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Can't see Mayweather fighting Khan this year. Can't see him taking on GGG either.
Fun to speculate what may happen though, seeing that all the players are saying they are open to fighting each other clearly no serious talks have taken place yet just a bit of sounding out and putting it out there for the benefit of the promoters and media.
I would like to see Khan and Brook both get through their May 2015 fights and then have a big domestic Showdown before the end of the year. Mayweather watches on and fights the winner, makes Khan more interesting if he wins as Mayweather gets chance to unify the division and then hang his gloves up presumably on 50-0 by this point. If Brook wins it makes him more viable as Mayweather's opponent as any big domestic fight between Khan and Brook will increase international exposure for both which Brook needs more, he hangs onto his title and it makes him more 'box office' for a Vegas fight.
So Mayweather's September fight is who then? I'd go for Garcia at the moment, decent profile in the USA and for him longer term the Welterweight Division probably has bigger fights than Light Welter. Is just a case of whether his camp are confident that he can fill out well enough at the weight.
Fun to speculate what may happen though, seeing that all the players are saying they are open to fighting each other clearly no serious talks have taken place yet just a bit of sounding out and putting it out there for the benefit of the promoters and media.
I would like to see Khan and Brook both get through their May 2015 fights and then have a big domestic Showdown before the end of the year. Mayweather watches on and fights the winner, makes Khan more interesting if he wins as Mayweather gets chance to unify the division and then hang his gloves up presumably on 50-0 by this point. If Brook wins it makes him more viable as Mayweather's opponent as any big domestic fight between Khan and Brook will increase international exposure for both which Brook needs more, he hangs onto his title and it makes him more 'box office' for a Vegas fight.
So Mayweather's September fight is who then? I'd go for Garcia at the moment, decent profile in the USA and for him longer term the Welterweight Division probably has bigger fights than Light Welter. Is just a case of whether his camp are confident that he can fill out well enough at the weight.
Apparently the WBA have decided to strip Carl Froch of his 'regular' World title due to his inactivity.
At the same time, the WBA also announced the No.1 contender and mandatory challenger to Andre Ward's 'super' World title...none other than former WBA 'regular' champion Carl Froch!
Go figure...
At the same time, the WBA also announced the No.1 contender and mandatory challenger to Andre Ward's 'super' World title...none other than former WBA 'regular' champion Carl Froch!
Go figure...
Yiliterate said:
Apparently the WBA have decided to strip Carl Froch of his 'regular' World title due to his inactivity.
At the same time, the WBA also announced the No.1 contender and mandatory challenger to Andre Ward's 'super' World title...none other than former WBA 'regular' champion Carl Froch!
Go figure...
Is that the same Carl Froch who fought in front of 80,000 people at Wembley At the same time, the WBA also announced the No.1 contender and mandatory challenger to Andre Ward's 'super' World title...none other than former WBA 'regular' champion Carl Froch!
Go figure...
oh f
king hell......i've gone and done it again.............
i've gone and bought a signed letter from philadelphia jack o'brien from 1928.......fking awesome piece. oh, and a menu from jack dempsey's restaurant in new york signed by the great man himself back in the 60's.....bit of a wait as they're coming from the states but pictures to follow
king hell......i've gone and done it again.............i've gone and bought a signed letter from philadelphia jack o'brien from 1928.......f
king awesome piece. oh, and a menu from jack dempsey's restaurant in new york signed by the great man himself back in the 60's.....bit of a wait as they're coming from the states but pictures to follow
Great night of boxing that.....
I think chudinov deserved the win there again Sturm....definately the right man won.
I don't care what the ref says....Ricky burns won that fight.
Great scalp for Mcdonell!!!!
Fight of the night had to be canelo versus Kirkland......fk me that was like hagler hearns!!!!
That finishing shot, oh my god when Kirkland went down I thought canelo had killed him
I think chudinov deserved the win there again Sturm....definately the right man won.
I don't care what the ref says....Ricky burns won that fight.
Great scalp for Mcdonell!!!!
Fight of the night had to be canelo versus Kirkland......f
k me that was like hagler hearns!!!!That finishing shot, oh my god when Kirkland went down I thought canelo had killed him
tuscaneer said:
Great night of boxing that.....
Had people round last night so just making my way through the 14 or so hours sitting on the Sky+ now! Just done the Frank Warren Wembley show. Very entertaining slugfest between Buglioni and Markham; neither could be mistaken for Mayweather but a gutsy tear-up nonetheless. Also on the card was a kid (and I do mean kid!) in his second pro fight. When I first heard about him, I thought he might be a bit of a joke but actually looked like he could be a real prospect, which was a surprise given he's only 18 years old without any amateur background of which to speak. A small chance he could just be going places so might be worth remembering this name......Boy Jones Junior!!!
tuscaneer said:
I don't care what the ref says....Ricky burns won that fight.
Great scalp for Mcdonell!!!!
Fight of the night had to be canelo versus Kirkland......fk me that was like hagler hearns!!!!
That finishing shot, oh my god when Kirkland went down I thought canelo had killed him
Have to say, I thought the performances of the two British fighters out in Texas were both outstanding and in slightly different ways, I was delighted for both.Great scalp for Mcdonell!!!!
Fight of the night had to be canelo versus Kirkland......f
k me that was like hagler hearns!!!!That finishing shot, oh my god when Kirkland went down I thought canelo had killed him
I think Jamie McDonnell firmly established himself as a major player in the division against a fighter being groomed for stardom in his (adopted) back yard. Not only that; until now I've always felt it was his engine and workrate that got him to where he was; in Saturday's fight, there was a quality to his performance I hadn't noticed previously.
There was something in Ricky Burns' display on Saturday too that I don't think I've seen from him since he's been at world level - spite. He's always looked an accomplished boxer and undoubtedly is as brave as they come, but on Saturday there was a genuine nastiness about his performance; looking to ram his head into Figueroa's face any time he was up close, clinching, rabbit punching, shots straying low, hitting on the break, the lot. In a way, it felt like he actually didn't really care what the outcome of the fight was; that the important thing was for him to make a statement - that he was still a force in the sport and anyone seeing him as a soft touch to get an ex-world champion's scalp on their CV had better bl
dy well think twice! Also, it felt like there was some exorcising of a few demons gathered over the last couple of years - both inside and especially outside of the ring - going on. To be honest, the way he fought, I have a sneaking suspicion that though his opponent was officially Omar Figueroa, for twelve rounds all Ricky Burns could see stood in front of him was Frank Warren! 
Finally, I know there are some photoshop whizzes on this site...is there any way you can superimpose Pacquiao and Mayweather's faces onto those of Canelo and James Kirkland?!?! Worth $100/£20 of anyone's money...!
Edited by Yiliterate on Monday 11th May 10:06
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