Wardley vs Dubois

[Guest]

What a fight this is

[William Treseder]

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Absolutely brutal.

[William Treseder]

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There really are no words to describe Wardleys bravery and spirit. It has got to be stopped.

[Michael Morris]

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Incredible fight.

[Wash DC Blue]

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I don’t think I’ve ever seen a fight so brutal.
I hope that Wardley is the same person that he was before the first bell went.

[Jimmy the Jock]

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I dont watch a lot of boxing these days but felt this was going to be worth tuning in , I wasn't disappointed. I hope Wardley is ok , they both deserve the utmost respect for their performances. Dubois is a monster , Wardley a true gladiator. I woke up this morning thinking "I hope he is ok"... It should have been stopped , but I understand apparently Wardley has come back from similar positions to the one he was in , first time I have seen him box .
There is a lot of hype for Moses Itauma , would he beat any of these two?

[Hilts]

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Should never have been allowed to have gone on to the 11th.

Warren was talking about the rematch clause. I dont think for Wardleys health they should take it out. Hed have a punchers chance but hes likely to take another battering and Should think of his own health.

Hes got a good punch great chin and bags of heart , technique , defence though is badly lacking.

[Hilts]

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I dont watch a lot of boxing these days but felt this was going to be worth tuning in , I wasn't disappointed. I hope Wardley is ok , they both deserve the utmost respect for their performances. Dubois is a monster , Wardley a true gladiator. I woke up this morning thinking "I hope he is ok"... It should have been stopped , but I understand apparently Wardley has come back from similar positions to the one he was in , first time I have seen him box .
There is a lot of hype for Moses Itauma , would he beat any of these two?

Itauma looks a good prospect. Hes yet to be tested. I expect him to beat Dubois though. He trains with Wardley so that fight will never happen. On what we've seen hes miles better than Wardley mind and probably a total mismatch.

[delmbox]

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Should never have been allowed to have gone on to the 11th.

Agreed. I've seen a lot of boxers say that it's not the one punch knockouts that do the brain damage, it's the repeated damaging blows over the course of a whole fight and Wardley took more of them than I think I've ever seen someone take, certainly ones of that power. Heart of an absolute lion though

[Tuerto]

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Agreed. I've seen a lot of boxers say that it's not the one punch knockouts that do the brain damage, it's the repeated damaging blows over the course of a whole fight and Wardley took more of them than I think I've ever seen someone take, certainly ones of that power. Heart of an absolute lion though

People referring to the Huni fight where Wardley was 9 rounds down, then came up with a massive shot that finished Huni. Wardley was getting peppered in that fight as well. Difference is that Dubois hits twice as hard as Huni, his right hand jab is like a power shot. I honestly struggled to watch the last couple of rounds of that fight. Wardley couldn't even walk in a straight line back to his corner. He'll fight on though but will need along time out to recover. There's one more big pay day in it for him. The rematch with Dubois should never happen though.

[Jimmy the Jock]

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People referring to the Huni fight where Wardley was 9 rounds down, then came up with a massive shot that finished Huni. Wardley was getting peppered in that fight as well. Difference is that Dubois hits twice as hard as Huni, his right hand jab is like a power shot. I honestly struggled to watch the last couple of rounds of that fight. Wardley couldn't even walk in a straight line back to his corner. He'll fight on though but will need along time out to recover. There's one more big pay day in it for him. The rematch with Dubois should never happen though.

Wardley spent an unbelievable amount of energy throwing haymakers that never landed... If he had used his energy a little more intelligently perhaps he wouldn't have ended up as tired and therefore collecting hits to his head as he did.
Of course if he landed one and knocked out Dubois we would be having a different discussion.

[Tuerto]

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Wardley spent an unbelievable amount of energy throwing haymakers that never landed... If he had used his energy a little more intelligently perhaps he wouldn't have ended up as tired and therefore collecting hits to his head as he did.
Of course if he landed one and knocked out Dubois we would be having a different discussion.

I don't think he's got anything else in his locker Jim, apart from that overhand right (which is absolutely devastating if it lands-see Frazer clarke 2) Wardley has no amateur background, just white collar as you probably know. As thedays have passed i really believe he should retire after that. There's no way any man can take that amount pf punishment to the brain without future consequences. He has absolutely nothing to prove, afew quid in the bank, he's articulate and likeable, he'd get plenty of punditry work. I hope he goes down that route. Ben Davidson should be ashamed with himself in my opinion. His first job is to protect his fighter.

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

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I don't think he's got anything else in his locker Jim, apart from that overhand right (which is absolutely devastating if it lands-see Frazer clarke 2) Wardley has no amateur background, just white collar as you probably know. As thedays have passed i really believe he should retire after that. There's no way any man can take that amount pf punishment to the brain without future consequences. He has absolutely nothing to prove, afew quid in the bank, he's articulate and likeable, he'd get plenty of punditry work. I hope he goes down that route. Ben Davidson should be ashamed with himself in my opinion. His first job is to protect his fighter.

Absolutely!

[Hilts]

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I don't think he's got anything else in his locker Jim, apart from that overhand right (which is absolutely devastating if it lands-see Frazer clarke 2) Wardley has no amateur background, just white collar as you probably know. As thedays have passed i really believe he should retire after that. There's no way any man can take that amount pf punishment to the brain without future consequences. He has absolutely nothing to prove, afew quid in the bank, he's articulate and likeable, he'd get plenty of punditry work. I hope he goes down that route. Ben Davidson should be ashamed with himself in my opinion. His first job is to protect his fighter.

I agree. He just hasn't the ability to fight any other way.

Its not just Davidson , its the ref , promoter talking over a rematch calling it fight of the year.

It wasn't really a fight after rd6 just a fighter getting badly beaten up. That wasn't fight of the year. Horrible watch as it went on.

[Tuerto]

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I agree. He just hasn't the ability to fight any other way.

Its not just Davidson , its the ref , promoter talking over a rematch calling it fight of the year.

It wasn't really a fight after rd6 just a fighter getting badly beaten up. That wasn't fight of the year. Horrible watch as it went on.

Apart from the two knockdowns, Wardley didn't win one second of that fight. Wardley will never be the same fighter after that, it's not possible.