Kazuto Ioka vs. Joshua Rodríguez Franco II

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by IntentionalButt, Feb 16, 2023.


Banzai/Golden Boy or El Profesor?

Poll closed Jun 24, 2023.

  1. Ioka on points

    13 vote(s)
    65.0%

  2. Ioka by stoppage

    4 vote(s)
    20.0%

  3. Draw

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  4. Franco on points

    3 vote(s)
    15.0%

  5. Franco by stoppage

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
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  1. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    War Ioka.
     
    McGrain, Jun 23, 2023
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  2. IntentionalButt

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

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    Reopened the poll; get in! :ibutt
     
    IntentionalButt, Jun 23, 2023
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  3. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    I want Ioka to win but he’s going in this with a huge disadvantage. Franco is a pos and should be punished.
     
    ellerbe, Jun 23, 2023
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  4. IntentionalButt

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

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    I mean, Ioka has a chin. He can handle a guy his own size (in terms of frame) carrying an extra 3 kilograms.

    It's not like Franco is a natural super bantam or used to fighting effectively at that weight. I'm not sure how stark the disadvantage is, really.

    But what I do know is that in rematches, Ioka has gone super-Saiyan (went from MD vs. Reveco to dominating and knocking him out with a body shot; and went from a SD loss to Donnie Nietes to a wide UD victory) whereas Franco sort of remains flat and brings no different energy or sense of urgency from bout to bout (split decisions thrice in a row versus Negrete, close UD in Moloney I & III).
     
    IntentionalButt, Jun 23, 2023
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  5. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    Franco dominated in the third Moloney fight
     
    ellerbe, Jun 23, 2023
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  6. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Let's hope Ioka comes in with more motivation and fight with mean intent.
     
    Flo_Raiden, Jun 23, 2023
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  7. ShovelHook

    ShovelHook Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    People were fooled by the insane output of Franco despite the fact he was missing tons.
     
    ShovelHook, Jun 23, 2023
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  8. ShovelHook

    ShovelHook Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He looks in very good shape to me, I don't get people thinking a boxer has to be an emaciated level of ripped to be in good shape.
     
    ShovelHook, Jun 23, 2023
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  9. BigBone

    BigBone Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hope Ioka sparks the cheater. Expect the cynical outcome however.
     
    BigBone, Jun 23, 2023
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  10. IntentionalButt

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

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    I haven't seen it, but a) I've seen plenty of Franco fights and they're pretty much all the same, can't imagine this was THAT drastically different and b) err, every single person in the RBR on here had it for Moloney. From the sound of it you maybe got snookered by Bradley and the other commentators?
     
    IntentionalButt, Jun 23, 2023
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  11. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    Not another Japanese legend taken out to pasture by a weight bully cheat from Mexico.... Come on Ioka!
     
    UnleashtheFURY, Jun 23, 2023
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  12. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    Moloney admitted that Franco was the better man in the third fight. Maybe you’re getting fights in the trilogy mixed up.
     
    ellerbe, Jun 24, 2023
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  13. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Congrats on the win Ioka. :ibutt
    What’s next for him? Chocolatito, Gallo, Martinez, Nakatani?

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    Flo_Raiden, Jun 24, 2023
    Flo_Raiden, Jun 24, 2023
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