Andrzej Fonfara

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Cacharias's Law of Bernstein confirmed here. Right off the bat he sets about playing up Fonfara's two inch height and reach advantage. Don't know why he does that. Chavez actually looked bigger in the upper body, and had more of a problem making the weight than Fonfara did. Chavez was plenty big enough, but he fought a very stupid fight. The spoiled brat in him was on full display during and after the fight.
 

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Straight shots down the middle, short left hooks and right upper cuts up close from Fonfara with speed, strength, and toughness facing a slow, overbuilt, sluggish, top half fighter Chavez leading with his face and whining to the referee. Text book formula.
Chavez Juniors hard partying lifestyle finally caught up to. Not in the normal sense where a fighter hits the wall half way through the fight, but where he has literally jumped a few divisions because he won't watch what he eats or drinks in between fights and is forced to fight at a division or two above his optimal weight. I always thought he won his bigger fights in the sweat box more than the ring anyway. When he beat Andy Lee it was a story of a 1930's heavyweight beating up a middleweight. Now that Junior has to fight guys his size he can't get away with his more primitive style and beat top ten fighters.

As for Fonfara this could be the high water mark of his career as Kovalev might be the unified champion by the time he can line up his next big fight. Fonfara can't hit hard enough to have any chance of defeating Kovalev. Fonfara should hope that Stevenson and his managment team duck Kovalev for the second time......:scared:
 

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Fonfara now in the third spot just what he deserves. Good to notice.

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Sergey Kovalev97027(24)-0-1
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Adonis Stevenson88326(21)-1(1)-0
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Blainville, Quebec, Canada
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Andrzej Fonfara50227(16)-3(1)-0
200627orthodox
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Juergen Braehmer48546(34)-2-0
199936southpaw
Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
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Eleider Alvarez41316(9)-0-0
200931orthodox
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Artur Beterbiev4028(8)-0-0
201330orthodox
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Jean Pascal40129(17)-3(1)-1
200532orthodox
Laval, Quebec, Canada
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Isaac Chilemba39024(10)-2-2
200527orthodox
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
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Bernard Hopkins36855(32)-7-2
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Hockessin, Delaware, USA
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Edwin Rodriguez36126(17)-1-0
200829orthodox
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That was a brilliant performance by Fonfara. I hope he gets another shot against Stevenson and derails his plans on ever fighting Kovalev, which I doubt he would anyway.

And Chavez Jr claiming he was winning the fight at the time of the stoppage, what a jokester! It was funny seeing the crowd turn on him. He's a disgrace!
 

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Fonfara vs Stevenson rematch looks likely for May or June in Chicago or Montreal. Fonfara has become better; Stevenson has become older and stagnant. I like Fonfara's chances to win this fight if he doesn't forget his defensive responsibilities and uses his physical advantages. If Stevenson loses this fight his leverage for really big paydays is over.
 

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It would be nice to see Fonfara take the belt from Stevenson.

Unlike "Chickenson", if he wins Fonfara will have the courage to fight Kovalev and unify the belts.
 

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WTF happened to Fonfara? He got KTFO in the first!
 

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This is a do or die fight for Andrzej. He will have to seize the moment. Win and glory and huge money fights ahead. Lose, kinda of a sign to hang up the gloves.
 

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The fight's tonight. Holding a little hope that Fonfara can box, stay away land shots and hope the pimp tires in the late rounds. then drop the hammer on the Negro. We shall see.
 

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Fonfara fought stupid. Was stopped in the 2nd round getting hammered. Big dummy.
 

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Yep, Fonfara forgot to box. Poor choice of tactics when fighting a 40 year old. He should have gone late with his conditioning and drowned Stevenson. He won't get a third chance.
That is what my brother said. His chances have expired. Big idiot.
 

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Fonfara seems to be a slow starter that is vulnerable early as he has been blitzed twice early and nearly lost early in the first Stevenson fight.

On the surface the stoppage seemed a bit early as he wasn't badly rocked in the second round but even Fonfara admitted he didn't know where he was in the second round and I do recall respected trainer Hunter repeatedly asking if he as okay when the first round ended.

As others have alluded to Fonfara probably lost his last chance to win a credible world belt(less some late substitute shot). The division is too deep and too many other contenders are waiting to fight e either Stevenson or the winner on the 16th of June......http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/fonfara-dont-remember-happened-406120
 
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