I messaged him on Twitter this morning telling him to make some noise. He's been rejected for fight all over the place. Can't imagine he'd be an expensive replacement either
Whats the chances than Gilberto Ramirez will be chosen? I think they'll still want to capitalise on the Mexican holiday and Arum has already said he's on board pretty much by offering him as a replacement
If he does, and you actually do, you really didn't have much to begin with anyway. And you never were much of a fans. Just a fickle fan ready to drop a popular fighter for whatever silly reason you concoct. A real fan, or at least one who thinks, knows 3G did not ask to be put in this situation. They are mulling over possibilities and how best to move forward.
O'Sullivan is in the Ring Magazine's top 10. While not in Canelo's class ( How good is Canelo off PEDs? ) O'Sullivan is a fan friendly type of fighter. After seeing AJ and Parker avoid each other for 12 rounds, I'll settle for action. IMO GGG should fight one more time at 160, then perhaps move up to 168.
I think it did. Even at 36, Lewis was coming off his best win following a massacre revenge rematch of Rahman. Vitali had essentially ruined his reputation after his quit job v Byrd when up by an insurmountable lead with only 6 minutes to get thru. His performance in the Lewis fight cemented him as a top contender again and got the HBO execs offering career high PAYDAY to Lewis and Vitali to run it back. Lewis walked away from 40 mil, but having just followed his greatest W, by an even greater W, adding yet another ATG to his ledger. Vitali, even in controversial defeat, taking short money on even shorter notice, walked away with a MANDATE in the form of having put the world on notice. Got him an immediate title fight, while starting his first run as WBC Champ. Sadly, the state of his coutry caused him to walk away with other responsibilities. Just wish his Dr had not missed the L5/S1 injury causing his sciatica that was misdiagnosed as a hamstring pull. Then for a yr he continued to get poor medical advice and thought his body was done. Luckily, a good rehab at a chiropractor and some rest, along with the ouster of several Unloyal party leaders allowed his return and he came back cementing himself as an ATG. HOW DID THE SHORT NOTICE FIGHT WORK OUT??? LEWIS BECAME THE GOAT while Vitali went on to dominate the sport along with his brother for more than a decade.
Probably 0 chance. It's unrealistic to expect 3G to move up on such a short notice. the jump from 160 to 168 has been a historically difficult jump in weight.
NTM...any DEFENSE of one or more of his Titles ties him with BHOP then Alvarez in September to break the record. BJS in December/Jan to cement his legacy as the #1-3 ATG MW would lead perfectly into a title fight or 2 at SMW followed by a cash out fight at LHW vs Ward.
Talk about spin. So Vitaly lost this fight and it propelled him to greatness. LMFAO!!! This last fight made Lewis the GOAT ? again LMFAO.
First. Vitali was ALWAYS AN ATG in the making. So the Lewis fight only made the world recognize the fact, more of whom saw his quit job v Byrd as a career ender irt getting big fights. Esp considering he needed only to survive the final 6 minutes by turning SP and behind a R jab, possibly even widening his 8-2 9-1 lead over future HOFer Byrd whose 220lb package relied heaviest on counter L hands and turning an opponent before throwing a 3/4 punch combination while his opponents were not able to fire back. Going to war with Lewis, and giving him a beating for 3 rds before the butt/OH R combo opened up the biggest cut and a fight broke out. When Vitali went on to win another 2 of the final 3, even with the cuts, the world saw that as redemption, and HBO quickly capitalized on that. As for Lewis, the Tyson KO win cemented him as the best of the generation and easily into the top 5 HW ATGS. But W over Vitali, much like Wards robbery W, and fouling W over Kovalev will carry his legacy to another level. Even moreso if Kovalev can continue his dominance and climb higher on the LHW ATG list as with each contender that Vitali obliterated with Career altering beatings enhance Lewis' legacy as the GOAT