Gary O'Sullivan vs. Antoine Douglas

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by IntentionalButt, Nov 27, 2017.


Spike or Action?

Poll closed Dec 16, 2017.

  1. O'Sullivan on points

    4 vote(s)
    15.4%

  2. O'Sullivan by stoppage

    8 vote(s)
    30.8%

  3. Draw

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  4. Douglas on points

    11 vote(s)
    42.3%

  5. Douglas by stoppage

    3 vote(s)
    11.5%
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  1. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    True. He might have more dynamite in each mitt than Avtandil, but that kind of pressure requires putting in a lot of sustained hard labor, and we haven't really seen Spike do that. He either bangs you out with his power, or scares you into running with his power (and thereby wins on points just by coming forward and having it his way) or, he gets handled.
     
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  2. lewis gassed

    lewis gassed The Bronze Dosser Full Member

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    I will take Douglass by stoppage, been almost 2 years since his KO loss, should be enough time to recover.
     
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  3. J0E_90

    J0E_90 Member Full Member

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    Something clicked with Spike, at last, this Summer.

    33 now, he knows and admits he can't have another loss.

    Saunders was underestimated, and a big payday for Eubank took some of the motivation away.

    For the first time ever he's training properly and staying in the gym.

    Was evidenced in the Quigley fight where Spike showed a workrate higher than ever before - claims he could have kept going at that pace too.

    Weighed in today at his lowest in over 7 years, he is in great shape.

    In terms of the fight itself, I think the early rounds are crucial. Whoever grabs the momentum early will go on to win.

    Can equally see Spoke smothering Douglas from the off and give a prolonged beatdown before a mid rounds stoppage, or Douglas boxing smart and taking the sting out of Spike for a facile points win.
     
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  4. lencoreastside

    lencoreastside Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    Didnt he do it in his very last fight - v that chap Quigley?
    How many punches per round did Spike throw up to the stoppage? He was a human buzzsaw. Averaged 497 per round :) I believe.....Made Avtandil look positively inative there for a while ....
    Could he have kept it up? He says he could......we shall see..
     
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  5. lencoreastside

    lencoreastside Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    Not as daft as Holyfield beating Ali.....:)
     
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  6. Birmingham

    Birmingham Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Put a poll up lol, see how terribly one sided opinions would be
     
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  7. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    Win, Lose or Draw I want to see Sullivan take on Stevens and or Rosado afterwards. Those are FOTY/KOTY contenders waiting to happen.
     
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  8. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Well, he started cleaning Antoine's clock in the 4th-6th, and finished him in the 7th. Oh well.... close enough.:campeon:
     
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  9. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    **** you
     
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  10. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    :fufu
     
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  11. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    Antoine was a good amateur do you think Khurtsize took his soul, or that a Sullivan type fighter would have always stopped him.
     
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  12. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    The latter, the kid doesn't deal well with pressure, high workrate from a heavy handed guy who can walk through his punches. Spike isn't bad at all, and it shouldn't be all that shocking he beat him, he lost to BJS and CEJ, and he even managed to rock Eubank a time or two, and in retrospect, losing to those two don't paint you as a bum.

    Also, like I pointed out in my post, when he got tagged, he did have a "Nam" flashback and remembered, oh ****, I remember what happened the last time I faced a guy like this, and he mentally shut down. But I think Spike would have been his original Khurtsidze regardless.
     
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  13. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    He did? I remember him having a pitiful performance against Eubank. Which is why I basically wrote him off. He just seemed like the type of guy who didn't take boxing seriously and was just showing up for paychecks.
     
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  14. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Yeah, he caught him with a few good leaping left hooks that shook him up a little, but other than that it was pretty bad, but you have to take into consideration he got a busted eardrum half way through the fight with Eubank, which probably severely affected his performance.
     
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  15. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    Who you got between him and Rosado? I think Rosado would counter him to death.
     
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