Exciting prospects on fnf this week.
Ji-Hoon Kim is the main card for those of you that haven't seen him he is a heavy pressure guy, once he gets going he doesn't leave his opponents a chance to breathe. He's fighting young Ameth Diaz who's claim to fame was being a stay busy fight victim for Joan Guzman. Diaz has been in with the better competition and I'm sure Atlas will reiterate this point every round, but he's no world beater. Kim of course isn't some fancy boxer, he's just a straight up pressure fighter. Look forward to this one, could be a barn burner, even though the skill level isn't at the highest level. This fight is an IBF title eliminator which means the winner will never get a shot at the title the current IBF rankings have a vacant title with #1 and #2 not rated.
Everyone's favorite Russian prospect Ruslan Provodnikov faces off against KO of the year victim and clothing designer Franky Figueroa. Figueroa always gives an honest effort and has some good foot movement that may present a few problems for Provodnikov, but ultimately it's hard to picture any other conclusion except a brutal stoppage for Ruslan.
Overall both fights should be entertaining at least with enough pressure to boil water. Hope to see you all there.
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I actually saw Ruslan Provodnikov live back in '08 when I was ringside at the Mashaba/Cruz fight when Cruz won the IBF title.
What fun he was to watch!
It was like his 7th fight, I think.
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I'm a big fan of both fighters.
Btw, I just noticed Figueroa is out as Ruslan's opponent. According to boxrec, Emanuel Augustus will step in to face Provodnikov.
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Not sure if I am as interested in Augustus he's waaaaayyy past it, Provodnikov will look stellar.
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ugh, I'm not interested in watching old Emmanuel get his ass kicked.
Kim just never stops. The Tyrone Harris fight last time out was pretty fun.
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OumaFan
ugh, I'm not interested in watching old Emmanuel get his ass kicked.
Kim just never stops. The Tyrone Harris fight last time out was pretty fun.
Augustus 10 years ago would have given the kid a ALOT of trouble... Now? Not so much.:-\
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Interesting: Francisco Figueroa vs. Emanuel Augustus - Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia, but Augustus got KO'd his next fight for the first time since PBF did it. I haven't seem him since the Kid Diamond fight. That was painful enough to watch!
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OumaFan
ugh, I'm not interested in watching old Emmanuel get his ass kicked.
Kim just never stops. The Tyrone Harris fight last time out was pretty fun.
Why is Augustus old? because he got stopped in his last fight by a hard punching welterweight when he has fought most of his career at 135 and 140?
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OumaFan
ugh, I'm not interested in watching old Emmanuel get his ass kicked.
Kim just never stops. The Tyrone Harris fight last time out was pretty fun.
Why is Augustus old? because he got stopped in his last fight by a hard punching welterweight when he has fought most of his career at 135 and 140?
No he's old because of his age and amount of time spent in the ring. He's clearly wearing down, his reactions have slowed and he never had power. Are you saying he's the same fighter he was when he fought Ward?
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OK 43 minutes til fnf, Sharif Bogere is also supposed to be on telefutura tonight, but it's not listed on my guide. Anyone gonna join me in the chat later?
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OumaFan
ugh, I'm not interested in watching old Emmanuel get his ass kicked.
Kim just never stops. The Tyrone Harris fight last time out was pretty fun.
I got no problem watching Augustus get his ass kicked
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Alright looks like the check cleared and we're up again.I like Kim...I'll go there,I just like to see often under the radar asian fighters get exposure.
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hahah funny thread already.
I made a chat for it, I like the whole chat thing. Isn't The Lion King fighting on Telefutura tonight too?
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OumaFan
ugh, I'm not interested in watching old Emmanuel get his ass kicked.
Kim just never stops. The Tyrone Harris fight last time out was pretty fun.
Why is Augustus old? because he got stopped in his last fight by a hard punching welterweight when he has fought most of his career at 135 and 140?
Seriously?
He's 35, he's had 75 or so fights, he hasn't looked right in a while, after not looking right for a while he got stopped for the first time in forever, that's why I think he's old.
Watch him win now. I would be thrilled in some ways but Majesty being "right" would suck some of the fun out of it :p
Did the site just get back up and running? I gave up after a while.
