 Rances Barthelemy - 130lb prospect |
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 Feb 14 2012, 08:12 PM
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Super Flyweight Group: Members Posts: 226 Joined: 20-December 11 Member No.: 13,394  |
Recently caught up with all the ESPN FNF stuff and this guy looks like he can go the whole way.
At 5,11 he is massive for the weight and will probably move up a few weight divisions before he retires. The boy from Cuba has everything , fast jab , KO power , brilliant body attack which he switched to the head with ease , supremely confident , a great inside game and a walk forward style that will be crowd pleasing. Whisper it....i thought his style in beating another 130lb prospect in Hylon Williams Jnr was MARGARITO like when the mexican was at his peak. 15-0 11 KO's im hoping this guy gets a lot of exposure this year as i think hes ones of the best younger fighters ive seen in a while. ESPN should defo get him on more to showcase his talents. What are your Thoughts on his performance vs Williams Jnr on the 3rd Feb???? |
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Feb 14 2012, 08:46 PM
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Light Heavyweight Group: Members Posts: 4,119 Joined: 20-May 11 From: killa kali Member No.: 12,336 |
hylon williams is the kid from houston right?
i thought he was pretty good... i haven't seen rances barthelemy yet. any links? |
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Feb 14 2012, 10:26 PM
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Super Middleweight Group: Members Posts: 3,201 Joined: 28-January 11 From: Mars Member No.: 11,505 |
I agree completely. Got to say that I would have posted exactly what you posted. I watched it and from some of the pre-fight articles it ended up being an upset, which is very hard to believe after seeing Barthelemy, who looked like the favourite. What was obviously impressive is that his opponent was v. highly rated and didn't look bad at all, it was a v. good match. Two young boxers that have bright futures.
It's insane that he's 130lbs. Yup, no way is he staying at that weight. |
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Feb 14 2012, 11:19 PM
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Super Flyweight Group: Members Posts: 226 Joined: 20-December 11 Member No.: 13,394 |
QUOTE (Cheesey1 @ Feb 15 2012, 03:26 AM)  I agree completely. Got to say that I would have posted exactly what you posted. I watched it and from some of the pre-fight articles it ended up being an upset, which is very hard to believe after seeing Barthelemy, who looked like the favourite. What was obviously impressive is that his opponent was v. highly rated and didn't look bad at all, it was a v. good match. Two young boxers that have bright futures. It's insane that he's 130lbs. Yup, no way is he staying at that weight. i really hope he gets plenty of exposure mate , defo one that will be big news in 12-18 months time |
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Feb 15 2012, 09:18 AM
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Super Middleweight Group: Members Posts: 3,201 Joined: 28-January 11 From: Mars Member No.: 11,505 |
QUOTE (fightscoreollector @ Feb 14 2012, 11:19 PM) i really hope he gets plenty of exposure mate , defo one that will be big news in 12-18 months time Yeah man, me too. |
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Feb 15 2012, 09:20 AM
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Super Middleweight Group: Members Posts: 3,201 Joined: 28-January 11 From: Mars Member No.: 11,505 |
QUOTE (daprofessor @ Feb 14 2012, 08:46 PM) hylon williams is the kid from houston right? i thought he was pretty good... i haven't seen rances barthelemy yet. any links? ESPN3 might still have it up, or I'm sure that it's on YouTube. What makes Barthelemy even more intresting is that Hylon Williams is, as you said, pretty good and still looked good on that night, Barthelemy just looked better. |
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Feb 15 2012, 09:37 AM
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"The Meanest Nice Guy" Group: Moderators Posts: 9,519 Joined: 11-May 11 From: Wherever Greatness is Bred Member No.: 12,050 |
Is this the tall dude with the big ass head that fought last week? If so, he had pretty good power, still has a bit of work to do, but if anybody had sense, they would especially avoid his punches.
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Feb 16 2012, 06:18 AM
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Featherweight Group: Members Posts: 522 Joined: 7-December 11 Member No.: 13,355 |
I really like his combinations and kind of a more intelligent approach to applying pressure. (With a bit of defense i mean)
However as I watched the fight vs Hylon I noticed he gets hit a lot. All in all I was impressed more by Hylon then Barthelemy though (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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Feb 16 2012, 12:36 PM
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ON the edge Group: Members Posts: 9,331 Joined: 28-February 03 From: Poughkeepsie, NY Member No.: 240 |
5'11" and 130 pounds reminds me of a prime Diego Corrales. When you get guys that are super tall for a division (Paul Williams also comes to mind) they always seem to do pretty well early in their careers because they are huge compared to their opponents.
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