Fromtherough
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Since she moved back to flyweight she’s been great. Just unlucky to meet Nunes at bantamweight.
Boxing/UFC 2018-24
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Fromtherough
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Arguably, belts are becoming less and less relevant. PPV is where the money is at. People are much more interested in marquee fights than someone defending the belts. Suppose the exception to that would be a unification fight - but even then it only has limited appeal.
Pin-seeker
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Both fights went the distance,one could easily av gone Shevchenko’s way.
Technically Shevchenko is a better fighter,Nunes is just a beast IMO.
Fromtherough
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Second one in particular was close. I just think Nunes’ aggression and tenacity to find a way to win stands her apart.
BubbaP
Occasional Player of Golf
Sounds like Fury is having to talk up Wilder to sell the tickets/PPV
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/58767971
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/58767971
Piece
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Wilder, to my knowledge, doesn't have the gravitas in the US to sell tickets at a big level. Certainly used to be the case and then he was beaten up by Fury, so that wouldn't have helped the public invest in their third fight.
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Another decent fight coming up. Fury v Wilder. After Joshua was easily dispatched by Usyk, this one is a bit harder to call. Fury did a job on Wilder second fight, but is it going to be more of the same or will Wilder be more aggressive and look to take Fury out? Difficult one to predict. I would like Fury to win, but something is nagging that Wilder will tag him.
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BubbaP
Occasional Player of Golf
Feels like complacency may be the main concern for Fury's side. Know it doesn't have any bearing but weirdly the AJ loss has seemed to have increased the chances of an upset. ?
Pin-seeker
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I can’t see anything but a Fury win tbh.
BubbaP
Occasional Player of Golf
Agree. But Mr Piece predicted Usyk would prevail, so ....
Fromtherough
Assistant Pro
Agree, really tough to call. Wouldn’t be surprised either way. As we saw in their first fight, Wilder can hurt Fury. Fury dominated the second fight, but I expect Wilder to be much more aggressive this time. One thing is for certain though, I won’t be watching live. They’re not expected in the ring until approx 4am - those days are long gone for me.
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I hear you. 4am days are LONG gone!
BubbaP
Occasional Player of Golf
Am heading the way, often waking up at silly o'clock ... so you never know
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Have we forgotten Wilder dropped Fury a couple of times?
I think Wilder wins tonight.
I think Wilder wins tonight.
Pin-seeker
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Nope but Fury should still have won that fight.
Pin-seeker
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Rewatched wilder v Ortiz earlier,Wilder really isn’t a great boxer,just got unbelievable power.
Pin-seeker
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Any bets on tonight?
spongebob59
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Fury wins and announces retirement
Pin-seeker
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Hope you got a good price
ExRabbit
Club Champion
Winning and announcing retirement is a pretty good strategy if you want to be 'persuaded' to come out of retirement!