ritson?.....
     
  13. james5000

    james5000 2010's poster of the decade Full Member

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    Well he is a world champion now ffs, can't get exposed when u are the champ

    He beat a good fighter to get the belt too
     
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  14. Smudge_

    Smudge_ Teak tough Full Member

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    If he loses it'll be because he's been beaten by somebody else who's very good, not because he's been "exposed". He's now proved himself as one of the best current super middleweights and right now he's the man to beat.
     
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  15. Twentyman

    Twentyman You dog nonce! banned Full Member

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    They’re right @lencoreastside he’s at the top of tree. He’s done all the stepping up through the domestic, Euro, fringe-world levels and finally world level and has dealt with everyone. He’s now the main man, he can’t be exposed, only beaten by another man vying for his WBA & Ring Magazine belt.