Category: RegularTalk
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Spence vs Crawford – A fight destined to be an all-time classic
The fight is late but still great:- We all agree that the fight should have happened by now, fans were irritated and exhausted with all the drama that was going on during negotiations and had even lost interest to talk about the fight anymore until it was official. Now that the fight is official, we…
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Lomachenko vs Haney – A controversial ending to a great fight
Top Rank did a disservice to Lomachenko:- I wanted to address first how Top Rank and Bob Arum did a disservice to Lomachenko by not helping him or even showing any intent for Loma to gain any kind of advantage during negotiations, Now that they have Shakur in lightweight which is their priority, looks like…
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A Recap on Tank’s Win over Ryan
Did the fight deliver? This fight was one of the most anticipated fights of the year and had the potential to be a classic considering both fighters were young, undefeated, and had contrasting and aggressive styles. So the expectation was a constant back-and-forth battle and a certain level of drama was expected in the fight…
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Junior Welterweight – One of the least talked about division
Junior Welterweight feels like one of the least talked about and discussed weight classes at the moment on social platforms and boxing circuits. There is a lack of interest from fans around this weight class for various reasons. The fact that the division has seen undisputed champs like Taylor and Crawford in recent years, has…
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Canelo vs Benavidez is the next super fight in boxing
Canelo Alvarez is still the face of boxing even after his loss to Bivol. An undisputed super middleweight champion who is constantly chasing greatness and tried to do so when he fought Bivol and fell short. Perhaps Bivol justifies the saying “A good big man always beats a good little man.” In an ideal world,…
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Has Tyson Fury made a mockery of the sport
The sport always seems to find fighters who keep making a mockery of this wonderful sport and this time it’s a new addition to the list with Tyson Fury who is the sole reason why the undisputed fight got away. Let’s start with Frank Warren first who I respect a lot as a promoter. So…
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The landscape of the heavyweight division
Anthony Joshua:- Joshua has gotten a lot of stick from fans lately since his loss to Usyk that he doesn’t have that dog in him, the way he has behaved post-fight with Usyk, also the way he lost to Ruiz the 1st time around with some calling him even a quitter and doesn’t have that…
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Fights that must happen in 2023
I am an advocate for undisputed with the belief that each weight class should have only 1 champion like many other fans and hence this list is going to be influenced based on that. Beterbiev – Bivol:- So Light heavyweight has been able to garner some attention after a very long time thanks to guys like…
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Genius of Oleksandr Usyk
Underrated amateur:- The fact that he has a record of 335 wins and 15 loses, shows how good and dominant he was during his amateur days. Also some of the names he beat during his amateur days like Beterbiev, the current boogeyman of light heavyweight twice, and Joe Joyce who right now is undefeated and is…
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What’s wrong with boxing today
Core problem:- Let’s start with some of the core issues which are giving this sport a bad reputation and affecting its popularity. Who’s to blame:- The blame has to be shared collectively by Sanctioning bodies and the boxing commission since they allow fighters and promoters to have too much of a say. Which division resonates…
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