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Post by Jason Ozuma on Dec 4, 2011 21:18:30 GMT -5
Todd have you ever made a mistake, and if you have made a mistake does that mean you are a failure?? Of course not!! I may not be a holly holm fan but losing is apart of boxing just as winning is and Cecilia may not beat Mathis and might end up worse off than Holm!
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Post by Todd Bykerk on Dec 17, 2011 16:18:49 GMT -5
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Post by Jason Ozuma on Dec 17, 2011 22:02:41 GMT -5
I agree with Cecilia, I may not be like someone I know that wants to marry her and have her kids lol, but in fair boxing, boxing loses should happen all the time, and the world needs less undefeated fighters but more fighters that are willing to take on tough fights and good fights, also be careful stalking Cecilia, Todd lol!
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Post by Todd Bykerk on Dec 18, 2011 19:18:43 GMT -5
Holy cow, I was just talkin' about bakin' me some cookies!!! Maybe some hottubbin' later on, but that would be contingent on how good her oatmeal-chocolate chip cookies were!
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Post by Todd Bykerk on Dec 23, 2011 13:41:23 GMT -5
translated FROM vg.no
THE WORLD'S BEST BOXER WILL MEET CECILIA BRAEKHUS
On the night of December 3rd, Anne Sophie Mathis knocked out the boxer many considered the world's best, Holly Holm. A fight against Holm had previously been the target of Braekhus and Team Sauerland, but with Mathis as the new number one, the new priority is a fight with the 34-year old from France. A fight that if Braekhus would win, would make make her the world's best female boxer.
Kalle Sauerland confirmed to VG that negotiations are taking place with the Mathis camp for a possible meeting in March. Braekhus states that she would be ready and properly prepared for Mathis if the fight does happen in March.
Former boxer Thomas Hansvoll says that Cecilia would have to be considered the undisputed best women's boxer in the world if she wins a fight against Mathis.
........and so there it is. A possible mega-fight between Mathis and Braekhus looms on the not-too-distant March horizon.
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Post by TD on Dec 23, 2011 15:46:32 GMT -5
Todd---Braekhus has a better chance than Holm did against Mathis. She is SO OPEN for a left hook its not funny. Worse, she comes forward so she won't have that far to go against Sophie.
Are you certain that Holm has passed on her 90 day rematch with Mathis? ( she should...but then again, MMA has Cyborg at 145 trying to make 135 and Cyborg is like an MMA Mathis, so Holm has no future there).
I think the question is who wants to fight Holm next...because she will be open for business, so to speak.
TD
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Post by Ki on Dec 23, 2011 22:07:03 GMT -5
Todd---Braekhus has a better chance than Holm did against Mathis. She is SO OPEN for a left hook its not funny. Worse, she comes forward so she won't have that far to go against Sophie. Are you certain that Holm has passed on her 90 day rematch with Mathis? ( she should...but then again, MMA has Cyborg at 145 trying to make 135 and Cyborg is like an MMA Mathis, so Holm has no future there). I think the question is who wants to fight Holm next...because she will be open for business, so to speak. TD
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Post by Ki on Dec 23, 2011 22:20:56 GMT -5
So, since Mathis took away Cyborgs chance at Holm in MMA and Holm has no chance in the MMA why not this ridicules match up. Cyborg vs Mathis?
Just curious what everyone thinks,
Ki
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Post by TD on Jan 23, 2012 18:19:27 GMT -5
Todd---old adage, BREAK HIS NOSE FIRST, THEN YOU CAN WORK TOWARD WINNING THE FIGHT.
Braekus needs to fight fierce first, be ready to move off center, counter super hard, keep her right glove up much higher and get in much better shape.
I would say a Braekus pace is about a 6 compared to Sophie's pace...that is the kiss of death when you have a 5'9" mega maniac whirling across the ring at you and throwing truckloads of pineapples from all angles.
IF THEY STAY INSIDE-- Braekus goes inside of 5 rounds.
