fury vs Cunningham weigh in

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by Dirt99, Apr 20, 2013.


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  1. Gero

    Gero Active Member Full Member

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    That weigh in was just odd... Absolutely no atmosphere and both fighters looked awkward.
     
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  2. icemax

    icemax Indian Red Full Member

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    His old man always turned up in good shape but he was a fair bit shorter
     
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  3. achillesthegreat

    achillesthegreat FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE Full Member

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    If bodies win fights then USS will be just fine.
     
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  4. I Shot JR

    I Shot JR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This again is because it's on NBC in the States- it was televised live so they probably thought having a crowd in there would have been too much of a risk.
     
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  5. thistle1

    thistle1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No because Cruisers & even L-HWs stepping up would ALL be under 6' 3" and that is what makes the S-HWs the different animals the height and the reach is not an even playing field.

    as to "yet another division", again NO, redifine ALL weight to 12 divisions from Fly to HW with 10lbs between them ending in S-HWs, the ONLY division with a Height attached to it (6' 3") and starting at 225+ lbs
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    simple and easy done, and that's STILL LESS weight between divisions than the original 8 weights, (and yes we know there was originally 6).

    it would also make boxing easier to follow rather than 17 flippen divisions and the HWs and S-HWs so UNEVENLY matched.
     
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  6. ArseBandit

    ArseBandit Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Can anyone here with boxnation tell me the time of the first replay of tonights fights tomorrow. Have the channel but the guide is well and truly ****ed and theresno way i can stay up to watch it live.

    Cheers lads.
     
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  7. pikecubic

    pikecubic Active Member Full Member

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    wtf is this bollocks
     
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  8. Dirt99

    Dirt99 Active Member Full Member

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    Having a weigh division based on height seems odd, especially when you see a fighter like Paul Williams who was around that height and fought at welter. How do they separate the heavy and super heavy in the amateurs?

    Can't help but think the heavy weight division would lose some of its glamour if there is a division above it.
     
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  9. thistle1

    thistle1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    tall and skinny or thin by nature, is nowhere the same as thos Big Tall HULKING S-HWs always fighting much smaller men.

    Boxing has changed, just as it did in the past... 12 divisions, 10lbs between them and a S-HW division, much more even & competitive.
     
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