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... he plays his cards right, wait to fight GGG at the tail end of GGGs career, and dispatch the Charlo Bros before they get too much confidence in themselves.
Andrade can be the next 40 and 0 star to demand attention. He has it.... Skillwise he matches up against anyone. He wants the fights, he looks durable and in addition he wants LEGACY. You can't make a guy want LEGACY.
He's got his work cut out for him at 160. I'm not even sure he gets past Murata let alone guys like Jermall, Saunders, Jacobs or Derevyanchenko.
It seems to me hbo is just shipping Andrade in for the opponent role. It'll be very interesting to see how they match him next. I honestly struggle to see him beating Jermall Charlo or Jacobs let alone getting a fight with Golovkin. At 29 and averaging just 1 fight every 8-10 months since stepping up vs Vanes I'll eat my shoes if he ever gets near 40-0. Maybe Alantez Fox has 15 brothers ;D.
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Originally Posted by Spicoli
Let's look at it: He is not shop worn, he can box, he doesn't have any bad habits, making weight does not seem to be an issue for him AND he can actually wears very, very well.
Didn’t he drop his first belt at 140 to not fight Charlo?
He turned down a career-high $550,000 purse offered to him to defend the belt against Jermell Charlo then was subsequently stripped of the WBO 154 pound title. Apparently Roc Nation executives promised to pay him $550,000 to refuse to participate in the Charlo bout, and Andrade rejected the Showtime deal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron Swanson
Jumping weight for a short fix to get 'name' fights is a bad habit to me ;D. The house is stacked at 154 and I think he had work to do and would have faired much better. He does have skills but the caliber of opponent and size, ideally, will only get deeper for him.Quote:
Originally Posted by ykdadamaja;D;D;D;D;DQuote:
Originally Posted by Spicoli
Let's look at it: He is not shop worn, he can box, he doesn't have any bad habits, making weight does not seem to be an issue for him AND he can actually wears very, very well.
To be fair Lara seemed in no hurry to make that fight. Seems strange to me tho that now the path was clear that he chose to vacate and move up. Maybe he thought he'd miss out on the Lara fight due to unification's.Quote:
Originally Posted by SpicoliJumping weight for a short fix to get 'name' fights is a bad habit to me ;D. The house is stacked at 154 and I think he had work to do and would have faired much better. He does have skills but the caliber of opponent and size, ideally, will only get deeper for him.Quote:
Originally Posted by ykdadamaja;D;D;D;D;DQuote:
Originally Posted by Spicoli
Let's look at it: He is not shop worn, he can box, he doesn't have any bad habits, making weight does not seem to be an issue for him AND he can actually wears very, very well.
Thought he was talking Andrade up earlier in month? Being honest stylistically Lara v Andrade isn't setting seats on fire but Andrade would have had some leverage it seems based on Hurd-Charlo talked about and Lara putting fans to sleep vs Gausha. Lara must step it up now. I still don't think network positioned him as 'main event' so much as they wanted him last on air.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlphaTo be fair Lara seemed in no hurry to make that fight. Seems strange to me tho that now the path was clear that he chose to vacate and move up. Maybe he thought he'd miss out on the Lara fight due to unification's.Quote:
Originally Posted by SpicoliJumping weight for a short fix to get 'name' fights is a bad habit to me ;D. The house is stacked at 154 and I think he had work to do and would have faired much better. He does have skills but the caliber of opponent and size, ideally, will only get deeper for him.Quote:
Originally Posted by ykdadamaja;D;D;D;D;DQuote:
Originally Posted by Spicoli
Let's look at it: He is not shop worn, he can box, he doesn't have any bad habits, making weight does not seem to be an issue for him AND he can actually wears very, very well.
The WBA is all shit. There was no need to approve the Gausha fight, especially after Foreman. Should have forced the fight with Andrade.
Not sure how I wrote 140 hahaQuote:
Originally Posted by AlphaHe turned down a career-high $550,000 purse offered to him to defend the belt against Jermell Charlo then was subsequently stripped of the WBO 154 pound title. Apparently Roc Nation executives promised to pay him $550,000 to refuse to participate in the Charlo bout, and Andrade rejected the Showtime deal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron Swanson
I always blame auto correct on my phone. Works great for incorrect predictions too. This putting it out there ahead of the start of our contest.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron SwansonNot sure how I wrote 140 hahaQuote:
Originally Posted by AlphaHe turned down a career-high $550,000 purse offered to him to defend the belt against Jermell Charlo then was subsequently stripped of the WBO 154 pound title. Apparently Roc Nation executives promised to pay him $550,000 to refuse to participate in the Charlo bout, and Andrade rejected the Showtime deal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron Swanson