OUTSIDE RUN-A_WAY--Braekus goes inside of 10 IF she doesn't get some respect. Only way== PUT A HURT ON SOPHIE...she needs to pound her jab like it was a javelin, then push 4 times as hard off her back foot when she throws a right, then she needs to whip the hook in combo and I am talking about all of her weight being on her left foot when she hooks...you can only do that if you commit everything to your punches...and that jab had better speed up and come back high...then she had better get off the center line...watch Sophie take out the power disadvantage she has because she has to punch down ( pure power loss) by throwing uppercuts and wide hooks.
If you watch Sophie's first fight with Lamare, she didn't waver when she got clocked straight on the jaw, when Lamare thru rounder shots, she hurt Mathis...Lamare never worked Sophies body to any great extend so by the last round, Lamare had run out of gas. IMO-- Sophie was hurt more than Lamare, but Sophie wanted it much more. Isn't that really everything? Who wants it more? When you want it more, you throw harder and faster and you don't let the hurt come, you give it out, you totally commit.
I think Braekus has more power that Holm but how much does she want it? Mathis is a high paced, committed, smashing machine with grat ability to close the gap on a retreating fighter, huge ability to fight inside...only hope, break her nose with everything you got in round 1, then break her body down in rounds 2-5 while staying off center, then grit your teeth and get ticked and throw like your life depended on it, because it does.
TD
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Post by Allan Garside on Jan 25, 2012 14:02:45 GMT -5
Mathis's willingness to fight the best on their home turf shows how confident she is with herself. sometimes overconfidence can play against you.
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Post by TD on Jan 25, 2012 14:15:00 GMT -5
allan, Lion Vs Tiger, who wins? That would be the model for a win against TIGER MATHIS...be a LION...and if over-confidence contributes to an OPENING and if the LION knows that opening is coming and if the lion trained hard to fire into that opening...then the tigers own actions would lead to its downfall.
However, when facing a tiger, remember, you cannot outrun it in a closed space!
I like what Mike Tyson used to say, EVERYBODY HAS A PLAN UNTIL I HIT THEM. Well Buster Douglas' plan was HIT MIKE FIRST AND OFTEN! It was Mike who didn't have PlanB. ( classic TIGER V. LION MATCH UP)
But at the end of the day, everyone is beat-a-able.
TD
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Post by longjab on Jan 26, 2012 20:07:19 GMT -5
TD,
The 5'9" maniac - Mathis - you're referring to is really 5'11".
That means that Braekhus will need to want it way more than you suggested, because she'll have one hell of a reach advantage to overcome, assuming that Mathis is content to stick a stiff jab in Braekhus' face all night and turn it into a swollen or tenderized mass of ground chuck. (I know that's pretty graphic.)
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Post by TD on Jan 27, 2012 18:01:06 GMT -5
Todd-- love those Euros...but really, where have they been? Amongst Mathis opponents,Lamare is the closest to Braekus in power, not that its real close, but she's the closest. Then compare Lamare's punch count to Braekus' punch count---LAMARE IS A MUCH HARDER PUNCHER AND A MORE PROLIFIC PUNCHER. What's the point? If you don't clock Mathis very very very very hard, she will swarm all over you and knock you out. Over 90 % of her fights end in KO!!!!!!
I have to laugh when they critique Holm's lack of defense...it was her lack of punch that got her stretched, not defense. The ONLY defense against a raging TIGER is a massive powered rifle or a deep hole between you and the Tiger.
Lamare had Mathis respect; Mathis didn't jump/vault into Lamare because it would have HURT MATHIS. Holm had no punch, Mathis had NO respect for Holm's punch. No way Holm outruns Mathis or out reaches her or blocks/slips Mathis charges in a 21 foot ring. None. Only way out=punch your way out.
Braekus faces the same challenge. She cannot outdefend-outrun Mathis...that leaves ONLY out punch her OR power counter punch her.
I listened to Buster Douglas interviewed before the Tyson fight...somebody asked him, Buster are you afraid of Mike Tyson's punching power? Buster replied, Hell no, Mike is going to add power to my shots by jumping into them. That interview saved me a stupid 3G bet. Watch Douglas Tyson in To-ka-o...still a classic fight and the better puncher won. If Buster had run from Tyson, he would have been stretched. But he hit Tyson with everything but the kitchen sink and kept hitting him.
