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  1. Destruction and Mayhem

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    Canelo vs Eubank Jnr next and GGG vs big mouth Billy Joe Saunders.

    I love the idea of both of these matchups
     
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    Right now I'd consider alvarez the 5th best middleweight. I haven't seen eubank tho

    Golovkin, charlo, derevyanchenko and jacobs all beat alvarez at 160
     
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    Do any of them do it convincingly enough to actually get the decision?
     
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    Isn't Eubank contracted to that Super Series thing?
     
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    All of them can. Charlo and jacobs seem like worse stylistic matchups than golovkin for alvarez
     
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    Probably true. Golovkin's style does play into Canelo's counterpunch style, yet he still won at least twice as many rounds.

    Surprised you haven't seen Eubank btw. You've seen almost everyone.

    He's not bad. He's better than some people make out. Throws a lot of punches, good stamina and workrate, half decent power, seems fairly tough. He's not great, but he can fight.
     
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    Eubanks Jr is okay. In the current era he's a lively dog in a title fight. He throws good combos and moves well.

    Hes about half as good as his old man, though. Lacks power.

    MTF
     
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    Yeah, he's not a puncher, but he's not feather fisted either. He has enough power to do damage, and enough power that no one apart from Golovkin is going to brazenly walk through his offence.
     
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    Agreed 100%.
     
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    I can't see Canelo getting past Charlo's jab.
     
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    Canelo would prolly get whupped by CHARO
     
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    What's the general opinion of Billy Joe Saunders?
     
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    He's shit.
     
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    Charlo certainly looks better than Canelo from the little I've seen. Thing is....GGG was able to take some big bombs from Canelo to both head and body, are we sure the other middleweights can do the same? You see what we do know is that Canelo can take GGG's bombs, he can take them from anyone else in the division too
     
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    Well, that would be the question. But if Charlo's chin is solid, I'd make him the favorite. A 6'1 guy with a ramrod jab, and power in both hands figures to be a nightmare for the Ginger midget.
     
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    If Saunders had power he'd be pretty useful I think. Not elite or anything but he has some weird punches and angles which catch opponents by surprise.
     
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    He is. I believe Sly made this up.

    Callum was my pick to win the tournament but he struggled with Skoglund and now I go with Eubank who is very good
     
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    Agreed.
     
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    Saunders has a bit about him but I wouldn't pick him over GGG or Canelo.
     
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    Charlo's LEGIT, but he's Considerably More MEASURED than Triple G, in Terms of Work Rate and Application of Pressure...

    Meaning, he'll Afford Canelo the Opportunity to Gather his 7th, 8th, 9th Wind, Something GGG REFUSED to Do...

    Damn GOOD Fight Though...





    REED:cool:
     
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