The **BOXING** thread (Vol 4)

[Bright Halo]

Just watched it as I nodded off last night!
What a tear up that was.
I think a draw was the right result and it also means we get to see them go at it again.
Really not sure who is favourite for the re match?

[tuscaneer]

Looks like Zhang v wilder has been added to the bivol beterbiev card in Saudi June 1st!!!!.. tbc very shortly

[Purso]

How many rounds would Wardley have to have won other than the point deduction and the knock down round out of the remaining 10 to get to the 115-113 score cards. Sorry my dyslexic brain cant compute this.

[juliussneezer]

tuscaneer said:

Looks like Zhang v wilder has been added to the bivol beterbiev card in Saudi June 1st!!!!.. tbc very shortly

Last chance saloon for Wilder.

[fridaypassion]

Not sure Wilder is fussed really although he won't have Parker's movement to worry about.

[Pugaris]

Purso said:

How many rounds would Wardley have to have won other than the point deduction and the knock down round out of the remaining 10 to get to the 115-113 score cards. Sorry my dyslexic brain cant compute this.

Since Wardley wasn't knocked down nor had any points deducted, it's simple maths. Not sure if he was the 115 or the 113 but the former is him scoring 10 points in 7 rounds and the latter in 5. Some of those rounds could have been draws - I think that's the only way 115-113 to Wardley is possible.

[Purso]

Thanks, was trying to get to the score card that had Wardley losing by that margin.

[biggbn]

fridaypassion said:

Not sure Wilder is fussed really although he won't have Parker's movement to worry about.

Fair play to both fighters, they could earn a load fighting easy fights and getting highkight reel knockouts, but both chose Parker, now each other.

[biggbn]

Chisora says AJ fights winner of Dubois v Hergovic. Hope its Dubois, but big ask. Hergovic likely jabs and grabs his way to the win.

[juliussneezer]

biggbn said:

Chisora says AJ fights winner of Dubois v Hergovic. Hope its Dubois, but big ask. Hergovic likely jabs and grabs his way to the win.

Not sure the Saudis will be interested in funding that fight.

[biggbn]

juliussneezer said:

biggbn said:

Chisora says AJ fights winner of Dubois v Hergovic. Hope its Dubois, but big ask. Hergovic likely jabs and grabs his way to the win.

Not sure the Saudis will be interested in funding that fight.

Saudis would pay AJ to fight a wardrobe

[Unreal]

They may have spare cash when Fury cries off again.

[biggbn]

Documentary on Prime, The Camden Buzzsaw about Dwight Muhammad Qawi, the documentary is typical American ESPN but the fight footage!!! Wow, his first fight with Holyfield was an absolute war. Worth a watch for this alone.

[biggbn]

On the back of my last post re Dwight Muhammad Qawi, I wondered, and this will have been done to death, what are you guys top 5 'fans' fights? And I mean for whatever reasons, not neccessarily for tear up reasons...I think I'm a simple soul and like a barnburner so today's candidates might be...

Any one of the Ward Gatti trilogy, insert your preference here.
Ibeabuchi v Tua
Holyfield v Qawi 1
Castillo v Corales 1
Ali v Frazier 3

[tuscaneer]

Go back and find the middleweight trilogy between rocky graziano and Tony zale.... Oh my god. .

[biggbn]

tuscaneer said:

Go back and find the middleweight trilogy between rocky graziano and Tony zale.... Oh my god. .

Yup, incredible fights!! There are so many, any top 5 will change daily, post was more to stimulate some conversation. I can remember Denis Andries v Jeff Harding being a war, more than once? Fenech was in some incredible fights also. Pryor v Arguello incredible.

[jazzybees]

Nigel Benn vs Gerald McClellan.
Errol Christie vs Mark Kaylor.
Marvin Hagler vs Tommy Hearns.
Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder. 2 and 3.
Muhammad Ali vs George Foreman.
Bonus,
Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick

Edited by jazzybees on Thursday 11th April 22:14

[juliussneezer]

jazzybees said:

.Errol Christie vs Mark Kaylor.

I was at that supporting Christie. What a night, what a fight.

[Pugaris]

biggbn said:

On the back of my last post re Dwight Muhammad Qawi, I wondered, and this will have been done to death, what are you guys top 5 'fans' fights? And I mean for whatever reasons, not neccessarily for tear up reasons...I think I'm a simple soul and like a barnburner so today's candidates might be...

Any one of the Ward Gatti trilogy, insert your preference here.
Ibeabuchi v Tua
Holyfield v Qawi 1
Castillo v Corales 1
Ali v Frazier 3

Ibeauchi vs Tua is my all-time favourite tear-up. Deserves the hype Hagler-Hearns gets, much better fight. Could easily pick all of yours, but I'll try for 5 different ones

I really love Leonard vs Hearns 2 (the 1st is more famous and brutal, but 2 is my fave) it's a fantastic display of boxing ability from both, and a really hard fight to score - can give it almost any way in most rounds.

Benn vs McClellan - obviously horrible how this ended up, but it's the all-time war, 10 rounds of pure violence.

Pacquiao vs Marquez 4 - but much like your Ward vs Gatti pick, you can have any of their fights here

Rumble in the Jungle - just the lore around this fight alone, really, makes it the greatest fight ever. Ali, Bombaye!

Morales vs. Barrera I - just incredible action from start to finish. 2 true warriors


Honourable mentions:

Jose Zepeda vs. Ivan Baranchyk - just fking mental this one
Joshua vs Klitschko
Foreman vs Lyle
Holyfield vs Bowe 3
Chavez vs Taylor
Cheeseman vs Metcalfe

[DocJock]

More recently, the first Inoue v Donaire was a great fight.