Boxing News – July 25, 2019

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WHAT HAPPENS IF ANTHONY JOSHUA AND

DILLIAN WHY TE HAVE A REMATCH NEXT YEAR?

WOULD MANNY PACQUIAO BEAT TERENCE

CRAWFORD AND ERROL SPENCE JNR?

Ryan

Walsh

Pacquiao is

one of boxing’s

longest-serving

elite fighters, an

absolute phenom.

I do, however,

feel the youth,

size and energy

of Crawford and

Spence would be

a huge advantage.

Pacquiao loses his

biggest advantage

against them.

One is a natural

southpaw, the

other can switch.

Crawford and

Spence are a step

too far.

Gareth A.

Davies

You want to say

two chances:

slim and none.

But Pacquiao has

surprised us too

many times, so

cannot be written

off. The problem

for him, as a

40-year-old, is

that Crawford and

Spence both have

a spitefulness and

power that Keith

Thurman lacks.

Hence, slim to

very slim.

Wayne

Alexander

Pacquiao has a

decent chance

of beating both.

He surprised me

a bit by beating

Thurman and

showed the

world once again

why he is one

of the greats

of the modern

era. Saying that,

though, I would

have to favour

the younger,

fresher Crawford

and Spence to

beat Pacquiao on

points.

Gary

Logan

Crawford’s feet

and movement

would make

it difficult, but

Manny’s power

could prove a

problem for TC,

who hasn’t got

the sturdiness,

size and strength

of Spence at 147.

Spence’s southpaw

lead being closer

to Pacquiao’s

head presents

huge problems for

Manny.

Ryan
Walsh
British
champion
That fight finishes
in a KO either way.
AJ is susceptible
to the left hook,
which is Whyte’s
bingo punch
and a punch
he’s clearly been
working on. I’d
still fancy AJ,
though, because it
looks like Whyte
remains open to
uppercuts. But it
would be exciting
to see who can
exploit who first.

Gareth A.

Davies

Boxing

journalist

Excellent fight,

mainly because of

the improvements

to Whyte’s game.

Still a close fight,

but Joshua’s

power probably

edges it for me,

though Dillian

could unleash and

win by knockout

as well.

Wayne

Alexander

Former EBU

title-holder

It would be a

lot different to

their first fight

because Whyte

has improved and

Joshua, having

been exposed in

his first defeat,

may be a bit more

defensive. But

styles make fights.

The rematch

would be a very

intense affair with

both having to dig

deep. Joshua wins

on points.

Gary

Logan

Leading

trainer

If Joshua comes

through Ruiz Jnr

convincingly, I’d

pick AJ. Whyte

has improved

but his style still

suits AJ. Oscar

Rivas was not

ideal for Dillian

• it’s the same
  with Ruiz and
  AJ. I still believe
  AJ finds his way
  through Dillian’s
  sometimes leaky
  defence.

LIFE BEGINS AT 40

Manny Pacquiao isn’t the only world champion

to keep fighting beyond his fortieth birthday

1. BERNARD HOPKINS
   In his forties, Hopkins was good enough to defeat
   Antonio Tarver, Ronald ‘Winky’ Wright, Kelly Pavlik,
   Roy Jones Jnr, Jean Pascal, Tavoris Cloud and Beibut
   Shumenov. Crazier still, he remained active a month
   shy of his 52nd birthday.


2. GEORGE FOREMAN
   Foreman enjoyed two lives as a heavyweight contender
   and champion. Following a 10-year break between ’
   and ‘87, Big George returned to win the world title
   against Evander Holyfield in ’94. He was 45 years old.


3. VITALI AND WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO
   Wladimir held his titles for nearly a decade before
   retiring at 41, while Vitali became champion in 2004,
   took four years out, then returned to pick up where he
   left off in 2008. He was also 41 when he called it a day.


4. ARCHIE MOORE
   Moore lost to Floyd Patterson in 1956, just before he
   turned 40, but then went undefeated in his next 20
   fights, including stopping Yvon Durelle in 11 rounds to
   win the world light-heavyweight title.


5. OLIVER McCALL
   Quite incredibly, McCall is still trucking at 54 and
   defeated Hugo Lomeli via second-round stoppage in
   May this year. In his forties he was beating Sinan Samil
   Sam, Yanqui Diaz, Lance Whitaker and Fres Oquendo.


6. EVANDER HOLYFIELD
   Holyfield wasn’t quite the ‘Real Deal’ he was in his
   thirties but still managed to remain relevant once
   hitting the Big 4-0, beating men like Hasim Rahman,
   Fres Oquendo and Frans Botha.


7. SHANE MOSLEY
   Still capable at 40, Mosley extended Saul ‘Canelo’
   Alvarez the full 12 rounds in 2012, when about to turn
   41, and later scored wins over Pablo Cesar Cano and
   Ricardo Mayorga. He retired in 2016 at the age of 44.


8. JAMES TONEY
   Once a brilliant champion at middle, super-middle and
   cruiser, Toney, by the time he was 40, was resigned to
   the role of big-name opponent. He lost a decision in a
   cruiserweight title fight against Denis Lebedev.


9. FLOYD MAYWEATHER
   Though we should probably discount Mayweather’s win
   against Conor McGregor in 2017, Mayweather was 40 at
   the time and, in fairness, will be remembered as much
   for his incredible staying power as his sublime skills.


10. RICARDO MAYORGA
    Mayorga first retired in 2011, following a defeat
    against Miguel Cotto, before deciding to give it another
    go three years later, now in his forties. Competing
    mostly at home in Nicaragua, Mayorga has experienced
    mixed fortunes, winning three and losing four.

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