The **BOXING** thread Vol 2
Discussion
Whyte has dirt on AJ that would ruin his carefully created media image. AJ knows it too so whenever Whyte calls him a "scumbag" and so on AJ looks the other way or never takes him to task for it.
Whyte is holding back on something big time.
All he has to do is say "I know what you did Femi, I am gonna tell everyone" when they are clinching and Joshua's gameplan goes out of the window.
Whyte is holding back on something big time.
All he has to do is say "I know what you did Femi, I am gonna tell everyone" when they are clinching and Joshua's gameplan goes out of the window.
Schermerhorn said:
Whyte has dirt on AJ that would ruin his carefully created media image. AJ knows it too so whenever Whyte calls him a "scumbag" and so on AJ looks the other way or never takes him to task for it.
Whyte is holding back on something big time.
All he has to do is say "I know what you did Femi, I am gonna tell everyone" when they are clinching and Joshua's gameplan goes out of the window.
What else could it be apart from being a drug dealer and serving time. That's already way out there. Whyte is holding back on something big time.
All he has to do is say "I know what you did Femi, I am gonna tell everyone" when they are clinching and Joshua's gameplan goes out of the window.
272BHP said:
Boxing is getting huge right now isn't it?
A few years ago I had a real fear that the sport was being marginalised on TV. Now though, wow. Practically every week there are enticing fights on the telly and who would have thought that someone would have the brass balls to ask PPV for 2 emerging British heavyweights!
Ok I'm going to bite on this. I was fortunate enough to be in high single figures/low double figures age at the end of the eighties. It was an amazing time. I'd regularly go to bed and not dare to look at boxing results till I'd watched the mike Tyson fight which was replayed on itv in the morning. A few years ago I had a real fear that the sport was being marginalised on TV. Now though, wow. Practically every week there are enticing fights on the telly and who would have thought that someone would have the brass balls to ask PPV for 2 emerging British heavyweights!
I can remember listening to mike Tyson vs frank Bruno as a kid on my radio on the window sill with the window open, while it was snowing to get reception!
Tyson fought nearly every month back around 86/87.
Then there was the super middleweights. Going to pub as a kid with eubank vs benn with a massive crowd. Just amazing
I'm not sure boxing will ever go back there! And that wasn't even classed as the golden era!!!!
m4tti said:
Schermerhorn said:
Whyte has dirt on AJ that would ruin his carefully created media image. AJ knows it too so whenever Whyte calls him a "scumbag" and so on AJ looks the other way or never takes him to task for it.
Whyte is holding back on something big time.
All he has to do is say "I know what you did Femi, I am gonna tell everyone" when they are clinching and Joshua's gameplan goes out of the window.
What else could it be apart from being a drug dealer and serving time. That's already way out there. Whyte is holding back on something big time.
All he has to do is say "I know what you did Femi, I am gonna tell everyone" when they are clinching and Joshua's gameplan goes out of the window.
Age of person?
Gender of person?
What could have happened to said person under the influence of drugs?
Did anyone take advantage etc?
If someone repeatedly calls you a scumbag and you dont take them to task over it you are doing so for a good reason.
m4tti said:
272BHP said:
Boxing is getting huge right now isn't it?
A few years ago I had a real fear that the sport was being marginalised on TV. Now though, wow. Practically every week there are enticing fights on the telly and who would have thought that someone would have the brass balls to ask PPV for 2 emerging British heavyweights!
Ok I'm going to bite on this. I was fortunate enough to be in high single figures/low double figures age at the end of the eighties. It was an amazing time. I'd regularly go to bed and not dare to look at boxing results till I'd watched the mike Tyson fight which was replayed on itv in the morning. A few years ago I had a real fear that the sport was being marginalised on TV. Now though, wow. Practically every week there are enticing fights on the telly and who would have thought that someone would have the brass balls to ask PPV for 2 emerging British heavyweights!
I can remember listening to mike Tyson vs frank Bruno as a kid on my radio on the window sill with the window open, while it was snowing to get reception!
Tyson fought nearly every month back around 86/87.
Then there was the super middleweights. Going to pub as a kid with eubank vs benn with a massive crowd. Just amazing
I'm not sure boxing will ever go back there! And that wasn't even classed as the golden era!!!!
But it has definitely picked up from a few years ago. TV was marginalising Boxing and it was also being pressured by UFC as a live spectacle. Maybe its because we as a country have so many top class fighters now, we have champions and contenders at nearly every weight and rarely a month goes by without a British fighter being involved in a World Title fight.
272BHP said:
I guess I didn't make myself clear. I am not suggesting boxing has gone back to those halcyon days when everyone went to the pub to watch the Eubank/Benn/Bruno fights. I was there too and I remember them fondly.
But it has definitely picked up from a few years ago. TV was marginalising Boxing and it was also being pressured by UFC as a live spectacle. Maybe its because we as a country have so many top class fighters now, we have champions and contenders at nearly every weight and rarely a month goes by without a British fighter being involved in a World Title fight.
