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Pirog looked good, you could tell right off that he was pretty athletic and skilled.
I thought Jacobs was a bit of a hype job coming in but I'm sure that would be rough for him with the death, I didn't hear about that cause I'm watching a spanish language stream.
War Diaz. He probably loses but war anyway.
Douglas' mother died before he beat Tyson and it made him raise his game to the next level. Some use it as an excuse for losing and some use it as a motivation for winning.Quote:
Originally Posted by CFH
I'm not fan of Jacobs, but IMO he has a pretty valid excuse given that the person who raised him died a few days ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by GAME
And I don't think the Khan comparison in apt. Khan had looked very shaky before getting stopped by Prescott, Jacobs has looked good against almost everyone prior to this though I think Ishe Smith gave him a tough fight. I'm no fan of his, but he can bounce back from this.
I was comparing it to Khan just as Johhny Nelson just did because it was a shock but thats what happens when you believe your hype. I think Jacobs has the fundamentals to comeback but I do like the look of Pirog. He is no Prescott.
All three had him up 2-1 I believe.He was effectivly totally outclassed...loved how the house fighter gets air time to do damage control but unknown Pirog gets nattas....nothing...not even a gift basket.Quote:
Originally Posted by CFHDid HBO give out the scores? What were they? Given that he is a GBP fighter I would imagine Jacobs had won every round on at least two cards.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spicoli
Agreed. I just think Goldenboy and prospects don't work too well. He should have been fighting lower level opponents for a few fights more before fighting this type of opponent.Quote:
Originally Posted by CFHI'm not fan of Jacobs, but IMO he has a pretty valid excuse given that the person who raised him died a few days ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by GAME
And I don't think the Khan comparison in apt. Khan had looked very shaky before getting stopped by Prescott, Jacobs has looked good against almost everyone prior to this though I think Ishe Smith gave him a tough fight. I'm no fan of his, but he can bounce back from this. Like Khan, this loss could make him a better fighter in the end (as they just said on SKy).
I sure wonder how it's going to turn out for Saul Alvarez in the future.
Everyone responds to death and loss differently. It's unfair to judge one fighter by what another did in the same situation.Quote:
Originally Posted by GAMEDouglas' mother died before he beat Tyson and it made him raise his game to the next level. Some use it as an excuse for losing and some use it as a motivation for winning.Quote:
Originally Posted by CFHI'm not fan of Jacobs, but IMO he has a pretty valid excuse given that the person who raised him died a few days ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by GAME
And I don't think the Khan comparison in apt. Khan had looked very shaky before getting stopped by Prescott, Jacobs has looked good against almost everyone prior to this though I think Ishe Smith gave him a tough fight. I'm no fan of his, but he can bounce back from this.
I was comparing it to Khan just as Johhny Nelson just did because it was a shock but thats what happens when you believe your hype. I think Jacobs has the fundamentals to comeback but I do like the look of Pirog. He is no Prescott.
Pirog is definitely more skilled than Prescott, I agree there. He looks to have a good future.
I am not impressed with Alvarez at all to be honest. The only thing impressive about him is his age, he gets hit way too much and he doesn't have devestating power.Quote:
Originally Posted by generalbulldogAgreed. I just think Goldenboy and prospects don't work too well. He should have been fighting lower level opponents for a few fights more before fighting this type of opponent.Quote:
Originally Posted by CFHI'm not fan of Jacobs, but IMO he has a pretty valid excuse given that the person who raised him died a few days ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by GAME
And I don't think the Khan comparison in apt. Khan had looked very shaky before getting stopped by Prescott, Jacobs has looked good against almost everyone prior to this though I think Ishe Smith gave him a tough fight. I'm no fan of his, but he can bounce back from this. Like Khan, this loss could make him a better fighter in the end (as they just said on SKy).
I sure wonder how it's going to turn out for Saul Alvarez in the future.
Yeah I agree its unfair to judge him on what another fighter did in the same situation and its also unfair to give him that excuse for losing. If he thought he couldnt perform he should have pulled out and maybe he will learn from that but I think it goes back to the over confidence and thinking he could walk through Pirog.Quote:
Originally Posted by CFHEveryone responds to death and loss differently. It's unfair to judge one fighter by what another did in the same situation.Quote:
Originally Posted by GAMEDouglas' mother died before he beat Tyson and it made him raise his game to the next level. Some use it as an excuse for losing and some use it as a motivation for winning.Quote:
Originally Posted by CFHI'm not fan of Jacobs, but IMO he has a pretty valid excuse given that the person who raised him died a few days ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by GAME
And I don't think the Khan comparison in apt. Khan had looked very shaky before getting stopped by Prescott, Jacobs has looked good against almost everyone prior to this though I think Ishe Smith gave him a tough fight. I'm no fan of his, but he can bounce back from this.
I was comparing it to Khan just as Johhny Nelson just did because it was a shock but thats what happens when you believe your hype. I think Jacobs has the fundamentals to comeback but I do like the look of Pirog. He is no Prescott.
Pirog is definitely more skilled than Prescott, I agree there. He looks to have a good future.
Time for the big 1. Im going for Marquez by KO.
Are we looking at another star in the making in Pirog?
This won't even be competitive. Marquez by early to mid rounds TKO.
It wasnt Jacobs mourning that cost him there...he was out skilled and revealed.Notice how you never hear some of it spoken about prior to the fight.I swear they need to have some guys sign "no excuse" wavers going into fights these days.Just saying...
They were talking about Jacobs situation prior to the fight on Sky Sports. The woman died a few days ago, it's not like there was a lot of time to talk about it and I doubt anyone would want to talk about that prior to the fight given how distracting it would be.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spicoli
This is totally random, but the other day I realized I had become a bit of a Kermit Cintron fan and it seriously disturbed me.
were you by any chance crying yourself to sleep when u had this revelation?Quote:
Originally Posted by CFH
Oh this might be brutal ... Diaz trying to box JMM....oooops :-X
Diaz looks a bit better than I thought he would early on, but Marquez is landing the harder, more effective punches and I don't expect that Diaz will be able to stand up to them for long.