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Originally posted by IronDanHamza View Post
I mean maybe, maybe not. Who knows until he does it? I thought the same with Usyk.
Opetaia is a different level to Jirov as well.
Cruiserweights (and some light heavys) have shown the capability of moving up and doing well at Heavyweight.
Jirov never had a chance because he's average. He did nothing of any real note at Cruiserweight so his chances at HW were always nil.
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Originally posted by kara View Post
IMO Belliew was average and probably did better against Usyk than most and obliterated Haye, twice, in fights everyone expected him to get killed in, but Haye was shotter than we thought. Usyk had the size, but Opetaia looks too small.
I was also ringside for Bellew-Haye 2, but like you say Haye was shot to pieces then.
It’s neither here nor there really, we know that some LHW’s and Crusiers have had very good success at Heavyweight. You just have to be good enough, which Jirov simply isn’t. Jirov did nothing of note in his career, that’s why he failed at HW.
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Originally posted by IronDanHamza View Post
Bellew did ok against Usyk, I was ringside for that fight but Usyk was always in control.
I was also ringside for Bellew-Haye 2, but like you say Haye was shot to pieces then.
It’s neither here nor there really, we know that some LHW’s and Crusiers have had very good success at Heavyweight. You just have to be good enough, which Jirov simply isn’t. Jirov did nothing of note in his career, that’s why he failed at HW.
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Originally posted by kara View Post
He and Toney still had one of the best cruiserweight fights I ever saw. Not sure if there was one even better since then.
Gatti and Ward had a better fight than that arguably. Doesn't make them great fighters either.
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Originally posted by QueensburyRules View Post
- - Indeed as well as skip the Cruisers to go straight in the big boys where he handle Vander so expertly that poor Vander had to retire.- This was Holyfield's first bout with as his trainer, who also served as his cutman. Holyfield dismissed his longtime cutman, , rather than pay him $25,000 to be in his corner.
- Holyfield dropped Moorer with a left hook late in the second round, a round which Moorer was winning decisively. Judge scored the round 10-10. If he had scored the round 10-9 for Holyfield, his score would have been 114-114 and Holyfield would have retained the title with a majority draw. Holyfield's manager, , filed a protest with the commission over the second round scoring.
- Moorer opened a cut over Holyfield's left eye in round five.
- Moorer landed 262 of 558 punches (47%) and Holyfield landed 159 of 529 (30%).
- of the Associated Press scored the fight 118-111 for Moorer.
- unofficial judge scored the fight 114-113 for Holyfield.
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