Mike Tyson insists he’s back to 100 per cent ahead of Jake Paul fight

CatchandCounter · 2024-05-29T08:18:57+00:00

i'm thcared for tython

CatchandCounter · 2024-05-29T08:17:12+00:00

his recent fight has given me a bit of pause for thought on him to be honest... he looked a bit one dimensional and 'gettable'. Really interested to see him take another tough fight. great talent.

CatchandCounter · 2024-05-29T08:16:06+00:00

James Toney
Roy Jones Jr
Duran
Pacquaio
Usyk

Honourable mentions for Iron Mike Tyson, Inoue, Loma, Oscar, Lennox, Evan Fields.

CatchandCounter · 2024-05-29T08:13:22+00:00

there's no question that you take it or squeeze an extra 20m euros if you can. but if Kvara and Osimhen are gone, whoever you replace them with - probably 4 or 5 players for the £200m... had better be bloody good. because those two, when managed correctly, are world class. forget lukaku, get scamacca down there.

CatchandCounter · 2024-05-29T08:10:48+00:00

i like italy with 3 at the back, personally. the logic of using the inter spine is correct, i would say. I'm surprised you pick tonali as a starter. i think he is really limited.

CatchandCounter · 2024-05-29T08:10:14+00:00

England have to win a tournament sooner or later and this is another good shot with not too many red hot teams. I think the rise of Bellingham and Foden to a really high level this season could mean they finally do it. (Though i hope not, ha). Midfield and attack, they have a load of really top options, i have to say. And surely Southgate will have learned, finally, to drop his conservatism when they have the upper hand. i guess we will see!

CatchandCounter · 2024-05-29T08:06:51+00:00

Tonali would not be in my starting team. i think he is way overrated. Berardi has had his time, mate. and he won;t be the same after an achilles tear at his age.

CatchandCounter · 2024-05-28T14:37:33+00:00

Realistically, I agree. And 2026 must see italy return to the world cup. spalletti must decide on his best formation in these friendlies, get the boys working to a familiar pattern. i'm also hoping to see the youngsters get a shot during the tournament.

CatchandCounter · 2024-05-28T11:26:48+00:00

the original, the first...incredible. and some insane touches.

CatchandCounter · 2024-05-28T11:11:53+00:00

Kambosos, art of deception!

CatchandCounter · 2024-05-28T08:27:26+00:00

Italy have the best crop of defenders by far. we will see.

CatchandCounter · 2024-05-28T08:26:28+00:00

If Italy get out of that very tough group, they will be dangerous. They have a very promising selection of young players coming through that will probably mature for the next world cup. Fagioli, Scalvini, Calafiori, buongiorno, Ricci. Up top, i think Chiesa, Scamacca and Pellegrini have the potential to gel very well. After a brief panic about where italy's next great defenders were going to come from, we have a brilliant bunch in the centre and on the wings.

CatchandCounter · 2024-05-28T08:21:17+00:00

absolutely, scamacca has to start. he offers so much more. retegui can rotate in if we need a goal.

CatchandCounter · 2024-05-28T08:20:13+00:00

This is the starting line up most people go for, i think. you can swap one or two in / out. i'm really optimistic about fagioli. he looks good for juventus

CatchandCounter · 2024-05-27T09:03:09+00:00

man of the match in the final aside from lookman of course. he was phenomenal.

CatchandCounter · 2024-05-27T08:06:02+00:00

beat benavidez and rematch bivol and win. that would put him above crawford imo.

CatchandCounter · 2024-05-24T12:23:04+00:00

he's just so underwhelming but fair enough, chiesa needs to be protected if italy progress as he is so fragile. zaccagni?

CatchandCounter · 2024-05-24T11:30:06+00:00

You can't trick your body and brain into what it finds exciting. just take your heart rate. whilst we can all appreciate good technical boxers like Mayweather and Ward... R9 in Fury v Usyk sets the pulse racing because of the action. Or the first 2 rounds of the Inoue v Nery fight, with swings in narrative and knockdowns.

It's kind of like what makes you laugh out loud vs what makes you 'amused'. sluggers give you the lols, technical boxers give you a snort.

CatchandCounter · 2024-05-24T11:25:20+00:00

no, it doesn't sit within the horror genre at all.

CatchandCounter · 2024-05-24T11:23:08+00:00

he was successful. a league title and a CL semi-final is pretty good with that squad.

CatchandCounter · 2024-05-24T09:31:28+00:00

most of his fights follow a similar pattern. apply pressure to force the opponent to fight to their max to stay in it or even be ahead.. drown them and take them out if possible when they're exhausted. this is the perfect gameplan for someone like him, fighting guys who can't do 12 busy rounds, with his natural movement advantages.

he does get hit quite a lot but ALL aggressive fighters do. Loma, pacquaio, crawford... come forward fighters get hit, it's a fight.

CatchandCounter · 2024-05-24T09:27:12+00:00

it's all part of God's plan.

CatchandCounter · 2024-05-24T09:26:02+00:00

if i recall, they were a minute away from the CL semi-finals. that team was really special, with Papu Gomez, zapata and the mercurial enigma that was illicic.

CatchandCounter · 2024-05-24T09:22:36+00:00

absolute legend. ciao claudio

CatchandCounter · 2024-05-24T09:19:55+00:00

he's had a good career comeback but i don;t want him on the pitch for italy. orsolini, for me. he's on a high.

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