Where did Vassily Jirov go?

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  1. gorgse

    gorgse Active Member Full Member

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    Gomez would have been a really good fight
     
    gorgse, Jul 4, 2009
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  2. bxrfan

    bxrfan Sizzle Full Member

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    No one ever mentions the lay off Jirov had prior to the Toney fight. He looked really good considering he was out for more than a year.
     
    bxrfan, Jul 4, 2009
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  3. FibreOptic

    FibreOptic Active Member Full Member

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    He pretty much ended Mesi's career.
     
    FibreOptic, Jul 4, 2009
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  4. emanuel_augustus

    emanuel_augustus Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Agree. People forget how much of a beast Gomez was at 190. He was much more of a banger than a boxer at that weight than at heavyweight. Two southpaws in their prime meeting up, I'm giving the edge to Jirov because I really think his strength and aggression would have gotten to Gomez.

    We'll never know for sure. It's a shame too, because both guys had a lot of defenses of their belts, but no real great defenses. There were no unification bouts in that era at all at Cruiser.
     
    emanuel_augustus, Jul 4, 2009
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