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WashYourHands

Cat Malogen
Hitting a bag is wrist testing

Mix it up. Try krav the other maga. Mental fun. Wife introduced myself and the kids to it gradually (long story). Builds you up to taking on 5-1 and escaping, so you get massive cardio and really have to think. It’s always about surviving rather than straight brawling. They don’t let concussions creep in, worst thing you get choked out 🤪

Jujitsu will take a while to get to solid full guard and comfortable in that space whereas in krav you wear a full head guard, mix up all manner of reps and get to go hard on people laughing at your pain, plus you learn fast. Maybe a bias. If you’ve played squash you’re already ahead of most cunts. Thought with football stupidity and other life events you get to know intimidation but you’ll never look at a pavement, subway or room the same way again after 3-6 months of jewjitsu
 

IdleRich

IdleRich
Thing is I'm not sure I wanna get into real fighting, I'm thinking of boxing more from a fitness and sport angle - and also cos it's what my friend suggested and will sort out without my having to think really.

Krav Maga I'm sure is maybe the ultimate form of self-defence except for my chosen speciality of showing a clean pair of heels... in short, I am a lover not a fighter and sadly lacking in expertise in the former too
 

william_kent

Well-known member
fuck, I'd love to see the contract for that bout!

same as IP MAN 1, there must have been some contractual wrangling, like "Mike can't lose" so we got a half arsed boxing might compete with Wing Chun nonsense scene


Donnie Yen as "Ip Man" vs Mike Tyson

"lets see whose fihsts are fhasteth"

who was saved by the bell?
 

william_kent

Well-known member
my "favourite" pundit favours Ngannou

AJ's "three fight streak, not that impressive"


ANTHONY JOSHUA VS FRANCIS NGANNOU - PREDICTIONS

Tyan is "politically incorrect" so don't watch if you are a sensitive soul

"Joshua acts tough 'cos he did community service"
 

WashYourHands

Cat Malogen
Anthony Joshua - 1/3, Draw 33/1, Francis Ngannou - 3/1

Still worth a punt on Ngannou. Good movement, more mixtures with angles of attack and coming from mma’s different styles expect a slight edge

Both will gas out but longer the fight goes on the more Ngannou’s movement could pay - caveat if he doesn’t run out of puff and start giving away easy uncovered shots right down the middle from lack of movement, which he did plenty of in mma

Two big blokes, a single shot could drop either in any round, 50£ on Ngannou or see if you can get a ko bet builder/old skool accumulator by naming the stoppage round
 

mixed_biscuits

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Joshua isn't as brave as he used to be. Since Ngannou morally beat Fury, who is better than Joshua, the law of transitivity decrees that Ngannou will beat Joshua. Styles might make fights but in my book it's about who's a better boxer not who's better dressed.
 

mixed_biscuits

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'As a youngster, he was approached by several gangs in his village to join them. However, Ngannou refused...'

Unlike Joshua
 

wild greens

Well-known member
I could easily see Joshua as a terrible second era grime MC on Axe FM or something, he is from Watford after all

Thought he looked very good against Wallin to be fair. Can't think of a recent fight as good as something like the Povetkin one but hopefully this a good war
 
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