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I write boxing for @RingMagazine and @Ringnews24 . Regular guest on The Unofficial Scorecard Podcast hosted by @Delivery_Man2 . Fisherman. Occasional farmer.
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How Foreman, at 42, took these bombs from a prime Holyfield is beyond me.
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Nobody is beating Garcia in the 143.2lb weigh class, nobody.
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Niki Savva: "Morrison became the first leader in more than 50 years to spurn [the National Press Club]. Crash tackling a little boy on a footy field was obviously a much better use of his time. A strange unit for sure."
That last line cracked me up. 😂😂
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I can count on one hand boxers I've interviewed who have left me in awe. Azumah Nelson is one of them.
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Is still blows me away that Naoya Inoue is 20-0 with 18 knockouts in world title fights.
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"Inoue need to fight in America," they said.
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Inoue proves the immutable truth of boxing: activity + quality opposition = greatness.
The Monster
@naoyainoue_410
retakes the P4P throne. The Monster is once again No. 1 in The Ring’s Pound for Pound rankings.
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Five or six years ago, I said Jai Opetaia and Liam Paro were the best prospects in Australia.
Now, they both hold world championship belts.
🇦🇺👊🇦🇺
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Artur Beterbiev says no.
Is Gervonta Davis currently the hardest puncher in boxing?
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Do the peeps who think George Kambosos Jr isn't the undisputed champion at 135lb until he defeats Haney also think that Canelo Alvarez needs to beat David Morrell Jr to be undisputed at 168lb?
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What time is appropriate to crack your first drink on Christmas day?
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Ring Magazine cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia fighting on the undercard of Usyk v Fury on Feb 17 will make his third bout in five months.
Other champions should take note.
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Kudos to Tim Tszyu for not only talking the talk, but walking the walk.
In a 13 month span he has faced three Ring Magazine rated junior middleweights and now he will take on a dangerous, undefeated contender in knockout artist Vergil Ortiz Jr.
What's not to like?
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This really is a golden era for Japanese boxing & I'm loving it.
Undisputed 122 Naoya Inoue
WBA 118 Takuma Inoue
WBO 118 Junto Nakatani
WBA 115 Kazuto Ioka
WBO 115 Kosei Tanaka
WBA 112 Seigo Yuri Akui
WBC, WBA 108 Kenshiro Teraji
WBC 105 Yudai Shigeoka
IBF 105 Ginjiro Shigeoka
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Hard to see anyone at 200lbs troubling Opetaia right now.
Who do you think has the best shot?
The best cruiserweight on the planet, and Tyson Fury's main sparring partner for Usyk 🔥
🎬
@DAZNBoxing
#OpetaiaZorro
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#DayOfReckoning
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@SimoLove
@cityofmelbourne
@10NewsFirstMelb
@10NewsFirst
@RossAndJohn
It should be illegal to vandalise graffiti.
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When your dad gets up in the middle of the night to take a piss.
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I'm thinking Martin Bakole is the upset special on the Riyadh Season card this weekend.
Tell me why I'm wrong.
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Tyson Fury saying Usyk-Joshua II was one of the worst heavyweight fights is hilarious. I remember sitting through Klitschko-Fury.
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That glare from Opetaia after the knockout. Cold. Blooded.
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CompuBox had Kambosos outlanding Lopez 26-9 in the last round, including 24 power shots to 7. Yet judges Glenn Feldman and Don Trella gave the 12th to Lopez. Astounding.
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@RayJack97010720
Didn't you say the same about Terence Crawford before his fight against Errol Spence?
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@masonsixtencox
@Coles
Holy hell, how tall was this lady if she whispered OVER your shoulder? 🤣
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Am I the only one stupidly excited about this card? Reminds me of the Don King cards from the 90s.
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@annikasmethurst
I'm at the pub on the worst date in the world some strange woman keeps looking over and playing with her phone.
I'ma move on to the whiskey and see how this ends...
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Australia has three legit world title holders in men's boxing at the moment and I couldn't be happier.
Congrats to Jai Opetaia (Ring, WBO), Jason Moloney (WBO) and Tim Tszyu. Keep flying our flag on the world stage.
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This BS about Inoue moving up three weight classes to face Tank has to stop.
When has that ever been asked of another boxer in the modern era?
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Why am I watching Snoop Dogg dance badly to Marvin Gaye while waiting for Evander Holyfield to fight?
Is this my life now? Is this what I have become?
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Looks like Filip Hrgovic is fighting Ben Davison's estranged brother.
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Not long now until the best cruiserweight on the planet returns to action.
The most dangerous man at 200lbs in the world is putting in the work.
@jaiopetaia1
defends his
@ringmagazine
World title in a rematch with Mairis Briedis on 18 May in Riyadh. Tune in on
@DAZNBoxing
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@gbongs13
Here's a bit of boxing trivia: Foreman had the same BMI in this fight as I do now. 😂
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Mairis Briedis better watch out. Jai Opetaia is On The Chew.
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The way Opetaia creates the angle for this uppercut is perfect.
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**BREAKING** Jermall Charlo has his first fight in more than two years.
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Jai Opetaia isn't here to fuck spiders.
Just a few short hours after dispatching Ellis Zorro in emphatic style, Cruiserweight king Jai Opetaia is already on a flight home. Back in Oz in time for Christmas Day, still holding the one belt that really matters.
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The champ is here.
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Boxers take note: this is how you stay relevant. The more active you stay, the less the losses matter.
FYI I don’t wait on no one. I create my own destiny. Get the job done this weekend
@VergilOrtiz
and we make a fight for the ages.
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Oleksandr Usyk going full gopnick is the best thing you will see today.
