Boxing

[Circlepit]

I just can't see Miocic beating Jones despite what my heart thinks.

[mickO)))]

It's one of those fights where I don't want either to lose as I am a big fan of both but I think Stipe is too old now. The head on Stipe at the presser he looked like he had just come out of winter hibernation. Sure he was walking with a cane looking like he had a hip replacement this time last year at MSG.

It would be heartbreaking if Jon finishes him the same way he finsihed Gane. If I had to choose I would hope Stipe wins because a loss for him is 100% retirement (Even if he wins he may retire unless he looks unbelievable) but if Jon loses he will have no choice but to come back and fight again.

Co-main will be great as well.

[Circlepit]

I know what you mean, I don't meant to see Jones run through him on the first round.
Apparently Chandler has a new game plan of pacing and picking his shots for this rematch.
I think he will forget that and go bananas when the bell rings.

[mickO)))]

I hope Chandler demolishes Oliveria. Chandler is one of the most likeable fighters of all time. It was so bad to see the crowd booing him over Olveria at the presser and weigh-ins.

[Circlepit]

Jones is too good. It seems like they can't do anything in there to stop him. I think Aspinall is great but if he gets the Jones fight he is going to be up against something the likes of which he has never faced.

Chandler would brawl with himself if he could !

[mickO)))]

Sad to see Stipe's last fight going like that after the career he has had. He seemed to be too heavy and too slow. I can't stand Aspinall myself too mouthy and as Jon said just another Johnny Walker he will be gone once the hype train dies down. I would much prefer Periera vs Jon instead.

It was awful seeing Chandler so close again to beating Oliveria but just not having enough left to do it.

On the positive side we will finally see Ian Garry being silenced in December.

[Blizzard Beast]

That was some finish from Johnny Bones ,Miocic looked beaten after round one, shame he's (Miocic) retired but probably for the best rather than hanging around like other fighters past their peak.
I havent seen all of Aspinalls fights but I dont see him troubling Jones. He probably should get his shot seeing as he's an interm champ.
The Jones Pereira fight if it happens should be great.

Nice Bruce Lee quote from Jones after the fight.
"Bruce Lee says that he doesn't fear the man that knows 10,000 kicks, but the man who has worked one kick 10,000 times,"

[mickO)))]

Aspinall hasn't beaten anyone of any merit except for Sergei who before Aspinall beat him last year was who the hype was all around. If you don't like Tom like me you can easily argue the Sergei win was extremely lucky, nearly as lucky as McGregor was against Aldo plus it was a short notice fight. Then on the other side you can also argue that Tom beat the fella who looked unbeatable and also took the fight on short notice. Look at Sergei since then lost to a mediocre Volkov so maybe he was already on the decline when he fought Tom.

If Tom beat Gane then I could maybe start seeing the other side of the argument. What Jon said is right every so often a new prospect will come up, he's the best, he's going to beat Jon and then when Jon beats them people go quiet until the next prospect appears so he really doesn't gain anything from fighting Tom. The main reason Tom was given than interim title was to stop him from throwing a tantrum. It's very annoying to see him over the last few weeks coming out on almost a daily basis mouthing about Jon doing all he can to stay relevant.

[open face surgery]

Is there not an MMA thread?

[mickO)))]

Whats the point of two separate threads when the only time most people post in this is when either Katie Taylor is fighting or a big Tyson Fury type fight has happened? This thread gets a handful of posts a year and the MMA thread hasn't been posted in since 2022.

[Blizzard Beast]

Probably should be merged in here.

[open face surgery]

Just resurrect the MMA one.

Another savage fight promo from the sketchy Saudis:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDDKIbGtHUM/?igsh=bHNneGZudDNqZGNn

[ldj]

Hard one to call this, will be rooting for Usyk but you have to wonder how he'll do if he can't land THAT shot in this fight, felt even when he was doing well early his punches were just sort of bouncing off Fury and Fury started to take over.

[open face surgery]

Ya, if Fury had his head in the game for the first one he should've made easy work with the extra reach. When he started getting shots off I thought it was over.

Same as that anyway, always shouting for Usyk

[Mooncat]

Definitely going for Usyk too, but I just can't help but have the feeling that if he wants to be, Fury is just a little out of his league. I'm not sure Fury's head is quite in the game anymore, but if he can get it back and shows up properly conditioned I have a feeling he may absolutely tank him.