The **BOXING** thread (Vol 3)

[Lee Jones Jnr]

Pugaris said:

It hasn't been announced because Canelo is fighting his mandatory first. Can't think of a time a boxer has had 2 confirmed fights yet to be fought.

It happens all the time, though not as often at the very top level

[fridaypassion]

MonkeyBusiness said:

Anyone listen to the boxing podcasts from Mike Costello and Steve Bunce?

I set off on a long hike today and downloaded a few. The interview with Kellie Maloney is a must listen. Really interesting and very funny stories along the way.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p095ryn7

Yes every Tuesday. I've mentioned it before on this post but the greatest fight series they did during lockdown last year was truly special. If you have even a passing interest in boxing I would urge you to seek it out on the iplayer. In those really odd months of the April /May lockdown it was very welcome entertainment and a totally unique series that would never have been possible without the unique situation of the lockdown. Totally gripping with amazing guests it's a truly remarkable series of I think ten episodes.

[AmirGSXR]

Can anyone recommend a good skipping mat to place on a concrete surface?

There are a lot of mats on Amazon but they are thin and seem expensive for what the are.

[Pugaris]

Lee Jones Jnr said:

It happens all the time, though not as often at the very top level

Yeah I meant belt holders really. Obviously impossible to confirm 2 title fights in a row with different fighters because if you lose the first it's either a rematch or you're no longer champion and that second fight is no longer in the interests of the other fighter.

[Amirhussain]

[tuscaneer]

with andrade now fighting williams we have a unification between ibf and wba holders...



looks like golovkin is going to japan to fight ryoto murata in the spring.... good fight that .. murata only lost on split decision to n'jikam and brant but reversed both of those in immediate rematches... i think the first loss to n'jikam was a robbery and he stopped brant in their rematch...

[Amirhussain]

A good read into Daniel Kinahan. Corruption/crime/the mob have always existed in boxing and always will but bloody hell. Perhaps the wrong word, but the ugly side of boxing, the corruption & the criminals has always fascinated me.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/1y3kadznaf/the-su...

[272BHP]

Wow. Never seen a fighter look so out of sorts like Warrington tonight.

Credit to Lara, especially as soon as Josh had hit the deck for the last time Lara looked at his corner and told them to come in and assist the fallen fighter.

[dangerousB]

Credit to Lara, but WTF was wrong with Warrington tonight?

[Lee Jones Jnr]

Should have been stopped in 4. Bad refereeing.

[EddieSteadyGo]

Lee Jones Jnr said:

Should have been stopped in 4. Bad refereeing.

Agree. Warrington took some horrible shots. Hope no long term damage.

[Pugaris]

Very happy with that result. Developed a real dislike for Warrington after he robbed Ghalahad and then froze him out, only to lose the belt out of the ring anyway.

[MonkeyBusiness]

Pugaris said:

Very happy with that result. Developed a real dislike for Warrington after he robbed Ghalahad and then froze him out, only to lose the belt out of the ring anyway.

Warrington and his Dad are boxing charvas relying on the Leeds football thugs for support.

After his behaviour in the build ups to the Barry and the Selby fights last night's result raised a smile.

[biggbn]

MonkeyBusiness said:

Pugaris said:

Very happy with that result. Developed a real dislike for Warrington after he robbed Ghalahad and then froze him out, only to lose the belt out of the ring anyway.

Warrington and his Dad are boxing charvas relying on the Leeds football thugs for support.

After his behaviour in the build ups to the Barry and the Selby fights last night's result raised a smile.

Liked him as a fighter, had a tremendous work ethic, huge workrate and better skills than many credited him with. I would think his style needs constant training and activity and the long layoff allowed him to get uncharacteristically out of shape and he has paid the price.

[Lee Jones Jnr]

I don’t like or dislike Warrington and generally speaking I find it difficult to care about tiny little boxers.
I do dislike Galahad, combination of drugs and personality, though I still thought vacating the IBF was a strange move.
I imagine is 50/50 now if we even see Warrington again.

[EddieSteadyGo]

Lee Jones Jnr said:

I imagine is 50/50 now if we even see Warrington again.

I think you could be right - in round 4 there was a couple of times before the knockdown when Warrington was tilting his head side to side, for no obvious reason. I've seen that happen a few times before with boxers, when it later became clear they had experienced damage to their brain.

I know the commentators were saying he didn't have a problem with the weight, but I wonder if he experienced significant dehydration before the weigh-in as that can make the brain much more susceptible to punches.

[Lee Jones Jnr]

EddieSteadyGo said:

I think you could be right - in round 4 there was a couple of times before the knockdown when Warrington was tilting his head side to side, for no obvious reason. I've seen that happen a few times before with boxers, when it later became clear they had experienced damage to their brain.

I know the commentators were saying he didn't have a problem with the weight, but I wonder if he experienced significant dehydration before the weigh-in as that can make the brain much more susceptible to punches.

You CAN box again after bleeds on the brain.
Of course there’s ben no suggestion that Warrington has suffered anything like that yet, but it was quite a comprehensive kicking and from a man brought in to keep him busy. I believe he has done okay out of boxing and with the top of the division now as far away as it’s ever been and a young family to think about, he may just not want it anymore.

[EddieSteadyGo]

Lee Jones Jnr said:

I do dislike Galahad, combination of drugs and personality....

And this is another good point. Pretty sure it was Galahad in the car sniggering with BJS when they were abusing that random member of the public for a "laugh"?

[robsco]

On another note from the weekend, Martinez was robbed against Barrett. He totally dominated the fight, dreadful scoring.

[tuscaneer]

found a great colourized film of sam langford versus bill lang... it's amazing to me how different it looks from the black and white version i'm used to...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkylB57n2ms

crazy when you think that fight was 110 years ago....