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Still high on Verdejo, but I agree that I'm not sure he's ready for a title shot.

But I still think it's put up or shut up time, so go ahead and give him the shot :ohwelp:

He's lucky Arum has a stronghold on the WBO, because Flanagan is the weakest link at 135 and is easily beatable.

If Verdejo can't beat him, it may be time to reconsider things :patrice:
 

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True...but then we creep into triangle theory mode, because Amir Khan beat Devon Alexander easier than Porter did and also Luis Collazo easier than Keith Thurman, and I'm sure we're considering Thurman an elite Welterweight right now:manny:

I think we have to wait and see who/what Khan truly is at Welterweight.
True but those fights were 2-3 years ago. We will see but I expect any top ww to beat him right now.
 

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yeah I heard. Ukraine/Russian/kakstan are at a war.....

what country do hungarians have a rival with?
We aren't at war w anyone. Rivalry I'd say Romania, Slovakia but the people who really force that and take it seriously are nationalists/sovinists.
How can I say... both country were our part before ww 1 but in ww 1 Hungary was on the losing side and they took away those areas and we became a lot smaller country.
Now in 2017, almost 100 years later we have still some people who arr crying over this and can't get over it even though thry didn't even live back then.
This is just a focal point in locsl nationalist's idea...
Many Hungarian people are nationalist and xenophobe, our government :pacspit: is a pack of right wing populist thieves who created a mafia state is intentionally generate tension and strenghten the worst characteristics of people. It's something like Trump over thrre, xenophobe and nationalist rhetorics and shyt... :francis:
I always thought that a nation is just mostly an imagined community
 

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I say he looks about 180. I'll say no more than 195 tho. My problem with this is he's a fukkin lightweight. :heh:

Now he look like he's getting ready too fight Oleksander Usyk. :heh:
He cutting more than most MMA fighters do for that weight :huhldup:
 

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On This Day: Oliver McCall suffers mental breakdown during rematch with Lennox Lewis


“If a kid is in rehab, you don’t let him into a major fight. A guy on drugs in withdrawal can do all sorts of crazy things,” said Bob Arum after Lennox Lewis-Oliver McCall II. Matt Horan tells the story


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1. LENNOX LEWIS was a 4-1 favourite to avenge his defeat to Oliver McCall as the two former champions battled for the WBC world heavyweight belt on February 7, 1997. In their previous meeting McCall defeated Lewis via a second round stoppage, to take the same title away from the Londoner.


2. LEWIS was to earn around $2 million for the fight, which took place in the Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, whilst McCall was offered a hefty sum of $3 million.

3. McCALL had a far from routine preparation for the fight. The year after losing his world title to Frank Bruno in 1995 McCall was marred with a number of arrests and charges for the “Atomic Bull”. He twice went into rehab on the back of being arrested for drug charges and antisocial violence.


4. FOLLOWING impressive victories over Tommy Morrison and Ray Mercer, Lewis came in 7 pounds heavier than McCall, so far the only fighter to hold a victory over the rangy Londoner.


5. THE favourite Lewis started the fight in confident fashion. The Brit controlled the first three rounds with stiff left jabs and occasional hard rights to the head. McCall refused to go to his corner after the third round and just walked around the ring.


6. FROM there on the fight became extremely bizarre. McCall, although covering up well, only threw two punches in the fourth. When the bell sounded, after being guided to the corner by the ref, the American fighter started crying profusely. Those around him were baffled as to what was going on.




7. HIS corner let him go out for the fifth – perhaps because McCall had been known to cry during his ring walks – but this time the emotionally unstable McCall could only manage to throw one punch. Referee Mills Lane then waved the fight off after 55 seconds, handing Lewis, as confused as anyone, the victory. With a crowd of around 4,500 booing, McCall swiftly made his way to the dressing room, not talking to anyone.


8. MONTHS later, McCall was detained in a mental hospital after his wife took out an emergency custody order against him. He was evaluated by a mental health expert, who testified at a detention hearing that McCall was mentally ill and in need of hospitalisation.


9. LEWIS would go on to defend his world title nine times before losing to Hasim Rahman in 2001; a defeat he avenged only months later via fourth round knockout.


10. PROMOTER Bob Arum summed the fight up after, saying: “We all learned a lesson tonight. If a kid is in rehab, you don’t let him into a major fight. A guy on drugs in withdrawal can do all sorts of crazy things.”


 

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Still high on Verdejo, but I agree that I'm not sure he's ready for a title shot.

But I still think it's put up or shut up time, so go ahead and give him the shot :ohwelp:

He's lucky Arum has a stronghold on the WBO, because Flanagan is the weakest link at 135 and is easily beatable.

If Verdejo can't beat him, it may be time to reconsider things :patrice:
It's alotta the extra shyt that scares me with him. First the hands, then the accident:mjcry:
 

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Foreman, who said over the years that Trump “would always take my calls,” also weighed in on why the real estate mogul won last year’s race for the White House. It was a big shock to many when Trump defeated heavily favored Hillary Clinton in the Presidential race.

“Sometimes people win just because they’re winners,” Foreman said. “Some people lose just because they never thought they really would win, and they lose. Winning is an idea, once you get in it, you can’t lose.”



- See more at: George Foreman Says Trump Won Because He's a Winner - Boxing News



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I say he looks about 180. I'll say no more than 195 tho. My problem with this is he's a fukkin lightweight. :heh:

Now he look like he's getting ready too fight Oleksander Usyk. :heh:
Chavez my nikka but I cant pick him, especially after watching the GGG sparring video, Canelo gonna have fun with that boy

 
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