I'm tipping Bonsante to upset Duddy this weekend........

I've got a sneaky feeling that Anthony Bonsante is going to suprise a whole lot of people this weekend and take Duddy the distance, and if he gets a fair decision could even beat him.

Since being stopped by the much bigger Allan Green last year he's strung together 3 wins and was apparently impressive last time out in beating arch rival Matt Vanda.

Vanda won a split decision over Yuri Boy Campas in 05 and we know what a war he gave John Duddy.

Bonsante scored a UD over Vanda over 10 rounds winning 8 or 9 rounds on all the judges cards.

He was completely schooling Jesse Brinkley in both of their fights, and the second one he showed he had learnt from the mistakes in the first fight by pitching a 5 round shutout on everyone's cards but the judges.

I'm really excited about this one folks, I think this could be the big upset of the weekend.

What do you guys think? Do you even care? lol

Actually a little glance through Bonsante's record he's fought some great competition.

He got a draw with Prince Badi Ajami in 02 and actually ended Tony Ayala's career TKO'ing him in the 11th round.

He's also beaten the mighty Reggie Strickland and put him down twice ;D

Went 12 rounds with Manfredo too

We'll ignore his draw with Tocker Pudwill though :-X

Siding against an Irishman this close to St Paddy's day????


Not a wise choice....remember Bonsante is between Duddy and booze....DANGEROUS

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Siding against an Irishman this close to St Paddy's day????


Not a wise choice....remember Bonsante is between Duddy and booze....DANGEROUS

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You forget he's the world's greatest dad, this mofo will walk through fire to provide for his kids.

Trust me, it won't be a celebration meal at McDonalds for the Bonsante family after Friday, now he will be able to splash out and order a nice home delivered Pizza!

I actually really like Bonsantes attitude and the fact that he is a single dad who fights on the side for his family. Id certainly love to see him beat Duddy who I feel is an overhyped kid who we wouldn't even know of if it wasn't for him being Irish.. don't ask me why Irish fighters are hyped right off the bat but it seems that way.. I mean what has Duddy ever done?? He was given all hell by the closest thing he's fought to a shell of a former contender.. Bonsante is deservedly an underdog but it wouldn't surprise me in the least if he won really, like you say Bilbo he's fought much, much better guys... Duddy's got heart though so that's why I see him winning.. It will come down to who's the better boxer above all and Duddy's probably got a bit more going for him.. But not much imo. The guy will never be champion.

Im a bit torn on this one, I feel for Bonsante, being the single dad/working part-time while fighting. But I'm Irish....so I'll be hoping for a knockout for Duddy, and a full time job for Bonsante at Wal-Mart. May the best man win. ;)

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Im a bit torn on this one, I feel for Bonsante, being the single dad/working part-time while fighting. But I'm Irish....so I'll be hoping for a knockout for Duddy, and a full time job for Bonsante at Wal-Mart. May the best man win. ;)

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maybe wish for Bonsante to get a fork lift drivers license or something and become warehouse manager lol

Bonsante is a good guy but I just don't see him beating Duddy. Glad he's getting a pay day though!

I would LOVE to see someone, anyone beat the attitude out of Sergio Mora that guy gets on my last nerve

I think that Bonsante is just to limited of a fighter. He knows what he can do and does it the best he can, but I dont think it is going to be good enough. Duddy on the other hand is still an up and coming prospect, who still has some good upside. I see Duddy edging this one out winning 7 or 8 rounds. Bonsante will put up a good enough showing, but just wont have enough to win it.

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Bonsante is a good guy but I just don't see him beating Duddy. Glad he's getting a pay day though!

I would LOVE to see someone, anyone beat the attitude out of Sergio Mora that guy gets on my last nerve

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100% agree with everything.

i like bonsante and all but i dont think he will be winning. if he comes out ready he might come close but lose a suspect decision, like the second brinkley fight.

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i like bonsante and all but i dont think he will be winning. if he comes out ready he might come close but lose a suspect decision, like the second brinkley fight.

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Thats how I likely see it going, a gutsy brave Bonsante wins the fight in the eyes of all viewing it but the judges go with Duddy.

