Was Tank exposed or has he lost the fire?

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  1. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    Wrong answer

    Hearn had nothing to do with that part of the negotiations
    DAZN officials only
    Hearn was told he wasn't part of the negotiations by DAZN
    Wilders team even fired lou for setting up a career best deal for Wilder

    The 3 Fury fights are totally irrelevant to my question too
     
  2. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Brother Olu, I was born, raised, reside and cannot exist outside of the hood but in addition to that I have business associates in the Baltimore area and I am just relaying what they tell me is being said by the OGs on the street

    The last I heard he has a back injury and it all depends on the severity of that and whether he still has the motivation to fight on at 37 y/o, what will be 33 years of training/ gruelling training and fighting for almost as long, especially given his bitter disappointment of getting robbed more than once

    Twink vs Cruz II should really have happened immediately after the first fight
     
  3. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council banned Full Member

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    @Serge another point I have to point out is that in all the contrived controversy people are missing out on the fact that we were watching and witnessed the best of boxing on Saturday night. High levels skills by 2 very well schooled boxers. Absolutely brilliantly. Talking to some old school trainers they were so impressed. Those boxing trainers in Baltimore and the DC area know what they are doing.
     
  4. African Cobra

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    The damage had been done. DAZN was tied to Eddie as far as everyone was concerned as their incumbent promoter.
     
  5. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Brother Olu, I've seen very few who didn't have Twink losing and his reputation and standing have taken a huge hit. I don't dispute that Lamonty Roach is a tough, well schooled world class boxer but this was a very bad look for Twink.
     
  6. African Cobra

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    Sorry Bro I have always associated you with being part of the Romany gypsy traveller folk hence don’t associate with you the black hoods. As you know I come from the aristocratic parts of Africa but have been able to travel along all parts of societies hence I am well known in the Hood. In fact I have some family in Baltimore, Maryland though unlike Charles Martin I don’t travel this earth as a God just as a Knight.

    I think it’s for the best if Vasiliy Anatolyevich Lomachenko([url]Ukrainian[/url]: Василь Анатолійович Ломаченко, IPA: [url][wɐˈsɪlʲ lomɐˈtʃɛnko][/url] retires then. His reputation is intact.

    Rematches don’t have to be immediate nor do I think Tank vs Cruz was controversial as Tank clearly outboxed him for the win.
     
  7. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    Sorry my friend, I'm not buying that

    It's a business as you often say

    Wilder fighting on DAZN was absolutely going to be a disaster for PBC and he got manipulated in believing the PBC BS
     
  8. lufcrazy

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    And Tank is a very good fighters who's won world titles on 3 divisions.
     
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  9. PIPO23

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    If tank got the bum opponents inoue been fighting he would be number 1 pnd for pnd right now according to this forum.135 historically a strong division.1 bad performance is not allowed? These haters are hating,pure hate.
     
  10. PIPO23

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    It was good match and closey matched fights a high level is always good for the sport.Not the soft mismatches Inoue been having!
     
  11. Serge

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    I am an Englishman first and foremost who sometimes identifies as a Eurasian gypsy albeit I do also identify as a person with a vivid imagination who has a penchant for telling porky pies so people are free to read into that whatever they so choose. But I am hood through and through although I do not claim to hail or reside in a majority black hood.

    Re. Loma. To quote Artur Beterbiev: ''We'll see''

    But even if he does decide to continue fighting the chances of him getting a fair shake from the judges in the US vs any of the top American fighters at 135 are very slim and the treatment he has already been subjected to by them and the refs over there when he was in his prime is criminal.

    And I'm not just alluding to the Haney and Salido fights. The 114-114 scorecard vs GRJ. The 119-109 scorecard vs Teofimo. One of the judges scoring 2 rounds for Nakatani in a fight Loma not only dominated from start to finish but he beat the living crap out of Nakatani and didn't lose a single second of any of the rounds

    There was plenty of opportunity for Twink vs Cruz II after their fight and prior to Cruz losing
     
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  12. African Cobra

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    Wilder was never going to fight on DAZN as a PBC fighter the best they could have hoped for was a joint promotion with rival TV networks coming together as was done by PBC and Top with Showtime and ESPN. Wilder became a multimillionaire as a result earning well over a $100 from his fights with Fury due to PBC. Now I know you don’t like PBC or Uncle Al Haymon but that is a you problem since you have bought into the anti PBC/ Al Haymon crap. It’s is a business which is why PBC is great for boxing and better still for boxers. I have signed and seen PBC contracts you have not so I know what I am talking about.
     
  13. African Cobra

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    Not on but in 3 weight divisions.
     
  14. African Cobra

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    This is beyond boxing. They pray for Tank to lose because of his association with Floyd and PBC/Uncle Al Haymon.
     
  15. African Cobra

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    Well said.