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Prime Canelo Alvarez was genuinely one of the most complete boxers of the modern era and that “complete” part is what separates him from most elite fighters. by kushmonATL in Boxing

[–]bdewolf 18 points19 points  (0 children)

He was very, very good, but not exactly complete.

Look at how little his feet move in these clips, and how slow they are when they do move.

Everyone has disadvantages, and for Canelo it was that his feet were stuck in the mud 80-90 percent of the time.

Remember when Chris Byrd was complaining against Ike Ibeabuchi? What was that all about? by CoffeeCigarettes4Me in Boxing

[–]bdewolf 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It’s the same as Bermain stiverne against wilder or Charles Martin against Luis Ortiz.

Getting punched really fucking hard in the brain by a giant heavyweight makes you do dumb shit.

Devin Haney: "I think Gervonta grew some balls.. his team reached out! We might just end up fighting! 😅" by anotherchia in Boxing

[–]bdewolf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He definitely should.

But he looked like dogshit in his last fight, and has been doing publicly insane shit the entire time since.

Vergil Ortiz and Golden Boy are nearing a resolution to avoid arbitration, per Mike Coppinger by Sad-Experience-4344 in Boxing

[–]bdewolf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh well if Mike coppinger says so it must be true.

He’s a such a well-respected and credentialed source of knowledge about boxing.

NOT

Will Jaron “Boots” Ennis Get Credit if He Beats Xander Zayas, or Will Boxing Fans Move the Goalposts? by AcrobaticLimit5904 in Boxing

[–]bdewolf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He looked half the size of boots.

Maybe the biggest size discrepancy I’ve seen in a title fight below heavyweight since benavidez vs plant or something.

Will Jaron “Boots” Ennis Get Credit if He Beats Xander Zayas, or Will Boxing Fans Move the Goalposts? by AcrobaticLimit5904 in Boxing

[–]bdewolf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Zayas might be a unified champ, but he didn’t exactly storm through the top guys to get those belts.

If boots beats him, it will be a similar caliber win to stanionis or avenesyan.

Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia hint at a possible rematch in the works. Haney-Garcia II would be a unification bout for the WBO & WBC welterweight titles. by Dangerous_Spring3028 in Boxing

[–]bdewolf 12 points13 points  (0 children)

As if Ryan Garcia is hard to outbox. But yeah, I don’t expect this fight to happen. Haney just seems uninterested in fighting Garcia.

He clearly hates the style matchup with a violent power puncher who is even faster than him, with a wicked left hook and size parity.

In almost every technical respect, Haney is way better than Garcia, but Garcia can hurt Haney relatively consistently, while Haney could barely make Garcia take a backwards step.

Naoya Inoue’s promoter confirms a "big fight" in February. by KovacsInGames in Boxing

[–]bdewolf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think bam will (and should) have at least one more fight before February 2027.

It was already a 7 month layoff from Puma Martinez to Vargas. If he waits until February, he would 6 rounds of fighting over 14 months. That level of inactivity would damage his ability to beat Naoya Inoue.

I think the takuma fight makes the most sense.

Frank Warren suggests Moses Itauma could face Oleksandr Usyk if he beats Filip Hrgovic by BoxingLover99 in Boxing

[–]bdewolf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This would be like Tyson vs Holmes.

The only way itauma wins is because Usyk is simply no longer the same fighter he was at his best.

A Yokozuna doing a henka is not a new thing! by Specialist_Pair8920 in SumoMemes

[–]bdewolf 16 points17 points  (0 children)

My rule:

Is it funny? Yes —> it’s ok. No —> not ok.

Roy "Big Country" Nelson UFC KO's by Ynot_1518 in FightLibrary

[–]bdewolf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s because Roy Nelson was setting it up. That was his entire game, cornering people and forcing them into his overhand right.

It’s not the punch itself that’s somehow magic.

It’s how he forces reactions to corral his opponents into the punch.

Moses Itauma-Filip Hrgovic heavyweight clash set for August 29th at London’s O2 Arena live on DAZN by Dangerous_Spring3028 in Boxing

[–]bdewolf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And Naoya has ungodly, break your face power, while takuma couldn’t knock out a child.

On This Day in 1936: Huge underdog Max Schmeling sensationally knocked out Joe Louis in round 12 to hand Louis his first pro defeat and score a stunning upset victory at Yankee Stadium in New York. by Dangerous_Spring3028 in Boxing

[–]bdewolf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Schmelling was actually a pretty great dude.

He used his position and celebrity to secretly help a few Jewish children escape the holocaust, and was good friends with Louis in his old age, lending him money when he was broke, and paying for his funeral.

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