I hope not though. If he can keep out of trouble I reckon he's the better boxer of the two. Plus to me it's a better story if Bonsante wins.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0z8k73jMt8
Bonsante interview

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hw3m_VS2PU
Duddy nterview I got this off youtube so I guess its ok to post?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QDgNZhirLM
The fight promo

The fact alone that they are fighting on St. Pattys day tells me no matter what Duddys gonna win... :(

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The fact alone that they are fighting on St. Pattys day tells me no matter what Duddys gonna win... :(

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Too bad boxings come to that :(

But does that also mean that Mayweather isnt going to win a decision against Oscar ???

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Too bad boxings come to that :(

But does that also mean that Mayweather isnt going to win a decision against Oscar ???

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Your a fast learner.... ;) 8)

Manny Steward's next big time middleweight Andy Lee is fighting on the card as well

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Im a bit torn on this one, I feel for Bonsante, being the single dad/working part-time while fighting. But I'm Irish....so I'll be hoping for a knockout for Duddy, and a full time job for Bonsante at Wal-Mart. May the best man win. ;)

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maybe wish for Bonsante to get a fork lift drivers license or something and become warehouse manager lol

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Funny you should say that. He actually is a warehouse manager, for K-Mart. He works 50 hours a week. He's a single dad. He still finds time to train, and he's Italian. I'd love to see him K that Irishman TFO.

At first I didn't like this guy after that bitch-move fight switcheroo he pulled on the Contender, but my girlfriend at the time pointed out to me that if I was solely responsible for the well being of two children, my moral compass might be pointed in a slightly different direction. Agreed.

Everybody hates us Irish, jealousy is a mofo.....Duddy doesny get any respect, even tho he showed alot of heart in the Campas fight, he won but the cards should have been a little closer.

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Not a wise choice....remember Bonsante is between Duddy and booze....DANGEROUS

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You forget he's the world's greatest dad, this mofo will walk through fire to provide for his kids.

Trust me, it won't be a celebration meal at McDonalds for the Bonsante family after Friday, now he will be able to splash out and order a nice home delivered Pizza!

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Ahahahahahaa that stoopid number 1 dad cap was a joke.

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Siding against an Irishman this close to St Paddy's day????


Not a wise choice....remember Bonsante is between Duddy and booze....DANGEROUS

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You forget he's the world's greatest dad, this mofo will walk through fire to provide for his kids.

Trust me, it won't be a celebration meal at McDonalds for the Bonsante family after Friday, now he will be able to splash out and order a nice home delivered Pizza!

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Ahahahahahaa that stoopid number 1 dad cap was a joke.

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Maybe his kids got it for him. In which case it would be a very sweet thing to do and he would probably be wearing it because his sons gave it to him, and thats heartwarming ;)

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Im a bit torn on this one, I feel for Bonsante, being the single dad/working part-time while fighting. But I'm Irish....so I'll be hoping for a knockout for Duddy, and a full time job for Bonsante at Wal-Mart. May the best man win. ;)

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maybe wish for Bonsante to get a fork lift drivers license or something and become warehouse manager lol

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Funny you should say that. He actually is a warehouse manager, for K-Mart. He works 50 hours a week. He's a single dad. He still finds time to train, and he's Italian. I'd love to see him K that Irishman TFO.

At first I didn't like this guy after that bitch-move fight switcheroo he pulled on the Contender, but my girlfriend at the time pointed out to me that if I was solely responsible for the well being of two children, my moral compass might be pointed in a slightly different direction. Agreed.

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:coolclick: Glad to see another Bonsante fan on here. Actually he was my favourite contender on the show for that very reason. All of the other Contenders, Ishe, Manfredo, Brinkley etc were young guns with something to prove and were vocal in deciding who was going to fight whom etc.

Bonsante was about 34 years old, his career was virtually over and he was fighting purely to get as far in the competition as possible so as to get a nice couple paydays to secure his family. So he basically decided that popularity and pride were less important than providing for his kids, a decision of which I supported him 110%

When he took on Brent Cooper me and my brother were cheering Bonsante to the rafters, not because we didn't like Cooper, he seemed a nice guy, but becuase Bonsante was fighting for his family. He put his kid's well being before his own popularity and I liked that, even though hardly anybody else I've spoken to about the show saw it that way at all.

Most people think he was treacherous and two faced but they've got it wrong. He didn't go in there to make friends, he went in there to win a million dollars. Why the F*** should he care what Ishe Smith or Jesse Brinkley felt about him not wanting to fight Jimmy Lange?

