Maximus Decimus Posted December 22, 2024 Author Posted December 22, 2024 40 minutes ago, Gerrumonside ref said: Not interested in Fury and Joshua anymore and certainly not a fight between them now. The sun has set on their empires, but it is rising for Moses Itauma for sure. I thought Usyk won the fight on Saturday and his go forward pressuring would have counted for more with international judges although the scoring was too wide. I'd still be interested. It wouldn't be Mayweather-Pacquiao level for a late fight, but it's not quite the Khan-Brook shambles either. A Widnesian in Ireland blog What is the best system for Super League? An honest appraisal
The Future is League Posted December 23, 2024 Posted December 23, 2024 8 hours ago, Maximus Decimus said: I'd still be interested. It wouldn't be Mayweather-Pacquiao level for a late fight, but it's not quite the Khan-Brook shambles either. It would be 2 washed up fighters having a pay and for the loser it will be his final big pay day. No thanks.
Gerrumonside ref Posted December 23, 2024 Posted December 23, 2024 11 hours ago, Maximus Decimus said: I'd still be interested. It wouldn't be Mayweather-Pacquiao level for a late fight, but it's not quite the Khan-Brook shambles either. This is true haha
sentoffagain2 Posted December 23, 2024 Posted December 23, 2024 23 hours ago, wroteforluck87 said: Don't get me wrong to dethrone a champion you need to win convincingly and Fury didn't do that. I know problem with the result I just think the fight was closer than the judges score cards suggested I had it Usyk 114 Fury 113.For the judges to get a bigger score i think they will have given 6 rounds Usyk 4 rounds Fury and 2 even rounds.Take a point off Fury for the 10-8 round when he got battered the score is same as the judges.116 to 112.Although with the even rounds i think the champion should get the nod for the round but the judges probably score it 10 each. 1
Maximus Decimus Posted December 23, 2024 Author Posted December 23, 2024 10 hours ago, sentoffagain2 said: I had it Usyk 114 Fury 113.For the judges to get a bigger score i think they will have given 6 rounds Usyk 4 rounds Fury and 2 even rounds.Take a point off Fury for the 10-8 round when he got battered the score is same as the judges.116 to 112.Although with the even rounds i think the champion should get the nod for the round but the judges probably score it 10 each. Judges very rarely score 10-10 rounds and they didn't in this fight. The reality is that it only takes scoring 2 close rounds to Usyk to change it from a 114-114 to a 116-112. That's what happened here and why I keep making the point that if you thought Usyk won, you are basically arguing about 1 round. I suspect that if they did give out 10-10 rounds then it would have been an Usyk victory by 2/3 rounds instead. A Widnesian in Ireland blog What is the best system for Super League? An honest appraisal
The Future is League Posted December 26, 2024 Posted December 26, 2024 Frank Warren is very sore over Fury's loss mainly because Fury might retire and that would be a big financial loss for Warren
Futtocks Posted January 13 Posted January 13 Tyson Fury has announced his first retirement of the year. 1 Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson
graveyard johnny Posted January 13 Posted January 13 23 minutes ago, Futtocks said: Tyson Fury has announced his first retirement of the year. bit early for "im a celebrity get me out of here" but he might get on some panel shows - utter farce I know Bono and he knows Ono and she knows Enos phone goes thus
Maximus Decimus Posted January 14 Author Posted January 14 20 hours ago, Futtocks said: Tyson Fury has announced his first retirement of the year. The worst bit was his insistence he was robbed still. I've never seen a robbery where 90%+ of pundits agree. 1 A Widnesian in Ireland blog What is the best system for Super League? An honest appraisal
Maximus Decimus Posted April 26 Author Posted April 26 Well the battle of the nepo babies was pretty decent. However, I can't see how people don't realise (including Hearn) that 116-112 isn't really a 4 round victory but only a 2 round swing. A Widnesian in Ireland blog What is the best system for Super League? An honest appraisal
graveyard johnny Posted April 27 Posted April 27 8 hours ago, Maximus Decimus said: Well the battle of the nepo babies was pretty decent. However, I can't see how people don't realise (including Hearn) that 116-112 isn't really a 4 round victory but only a 2 round swing. it was ok for what it was - had they had different surnames would have made a decent undercard 2 I know Bono and he knows Ono and she knows Enos phone goes thus
Gerrumonside ref Posted April 27 Posted April 27 I gave that one a miss and hated the way they went about trying to manufacture that event. 1
lucky 7 Posted April 27 Posted April 27 13 hours ago, Maximus Decimus said: Well the battle of the nepo babies was pretty decent. However, I can't see how people don't realise (including Hearn) that 116-112 isn't really a 4 round victory but only a 2 round swing. Hearn as far as I know never laced on a boxing glove in anger in his life and probably that apply's to most who thought Benn won.
