HEAVY WEIGHTS are gold in boxing

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  1. cabana

    cabana Member Full Member

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    No matter whos fighting good or bad young or old people want a show
    and thats what they get with the big boys
    Any promoter with any smart investor get on the heavy weight band wagon
    Big old bobby the last white hope in australia here come the islanders
     
    cabana, Sep 10, 2008
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  2. Phil Austin

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    I ain't getting involved in any kind of race debate here but Mark DeMori and Nathan Briggs might just have something to say about that
     
    Phil Austin, Sep 10, 2008
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  3. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    I defo disagree with that on a personal level. I find most heavies lumbering, lacking skill and often fitness.

    Been some good heavy fights lately and some absolute wars back in the day but a lot of domestic heavy fights involve a lot of hugging, missing and a distinct lack of punching.

    Give me lightweight-welter brawl anyday. Those boys work to make their weight, have skill, speed and still retain a lot of power in their shots.


    HOWEVER...Heavyweight is the historically premier division, generally brings in more of the casual fans and gets more coverage, so you have a point. But my personal view as a pretty hardcore fan is that Id rather watch other divisions most of the time.
     
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  4. huricn

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    im not a big fan of the heavyweights. i would rather see more of the science of boxing then just trading punches. imo
     
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  5. Phil Austin

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    With you Rock, lighter weights for me any day up to say 175 and the odd decent cruiser
     
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  6. Kegsy

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    Not a fan of most Heavyweight matches too.
    Much rather watch the Middleweights, Welterweights, Lightweights, Featherweights etc.
     
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  7. Marcus

    Marcus Boxing Junkie banned

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    Heavyweights make people think, holy crap, if they hit me, it be dead or out cold, but sayin that, i wouldnt like to take a punch from KIckett anytime soon.

    Im a fan of Lightweight to Middlewight.
     
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  8. Hmmm

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    Well modern heavyweight. If heavyweight were as it was 20 years ago I would have loved HW too. But now its filled up with unfit plodding oafs
     
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  9. Phil Austin

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    20 years ago Hmmm they were saying the same things about the heavyweights twenty years ago!@ LOL
     
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  10. Hmmm

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    lol true that. Just goes to show how much HW has degraded over the last 50 years or so :D
     
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  11. Phil Austin

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    I just hope in 20 more years we are not in here lamenting that there are no more like John Ruiz! :patsch :lol:
     
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  12. cabana

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    thats y they call them heavyweights because there big sluggish and unfit .
    but they can hit like whales in the ocean just very impressive to watch especially when they go toe to toe.
    na your wright better to watch to superfit chicken weight fighters slap it out for twelve rounds
    At least one thing for the big boys you dont no if there going to drop hangon keep throwing or just simply throw up

    youse all sat there and watched it,
    even the bad heavys you still want to watch them?
    who knows what can happen, hoppa stopped for no reason bob fell down hoppa went back to footy for a few secounds bob broke his arm then shook everyones hand then asked for a strap hoppa looked like ballboa at the end but i didnt see him getting hit
    GO THE BIG BOYS
     
    cabana, Sep 10, 2008
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  13. leati

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    don't know where you gett'n at but these pacific islanders are a proud Australian and proud to represent aussie just as of demori,briggs etc, if it really comes down to top born aussie HW of this generation its only demori,fizpatrick and thats it the rest are kiwis,p/islanders,coratia, at the end day they're AUSSIE REPRESENT.:bbb
     
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  14. teke

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    A good fight is a good fight, i'll watch any division
     
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  15. sallywinder

    sallywinder Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    i wonder how old joe bugner would go against the current crop if he was fit? anyone see him spar recently? is he still exercising?

    he said last night he may consider a comeback......oh. and hes not islander.
     
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