Boxing 2019 Discussion Thread

[ChandlerMne 1,217]

3 hours ago, heywoodu said:

It's not even their fault though. I mean, if I was as good as someone like Canelo (or Cristiano Ronaldo or whoever) and I could get god knows how many millions for a fight/match/contract, I'd do it. No doubt. At all.

True, they are just exploiting contemporary standards (money and money, nothing else matters). Injustice, vast majority of world population has daily income not bigger than few euros. And athletes earn thousands of euros every minute. 

I agree. Why wouldnt we take those millions? Its not like we stole them.

[heywoodu 16,468]

20 minutes ago, ChandlerMne said:

True, they are just exploiting contemporary standards (money and money, nothing else matters). Injustice, vast majority of world population has daily income not bigger than few euros. And athletes earn thousands of euros every minute. 

I agree. Why wouldnt we take those millions? Its not like we stole them.

Exactly, they did not.

[dcro 10,211]

Well isn't this just dandy?

 

https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1087275/kremlev-made-head-of-new-aiba-commission

Edited November 21, 2019 by dcro

[heywoodu 16,468]

2 hours ago, dcro said:

Well isn't this just dandy?

 

https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1087275/kremlev-made-head-of-new-aiba-commission

I can not help but read the quotes with a Russian mobster accent in mind. "Zere is lot of vork to be done, but ve have strrrong team."

[dcro 10,211]

1 hour ago, heywoodu said:

I can not help but read the quotes with a Russian mobster accent in mind. "Zere is lot of vork to be done, but ve have strrrong team."

 

Nevertheless, AIBA has a great future according to the man himself.

[heywoodu 16,468]

Yet another very good win for Croatian heavyweight Filip Hrgovic, this time against has-been Eric Molina who had no chance at all. Hrgovic is making his way up the ranks very nicely in only 10 fights so far.

[Monzanator 5,136]

That's the thing, Molina is a has-been and has been (sic!) used as well known name put on Hrgovic's resume. Hrgovic will go nowhere stopping the punches with his face. He can bully old timers like Molina but that's a suicidal tactics against the top fighters. He's got a long way to go but of course hype will be relentless anyway.

[crovitlaci 177]

He will definitely have to step up his defense in order to compete with the best, but his overall performance in professional boxing so far has been really impressive.

[heywoodu 16,468]

2 minutes ago, crovitlaci said:

He will definitely have to step up his defense in order to compete with the best, but his overall performance in professional boxing so far has been really impressive.

 

Exactly. Can't go from your 6th fight to facing Wilder or something, but he is so far taking every step and taking it in an impressive way.

[heywoodu 16,468]

Ruiz gets two national anthems as present, advantage of double nationality  

 

Although one can doubt whether or not that Mexican one is an advantage....dear Lord, which kind of C-singer did they pull out of some dune for that anthem?