Boxing

[ldj]

Great fight.

Thought Fury done well but just wasn't landing enough big shots throughout, Usyk is a beast.

The atmosphere at these Saudi fights is fucking awful though.

[open face surgery]

Ya, great fight. I thought it was a bit closer but def Usyk. Undercard was shite enough. Fisher was blessed cause he lost that. Be interesting to see if Moses can go into the deep waters.

[John Kimble]

Only got round to watching it yesterday but yeah, good fight...predictably enough Fury, Warren et al will say they were hard done by but it was evident that Usyk did enough. Probably a bit closer than the scorecard suggested though. Boxing is a difficult sport to score though, particularly when it goes the full distance...short of getting the knockout there's a lot open to interpretation.

[Carnage]

Looking predetermined but I was hoping Serrano would come through this with some dignity. Sure take the cheque and go home.

[mickO)))]

Missed the fight last night as I was waiting for my IPTV renew and that didn't happen until this morning. Hopefully she deserved the win this time.


Mick Conlan fighting in the 3 Arena September 5th tickets are very reasonably prices considering what I paid for some of his previous fights in Belfast.

[Cailleach]

Missed the fight last night as I was waiting for my IPTV renew and that didn't happen until this morning. Hopefully she deserved the win this time.


Mick Conlan fighting in the 3 Arena September 5th tickets are very reasonably prices considering what I paid for some of his previous fights in Belfast.

Yes she deserved the decision this time. As you alluded to she is lucky not to have one or two losses on her record. Still she's a great fighter nonetheless.

[open face surgery]

She's had a few lucky decisions over the years. Terrible fight anyway but fair play to her.

Usyk Dubois tonight should be good. Dubois is growing in confidence on the back of a few good wins but still can't see him beating Usyk.
Manny Pacquio back in the ring tonight at 46. Tall ask but would be great to see. Fundora Tsyzu 2 should be good on that card as well. Pitbull has had a change of opponent but always enough watching his pure warrior fights.

[Cailleach]

Dubois and his team should have listened to Usyk's warning about pushing the horses.
It's a poor strategy to try and unsettle Usyk with allegations of cheating. For someone  like  Usyk that's not happening.
It only made him more determined to silence Dubois and his team.
 Parker deserves his chance now, but I can't see him beating Usyk. There is no heavyweight around today that can. The only way he loses is if he sticks around too long.

[open face surgery]

Dubois had no place being in against Usyk. May have missed it but Usyk didn't have anything to say about Dubois afterwards.

Some other great fights on Saturday night. Ammo Williams against a replacement Ivan Vaquez was class. Yer man who usually does 6 rounders got to the 9th and was great.
Pitbull destroyed his stand in. Love watching him.
Figueroa Gonzalez was mental. 1900 punches thrown with 10 jabs between them. Thought Gonzalez won it.
Bam Rodriguez showing he is def top 5 p4p against Cafu and then fell asleep during Manny Barrios.

[open face surgery]

Crocker Donovan was disappointing. Crocker fought a shit defensive fight and didn't deserve the win despite the 2 knockdown.
Callum Walsh did well but didn't get out of second gear. More to come from him.
Crawford was simply amazing. Great fight.

Ricky Hatton found dead in the gaff. Sad stuff.

[Bürggermeister]

Shit buzz about Hatton. That "...not suspicious" Police line usually signals an extra-tragic layer to things.

[John Kimble]

Loathe as I am to give these "novelty" fights any attention (which I suppose I am, given that I'm posting about it here), I see that Usyk is due to fight Rico Verhoeven on the 23rd May.

Mental stuff but I suppose there's an audience regardless. Verhoeven is a unit but doesn't stand a chance, even if you were to entertain the notion of a lucky shot.

[mickO)))]

Went to Rotterdam last year for Glory 100 to see Rico fight. He is best heavyweight kickboxer of the modern era and one of the best of all time.

This will be interesting but they won't let Usyk lose. If Rico could use his feet Usyk wouldn't stand a chance. It's just a money fight for Rico who has done everything he can do in kickboxing. Was talk of Rico going to the UFC a few years ago but he has left it too late so I guess this type of thing is all that's left for him.

[open face surgery]

This will be interesting but they won't let Usyk lose. If Rico could use his feet Usyk wouldn't stand a chance.

If I could use a gun, I'd win. Stupid logic. Usyk will win because he is the best, presumably the kickboxer is the best in his. There is no they wont let him lose.

[mickO)))]

na not stupid logic just a valid point that many people are overlooking when they say Usyk is going to destroy him as if he is some sort of indestructible machine. Rico is clearly at a disadvantage since he is taking Usyk on at his own sport.