Terence Crawford vs. Viktor Postol

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  1. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA Full Member

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    Effectively official. Top Rank sent the contract and has been waiting for Postol to sign it, which he did this morning. The official announcement is now just a formality. This is done. July 23rd. HBO PPV. WBO & WBC (and Ring Magazine) 140lb championship unification.
     
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    IntentionalButt FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA Full Member

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    Postscript: Roberto Durán (you know, that guy that's Shane Mosley's new coach) vs. Julio César Chávez Sr. (father of the famed Omar Chávez) in a 2-round exhibition match on the PPV. Seriously. :blood
     
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    Postscript #2: will put up a poll later tonight.
     
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    IntentionalButt FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA Full Member

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    Postscript #3: in light of this news, fairly major announcement regarding this forum (but not relevant outside here) to come soon.
     
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    cslb Puerto Rican Uppercut Full Member

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    Hopefully, this will end all of the Crawford "ducking" Postol talk.
     
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    Pugilist_Spec Hands Of Stone Full Member

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    Hope this gets made. Time for Crawford to earn his stripes.
     
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  7. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA Full Member

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    It did get made. Postol signed the contract this morning.

    All that's left is Bob actually holding a press conference.
     
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    Pugilist_Spec Hands Of Stone Full Member

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    Oh, I missed the "which he did" part in the OP. Good stuff. :good
     
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  9. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA Full Member

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    Durán & Chávez are 64 and 53 years old respectively.
     
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  10. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion

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    So much for that guy who kept saying Crawford was going to duck Postol.:lol::rofl
     
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    Pimp C Too Much Motion

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    This is a good fight. Postol will give Crawford problems with his size and height but Crawford should take this one. I feel Crawford fighting all of these speedy guys lately will make it seem like Postol is fighting in slow motion to him.
     
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    Pimp C Too Much Motion

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    :huh:yikes
     
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  13. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things.

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    Well, Crawford did fight Dulorme, Jean and Lundy back to back, so you can´t blame anyone for expecting another soft touch for Crawford.
     
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    Badbot You can just do things.

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    Whats the point of subscribing to HBO if every good card ends up on PPV?
     
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    cslb Puerto Rican Uppercut Full Member

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    I agree. I expect Crawford will start taking Postol apart around the middle rounds. I never understood the "ducking" part with Crawford. He has a mean streak a mile wide and would get in the ring with Golovkin if Arum made that fight.
     
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