Anyway, Braekus or Lamare? Who hits harder? If the answer is Lamare then Braekus had better find a much bigger punch. Worse, Braekus is wide open for a left hook, so to say her defense is a defense is a like saying Bud Lite is a stout beer.
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Post by Rick Scharmberg on Jan 30, 2012 10:46:59 GMT -5
Todd have you ever made a mistake, and if you have made a mistake does that mean you are a failure?? Of course not!! I may not be a holly holm fan but losing is apart of boxing just as winning is and Cecilia may not beat Mathis and might end up worse off than Holm! he thought he made a mistake once, but he was wrong.
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Post by TD on Feb 2, 2012 14:14:39 GMT -5
Todd- Braekhus forgot to add that she likes cupcakes, is eating 3 to 4 more a day and hopes to be out of shape by fight time!! LOL!!!
Here's my take, committment to punching hard, in combination and often is what its all about. She can spar lightly if she wants but the great ones went into the gym and everyday they tried to whack the sparring partner as hard as a 14ouncer would allow.
If you look at Mathis, she's NOT a single punch fighter, she swarms, she throws the correct punch for the opponent and the ring situation...I.E. she killed Holm with uppercuts because they were in close and allowed her the most in close leverage---besides Holm's slumping head and her in-experience with a fighter throwing uppercuts.
When Sophie goes on a mission---its a repeat of the Alamo--all or nothing. You gotta like that in any fighter, but she does women's boxing proud because she is ALL OUT--TOTALLY COMMITTED.
I also think most women fight to a pace that is slowed down for them IF they are sparring with men. Most male-female sparring the guys will take alot off the speed and power...so women then turn down their pace which then becomes the pace they are prepared to fight at. Further, many women who spar with men start to lock their knees more in clinches to give them more stand up strength...this kills their agility and bounceability---the spring-bang movement that a killer fighter has. Anyway...IF I was training Braekhus---no retreating, you clinch or fight inside or pivot to get around and then bang-- but moving away from Mathis is fatal as she seems to cover ( close the gap) across the ring about twice as fast as other fighters.
TD
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Post by TD on Feb 10, 2012 19:40:20 GMT -5
Todd---after 450 training cupcakes Braekhus needs a magic horseshoe hidden in her right glove.
While nobody is unbeatable, except The Rock (marciano), and anybody can land a power shot and knock anybody else out, under the right circumstances ( Buster Douglas V. M. tyson) my money, all of it including a loan against 3 cars, 1 boat, a summer cabin, 2 sets of slightly used golf clubs, 1 overused shot gun, my Wii game system, 14 leisure suits, a bad toupee, 3 homing pigeons and my signed copy of the Art Of War, all of it is going down on The Great White Whacker--Sophie Ann Mathis to stretch the very hot looking Ms. Braekhus... I'm betting on a >80% KO record against the worlds best VS. a < 20% KO record against the world's nobodies...and I like to borrow some more, unsecured moolah if I can to layoff on Sophie.
I see Anne as a 4 to 1 favorite to deliver a new kind of cupcake, one that goes down painfully fast and leaves you feeling lost and depressed for at least 3 months after you "eat" one.
I have to admit, Braekhus has guts but those will get worked over and punched out of her if she makes it out of the 4th round.
If Braekhus has any sense she'll figure out how to smother the Big Franco BadGirl and land inside, stay inside and work her tail off. There is no such thing as a spare moment against Sophie. The lady could join Seal Team Six tomorrow and fit right in. OK, she'll need some face paint and cammo but you get the point.
TD
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Post by TD on Feb 14, 2012 15:26:13 GMT -5
Todd-- major sports moments, for sure. Buster D's destruction of a destroyer is an all time sports great moment and a real motivator for all underdogs. What was weird about that fight, Buster was motivated by the loss of his mom and Tyson had huge women problems in To-kayo.
