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    #542
    Morrison J
    Registered Users Posts: 3,898 ✭✭✭Morrison J


    Glowacki will be the last addition apparently. Tournament is the best thing that's happened to boxing in years.

    Pity about the 168 tournament. In bad need of a bigger name or two. Groves the clear favourite as it stands.


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    #543
    Johner
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    I wish Bellew was in the Cruiser one just to see him get pummeled. Serious line up.

    The super middleweight one is shockingly bad. Groves is much the best so far and while I do rate him it isn't saying much.


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    #544
    Morrison J
    Registered Users Posts: 3,898 ✭✭✭Morrison J


    Big UK addition to be announced tomorrow. Surely can only be Eubank or Callum Smith? Either would do nicely.


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    #545
    Burial.
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    Paul Smith or Rocky Fielding the way this is going :pac:


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    #546
    normanoffside
    Registered Users Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭normanoffside


    Morrison J wrote: »
    Big UK addition to be announced tomorrow. Surely can only be Eubank or Callum Smith? Either would do nicely.


    Callum Smith confirmed this morning


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    #547
    Johner
    Registered Users Posts: 21,625 ✭✭✭✭Johner


    Lol Eddie waited a while to see who was in it before putting Callum Smith in. :pac:


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    #548
    normanoffside
    Registered Users Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭normanoffside


    Johner wrote: »
    Lol Eddie waited a while to see who was in it before putting Callum Smith in. :pac:

    Would be great if he could use it as leverage to get Perez the final CW spot.


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    #549
    Morrison J
    Registered Users Posts: 3,898 ✭✭✭Morrison J


    Perez gets the 8th spot, Glowacki first reserve.

    https://twitter.com/danrafaelespn/status/882956389664133122


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    #550
    normanoffside
    Registered Users Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭normanoffside


    Morrison J wrote: »
    Perez gets the 8th spot, Glowacki first reserve.

    https://twitter.com/danrafaelespn/status/882956389664133122

    Wow! I called that but didn't actually believe it would happen. Great opportunity for Perez


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    #551
    Morrison J
    Registered Users Posts: 3,898 ✭✭✭Morrison J


    normanoffside wrote: »
    Wow! I called that but didn't actually believe it would happen. Great opportunity for Perez

    Eddie must have pulled a few strings! Hard to make a case for Perez deserving a spot over Glowacki but he definitely brings more excitement to it. Complete wildcard.


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    #552
    HigginsJ
    Registered Users Posts: 7,317 ✭✭✭HigginsJ


    That is fantastic news, this CW Super 8 must be the most exciting thing to happen to boxing since ......................................................


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    #553
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 56,163 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    HigginsJ wrote: »
    That is fantastic news, this CW Super 8 must be the most exciting thing to happen to boxing since ......................................................

    As welcoming as it is the CW division has had a recent history of giving us quality matches and fights. It's now just a little more precise and structured. No real change or surprise.


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    #554
    Morrison J
    Registered Users Posts: 3,898 ✭✭✭Morrison J


    I'll take the Eubank/Abraham winner for 168. Not too bad at all.



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    #555
    normanoffside
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    Morrison J wrote: »
    Eddie must have pulled a few strings! Hard to make a case for Perez deserving a spot over Glowacki but he definitely brings more excitement to it. Complete wildcard.

    Yeah I'd say it must have been a stipulation of getting Callum Smith involved at 168. Fair play to Eddie for pulling the strings. I'd say it has to do with already having a lot of Eastern European CWs


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    #556
    HigginsJ
    Registered Users Posts: 7,317 ✭✭✭HigginsJ


    walshb wrote: »
    As welcoming as it is the CW division has had a recent history of giving us quality matches and fights. It's now just a little more precise and structured. No real change or surprise.

    That's very fair, it is a cracking division although one that receives less coverage than it deserves with it being somewhat Eastern European dominated at present.


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    #557
    HigginsJ
    Registered Users Posts: 7,317 ✭✭✭HigginsJ


    Morrison J wrote: »
    I'll take the Eubank/Abraham winner for 168. Not too bad at all.

    https://twitter.com/danrafaelespn/status/882962409488601088

    So the full field is

    George Groves
    Jurgen Braehmer
    Callum Smith
    Anvi Yildrim
    Rob Brant
    Chris Eubank Jr./Artur Abraham
    Erik Skoglund
    Jamie Cox

    So just the 1 world champion and no De Gale, Benavidez, Direll and Gilberto Ramirez in particular.

