Steve Cunningham - America's Best Heavyweight?

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  1. Jack

    Jack Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I think he is. Styles wise, he may lose to a few top heavyweights, including Haye and the Klitschko's but I think he's a really good fighter who should move up in weight. I think he has a better chance than most at dethroning Vitali and would actually put up a decent fight.

    It's either him or Arreola, in my opinion.
     
  2. Zerwas1

    Zerwas1 Active Member Full Member

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    Lacks pop and lately he was a bit too muscled=slower than usual
     
  3. Bigcat

    Bigcat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The matter of moving up in weight is one that is unlikely at the minute, he doesn't struggle with his weight and is a capable enough fighter in a very happening division, and considering Mormeck , Haye , Bell, Adameck etc are moving upwards into the heavier bracket it leaves more lucrative crumbs for him to aim at. Cruiserweight is his idillic division , he gets by on speed and work rate two aspects that he may lose if he moves towards being a 220 fighter... If it aint broke Steve shouldn't fix it.. actually what you have said in theory is probably right.. he could even now as a 195 man beat most half decent heavys comfortably.... God bless..
     
  4. Vysotsky

    Vysotsky Boxing Junkie banned

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    Being a good American boxer with no pop gets you Eddie Chambers. Do you really need another one at Heavyweight?

    If Adamek did that to him imagine what most other top 10 heavyweights would do to him.
     
  5. Leighton T

    Leighton T Active Member Full Member

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    I feel he has the skills to contend with haye and both the Klits but will his chin hold up?
     
  6. Cobbler

    Cobbler Shoemaker To The Stars Full Member

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    Cunningham is a small cruiser and lacks power at his current weight.

    He shouldn't go anywhere near heavyweight.
     
  7. Who'sNext

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    he's 6'3 and he's got 82" reach so the only problem is lack of power... besides what's left for him in cw?
     
  8. Cobbler

    Cobbler Shoemaker To The Stars Full Member

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    In terms of weight. He regularly weighs in five lbs or more inside the limit. He'd still be a CW if the cruiser limit was still 190lbs.
     
  9. san rafael

    san rafael 0.00% lemming Full Member

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    Cunningham is unremarkable. Solid fighter. That's it.
     
  10. san rafael

    san rafael 0.00% lemming Full Member

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    :bart
     
  11. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    I think Chambers is America's best HW.
     
  12. elguapo

    elguapo Well-Known Member Full Member

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    :lol:
     
  13. Davies

    Davies Boxing Addict Full Member

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    you should adopt Haye and get behind him :yep
     
  14. socrates

    socrates THE ORIGINAL... Full Member

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    america's best heavyweights are in the NFL or prison!!

    there my 2 favourite one's.
     
  15. KCD

    KCD All aboard. Full Member

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    I think Cunningham would fare very well at heavyweight.

    I always thought prior to Adamek that he had the beating of Haye or at least it would have been a very good competitive fight if they had fought.