Virchis stops Hawkins in 5th

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  1. Punisher33

    Punisher33 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Tyson wasn't great!:rofl Then by your standards who is great? Every one I listed aside from maybe Wlad, most people would consider great fighters.
     
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    That was top-notch power - and it even looked like a bit technically with his hook...
     
  3. Punisher33

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    To answer your first question NO, he is a good fighter that I find exciting to watch.

    I take it you never watched a Wlad match then, he holds excessively, which is illegal. The dirty tactic that bothers me most is when he leans all 245 pounds down on fighters back and neck, he especially didnt to guys like Peter and Brewster, watch the fights and tell me what you think.
     
  4. Alcaldemb

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    Yeah Tyson wasn't great. Lewis was great, Holyfield was great, Klitschko can become great, Tyson was not great and Peter isn't great.
     
  5. 11player

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    So Vitali fought Virchis at the amateurs? what was the result of that?
     
  6. Tom_Tocca

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    I don't know about the amateurs but Virchis was a sparring partner to Vitaly 4-5 years ago...
     
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    Virchis has size, he would be fighting back, not like Brewster or that ridiculous Austin guy. To lose just by a tiny diference to a skilled guy like Chagaev shows that Virchis is not that bad of a boxer as everybody says.

    Anyway, I'd still pick Wlad to win this one as well.
     
  8. Alcaldemb

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    If someone can put up video of the KO that would be great.
     
  9. Alcaldemb

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    If someone can put up video of the KO that would be great.
     
  10. Alcaldemb

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    You know Punisher if Peter is the most devestating puncher in the division why couldn't he stop Hawkins?
     
  11. Punisher33

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    Niether did Tua, most people would say he is one of most powerful in the division. Styles make fights, plus anyone could get knocked out if caught on flush on the chin.
     
  12. Alcaldemb

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    Would you agree that Virchis hits harder than Peter?
     
  13. Punisher33

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    I havnt seen enough of him, as of now no.
     
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    Is Hawkins he guy Peter dropped in Round 1, but that was all??