Espinoza is the Fundora of featherweight

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  1. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    How the hell are you 6’1 and 126? How is that even possible without being severely malnourished. Dude is a freak.
     
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  2. HolDat

    HolDat Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I don't understand it either. He better try his best to stay low in weight for years to come.
     
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  3. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Not even close to Fundora, if anything he's comparable to a switch hitting Antonio Margarito. With the willpower and heart of Tony, Morales and Barrera. And unlike Fundora, he doesn't crouch down and give his opponent ample opportunity to tee off on him, and in the process, give away all of his advantages. No, he's cognizant of those advantages and uses using all of them to the fullest extent. So my point is, he's far more skilled than someone like undora and even David Benavidez. For what it's worth, I picked Espinoza for the upset.:sisi1 I'd seen him live twice on DAZN undercards, and was quite impressed, in spite of his quicky stoppage over Rosas, it was an utter domination. What I saw that tipped me off, is basically everything. His herky jerky upper body and head movement and ability to roll with and parry shots as well as his hard to time rhythm impressed me, the fluidity and unpredictability of his punches, his reach and ranginess as well as his ability to use his length to his advantage. The unrelenting sheer volume, the combinations, the angles, his persistent and stiff jab, vicious left hooks to the body, his uppercuts, his footwork and his balance combined with his ability to effortlessly cut the ring off is sterling. His unwavering focus combined with pinpoint accuracy. All of that combined told me, he was going to be hell for Robeisy and pretty much every other Featherweight to deal with. The only thing that was a question mark was his chin, but just based on all of the aforementioned qualities, told me, he had grit and a dogged determination to him and I knew he had levels and gears he could go to that no one has seen before, because of the four matches I'd seen, he never left 1st gear and absolutely mangled his opponents. Watch the matches, you'll see what I saw as well.

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  4. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    6'1 is crazy for 126 dude is almost as tall as me. Not really impressed for fighting at 126 he should dominate. 6'1 is tall for mw ffs.
     
  5. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    This isn’t anything new. Raul Perez was 5’11 and was a champion at 118 pounds. He was also pretty chinny too.

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  6. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    That's pretty crazy. Closest example that I can think of is 6'1 George Roop when he competed at 135 in the UFC, and he damn near killed himself doing that.
     
  7. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    These lanky twats usually get their chin cracked eventually
     
  8. GGGunbeatableGGG

    GGGunbeatableGGG Active Member Full Member

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    that size is just unfair lol 6 ft 1 plus he has skills. surely fighting at that weight cant be a healthy life style for him though
     
  9. ForemanJab

    ForemanJab Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That’s insane. Probably grew up eating one meal every few days. The problem with these extreme ectomorphic built guys is they usually have no strength or durability.
     
  10. Forza

    Forza Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    hes probably more like 5'10 or 5'11
     
  11. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    If you want to go back even further to the 1930s there was also Panama Al Brown who was 5'9 and fought at Flyweight and Bantamweight. Also crazy enough he had a record of 131 wins with 20 losses and was never stopped once in his career. So he's an exception when it comes to lanky fighters with a bad chin.

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