OT: WWE/MMA/Boxing Thread
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MindzEye
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Rigo claims that he hurts his hand (despite landing no more than 3 punches in any round) and doesn't come out for the 7th.
Loma was pure dominance, and Rigo was out gunned and skilled from the opening bell...Lomachenko is the best boxer on the planet and there might not be a close second. Terrible showing by Rigo.
Loma was pure dominance, and Rigo was out gunned and skilled from the opening bell...Lomachenko is the best boxer on the planet and there might not be a close second. Terrible showing by Rigo.
MindzEye
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As impressive as Loma was. His angles, footwork, accuracy are all ridiculous. But I don't know if Rigo was ready to be in the ring tonight. If Rigo had come ready to fight and got bashed around, I'd be okay with that. But he didn't. He just stood, pawed a bit with his jab, clenched and held whenever he could (from early in the 1st onward) and his entire defensive strategy appeared to be ducking low and staying there because you can't rabbit punch.
I get that he's 37 so it's hard to expect his prime form, but I don't know if this Rigo was beating many top class opponents tonight.
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MindzEye
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a bunch of acestream stuff on r/mmastreams as well
Holm/Cyborg
Cyborb probably should beat her, and is the scariest female fighter I've ever seen. Something about Holm's counter punching and ability to drop a nasty leg kick out of nowhere has me calling for an upset. Cyborg should beat her though, Holm has a bad habit of eating a lot of significant strikes...but **** it, there's enough here to call an upset.
Khabib/Barboza
Beautiful style match. Barboza is a ****ing wizard on the feet, but I don't think he has enough firepower to put Khabib out in the 1st round and if he doesn't, the pace and pressure will just be too much. When Khabib starts putting hands on him in the middle of the 2nd round onward, it's going to get ugly.
Hooker/Diakiese
Coin flip on two fighters I've barely seen before
Condit/Magny
If this was a 5 round fight I'd take the experience all day. Magny has had better form against decent competition over the last 24 months. Condit has put in a lot of rounds against the top of the division and not embarrassed himself, but the mileage is starting to show imo.
Deckie007
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yeah, he's been much better. Had some truly epic fights but he was kinda sleepwalking tonight.
MindzEye
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Long layoff + high mileage + getting old
Similar problem Robbie Lawler has had. He doesn't look like the old Lawler either.
Deckie007
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Yeah Robbie is one of my all time faves but not what he once was. He had some wars with Condit and MacDonald and Hendricks and well everyone. Always used to look forward to his fights.
MindzEye
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Or hooker will slowly plod around the ring and bore Diakiese to death and win a decision without landing a significant strike.
Deckie007
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no it was my thing
MindzEye
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Yeah it was.
Diakiese apparently doesn't know what game planning is...but **** me if Hooker isn't plodding and boring for a guy with the tools to be way more exciting.
I love the crowd booing him when he asks who wants to see him fight in Perth. lol
Deckie007
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yeah was kinda hoping for Diakiese to catch him with a foot to the face or something. **** him.