Which fighter do you rate that nobody else does?

It's ok man, it's not as though you're lost or anything, just step into our cypher and you'll be in the light Barry. Peace God.

 

I'm an atheist atsch

 

You don't believe in yourself? That's deep.

 

For ****s sake I'm hated! Why does everyone think I'm well liked?!? :fire

 

Glad to see this thread has stayed strictly on topic.

 

I was on a roll before it got de-railed.

Elvis, you're a Golovkin fan, what do you think of his progress?

 

I'll bring it back then.

Most have written Hasegawa off, but I'm confident he still has a lot to give.

 

Oh wait, that's the other thread I'm thinking of.

Who makes these ****ing threads on the same day?

 

Initially, I was disappointed with his performance against Ouma but after some reflection I think I overreacted. Ouma has been in with some quality operators and not a single one looked particularly convincing against him.

Golovkin just seemed a bit too eager too pull off a sensational, dominant victory and ended up making the fight tougher than it needed to be. He wasn't interested in countering (which he does excellently when he wants to), which was silly from him. On the plus side, that performance showed us his grit, determination and toughness. Despite a frustrating first few rounds, he persevered and broke Ouma's heart, becoming the first guy to stop him in something like 7 years.

Because of the brevity of the Simon fight, it's difficult to guage what he learned from the Ouma fight. But from what we saw, he looked very patient and ended the fight with KO they should show to kids learning their trade. A thing of absolute beauty and undoubtedly KO of the year for me.

For those who have not seen this wank material, go to 4 minutes in.

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So all in all, I am happy with the way he has been performing and would be confident in him beating everyone bar Martinez. I still would take him over Martinez (I know that sounds mad but it's what I believe) but it's really a toss up.

My only worry is that he won't get a big fight. The WBA probably won't force a fight with Sturm as he packs out 20,000 seater arenas and would vacate anyways. N'Jikam, who is by no means a star reeling in the bucks, doesn't seem keen on a fight and Pirog even said he's not interested in fighting Golovkin because he's too unknown. It's a shame, but hopefully K2 promote him in Germany well. Maybe Proksa might fight him, would be a cracking fight.

 

Same. I rate him 3rd behin Muhammad Ali and Joe Louis.

In modern day boxing I quite like Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. He's still learning in the pro game - remember he had basically no amateur career - and he's come on leaps and bounds from a couple of years ago. Nice jab, good body work, and just generally fun to watch.

 

I rate Johnson but 3rd is unjustifiable by most sane criteria IMO.

 

A lot of Jap fighters seem to retire after a loss. Not a problem with Hozumi. Whilst not impervious to a sneaky bomb, he's not got a weak chin. Maybe cutting to 118 is out of the question but those cutting to 126 maybe a little too big for him.

I'd suggest 122, but think he's trying feather again.

 

I think Victor Terrazas warrants some more acclaim considering the year he had. Seems like he's still ''that guy Rendall Munroe beat'' for many people, which is a bit of a disservice to him. For the Munroe fight Terrezas was flown over from Mexico one week before the fight, with further flight delays and the like because this was during the time of the ash cloud. He had to make some kind of ludicrous 60 hour journey or something along those lines, which included driving from Madrid. It's a bit of a catch 22 for me because I'm a Munroe fan and wouldn't want to discredit his victory in any way, but it's clearly not ideal preparation for a fight, and it has a bit more credence when you watch it back and see Terrazas starting so encouragingly before gassing out of the blue.

Anyways, after that he had a great comeback year in 2011, where he beat Nehomar Cermeno and Fernando Montiel. The latter performance in particular was impressive, Montiel re-discovered some very good form before the fight after being decimated by Donaire and most had him winning convincingly coming in(blasting the aforementioned Cermeno in three and trouncing the decent Alvaro Perez in four), but Terrazas really did slash him to bits and beat him fairly clearly(even if it was relatively competitive, Montiel probably took around four rounds). He got caught in plenty of KO-Chul's traps - as everybody that isn't called Nonito Donaire has - but was able to adapt almost as quickly as Montiel did to counter the effects, and busted him up by being judicious and timing Montiel consistently with his jab and his right over the top, which dropped him heavy in the 5th.

He's proven himself to be just outside the likes of Nishioka and Rigo(and I think he could beat the former given the chance to do so), showing himself to be a top super bantam, hopefully he starts getting recognised as one.

 

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