Jorge Linares wins WBC lightweight title

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  1. boxing_master

    boxing_master Loyal Member banned

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    Jorge Linares, Manny Pacquiao's former sparring partner, scored a fourth round knockout win over Mexican Javier Prieto at the Metropolitan Gym Tuesday in Tokyo, Japan.

    :happy
     
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  2. aaronpernell

    aaronpernell Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Kind of a soft touch for a belt but good to see him pickup a strap. Linares vs Crawford needs to happen if the latter doesn't jump to 140
     
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  3. AT6TillInfinity

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    Jorge Linares has one of the weakest resumes for a three-division world champion. He lost every single time he stepped up in competition.
     
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  4. takahiro-onaga

    takahiro-onaga Active Member Full Member

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    Yeah. I like him but very bad 3 weight champion, like Koki and Broner.
     
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  5. VG_Addict

    VG_Addict Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I'd like to see Linares-Figueroa. Obviously, Linares would be favored, but Figueroa would have a good puncher's chance.

    Fights between a hard-punching slugger and a weak-chinned boxer are the most exciting kind of fights.
     
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  6. IntentionalButt

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

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    Linares vs. Prieto having a world title belt at stake was just downright silly. Linares contending for a vacant title is fine, but Prieto had exactly one good win in his career (Mosquera) and had since lost some of that initial rise in stock by drawing twice with Cano.

    Linares was basically gifted a world title on a silver platter.

    ...get it? because Prieto was the WBC Silver champ?
     
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  7. Sugar 88

    Sugar 88 Woke Moralist-In-Chief

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    Wonder if Linares can make a proper go of this title run.
     
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  8. elmaldito

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    Crawford will take that strap easy
     
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  9. elmaldito

    elmaldito Skillz Full Member

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    Mickey bey
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    Let's go! Fight crawford. Oh that's right he's too good.
     
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  10. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    I think Linares can actually have a decent run with it, I give him a decent chance against Crawford as well, too much is made of his losses, the Demarco match he won every round until the cut stoppage, and the Thompson fight was a cut as well, granted after a KD, which was residual damage from the DeMarco fight. He's skilled enough to be a decent test at least.
     
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  11. IntentionalButt

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

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    Crawford would steal Linares' soul.
     
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  12. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Sidenote: what's the likelihood of boxing_master doing a thread on Linares had he not been a former sparring partner of Manny's .....most likely 0.0
     
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  13. IntentionalButt

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

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    :yep

    He's still devastated Porter didn't shatter Brook. :verysad
     
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  14. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Many are still quite butthurt about that.:yep Meanwhile I picked Brook:smoke

    Sparring partner's are now caught up in proxy wars between Floyd and Pac fans:-( :lol:Maniacs
     
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  15. takahiro-onaga

    takahiro-onaga Active Member Full Member

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    He get drop a few time early in career. He like Amir Khan meet Hozumi Hasegawa. Chin bad but very excitement
     
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