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25 minutes ago, wandshogun09 said:

I was picking McGregor last time but my thinking was kind of the same then as it is now. If McGregor doesn’t catch him clean early, Poirier will out-tough him as it goes on. I think the same applies here. McGregor still brings the same threat he did last time but tactically I’m not so sure how much he can adjust or change to turn the result around. Especially in a matter of just a few months. People can say ‘he’ll defend the calf kicks’ but they’re not that easy to defend because they can be thrown so quick and so low. Plus McGregor’s never been great at defending leg kicks at the best of times. I’ve seen people saying he should use the Karate stance he adopted in some of his earlier fights but that’d make it even worse and would leave his lead leg right in the firing line. He can bulk up to go for more power early, I suppose, but that’ll probably sap his stamina quicker. I just think he’s probably gonna have to blast Poirier out of there early. If not I see Poirier dragging him into the kind of blood and guts battle a man with over $100M in the bank doesn’t need in his life and he’ll crumble.

Poirier also trains at the better camp.

Fucking hell. 

6 hours ago, wandshogun09 said:

If pushed though, I kind of want Thompson to win this. That’s hard for me to say because I’m a big fan of Burns but he’s had his shot at Usman and as much as I want to see him get back in the mix, Wonderboy for me is one of the most interesting potential challengers for the champ now. 

100% agreed with this. 

I really want to see Usman vs Wonderboy. 

35 minutes ago, wandshogun09 said:

David’s favourite MMA journalist.

 

Luke Thomas? 

Is it Justin Gaethje? 

3 hours ago, Egg Shen said:

arguably the worlds greatest ever boxer

Not even close 😉

16 minutes ago, wandshogun09 said:

Saw Eggington won on points. Anyone see it? How did he look? 

I had it on in the background. 

Eggington looked alright from what I saw. Molina was clearly shot though. 

I don't think Joshua has improved that much over the past few years. 

He boxed decently against an obese version of Ruiz and looked pretty ordinary for periods against an old version of Pulev.

Hardly ground-breaking stuff. 

2 hours ago, Egg Shen said:

thats almost as bad a shout as David saying Billy Joe Saunders would drop Canelo

I'm genuinely picking Usyk to win on points though. I think Usyk will dominate the second half of the fight after Joshua tires. 

😀

Scorecards were a bit wank. I had Taylor winning 116-110. 

115-111 would have been fair. 

Kenny Bayless is shit. 

Usyk knocks out Joshua in the first round. You heard it here first. 

1 hour ago, wandshogun09 said:

And he’s not gonna admit at a press conference if he is having them fight. 

Cody is that daft that I genuinely wouldn't put it past him. 

Nutcase:

Shabliy looked pretty good. I now have someone to support in Bellator's 155lbs division! Most of the other fights were okay. 

Oh, and Ebb's acca was fucked within an hour of the first prelim. 

Taylor as mellow as ever:

Ideally I should want Joshua to beat Usyk so we move a step closer to the big unification bout between him and Fury.

Even so, there is more chance of me going for a pint with Joe Gallagher than there is of me rooting against Usyk. 

Mousasi was apparently scheduled to fight Salter next month. However, he's had to have knee surgery, so the fight was postponed. He's back in training next week. 

26 minutes ago, Egg Shen said:

Problem is, Fury's always played funny buggers, he spouts more bullshit than anyone. 

 

Part of his charm.

Fitz's face 😃

10 minutes ago, David said:

What does that say about the rest of the division!

That Fury is clearly the best of the bunch? 

Usyk would be an interesting match-up, but I would still pick Fury to beat him without much hesitation. 

I don't think that AJ is all that and I suspect Whyte will get exposed when he fights someone decent. 

It's for the best. 

Millions are yearning to see Amosov in the flesh. 

I hate Wilder more than any other active boxer. 

I still think he sparks AJ and is perhaps the toughest fight in the division for Fury. 

From an article published on Sherdog today:

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After Ferguson suffered another lackluster defeat at UFC 262, there’s no question that the ship has sailed on a big-time fight between Nurmagomedov and Ferguson. That leaves it as another fight where fans are left to wonder for themselves what would have happened, like Frank Shamrock-Wanderlei Silva, Fedor Emelianenko-Brock Lesnar or Anderson Silva-Georges St. Pierre.

@wandshogun09

Was Frank Shamrock vs Wanderlei Silva ever a fight that people seriously thought about?