    There is a few good young untested fighters, a prime Groves would have been favourtie, I'm not fully sold that he is still that (despite being the only WC in the field). You would think that the top 3 will be Groves, Smith and Eubank Jr.

    Brant & Skoglund have records that look good on paper but from a little inspection are very padded. As has been pointed out it is funny to see Cox in this event. Braehmer is over the hill but could cause an upset.

    I know little about Anvi Yildrim but his record isn't the worst, so I'll go for him.


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    #558
    Burial.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,131 ✭✭✭Burial.


    Delighted for Perez. Swap Wlodarcyzk for Glowacki and you've the absolute perfect lineup but Diablo is a tough c*nt anyway.


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    #559
    Sweet Science
    Closed Accounts Posts: 890 ✭✭✭Sweet Science


    normanoffside wrote: »
    Wow! I called that but didn't actually believe it would happen. Great opportunity for Perez

    Tried clicking the link but appears I am blocked on Twitter from whoever owns the account . my mother would be ashamed :(


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    #560
    HigginsJ
    Registered Users Posts: 7,317 ✭✭✭HigginsJ


    Sweet Science wrote: »
    Tried clicking the link but appears I am blocked on Twitter from whoever owns the account . my mother would be ashamed :(

    What did you do to piss off ESPN's Dan Rafael??


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    #561
    Sweet Science
    Closed Accounts Posts: 890 ✭✭✭Sweet Science


    HigginsJ wrote: »
    What did you do to piss off ESPN's Dan Rafael??

    Ha its big Dan . looked back on my tweets and I took offence to him slagging Haye after the Bellew fight . Thought it was lousy


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    #562
    Burial.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,131 ✭✭✭Burial.


    Young Benavidez is apparently now getting a shot at the WBC belt against Anthony Dirrell seeing as Smith has entered the WBSS. Very winnable fight that and rather handy considering the 168 comp looks rather poor.


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    #563
    HigginsJ
    Registered Users Posts: 7,317 ✭✭✭HigginsJ


    What happens with the belts in this series? Are they up for grabs in all fights?


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    #564
    HigginsJ
    Registered Users Posts: 7,317 ✭✭✭HigginsJ


    BJS to fight Willie Monroe Jr. on the 16th of September in London. Monroe Jr. is far from top class but think he has enough about him to trouble (& beat) an undercooked BJS.


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    #565
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 56,163 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    HigginsJ wrote: »
    BJS to fight Willie Monroe Jr. on the 16th of September in London. Monroe Jr. is far from top class but think he has enough about him to trouble (& beat) an undercooked BJS.

    If Monore has anything left he could do BJS. BJS is muck, relatively speaking!


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    #566
    megadodge
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    Burial. wrote: »
    Young Benavidez is apparently now getting a shot at the WBC belt against Anthony Dirrell seeing as Smith has entered the WBSS. Very winnable fight that and rather handy considering the 168 comp looks rather poor.

    Is Smith's fight against Dirrell off then?


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    #567
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 56,163 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    I see Bellew is planting the seed for another Haye payday....

    Regrets embracing the cast-iron ass*hole after their fight...


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    #568
    Sweet Science
    Closed Accounts Posts: 890 ✭✭✭Sweet Science


    walshb wrote: »
    I see Bellew is planting the seed for another Haye payday....

    Regrets embracing the cast-iron ass*hole after their fight...


    Nothing was more sure than a rematch.

    Kept himself in the media calling out every tom dick and harry until Haye recovered.

    In fairness i'll watch it again


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    #569
    normanoffside
    Registered Users Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭normanoffside


    Loma vs Rigo has been reportedly signed for December 9th. Nice early Christmas present!

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057773018#


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    #570
    Burial.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,131 ✭✭✭Burial.


    https://mobile.twitter.com/mikeygarcia/status/902682788322729984

    Garcia daring to be great. In the tweets below it he says he'd like it at 154 for a title. It'd be like Manny vs Oscar all over again except Cotto wouldn't be a corpse from cutting weight.


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    #571
    Sweet Science
    Closed Accounts Posts: 890 ✭✭✭Sweet Science


    Haye Bellew 2 being announced tomorrow it seems


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