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The use of the phrase 'Great Black Hope' in the Cruiserweight Division
Senior Member
08-25-2017, 03:50 AM
Used to amaze me how you could get permanently banned just for saying this.. when it was highly relevant in some cases
For example... the best and most exciting division in boxing currently.. Cruiserweight
Boxing Monthlys Top rankings
http://www.boxingmonthly.com/ratings/
CRUISERWEIGHT
200lbs/14st 4lbs (junior heavyweight by WBO)
1: Oleksandr Usyk (Ukraine), 12-0, WBO
2: Tony Bellew (GB), 29-2-1
3: Murat Gassiev (Russia), 24-0 (1NC), IBF
4: Mairis Briedis (Latvia), 22-0, WBC
5: Denis Lebedev (Russia), 30-2 (1NC), WBA-Super
6: Krzysztof Glowacki (Poland), 27-1
7: Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (Poland), 53-3-1
8: Marco Huck (Germany), 40-3-1
9: Maksim Vlasov (Russia), 39-2
10: Dmitry Kudryashov (Russia), 21-1
Last edited by Gimp Seed; 08-25-2017 at 03:52 AM.
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Senior Member
08-26-2017, 07:49 PM
The most exciting division there is
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Senior Member
09-03-2017, 03:48 PM
for example it was used in an article by a writer describing James Kirkland as a great black hope
http://thecomeback.com/queensberryru...ear-james.html
''Kirkland ? a kind of Great Black Hope who had once exhibited the potential to reenergize black boxing fans with his Mike Tyson-esque qualities in the ring ''
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Senior Member
09-03-2017, 03:54 PM
Hasim Rahman even called himself a 'great black hope' in an interview
https://www.boxingscene.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=70652
HR: "I'm the Great Black Hope, the Russians are coming, the Russians are coming and Rock is going to be the one to send them right back on their backs.''
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