In my opinion he was probably the most honest person on the show because he never claimed to be somebody he wasn't. Guys like Brinkley, Ishe and Gilbert were the real two faced guys on the show.

Thats just my two cents worth anyway, and :coolclick: for being a Bonsante fan too :)

cc back at ya. And Gilbert was by far the worst out of all of them. You could definitely tell that kid was a lawyer. He will be successful in boxing though, just likely not as a fighter.

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cc back at ya. And Gilbert was by far the worst out of all of them. You could definitely tell that kid was a lawyer. He will be successful in boxing though, just likely not as a fighter.

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Yeah I know that all of the other contenders were furious about the way Gilbert was portrayed on the show, they claimed the show made him out to be an all American here whereas in actual fact he was always complaining, always faking injuries to get out of being asked to toe the line and always bitching about the others behind their backs.

Got to say I still liked Gilbert though and I do admire what he's managed to do with his life, he's a boxing promoter now as well as a fighter, a lawyer and is always doing exhibitions for the yank troops in Iraq, plus he's the chief spokesman for Sly's bodybuilding nutrition product range.

But after Stallones drug bust in Australia last week he may well be resigning that post and distancing himself from a known drug abuser ;)

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I've got a sneaky feeling that Anthony Bonsante is going to suprise a whole lot of people this weekend and take Duddy the distance, and if he gets a fair decision could even beat him.

Since being stopped by the much bigger Allan Green last year he's strung together 3 wins and was apparently impressive last time out in beating arch rival Matt Vanda.

Vanda won a split decision over Yuri Boy Campas in 05 and we know what a war he gave John Duddy.

Bonsante scored a UD over Vanda over 10 rounds winning 8 or 9 rounds on all the judges cards.

He was completely schooling Jesse Brinkley in both of their fights, and the second one he showed he had learnt from the mistakes in the first fight by pitching a 5 round shutout on everyone's cards but the judges.

I'm really excited about this one folks, I think this could be the big upset of the weekend.

What do you guys think? Do you even care? lol

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I've got a sneaky feeling that Anthony Bonsante is going to suprise a whole lot of people this weekend and take Duddy the distance, and if he gets a fair decision could even beat him.

Since being stopped by the much bigger Allan Green last year he's strung together 3 wins and was apparently impressive last time out in beating arch rival Matt Vanda.

Vanda won a split decision over Yuri Boy Campas in 05 and we know what a war he gave John Duddy.

Bonsante scored a UD over Vanda over 10 rounds winning 8 or 9 rounds on all the judges cards.

He was completely schooling Jesse Brinkley in both of their fights, and the second one he showed he had learnt from the mistakes in the first fight by pitching a 5 round shutout on everyone's cards but the judges.

I'm really excited about this one folks, I think this could be the big upset of the weekend.

What do you guys think? Do you even care? lol

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Aww man were you tipping the worlds number 1 dad to win too?

I wandered why he came up short. Way to go Miles, put a curse on a fighter trying to feed his kids, Thats low man. >:mad

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I've got a sneaky feeling that Anthony Bonsante is going to suprise a whole lot of people this weekend and take Duddy the distance, and if he gets a fair decision could even beat him.

Since being stopped by the much bigger Allan Green last year he's strung together 3 wins and was apparently impressive last time out in beating arch rival Matt Vanda.

Vanda won a split decision over Yuri Boy Campas in 05 and we know what a war he gave John Duddy.

Bonsante scored a UD over Vanda over 10 rounds winning 8 or 9 rounds on all the judges cards.

He was completely schooling Jesse Brinkley in both of their fights, and the second one he showed he had learnt from the mistakes in the first fight by pitching a 5 round shutout on everyone's cards but the judges.

I'm really excited about this one folks, I think this could be the big upset of the weekend.

What do you guys think? Do you even care? lol

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Aww man were you tipping the worlds number 1 dad to win too?

I wandered why he came up short. Way to go Miles, put a curse on a fighter trying to feed his kids, Thats low man. >:mad

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;D

I must admit Im up late tonight and wasnt able to fall asleep...perhaps the weekends picks are subconciously gnawing at me! :-\ ;D

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I've got a sneaky feeling that Anthony Bonsante is going to suprise a whole lot of people this weekend and take Duddy the distance, and if he gets a fair decision could even beat him.

