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**Official Boxing Thread** - Joshua vs Ngannou (Fri Mar 8 - 10:20AM ET DAZN)

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ji2o0k wrote: Good fight this Sat!! Wilder vs Fury 2!

Any predictions? I give the nod to Fury by UD......but he needs to be moving and sticking the jab for a full 12rds!
First fight was great with an epic 12th round. Since this fight is again in US I will go with Wilder by UD. Hopefully we will get a trilogy with the 3rd in London.

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Congrats to Tyson Fury for winning the championship fight against Wilder. Well done! Smiling Face With Sunglasses
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Mr_Fanta wrote: Congrats to Tyson Fury for winning the championship fight against Wilder. Well done! Smiling Face With Sunglasses
I haven't seen blood come out of the Earin a while. Damnnmmmmm
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Wowzers, masterful performance by Fury!

He was aggressive, wonderful footwork and the added bulk really helped with his punches.

Bring on AJ!!

Wilder, wonder if he asks for a rematch right away or takes a few tuneup fights, works on a few things and then comes back to take on Fury?
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I think the rematch is inevitable but the money fight now is Fury/AJ in the UK in a massive stadium show. Maybe Wilder takes on Ruiz in the meantime?
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ji2o0k wrote: Wowzers, masterful performance by Fury!

He was aggressive, wonderful footwork and the added bulk really helped with his punches.

Bring on AJ!!

Wilder, wonder if he asks for a rematch right away or takes a few tuneup fights, works on a few things and then comes back to take on Fury?
Rematch was a clause in the contract.
I believe Fury's interests in wrestling and mma help to improve his overall skillset.
Fury was 42lbs heavier than Wilder, but moved so much better.
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Wilder elects for rematch, blames weak legs on heavy 45 lb ring entrance costume. Should have opted to be carried in like the Gypsy King.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/287 ... by-costume

Blames ref, blames coach....everything but himself I guess?

Looking forward to the rematch this Summer hopefully in London. Hats off to Fury for a brilliant performance. Looked as dynamic as always despite weight gain really impressive for a 6'9 guy.
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peli33 wrote: Wilder elects for rematch, blames weak legs on heavy 45 lb ring entrance costume. Should have opted to be carried in like the Gypsy King.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/287 ... by-costume

Blames ref, blames coach....everything but himself I guess?

Looking forward to the rematch this Summer hopefully in London. Hats off to Fury for a brilliant performance. Looked as dynamic as always despite weight gain really impressive for a 6'9 guy.
No class...
I hope Fury KOs him.
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Experts weigh-in on whether costume would have affected Wilder physically as he says - pretty divided:

https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/ ... erformance

I believe that it would have probably thrown him off mentally (whether real or imagined physically) and while he says "no excuses", that is his excuse.

Looking forward to the third match! I predict it goes the same way it went the 2nd match - Fury one-two combinations!!
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Wilder vs Fury III reported to take place on July 18 again in Vegas.

https://www.si.com/boxing/2020/03/01/de ... tyson-fury

Despite breaking all time heavyweight gates record with $16.8M for Wilder vs Fury II promoters overall lost money. Apparently promoters expected 2M PPVs with around 1.1M PPVs required to break even but only got 800K....blame them pirates! Smiling Face With Open Mouth
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^ Sucks I really want to see Fury beat up Joshua ASAP on their home turf at Wembley Stadium! LOL
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great fight tomorrow - Loma vs Lopez!!!

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Loma can box & move - so fluid......Lopez has good power, moves well, younger & has under-rated boxing IQ & counter moves!!!


Young upcoming cub vs prime tiger!!! Who wins??!!??


I give the nod to Loma - probably by UD esp if Lopez gets dragged into deep waters. Lopez will hit Loma but might not be enough!!
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^ Not sure I agreed with the decision. With that said, I was rooting for Lopez because I saw him wear a Bruce Lee T-shirt during an interview. Smiling Face With Sunglasses
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Wow, what a very good fight....

Lopez dominated the early rounds & Loma won the later rounds.

Definitely really wide scorecards, seemed much closer imo.

Lopez is legit, wonder if there will be a rematch. What harmed Loma was his slow start - Lopez got into a nice rhythm early on.

Loma is better at the lower weights....Lopez prolly goes up in weight.
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Bump for:

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this upcoming weekend.

Bookmakers favor Tyson 2 to 1.
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^ Can't wait to see this fight live. Really hope I find a free streaming link that works tonight. LOL

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