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Originally Posted by Syd Thrift
The backstory is interesting but I'm not sure if I "respect" a guy who fights not to get knocked out rather than to actually try to win. Despite the ravings of the HBO guys I learned very little about ODLH from this fight. Maybe 150 is a better weight for him than 160 or 168 and maybe that will give him the edge he didn't have in the past but I sure couldn't tell against Teve Torbes.
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Forbes, was a world class lightweight but is ordinary as a super welter/junior middle. His corner telling him to steal rounds by throwing lots of punches in the last ten seconds was nuts.....he doesn't have the resume to do that. The fighters HBO stated they choose from: Solita, Pauly Mag, and Forbes all have one thing in common, they can't punch. They wanted Oscar to appear relaxed and dominate to sell the next bout....which he will lose. I can't see him beating Mayweather or Cotto at this point. I would like to see an Oscar vs Cotto fight. That would set some PPV records.
MJ