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  • Registered Users Posts: 56,178 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Teo-Taylor Saturday. Pretty big fight. Was reading Ring article that analysed the fight and gave its picks. All 20 analysts/pundits asked are picking Taylor to win.

    fook it: Teo via KO for me!!!

    Post edited by walshb on


  • Registered Users Posts: 817 ✭✭✭Butson


    Great fight.

    On the surface, Teo seems to be a bit of a mess in his personal life, mindset.



  • Registered Users Posts: 56,178 ✭✭✭✭walshb




  • Registered Users Posts: 408 ✭✭Robert Nairac


    Has anyone seen Callum Walsh fight? Is he a legitimate prospect or nah? He is fighting Carson Jones tonight. Haven't heard of Carson Jones in 10 years.



  • Registered Users Posts: 56,178 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    He’s been looking very impressive on offence, but as always, best to wait until he fights an actual decent boxer/fighter. Carson is a half decent test really. Crafty lad who can take a punch



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  • Registered Users Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭normanoffside


    Teo looks and sounds messed up and he seems to have struggled more than Taylor to make 140. I see Taylor stopping him or giving him a solid points defeat.



  • Registered Users Posts: 56,178 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    I don’t think Teo stripping to make weight is a possible indicator that he struggled more to make 140 compared to Taylor. I think he may have deliberately chose to come in bang on 140 lbs to possibly play lil mins games. Either to lul Taylor into thinking he struggled, or to show Taylor that he’s a proper 140 lber

    god I hope Taylor gets stuffed



  • Registered Users Posts: 4,850 ✭✭✭squinn2912


    I’ve backed Taylor but he has the demeanour of a guy who is about to learn a very harsh reality.



  • Registered Users Posts: 3,898 ✭✭✭Morrison J


    Lopez has lost a tonne of advantages since he's moved up to 140. Reminds me a bit of Mikey Garcia in that way. Explosive puncher at 135 but nowhere near the same force after moving up. Feel very confident in a Taylor win.



  • Registered Users Posts: 408 ✭✭Robert Nairac


    I fancy Taylor to win comfortably. Not sure Teofimo should be fighting.

    Adrien Broner looked horrible in the comeback fight he had on a Don King card last night. He has nothing left to offer.



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  • Registered Users Posts: 56,178 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Nobody has any idea how a 16 months layoff and Taylor still making 140 has affected him.

    Personally I think his rise to undisputed was the easiest journey ever to undisputed. And I don’t think all that much about the opponents and their almost perfect records.

    Teo could surprise him



  • Registered Users Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭normanoffside


    Sunny Edwards is like a pound shop version of Pernell Whittaker.



  • Registered Users Posts: 9,425 ✭✭✭OmegaGene


    The commentator said he’s the arguably the uk pound for pound fighter right now, he was not great to watch at all tonight

    someone said he’s a modern day prince naseem fmd

    The internet isn’t for everyone



  • Registered Users Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭normanoffside


    Hamed could punch though…Edwards is just not very good, any relentless hard punching fighter will humble him.



  • Registered Users Posts: 408 ✭✭Robert Nairac


    Those little boy fights do nothing for me.



  • Registered Users Posts: 408 ✭✭Robert Nairac


    Teofimo beating Josh Taylor up.

    Edit: Teofimo dominated the fight, hurt Taylor repeatedly. Teofimo won at least 9 rounds.

    Post edited by Robert Nairac on


  • Registered Users Posts: 56,178 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Very good fight.

    two surprises: Taylor better than I thought he would be, and Teo much better than I thought he would be

    clear win. Teo landed much cleaner and harder throughout. And excellent stamina

    Taylor is not near as good as some make out. Said he had no excuses about ten times, yet the subtle “I’ll move up to 147.” Wait for it, in a few days the excuses will flow.



  • Registered Users Posts: 56,178 ✭✭✭✭walshb




  • Registered Users Posts: 4,850 ✭✭✭squinn2912


    Not a bad call. Why can I never, ever bet on my hunches!

    Currently watching Loma vs Haney. I have Loma well up early on



  • Registered Users Posts: 56,178 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Teo winning the 12th was key. Had he not then it’s a majority draw.. I had it 117-111.

    Taylor’s work (similar to Catterall fight) consisted of him smothering and spoiling. Not pretty. Teo far more skilled and clean



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  • Registered Users Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭normanoffside


    Clear win for Teo who for me was very clean and on pint all night.. I had it 116-112.



  • Registered Users Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭normanoffside


    The Munguia fight was a barn burner by all accounts.



  • Registered Users Posts: 12,375 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    Taylor post fight saying he knows he can beat him.🙄

    Had absolutely nothing to deter Teo.



  • Registered Users Posts: 56,178 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Pillow fists and his offense is based off swarming/smothering.



  • Registered Users Posts: 12,375 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    Also Teo had him read like a book after around 4 rounds.



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,610 ✭✭✭iebamm2580


    Taylor was never likeable and as walshb says his rise to undisputed was freakishly easy. Another McGuigan fighter who is going the wrong way after leaving him.



  • Registered Users Posts: 56,178 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Yes. Very hard to warm to.

    just on his rise: the chap would be a big WW, but boiled to 140 for years to feast on not all that good smaller men. His MO against his best opposition was to smother and swarm and use his clear size advantage to win ugly. He and Prograis did give us a truly amazing scrap, so I’ll give him that.

    But as regards boxing skills and being great, Taylor has now been twice badly exposed against two skill full boxers, who didn’t allow (and were not overwhelmed by him) using his physical advantages to bully.

    Teo really did dominate as regards offensive skills. The only time it was close was exactly as above; Taylor trying to be rough and ugly with his physical presence.

    delighted he got beaten. And against quality WWs he is a nobody

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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,610 ✭✭✭iebamm2580


    Yes prograis i was expecting to beat Taylor so tbf that was a good win. McGuigan seems to be good trainer judging by what his fighters achieve and then what happens when they leave but something must be very off in the gym for so many fighters to leave bitterly.



  • Registered Users Posts: 56,178 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    I’d be very sure a rematch at 140 with another fit and ready Teo sees him KO Taylor

    like I thought: no excuses no excuses. A day or so later. “I strayed from the game plan.”

    no, you didn’t. Teo adapted and adjusted and figured out the game plan and beat you!!

    Post edited by walshb on


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  • Registered Users Posts: 6,421 ✭✭✭weemcd


    The McGuigan's go through a lot of fighters so something is definitely off. But has anyone really improved since switching camp? Because I can't really think of anyone.



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