Boxing thread?

[Rocksuperstar]

Sam Eggington and Frampton are both fighting, not against each other though.

Vargas is fighting Broner.

Frampton was the other one I was trying to remember, ta.

Funny watching Khan again, regardless of how unknown this Canadian/Italian appears to be, the "off" button in Khan's chin makes me think anyone's got a chance against him, as long as they land one shot. That's why Khan fights are so entertaining now - when he was top billing no-one could lay a glove on him and that speed was amazing, until someone did and now we know. Someone is getting ktfo. This fight is never going to go the distance.

 

[teok]

 

[Donki]

Lol sat down to watch the Khan fight, literally poured my beer and wet to take a sip and it's over lol. Lo Greko looked like he was gonna burst into tears .

 

[NickHSpurs]

Anyone watching Haye fight this weekend? It's interesting how different his approach is to this fight, not seen him mouthing off much at all in the build up to this one. Not sure if he's more focused or learned his lesson from last time, either way it will be interesting if his body holds up.

 

[dontcallme]

Anyone watching Haye fight this weekend? It's interesting how different his approach is to this fight, not seen him mouthing off much at all in the build up to this one. Not sure if he's more focused or learned his lesson from last time, either way it will be interesting if his body holds up.

Will likely watch onYoutube the following day.

Haye looked very silly being OTT confident then losing. My guess is there is a mixture of him being uncertain and not wanting to make the same mistake again.

 

[SugarRay]

It’s a farce of a fight, certainly for a so called big fight. Neither have any business discussing elite heavyweight boxing and it’s just a retirement fund bump up for both.

Haye used to be world class, but he’s shot to pieces. Even still, the only reason he lost that first fight was injury.
Bellew has never been world class. He’s overachieved and has been given some fantastic opportunities.

Still, it puts boxing in the spotlight a bit, which is always a bonus imo.

I’m more interested in Joyce v Thomas.

 

[riggi]

??

 

[NickHSpurs]

Watch the above first, then this

 

[Gbspurs]

Haye is useless

 

[ajspurs]

Haye looks heavy, lumbering and old to be honest.

 

[Cavehillspur]

Don't think it's gonna go to 11 like that last fight incredible lol

 

[haxman]

Sad to see this, Haye is a shadow of the fighter he was.

 

[LSUY]

Time for Haye to hang up the gloves.

 

[ajspurs]

Disappointing. I guess for people who just love boxing, it may be different, but so many times I watch these hyped up fights and once they're done I just think thank fuck I didn't pay for that, let alone make the effort to actually go and watch it live.

 

[muppetman]

Disappointing. I guess for people who just love boxing, it may be different, but so many times I watch these hyped up fights and once they're done I just think thank fuck I didn't pay for that, let alone make the effort to actually go and watch it live.

It was pretty poor, Haye just not physically up to it tonight - as you say, glad I didn't spend a fortune to watch it

 

[ajspurs]

It was pretty poor, Haye just not physically up to it tonight - as you say, glad I didn't spend a fortune to watch it

Yeah that was the biggest shame. It again got to that stage where you could see that it was just a matter of time until Haye went down and in terms of a contest it was quite disappointing.

 

[Mullers]

Haye looked like a cross between Chris EU bank Jr and Audley Harrison in there. While Bellew looked like Clubber Lang in the first fight with Rocky.

In the build up Bellew won the mental war easy. Haye should call it day now, he was a pretty good British boxer and nothing more.

 

[Spurrific]

Haye looked like a cross between Chris EU bank Jr and Audley Harrison in there. While Bellew looked like Clubber Lang in the first fight with Rocky.

In the build up Bellew won the mental war easy. Haye should call it day now, he was a pretty good British boxer and nothing more.

Never shone at Heavyweight for me. Cruiserweight he was great, but since he stepped up who has he beat - noticeably Harrison, Valuev and Chisora... hardly an illustrious record.

 

[Mullers]

Never shone at Heavyweight for me. Cruiserweight he was great, but since he stepped up who has he beat - noticeably Harrison, Valuev and Chisora... hardly an illustrious record.

He really didn't fight anyone special at Cruiserweight either, Glen Kelly 3 years after he got whipped by Roy Jones Jr, Jean Marc Mormeck
I've only heard of Virgil Hill out of the opponents Mormeck has beaten and then lastly Enzo Maccarinelli.

He had just one fight at heavyweight against Barrett before fighting Valuev. The truth is Haye is a much better talker and promoter than he is a fighter, that's how he managed to get his world title shots in the first place .

 

[SugarRay]

Haye looked like a cross between Chris EU bank Jr and Audley Harrison in there. While Bellew looked like Clubber Lang in the first fight with Rocky.

In the build up Bellew won the mental war easy. Haye should call it day now, he was a pretty good British boxer and nothing more.

Pretty good British boxer? That’s Bellew.

Haye in his prime was a British great, a bonafide unified genuine world champion and truly world class cruiser.
He was violent, ruthless and exciting who would fight anyone.
His career at heavyweight was a cash grab to a degree, but he was an exciting addition at the time he moved up, and beating Valuev and then pounding Ruiz, who hadn’t been outclassed for years, are two very good results.

The last time David Haye was seen in a boxing ring was against Chisora. He’s been washed up and finished for years. He was embarassing last night, timing completely gone, footwork was terrible, no leverage, no reflexes, just washed up. Happens all the time in boxing, the sport is littered with fighters who went on far too long.

The whole Bellew/comeback thing was a charade from start to finish and all about money. Matchroom and Tony both in on it, created the storyline and then sold it well. Fair play to all of them, but it had nothing to do with top level boxing and especially top level heavyweight boxing.

The fact Bellew called out a retired light heavyweight with zero power says it all