Wilf
Slouching towards Billingham
He was actually very good at punching up to taller men iirc. And he did without relying on looping rights over the top.
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tonysingh
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The current heavyweight scene....he'd have battered them like an old piece of cod.
weltweit
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Nigel Benn's son?
tonysingh
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That's right. He knocked out a former World champion, Chris Algieri. I think that this time next year we'll be talking about him as a World champion. He certainly has potential to be better than his dad.
tonysingh
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His team need to pull him out and force him to hang up his gloves for good. I love the guy, but this is wrong.
Wilf
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Yeah, he certainly looks that good. Must admit, it's a struggle to like him from the interviews I've seen.
tonysingh
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Really? I think he comes across as a very likeable bloke. But then again i feel the same about Chisora.
Wilf
Slouching towards Billingham
I just find his bragging a bit hard work.Really? I think he comes across as a very likeable bloke. But then again i feel the same about Chisora.
Chisora has developed into the likeable eccentric of British boxing, though he does have a DV conviction.
D'wards
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tonysingh
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D'wards
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Almost happened in the crowd tonight!Marshall v Shields will be tasty in March.
tommers
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I thought it was easy for Eubank. The commentators seemed insistent on making out it was close, but then the judges gave it by like 7 pts. All the showboating was annoying but I guess they don't like each other. He didn't knock him out but he knocked him down three times and never looked in any trouble whatsoever.
tonysingh
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Jnr has even less class than his old man. Leaving the ring without showing respect to his opponent, despite bad blood, is a no no.
8ball
Decolonise colons!
It’s something I’ve never followed.
To be fair, I always feel a little weird about it. I guess because I got into men’s boxing at a fairly early age and women’s boxing is quite new to me.
Numbers
an ting!
I thought Caroline Dubois looked good for her 1st pro bout. Shields underwhelmed me.
Numbers
an ting!
Gave it by 7 rounds but that's taking into consideration the 4 knock downs., without them it was a close(r) fight IMO.
I did like how Eubank boxed on the back foot and his movement, but he really should have taken him out.
Overall I enjoyed it.
Wilf
Slouching towards Billingham
Khan v Brook on Saturday then. Pretty even though the weight could favour Khan. They are both clearly past their best, but Kell looked good against Crawford, well, until the point that he didn't. Khan hasn't had a meaningful fight in 2 years, when he fought Crawford and was taken apart.
Anyway, proper British insults: 'you're gunna get it mate', 'I'm gunna smash yer face in'.
Anyway, proper British insults: 'you're gunna get it mate', 'I'm gunna smash yer face in'.
tonysingh
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Khan v Brook on Saturday then. Pretty even though the weight could favour Khan. They are both clearly past their best, but Kell looked good against Crawford, well, until the point that he didn't. Khan hasn't had a meaningful fight in 2 years, when he fought Crawford and was taken apart.
Anyway, proper British insults: 'you're gunna get it mate', 'I'm gunna smash yer face in'.
Khan will last until Brook lands a couple of decent shots and then his glass chin will shatter.
Wilf
Slouching towards Billingham
Hope so, I just read Khan supported a Tory mayoral candidate last year. When he was new on the scene, Khan was a nice lad and he was poster boy for British Muslims at a time of racism and Islamaphobia. Over the years I've gone off him without ever really knowing why. It's not even the celebrity stuff he's done as I've never followed those stories.
Wilf
Slouching towards Billingham
It's a bit hard to assess where both fighters are at really. They've both come up against some exceptional fighters in their last few fights (Canelo, Crawford, GGG). They've come up short, but Kell in particular did okay for a few rounds. If they'd avoiding going up in weight and fighting Canelo and GGG - mad decisions - they might well have hand picked their way to a decent CV. Trouble is they were always going to come up against someone like Crawford. Achievement wise, I'd have them somewhere around the Ricky Hatton level. Both had a couple of significant wins, but get clattered when they face the elite.
Regardless, should be great. Hope Brook's eyes stand up to it though.
Regardless, should be great. Hope Brook's eyes stand up to it though.
Jimmy Don't
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Can say that again. A couple of my mates think the stoppage was soft, but he'd been saved by the bell the last two rounds, wasn't throwing back with ages until the bell. Fuck letting him get brain damage for pride, in his last likely fight at 35 years of ageOne thing about Khan, he's never in a boring fight
I know this fight is too late and matters not in the grand scheme of boxing tings, but it may very well be an absolute scorcher of a fight.
