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no way, shape or form would a guy who has been champion for 11 years ever be intimidated by a flabby lump like Fury. That said pulling out so late due to a minor injury says a lot about klitschko's mental strength .
 
But that flabby lump has faster hands than Klitschko, longer reach, and is bigger and can punch. Klitschko is a jab, jab push jab and seems to look worried when he is roughed up. Most of the time he is afraid to get caught because he knows he can't take a good punch. Anyone who thinks Fury is a pushover for Klitschko can offer me 10/1 if they like (assuming the fight takes place)
 
Ron said:
But that flabby lump has faster hands than Klitschko, longer reach, and is bigger and can punch. Klitschko is a jab, jab push jab and seems to look worried when he is roughed up. Most of the time he is afraid to get caught because he knows he can't take a good punch. Anyone who thinks Fury is a pushover for Klitschko can offer me 10/1 if they like (assuming the fight takes place)
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Butterbean is bigger than most, probably more mobile than Fury, and can punch too but I wouldn't fancy his chances against klitschko. But one advantage Butterbean has is that he probably hasn't nearly knocked himself out in the ring .
 
Dancingbraveforever said:
Butterbean is bigger than most, probably more mobile than Fury, and can punch too but I wouldn't fancy his chances against klitschko.
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Never heard of Butterbean.

Dancingbraveforever said:
But one advantage Butterbean has is that he probably hasn't nearly knocked himself out in the ring .
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I gather they have both hit themselves. Never seen either incident though. Any clips available?
 
Carl Froch has had some interesting things to say about the Klitschko - Fury postponement. He is a Fury fan and wants the big man to take the titles, and gives him a chance, but thinks Klitschko will probably be too good. Reading between the lines, he seems to suggest that the champ might not actually be injured. After the Batman fiasco where Klitschko's belts ended up on the floor, Vlad for a moment wasn't too impressed, and said so. As far as he was concerned, Tyson's caped crusader prank was a bit too over the top. According to Froch, Klitschko might have been a bit rattled by the the whole affair. Not scared of the Englishman, but startled by it. Froch thinks that Klitschko might be thinking." If you want to play the nerves game, then so can I." The postponement of the event is just a way of putting Fury back in his cage, which is something the Fury camp feared. Tyson and his uncle had chatted about how far they could push things. It looks like they now have their answer.
 
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Come on the under dog, we're in your corner mate. Since first climbing into the professional ring some twelve and a half years ago, Ovill McKenzie has plied his trade in a whole hearted manner. At best he's been considered as a journeyman during his career, having lost 12 of his 35 fights. But times have not been all bad for the Jamaican born boxer fighting out of Derby, for he has at times held the British and Commonwealth Lightheavy Weight and Cruiserweight titles, but has never had the chance to test himself at the highest level. Although he'd never given up hope of that title shot, it's probably fair to say that just about everyone else had. He just didn't seem important enough. Then it happened. Out of the blue, a crack at a world title fell into his lap. The reigning IBF Cruiserweight champion Yoan Pablo Hernandez was stripped if his belt for failing to defend it, after pulling out of a title fight against Interim Champion Victor Ramirez, at the last minute. The powers that be then promoted the Victor Ramirez the full title and looked for a quick replacement. Guess who got the call up? Yep, our 35 year old mate Ovill McKenzie, ranked 14 in the world. He climbs into the ring tomorrow night in Argentina. It would seem to a lot of people, including Roy Jones Jr, believe that Ovill is a real gentleman, and this opportunity could not have come to a more deserving person. The world over loves a battler.

He'll go into the fight as a rank outsider, with next to nobody giving him a reasonable chance, but that's not the way Ovill sees things. He's waited a long time for this chance and he's not about to let it slip through his hands. He has said he'll bring the belt back to Derby. Frank Warren has told them that they'll be well looked after before the fight, but on the night it'll be a different story. "They will spit at you and throw water at you as you walk to the ring and they scream at you like they are the ones you are going to have to fight." He stated. "I know that if it goes to points they are going to rob me blind but it's not going to go that far. I know what to expect. It's not going to shock me and it's not going to bother me. They can spit at me but that doesn't matter because I'm going to bring that belt back to Derby." He added. He only got a couple if weeks notice. It would be a lovely ending if he can pull it off.

Ovill, Ovill, he's the man.
If anybody can do it.
Ovill can.
 
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