I re-examined some of Chris Cozzone's excellent fight photos from Holm-Mathis and you can see that the ropes are holding Holm UP as she is sitting on the blue rope...then her arm gets caught on the top rope. A ref could have called it a knockdown at that time. This would have given him time to evaluate HOLM. Some refs would NOT have untangled HOLM from the rope. For instance Julian Jackson's second fight with Gerald McClelland he throws a punch, his arm is stopped by the rope and Gerald tees off on him while the ref clearly sees the arm tangled. Julian was NOT sitting on a rope like Holly was.
People shocked by the fight were shocked by comparison to a typical Holm fight, the some 85% of which happen in NM and of that 100% are formulae fights. Sophie comes to town loaded for bear and just tears the place up. I'd hate to be the blackjack dealer that tossed her a face card while she was hitting on 12.
Braekhus has a chance as she has more bing that Holly but she needs to figure out how to get that BING on the target and then stay away from the swarm. I doubt she understands that but that's where my second favorite KO fight comes in handy--Earnie Shavers VS. Larry HOLMES---Earnie had the hardest overhand right in the world...but Larry was popping him all fight long up until about the 7th round (?), Earnie hits Larry with a VW Bus and Larry goes down very hard. He is out, but snaps back up, moves and runs for about 2 rounds and then tees off on Earnie like he was the heavy bag. Larry Holmes comes back and KOs the biggest puncher in boxing,at that time and maybe one of the top 5 single shot punchers of all time. Fighters need to see themselves KO'ing their opponent, then train to KO their opponent, then get riled up like a ticked off wolverine just before the fight and then fire non-stop pineapples.
OR...watch Ava Knight KO Arley Mucino on youtube. Text book fighter taking out a prior text book fighter/ who was just settling in as a new homer.
TD
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Post by TD on Jun 25, 2012 14:19:46 GMT -5
Todd-- did you watch Holm Mathis #2? If so, call John McCain and ask him to talk about that fight on his list of "rob-job" fights.
It is obviously being kept as secret as possible. I hope that HH stands up for what is right and gives her "belts" back to Mathis.
Its pretty amazing to hear a reporter ask Mathis " if she liked her paycheck from Mathis Holm#2"... mathis referred to how much it COST her to come to Albq...like all robberies, she lost plenty.
Female boxing is in the gutter when a true star of the sport, Sophie Mathis, gets almost NO fight from opponent, loses, is underpaid and a reporter asks her if she likes her paycheck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TD
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Post by TD on Jul 7, 2012 14:02:08 GMT -5
TD, take a minute or two and read the comments made by Braekhus (( AND )) Mathis and what they think about Holm/June 15th. www.womenboxing.com/NEWS2012/news070412braekhus-mathis.htmA. Their posted comments sum up the situation a trillion times better than I could ever hope to do. B. Anyone that disputes their posted comments has had their brain cells replaced with beach sand. C. I thought the June 15th rematch was going to be something very special. What transpired was just like being a kid at Christmas ( full of anticipation/excitement ) and then you open your present and it's just new sox and underwear. You're brain says to itself, "this sux!!!" D. I have no predictions for Sept. 22nd. I just hope it's a thrilling fight with a fair/balanced outcome. E. Watching Holm get rewarded for her "win" ie: the belts and ratings is mega-yucky. Todd-- Holm vs.Mathis 2 on June 15th was "boxing". A new era in the sport is about to take shape. I think anybody with a sense of fairness will support what is about to occur. My only hope > the reasons for this reform are reviewed in the full light of public inquiry before the US Senate. That includes commissioners, refs, judges, promoters, fighters, fans and even TV commentators like Teddy Atlas-- who I would nominate as the first National Commissioner for the Boxing. You can imagine what the NFL would be like if it had a loose structure like boxing... TD
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Post by TD on Aug 11, 2012 13:14:53 GMT -5
HA! What an interview...but what a FOX! No doubt Ms. B. is a stunnah! She needed to wear a see thru thong to that interview to have it make sense! TD
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