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Discussion in 'Southampton' started by The Ides of March, Oct 24, 2016.

  1. Le Tissier's Laces

    Le Tissier's Laces Well-Known Member

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    Don’t know how he stayed up there!
     
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  2. Lovelocum

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    Wilder just isn’t a great boxer.
     
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  3. Le Tissier's Laces

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    Well they may well both lose, so…
     
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  4. Lovelocum

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    I actually want Joshua to lose, does that make me a bad person?
     
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  5. Lovelocum

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    Watch the judges give this to Wilder.
     
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    Well done Parker!! <applause>
     
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  7. Lovelocum

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    We don’t really need Wilder AJ do we? The only decent fighters Wilder has faced are Ortiz, Fury and maybe Stiverne. I think AJ would win comfortably.
     
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  8. Le Tissier's Laces

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    Wilder doesn’t want to do this any longer. It’s very clear.
     
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  9. Lovelocum

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    Unusually humble in defeat. He’s done very well considering (with a lot of help from Suleman).
     
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  10. Le Tissier's Laces

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    He was more Sulemana than Suleman tonight.
     
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  11. Le Tissier's Laces

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    AJ looks sharp tbf.
     
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  12. Le Tissier's Laces

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    That was very, very good from AJ.
     
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  13. Lovelocum

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    Can’t argue with that. Wallin offered nothing.

    AJ Hrgovic next?
     
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  14. Lovelocum

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    Oh no don’t give him the mic.
     
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  15. Le Tissier's Laces

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    Yeah, that’s the obvious fight.
     
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  16. Lovelocum

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    Who are you picking? Hrgovic would give him a decent fight.
     
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  17. Le Tissier's Laces

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    If he comes out like tonight, AJ wins. But it’s a fairly big ‘if’.
     
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  18. Le Tissier's Laces

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    It’s all about mentality with AJ. He fought with no fear tonight, and that right-left combo that basically finished it was so, so relaxed. It was delicious. Trouble is, if he comes out with fear he’s a quarter of the fighter.

    Honestly, if he has that mentality, I think he can possibly beat Fury. But I think he’d **** himself, sadly, and go defensive.
     
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  19. San Tejón

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    Not been watching the World Darts Championship but I see a 16 year old lad has made it through to Round 3.
    Fair play to him for being able to play that well in such a pressured environment.
    Maybe it’s the pressure that makes him look about 10 years older than he is.
     
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  20. saintrichie123

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    I remember seeing him a couple of years at Selsey in a competition and his talent could already been see there.
    He was hitting 9 darters aged only 9…….if he stays on the straight and narrow he will win everything.
     
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