Ahh I get what your saying now.. And "halcyon" is a great term in the context of that era, the likes of which I doubt we'll ever see again!But it has definitely picked up from a few years ago. TV was marginalising Boxing and it was also being pressured by UFC as a live spectacle. Maybe its because we as a country have so many top class fighters now, we have champions and contenders at nearly every weight and rarely a month goes by without a British fighter being involved in a World Title fight.
I guess it depends on whether you are considering things from a UK or a global perspective. In terms of the UK, I really do think it's as good as it has ever been. By pretty much any measure, the sport over here is doing brilliantly; we've got more world champions than we've ever had in the era of multiple belts, and we've got a whole bunch of the best coaches around as well; Gallagher, the Ingles, Booth, McCracken, McGuigan, Tibbs, Tony Borg...and I wouldn't put it beyond Peter Fury to be in that bracket within the next 12 months either. We're also regularly putting on the biggest boxing events in the world (as a certain Sky pundit has been known to remind us), and whilst TV audience numbers have yet to reach the peaks seen with Benn-Eubank on terrestrial TV, the continual support from Sky Sports plus a growing number of PPV events and the launch of a dedicated boxing subscription channel shows the demand is there and is strong. Not only that; one of the biggest steps forward has been in the amateur game. Before the start of this century for decades we'd done very little in the Olympics other than picking up the odd bronze medal...we now expect to win multiple medals at every games, both men and women! Take a step back and it's hard to argue that boxing has ever been in better shape in the UK than it is now...
From a global perspective things are maybe less clear cut, although I think it needs to be recognised that may actually be a pretty US-centric viewpoint. Pro boxing still seems as popular as ever in Latin America and, compared to most of the 20th century (when the majority of the 'golden eras' occurred), now has the added (significantly greater) depth of the participation of fighters from the ex-Soviet bloc countries.
Personally, I feel the US will always be massively important to boxing and the sport being strong in the US can only be of benefit to the sport globally...but I do recognise that a lot of the commentary around the health of the sport - in particular, the consideration from an historical perspective - is generally delivered with an American accent, and that means it might not be an especially balanced viewpoint...
From a global perspective things are maybe less clear cut, although I think it needs to be recognised that may actually be a pretty US-centric viewpoint. Pro boxing still seems as popular as ever in Latin America and, compared to most of the 20th century (when the majority of the 'golden eras' occurred), now has the added (significantly greater) depth of the participation of fighters from the ex-Soviet bloc countries.
Personally, I feel the US will always be massively important to boxing and the sport being strong in the US can only be of benefit to the sport globally...but I do recognise that a lot of the commentary around the health of the sport - in particular, the consideration from an historical perspective - is generally delivered with an American accent, and that means it might not be an especially balanced viewpoint...
Edited by Yiliterate on Saturday 5th December 12:42
Sky's contrived confrontation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ANoaTkKSro
Looking forward to the fight.
Looking forward to the fight.
La Liga said:
Sky's contrived confrontation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ANoaTkKSro
Looking forward to the fight.
Just watched that - a real simmering tension with Joshua. You can see how hard he was trying not to bite.Looking forward to the fight.
I personally think Joshua is a smart boxer and whyte will punch himself out in three rounds whilst Joshua bides his time
What do people make of all this Benn vs eubank 3. Would they still have pro boxing licences. Who would sanction it, or would it be classed as a demonstration.
Benn does look quite handy still. I reckon he'd walk through someone like De gale even now.
http://youtu.be/HgTU-OmY-rk
Benn does look quite handy still. I reckon he'd walk through someone like De gale even now.
http://youtu.be/HgTU-OmY-rk
Edited by m4tti on Sunday 6th December 17:43
daniel jacobs!!!......with a finish like that he's right in the mix with golovkin, canelo, andy lee and friends. great stoppage but i've got to be honest...i didn't see that happening in the first round.super classy from both guys at the end but i'm glad jacobs won. his story is superb...cancer survivor and lovely fella with atom bombs in both hands and apart from the loss to pirog (no shame there!) his record is phenominal.
lord trumpton said:
La Liga said:
Sky's contrived confrontation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ANoaTkKSro
Looking forward to the fight.
Just watched that - a real simmering tension with Joshua. You can see how hard he was trying not to bite.Looking forward to the fight.
I personally think Joshua is a smart boxer and whyte will punch himself out in three rounds whilst Joshua bides his time
I do think there is some history in the background on these two that neither want people to know. I think AJ will win but Whyte will certainly give him a contest.
Challo said:
I tried to watch it on Sky and had to turn it off after 10mins. Akward viewing and rather than answer questions they spent all the time slagging each other off and trying to call each other out for a fight in the street.
I do think there is some history in the background on these two that neither want people to know. I think AJ will win but Whyte will certainly give him a contest.
have you watched eubank-o'sullivan gloves are off??? eubank fI do think there is some history in the background on these two that neither want people to know. I think AJ will win but Whyte will certainly give him a contest.
king owned him!! made spike look like a total idiot. i'm not into twitter but apparently o'sullivan has been tweeting some nasty stuff about eubank and his family for some time now. Gassing Station | Sports | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff