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Jul 24, 2016 04:49
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sum posted:Bud is gonna actually kill Manny lol settle down
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Jul 24, 2016 04:50
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Marching Powder posted:what? is crawford actually fighting pac?
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Jul 24, 2016 04:53
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straight up brolic posted:heavily rumored i'd watch the gently caress out of it
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Jul 24, 2016 04:56
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I don't think Manny is going to fight Crawford.
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Jul 24, 2016 04:58
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Absolute embarrassment
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Jul 24, 2016 04:59
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Bud is the motherfuckin man
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Jul 24, 2016 05:00
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thehappyprince posted:lol settle down Ok sorry he's gonna thoroughly dominate old man Pacquiao for the easy win
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Jul 24, 2016 05:00
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But that was a hell of a performance by Crawford. Would have been fun against a competitor
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Jul 24, 2016 05:01
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i hate when boxing finally manages to make an intriguing fight and it turns into this. reminded me heavily of floyd / canelo. ugh.
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Jul 24, 2016 05:02
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I know it was probably more meaningful than that, but  at Postol's participation ribbon.
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Jul 24, 2016 05:03
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Bud showed a lot of patience in there as well. Postol still presented a threat going deep into the fight, which he really hasn't had to deal with at 140. Not sure Manny is going to want a ton to do with all of that.
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Jul 24, 2016 05:05
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Didn't see the fight but the impression I'm getting is that Bud was too good to get the call for Pac. It's the only possible fight for the two of them that would matter though IMO.
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Jul 24, 2016 05:08
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I'd rather see him fight Tim Bradley than Pacquiao tbh
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Jul 24, 2016 09:28
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doctor thodt posted:I'd rather see him fight Tim Bradley than Pacquiao tbh Yeah, that would be good poo poo. Crawford has a nasty mean streak at times in the ring, and I feel like Bradley would try to force the issue a lot more than Postol did last night (despite probably having the same amount of power )
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Jul 24, 2016 13:54
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I wonder if he would fight Bradley given the whole backstory with the two. Not really sure if they are close friends, but the way HBO sells it, Bradley basically forced TR to look at Crawford and give him a shot. I could see Crawford not wanting to take that fight.
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Jul 24, 2016 15:41
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 I never noticed how loving green this building was before. I always thought it was just the lights.
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Jul 25, 2016 08:36
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Vegas kinda sucks as a whole and am glad Stub hub and Barclays Center have become more go to big fight arenas.
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Jul 25, 2016 22:09
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vegas is alright so long as you're only there for 3 days
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Jul 25, 2016 22:18
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Jose posted:vegas is alright so long as you're only there for 3 days This. There's a story written by David Foster Wallace about being on a cruise called "A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again", and it's my opinion about Vegas. (Although I might go back there for a shorter trip to see the Blues play the new LV NHL team.)
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Jul 26, 2016 00:21
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Re: Vegas as a fight town a lot of it really was just the glamour and mystique but now that there are places where crowds actually get up for fights there's no reason to hold fights there other than site fees which given how much it needs the money I can get behind but I'm glad the sport seems to be moving away from just having every big fight there all the time.
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Jul 26, 2016 00:37
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The gambling still has a lot to do with it. It was Christmas every time the Pinoy gamblers came to town in the Pacquiao years.
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Jul 26, 2016 01:09
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That was a brutal fight that did not improve Crawford's stock at all. Crawford was up probably 5 points after the 6th round and could have turned up the heat and made a statement. Instead he ran his rear end off for the whole fight and then spent most of the 12th obnoxiously celebrating. He scored a couple of flash knockdowns in the 5th round, mainly because Postol's balance was terrible, and then basically packed it in for the rest of the fight. Postol was terrible and absolutely vulnerable to Crawford going up a gear and thrashing him. Never even came close to happening. Crawford basically did his best young Floyd Mayweather impression. Very dull. Crawford proved that he'll very tough to beat, probably too tough for Pacquiao to fight unless Manny and/or Arum is looking to cash out, as well as very capable of not being entertaining whatsoever. Not a good combination. Only Floyd pulled it off in terms of box office, and that's because he turned himself into a supervillain that everyone wanted to see lose. Also Manny Pacquiao's "retirement" is going to last about as long as his typical layoff between fights. He just fought in April for God's sake. I know Pacquiao is an idiot but it's very cute that he thought people would think that he's actually retiring.
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Jul 26, 2016 06:27
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I agree to a point. The fight wasn't terribly entertaining and I'm not too upset I didn't catch it live. Would have been good to see Crawford go forward on the guy a little more, he was very effective when he did. Crawford played it very safe, especially in the second half of the fight. But he was also up against a very, very tentative fighter who was thinking more about the shots coming back at him than the shots he was throwing. Could Crawford have gone forward and walked Postol down? Cut off the ring and pressured him into a bad situation or knockdown? Probably, but it's hard to knock a guy for sticking to what was working. Postol averaged something like 20 thrown punches a round, I think he got as low as 10 thrown punches at one point. That's an atrocious rate of activity, and maybe the worst I have ever seen from a fighter in a PPV. For the most part he spent the fight looking at Crawford and flinching back whenever he saw a punch about to get thrown. Really I think it was a case of a bad style matchup. Both guys are boxers who like counterpunching. Neither has ever been known for being an inside fighter or pressure fighter. And both had a lot on the line, it was their first PPV main event and both came into the fight undefeated. Easy for us to say Postol is feather-fisted, we weren't in the ring with him. Maybe Crawford saw something we didn't. Or maybe Crawford simply got complacent, knew Postol wasn't going to give him many openings, and simply decided to stick to his game plan and extend his lead.
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Jul 26, 2016 08:46
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it's weird to say that postol was tentative. he was attempting to stalk crawford the entire fight. he just absolutely could not get him to stand still long enough to thrown punches. i'd say postol's inactivity was almost certainly due to crawford's vastly superior footwork rather than any lack of will
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Jul 26, 2016 08:54
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That could be. I saw a guy who was lost, had no backup plan, had no inkling of what he could do to compete.
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Jul 26, 2016 10:21
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Postol didn't throw at all. It was like he'd never practised hitting a moving target before. And Freddie Roach has already said he doesn't want to put Pacquiao in with Crawford. At least not without a warm up fight. Unless Pacquiao really needs the money, and judging on reports of his lifestyle, he might, I doubt that fight even happens. At this point Manny is an almost-38-year-old part time fighter and full time Senator in the Philippines. Crawford proved on Saturday that he can move all night. There's nothing worse for an old fighter than a young, fast, mobile fighter. It's too bad there are 0 big fights left at 140 for Crawford. The division is very thin, and the other 2 titlists and only opponents technically worth fighting are Adrien Broner, who's currently in jail and a mess, and someone named Eduard Troyanovsky, who only fights in Russia and is probably a promotional non starter. Crawford is 5'8 and has the frame for welterweight, so he might move up sooner than later. There are a lot of big fights up there.
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Jul 27, 2016 00:23
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Crawford vs. Danny Garcia is probably my #2 dream fight after GGG/Canelo
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Jul 27, 2016 04:15
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Just Danny Garcia getting beat down for 8 rounds would be fine, doesn't matter who from.
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Jul 27, 2016 04:46
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Crawford/Brook might not be bad at 147 if GGG doesn't force an early retirement. Probably not a big action fight, but Brook could probably handle all the stuff Crawford did to Postol and force him to engage more.
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Jul 27, 2016 19:55
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any boxing on this weekend thats watchable in the UK without sky sports? don't mind staying up insanely late for it
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Jul 29, 2016 20:24
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Some typical mis-Matchroom show on Sky, Frampton v Santa Cruz on Boxnation at daft o'clock. Close fight on paper, surprised Santa Cruz is such a strong favourite.
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Jul 29, 2016 20:26
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I can get a free month subsrciption so might do that. what times the fihgt likely to start since coverage begins at 1am?
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Jul 29, 2016 20:28
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It's in New York thankfully so possibly around 3am
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Jul 29, 2016 20:32
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4am BST, an American reporter asked Frampton if the northern Irish fans would be staying awake for it and he replied "Do you know what Buckfast is?" Loading up on the bucky in anticipation, I think it'll be tight and Frampton's obvious reach disadvantage could be a factor but Carl has the power and technique to make it a good fight. Calling frampton to stop him after the 6th. My bias might be showing but he should give a good account of himself.
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Jul 29, 2016 21:25
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well i'm likely to be so hosed i forget its on but i'll try and remember only ever drunk bucky mixed with cider after a heavy night for reasons i've never understood but its surprisingly nice
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Jul 29, 2016 21:33
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Adonis Stevenson vs. Thomas Williams Jr
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Jul 30, 2016 03:56
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With all the US political conventions and stuff I completely forgot Frampton-Santa Cruz was tonight. Hell yeah!! Should be good. I'm going with Santa Cruz but only because I've seen more of him. Hoping for a dynamic high-volume fight.
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Jul 31, 2016 00:25
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BoxNation stream I'm watching on seems incredibly behind, like 1 fight behind the actual undercard.
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Jul 31, 2016 01:42
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Yeah they're not showing some fights live for some reason, dunno why - they usually just show the entire card as is
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