The Ring keep Gonzalez as P4P no. 1

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by We Are Firemen, Nov 21, 2016.


Who do you feel is pound for pound no. 1

Poll closed Dec 11, 2016.

  1. Roman Gonzalez

    28 vote(s)
    30.1%

  2. Andre Ward

    20 vote(s)
    21.5%

  3. Sergey Kovalev

    9 vote(s)
    9.7%

  4. Gennady Golovkin

    20 vote(s)
    21.5%

  5. Terence Crawford

    1 vote(s)
    1.1%

  6. Guillermo Rigondeaux

    1 vote(s)
    1.1%

  7. Vasyl Lomachenko

    10 vote(s)
    10.8%

  8. Canelo Alvarez

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  9. Manny Pacquiao

    3 vote(s)
    3.2%

  10. Other

    1 vote(s)
    1.1%
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  1. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    Thought the fight could have gone either way, but neither are on Ward/Kovalev's level. Cuadras and Chocolatito are p4p behind Kov/Ward
     
    ellerbe, Nov 23, 2016
    ellerbe, Nov 23, 2016
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  2. Oxygene2

    Oxygene2 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I had Gonzalez winning in a far clearer fashion than Ward, winning 8 rounds. I only really had him slowing down in the second half of the fight, a bit like Kovalev recently.
     
    Oxygene2, Nov 23, 2016
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  3. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    I actually think that Ward and Kovalev aew great fighters. And Kovalev in the eyes of almost everybody won that fight. No they're not the second coming of Duran or Ali. But they're exceptional fighters. Two very well schooled boxers.
     
    tinman, Nov 23, 2016
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  4. We Are Firemen

    We Are Firemen New Member banned Full Member

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    No it wasn't. Nearly everyone had Gonzalez beating Cuadras. I'd say 75% at least had Kovalev beating Ward, at and of those 25% who had Ward winning virtually everyone was rooting for Ward in the 1st place.

    The main difference was also Gonzalez didn't take a bunch if tune-ups, he went straight in with the champ. And this was his 4th weight class he's won a world title in, not his 2nd.
     
    We Are Firemen, Nov 23, 2016
    We Are Firemen, Nov 23, 2016
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  5. We Are Firemen

    We Are Firemen New Member banned Full Member

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    Your username tells me that you will bend over backwards to make the African American pound for pound no.1 and likely bent over backwards to give Ward the win at weekend.
     
    We Are Firemen, Nov 23, 2016
    We Are Firemen, Nov 23, 2016
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  6. IntentionalButt

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

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    64 people DKSA Chocolatito González.
     
    IntentionalButt, Nov 23, 2016
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  7. We Are Firemen

    We Are Firemen New Member banned Full Member

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    More so about his opponents. Even if you bent over backwards to give Ward the win is Kovalev beating Hopkins and Pascal really so much more impressive than Cuadras beating Concepcion and Sor Rungivasai? Didn't see Gonzalez taking 18 months of tune-ups against **** poor opponents before he jumped in there with him either.
     
    We Are Firemen, Nov 23, 2016
    We Are Firemen, Nov 23, 2016
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  8. IntentionalButt

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

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    Point to Griffindor!
     
    IntentionalButt, Nov 23, 2016
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  9. The Akbar One

    The Akbar One Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    I disagree, Ward fought and looked like an older fighter last weekend. Pound for pound isn't a popularity contest, it is a hypothetical opinion of who would come out on top if all boxers were the same weight. I can tell you right now, that Ward isn't pound for pound #1. As I stated previously, he wouldn't beat Rigondeaux or Lomachenko. I'll take it a step further and state that Kovalev probably destroys him in the rematch.
     
    The Akbar One, Nov 23, 2016
    The Akbar One, Nov 23, 2016
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  10. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    How did you score Gonzalez-Cuadras?
     
    CST80, Nov 23, 2016
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