Since being stopped by the much bigger Allan Green last year he's strung together 3 wins and was apparently impressive last time out in beating arch rival Matt Vanda.

Vanda won a split decision over Yuri Boy Campas in 05 and we know what a war he gave John Duddy.

Bonsante scored a UD over Vanda over 10 rounds winning 8 or 9 rounds on all the judges cards.

He was completely schooling Jesse Brinkley in both of their fights, and the second one he showed he had learnt from the mistakes in the first fight by pitching a 5 round shutout on everyone's cards but the judges.

I'm really excited about this one folks, I think this could be the big upset of the weekend.

What do you guys think? Do you even care? lol

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Aww man were you tipping the worlds number 1 dad to win too?

I wandered why he came up short. Way to go Miles, put a curse on a fighter trying to feed his kids, Thats low man. >:mad

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I must admit Im up late tonight and wasnt able to fall asleep...perhaps the weekends picks are subconciously gnawing at me! :-\ ;D

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Poor Barrera is all I can say. I really wanted him to go out on a high but with you in his corner I'm expecting him to collapse with exhaustion around the 10th round :'(

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I've got a sneaky feeling that Anthony Bonsante is going to suprise a whole lot of people this weekend and take Duddy the distance, and if he gets a fair decision could even beat him.

Since being stopped by the much bigger Allan Green last year he's strung together 3 wins and was apparently impressive last time out in beating arch rival Matt Vanda.

Vanda won a split decision over Yuri Boy Campas in 05 and we know what a war he gave John Duddy.

Bonsante scored a UD over Vanda over 10 rounds winning 8 or 9 rounds on all the judges cards.

He was completely schooling Jesse Brinkley in both of their fights, and the second one he showed he had learnt from the mistakes in the first fight by pitching a 5 round shutout on everyone's cards but the judges.

I'm really excited about this one folks, I think this could be the big upset of the weekend.

What do you guys think? Do you even care? lol

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Aww man were you tipping the worlds number 1 dad to win too?

I wandered why he came up short. Way to go Miles, put a curse on a fighter trying to feed his kids, Thats low man. >:mad

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I must admit Im up late tonight and wasnt able to fall asleep...perhaps the weekends picks are subconciously gnawing at me! :-\ ;D

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Poor Barrera is all I can say. I really wanted him to go out on a high but with you in his corner I'm expecting him to collapse with exhaustion around the 10th round :'(

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When I was a young boy at primary school we had a school fete. One of the competitions was to guess how many sweets were in this huge jar. The one closest to the correct answer would win the huge jar of delightful confectionary. I recall paying my 20 pence and decisively declaring that there were 726 sweets in the jar. Later that day my name was announced and I was the winner and had been the only one to guess the number accurately. I took home my jar of tooth rotters and was well chuffed with myself!!

Bilbo, I have picked correctly once before and I truly hope to do so again before my limited time on this planet runs its course!! ;)

What you need to do is bet on whoever you think will win, but have an agreement that somebody else will bet a much more substantial amount on who you think will lose on the understanding that you split the winnings.

You could become a very rich man.

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What you need to do is bet on whoever you think will win, but have an agreement that somebody else will bet a much more substantial amount on who you think will lose on the understanding that you split the winnings.

You could become a very rich man.

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My wife did laugh during the Baldomir: Gatti fight. A laugh along the lines of Gatti is not going to win this, is he?! You might be onto something there!! :D

















































Barrera will win this Baggins! >:mad ;D

The thing is I want Barrera to win and would have backed him. But obviously now I simply have to side with Marquez.

I really hope you get this bet right though cos Barrera is the man!

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The thing is I want Barrera to win and would have backed him. But obviously now I simply have to side with Marquez.

I really hope you get this bet right though cos Barrera is the man!

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He is the man, and along with Calzaghe and Toney are my favourite fighters. They seldom let me down!!!!

Toney is my worry though, otherwise my favourites do their thing! ;)

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I'm tipping Bonsante to upset Duddy this weekend........

What do you guys think? Do you even care? lol

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STUDY THIS DIAGRAM WELL MY SON...IT WILL SERVE YOU & YOUR TIPPING SKILLS IN THE FUTURE!

Anyone that doesn't think that's funny as fwock...well...you either aint gotta sense of humor, youv'e never gone cow tipping, or you just don't know Lyle!

Heh heh heh.