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billyg
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 Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 9:58 pm Post subject: Boxing Fans |
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| Anyone know if the Taylor/Hopkins fight will be available at a bar somewhere in Seoul? A shot in the dark, I know... have to ask just in case though. |
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astroboyfan
Joined: 19 Apr 2005
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| Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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Doubtful, but I will be watching it on bit torrent on Sunday 
If by some remote chance it was being televised, I would definitely be there. Should be a good one.
Hopkins by decision by the way. |
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SweetLou
Joined: 26 Sep 2003
Location: mt. bu
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| Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 10:35 pm Post subject: |
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you guys know where to find the castillo/corrales fight on BT? I've been wanting to see it for a few weeks now and can't find it anywhere...heard it's one for the ages.
cheers,
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astroboyfan
Joined: 19 Apr 2005
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| Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 3:10 am Post subject: |
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| SweetLou wrote: |
you guys know where to find the castillo/corrales fight on BT? I've been wanting to see it for a few weeks now and can't find it anywhere...heard it's one for the ages.
cheers,
-SL |
Yes, of course I do, but the question is: are you just a leecher?? |
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SweetLou
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| Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 4:51 am Post subject: |
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i'll seed it after i get it if that's what you're implying...PM me with a link if you would.
cheers,
-SL |
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astroboyfan
Joined: 19 Apr 2005
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| Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 5:08 am Post subject: |
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| SweetLou wrote: |
i'll seed it after i get it if that's what you're implying...PM me with a link if you would.
cheers,
-SL |
PM sent |
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manlyboy
Joined: 01 Aug 2004
Location: Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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| Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 5:12 am Post subject: |
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The last fight I know of to be broadcast in Korea was Lewis-Tyson. There have been plenty of big fights since then, and not a one of them has been shown anywhere I know of. And I've searched high and low.
De La Hoya - Hopkins popped up on cable about a month after the event, and that was much bigger than Hopkins - Taylor, so I'm not holding my breath.
I'll be watching it on BT. |
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astroboyfan
Joined: 19 Apr 2005
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| Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:51 am Post subject: |
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| manlyboy wrote: |
The last fight I know of to be broadcast in Korea was Lewis-Tyson. There have been plenty of big fights since then, and not a one of them has been shown anywhere I know of. And I've searched high and low.
De La Hoya - Hopkins popped up on cable about a month after the event, and that was much bigger than Hopkins - Taylor, so I'm not holding my breath.
I'll be watching it on BT. |
So what is your prediction anyway??
I say hopkins by decision.. |
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manlyboy
Joined: 01 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 5:42 pm Post subject: |
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| astroboyfan wrote: |
So what is your prediction anyway??
I say hopkins by decision.. |
I say the young bull overruns the old lion. Normally it's my policy to not bet against a champion with a track record of always finding a way to win, but the Kostya Tzsyu loss has shaken my faith a little in that regard. But the Tzsyu fight isn't the reason I'm going with Taylor. That came out of nowhere. With Hopkins however, the writing has been on the wall in his last two fights - especially against Eastman. He clearly didn't have much stamina in that fight. Not as much as he had against De La Hoya anyway. He boxed for about a minute every round, and was able get away with it because Eastman wouldn't risk charging him. The lesson for Taylor is that he won't be able to outbox the cagey old lion, so he'll have to use the two weapons in which he outguns Hopkins - strength and endurance. He MUST take the role of the aggressor, and pressure Hopkins for the full three minutes. The problem is that he has to "pitch a perfect game" (is that the correct Americanism?). You can't make mistakes against one of the best counter/body punchers in the business. Hopkins will attack the body, and if the fight makes it to the later rounds, Taylors strength and endurance advantage will be negated from all the wind Hopkins will have knocked out of him. Because of that, I can't see Taylor winning in 12. I'll go out on a limb and predict Taylor by TKO in the 6th.
The X-factor: Will Taylor handle the magnitude of the occasion? He's never fought anyone near the level of Hopkins, but on the other hand, he still hasn't learned how to lose yet, has he? |
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zappadelta
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| Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:15 pm Post subject: |
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| The problem is that he has to "pitch a perfect game" (is that the correct Americanism?). |
That's not bad. |
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Badmojo
Joined: 07 Mar 2004
Location: I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round
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| Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Hopkins by decision. I don't think you can look at that Eastman fight and say the writing is on the wall. Hopkins fought as hard as he had to. I think he knows he's stepping up the competition, and will perform accordingly. Eight rounds to four, Executioner. |
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astroboyfan
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| Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Badmojo wrote: |
| Hopkins by decision. I don't think you can look at that Eastman fight and say the writing is on the wall. Hopkins fought as hard as he had to. I think he knows he's stepping up the competition, and will perform accordingly. Eight rounds to four, Executioner. |
Agreed, and if he gets past taylor and goes after a light weight (whether it be Johnson, Tarver, or Roy Jones) he will get his ass handed to him. |
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Badmojo
Joined: 07 Mar 2004
Location: I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round
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| Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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| astroboyfan wrote: |
Agreed, and if he gets past taylor and goes after a light weight (whether it be Johnson, Tarver, or Roy Jones) he will get his ass handed to him. |
I think a cadaver could beat Roy Jones at this point.
Now Tarver or Johnson would depend on the weight I think. 175 no, 168, maybe. |
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astroboyfan
Joined: 19 Apr 2005
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| Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Badmojo wrote: |
| astroboyfan wrote: |
Agreed, and if he gets past taylor and goes after a light weight (whether it be Johnson, Tarver, or Roy Jones) he will get his ass handed to him. |
I think a cadaver could beat Roy Jones at this point.
Now Tarver or Johnson would depend on the weight I think. 175 no, 168, maybe. |
I dont think Tarver could make 168. I think his everyday weight is around 190. He would be way too big for hopkins.
As for RJ, maybe you are right, but I can still wish he was still unbeatable  |
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astroboyfan
Joined: 19 Apr 2005
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| Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 7:25 am Post subject: |
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| I thought Hopkins won the close fight. I take him on a K.O in the rematch. |
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