Maximus Decimus Posted April 27 Author Posted April 27 21 minutes ago, lucky 7 said: Hearn as far as I know never laced on a boxing glove in anger in his life and probably that apply's to most who thought Benn won. You only have to have a modicum of intellect to understand this. It's a 2 round swing, simple. A Widnesian in Ireland blog What is the best system for Super League? An honest appraisal
EggFace Posted April 27 Posted April 27 Anthony Yarde ring walk was so cringe with the 2 muppets behind him....this is London not LA.
Gerrumonside ref Posted April 28 Posted April 28 Dubois gets his rematch vs Usyk at Wembley on July 19th. No doubt he has produced great performances since their first fight in Poland including navigating difficulty against Miller and Hrgovic before brutally dismantling Anthony Joshua. Has the makings of a great fight worth watching for all the heavyweights belts I think.
Wolford6 Posted April 28 Posted April 28 Conor Benn looked like he was boxing someone two weights higher. He slung wildly for 12 rounds. Chris Eubank Junir was a bit more controlled and accurate. Neither looked like diciplined world class boxers, but that's because they were overtaken by the enmity and the scale of the fight. Benn was a whirling dervish; Eubanks had to abandon his plan of a steady technique to conserve energy after sweating-and-starving to make the weight. It was riveting to watch . . . raw emotion driving them beyond pain and to the point of exhaustion. Box Office in both senses. Eubank was held in hospital till this morning. For non-purists, whilst neither could hit as hard as in the Hagler and Hearns classic, it was a really remarkable televised scrap. Can't wait for the rematch. Under Scrutiny by the Right-On Thought Police
graveyard johnny Posted April 28 Posted April 28 whats happened to all the mexican and south american boxers that used to rule the boxing scene back in the day? I know Bono and he knows Ono and she knows Enos phone goes thus
Gerrumonside ref Posted April 28 Posted April 28 22 minutes ago, graveyard johnny said: whats happened to all the mexican and south american boxers that used to rule the boxing scene back in the day? I think they’d argue they’re still around but the spotlight is firmly on the heavyweight scene and there’s a big focus on the European based boxers and promoters by Riyadh.
DavidM Posted April 28 Posted April 28 12 hours ago, Gerrumonside ref said: Dubois gets his rematch vs Usyk at Wembley on July 19th. Had no real interest in Benn Eubank tbh but this one really peaked my interest and I’ll be tuning in 1
17 stone giant Posted April 28 Posted April 28 Was happy to listen to Eubank vs Benn on the radio. Really enjoyed it. Great 90's nostalgia too.
Futtocks Posted April 29 Posted April 29 22 hours ago, Gerrumonside ref said: I think they’d argue they’re still around but the spotlight is firmly on the heavyweight scene and there’s a big focus on the European based boxers and promoters by Riyadh. The heaviest current South/Central American World Champion is a Cruiserweight (Gilberto Ramírez), so not that far down the scale either. 1 Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Future is League Posted June 8 Posted June 8 Oleksander Usyk makes an offer to someone. Will he or wont he? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/articles/c4gej271x22o
Derwent Posted June 9 Posted June 9 Justis Huni blew his chance of a world title shot after getting caught by a lucky shot from Fabio Wardley. Was completely dominant, miles ahead on every judge's card and just got caught with one. Speaking of Huni, one of his past opponents is Paul Gallen who has a fight next month against Sonny Bill Williams and has some interesting comments about the fight and SBW as a person on James Graham's podcast this week. I’m not prejudiced, I hate everybody equally
Gerrumonside ref Posted June 9 Posted June 9 (edited) 1 hour ago, Derwent said: Justis Huni blew his chance of a world title shot after getting caught by a lucky shot from Fabio Wardley. Was completely dominant, miles ahead on every judge's card and just got caught with one. Speaking of Huni, one of his past opponents is Paul Gallen who has a fight next month against Sonny Bill Williams and has some interesting comments about the fight and SBW as a person on James Graham's podcast this week. I was very impressed with Justis Huni who completely outboxed Wardley in a stadium fight in Wardley’s home town. Agree that he walked onto a heavy punch and in the heavyweight division that can happen, but even Wardley’s home crowd stayed to loudly applaud Huni. I think Hearn and Warren will have noticed that and Huni will get the chance to regroup and come again for another run at a world title. He has the tools and just a bit of naivety led him to continue coming forward towards the end of a fight that was already won on points. He’ll know what to do next time. Edited June 9 by Gerrumonside ref
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