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Turns out Barry Hall can't fight at all. Cheap-shotting Brent Staker doesn't count.
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Dear Santa, I have been a good boy this year.
Can I please get Beterbiev vs Canelo in 2022?
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Not sure why people are so disappointed about Canelo potentially facing Munguia.
It's the second-best matchup in the division after Benavidez. I'll take that.
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Shakur Stevenson v Edwin De Los Santos was on PPV in Australia.
David Benavidez v Demetrius Andrade is on regular cable here.
Swing and roundabouts.
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The WBC effectively giving Tyson Fury a free pass to hold their belt hostage has rendered the title irrelevant.
Thank God for Ring magazine champ Oleksandr Usyk keeping the heavyweight championship alive.
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Tim Tszyu v Dennis Hogan being discussed for December.
Not a bad fight considering the current climate.
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This here is a thing of beauty.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 🇯🇵
In chronological order, here is every knockdown that Naoya Inoue has scored in his career.
There are 45 of them, enjoy 😉
#boxing
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Find me a funnier man in boxing than Joseph Parker. I dare you.
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Usyk is without doubt the Fighter of the Year for 2018. Cleaned out the cruiserweight division, unified all four major titles, won the Ring belt & defended against a top-rated challenger. Not only that, he fought three times, a rarity in the modern era. Inoue deserves runner-up.
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Fighting Harada is a legend in these parts.
Masahiko "Fighting" Harada, 1960s two-division champion, and "Iron" Mike Tyson.
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Anyone else up for Dillian Whyte vs Robert Helenius on a ship in international waters?
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Merry Christmas to all boxing fans around the world.
2023 has been a bumper year and 2024 promises to keep the trend alive.
Keep punching.
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Scrolling through my timeline... Is anyone backing George Kambosos to win tomorrow?
I can't find anyone who thinks he will.
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Still can't get over the toughness of Jai Opetaia. By the end of the fight his jaw was swinging like a dunny door.
One of the all-time great performances by an Aussie on the world stage.
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It's just such a pleasure watching Chocolatito box. Poetry in motion.
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This fight has slipped under the radar a bit. Should be a fun matchup.
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Here's the photo you didn't need to see today: Butterbean at 57.
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One-punch brutality.
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Proof to my theory there is no bad photo of Usyk.
Usyk defending his belts while Fury is fighting washed up MMA guys like he’s a YouTuber. Levels.
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Good to see some tall sparring partners in there with Tszyu.
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Lt Dan butchered this severely. Such a shame, he's normally such a pro.
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Keep an eye on Opetaia. He will be the next superstar at cruiserweight.
Opetaia with the beautiful 1-2 that drops Flanagan in the 3rd
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Justis Huni and Andrew Tabiti are all smiles after their 10 round battle that the Aussie won by wide unanimous decision.
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That ring announcer Rodney O is just terrible. Not only did he read out Gallen's name after each score to ruin any anticipation, he couldn't even get the judges' names right.
His attempts at interviews are even worse.
#TszyuMorgan
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Mark Wilson, the trainer of Ring Magazine cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia and world-rated heavyweight Justis Huni, has decided to step back from the sport.
Jai and Justis will now be trained by their respective fathers.
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Fucken hell, if Wilson vs Chua isn't fight of the year in Australia I'm excited to see what trumps it.
What. A. Fucking. War.
#GallenBrowne
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Teremoana Juuunnnyyueeerrr!!
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Crazy good era for heavyweights.
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There's a reason he's in the Hall of Fame.
A good mate of mine got to meet Fighting Harada today. I believe he’s had some health issues in old age, but it looks like he was in great form today! Nearly 81 and fought the best of the best in his legendary career. One of the greatest to EVER do it and the 🐐 Japanese boxer!
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The GF is putting in the hard yards tonight, winning the meat tray at the pub while I stay at home watching footy.
I could get used to this.
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Fundora only looks so tall because of those shoes. Tim is actually a half inch taller.
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Skilled and drilled. You just know Povetkin has worked on this punch for many hours in the gym.
Wow beautiful slip and uppercut. Povetkin was down bad on scorecards and was knocked down twice. Then came this KO.
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Australia now has four-and-a-half reigning world champions: Jai Opetaia, Jason Moloney, Tim Tszyu, Ebanie Bridges and Cherneka Johnson.
This list could conceivably grow by two before mid-year w/ Andrew Moloney and Liam Paro in world title fights.
Exciting times ahead.
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Thanks to
@TimBoxeo
I've watched more club shows from around the globe in 2021 than in any year previously.
And thanks to
@asianboxing
I have been able to catch many shows from the thriving Asian boxing scene that would've otherwise slipped under the radar.
Follow these people.
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This fight can't come soon enough for me.
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Word of advice: Never fight a Ukraine southpaw on a Sunday (Australian time).
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We all know that if Felix Verdejo is found guilty there will still be a corner of boxing Twitter that lauds him as a martyr the same way they do the cowardly murderer Edwin Valero.
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What a shambles. Still, it doesn't change the fact that Jai Opetaia is universally recognised as The Ring champion and the best cruiserweight in the world.
Ring Magazine/IBF cruiserweight champ Jai Opetaia is on the verge of being stripped of his IBF belt if he proceeds with his defense against Zorro Ellis on the ‘Day of Reckoning’ card on Dec. 23. By
@el_pollo_loco
. 📸by Chris Hyde/Getty
@MatchroomBoxing
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Paul Fleming is so great to watch, but every time I get excited about the kid he doesn't fight for another year.
At 32 he needs to stay active if he wants to make the most of his abundant talent.
Could fight for a world title tomorrow on ability alone.
#TszyuHogan
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File this story under "What's the point of being Irish if yer can't be daft".
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