The **BOXING** thread Vol 2
Discussion
PurpleAki said:
Joshua a middleweight now is he?
He always has been...Klitschko too. Don't tell me you didn't know that!
It's just everyone in boxing knows heavyweights contests are a bigger attraction so they 'presented' themselves accordingly. No mystery behind that; you can acquire their 'physiques' quite easily from eBay...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mens-Padded-Muscle-Top-A...
In fact, when Eddie Heard saw the PPV numbers, he said it was the best £31.90 he'd ever spent...!
Edited by Yiliterate on Tuesday 16th May 11:58
tuscaneer said:
No....parker versus dillian whyte london o2 apparently...
Whyte has just pulled out of his scheduled fight with Mariusz Wach with a foot injury...http://www.worldboxingnews.net/2017/05/16/news/dil...
Edited by Yiliterate on Tuesday 16th May 12:16
Yiliterate said:
tuscaneer said:
No....parker versus dillian whyte london o2 apparently...
Whyte has just pulled out of his scheduled fight with Mariusz Wach with a foot injury...http://www.worldboxingnews.net/2017/05/16/news/dil...
Edited by Yiliterate on Tuesday 16th May 12:16
hyphen said:
Ha ha. Nice to see.Billy doesn't look in great shape, I hope he gets on it now and spends the next 6 weeks really putting the effort in because this guy is a properly dangerous puncher and Billy won't have long periods in this fight to rest on his skills.
FredClogs said:
Yiliterate said:
tuscaneer said:
No....parker versus dillian whyte london o2 apparently...
Whyte has just pulled out of his scheduled fight with Mariusz Wach with a foot injury...http://www.worldboxingnews.net/2017/05/16/news/dil...
Edited by Yiliterate on Tuesday 16th May 12:16
JLC25 said:
Does anyone have any idea how Matchroom have got Smith a World title shot?!? Lost to every world level opponents he's faced, last 3 fights all wins against journeymen in 6 rounders!
Well, come a week on Saturday, Tyrone Zeuge will no longer be the WBA Super-Middleweight world champion; he'll be the WBA Super-Middleweight 'regular' world champion with either George Groves or Fedor Chudinov holding the higher-ranking WBA Super-Middleweight 'super' world title (don't ask...!). So Smith will only be fighting for 'a version' of the title, not the main thing.I think the plan is that the holders of the 'super' and 'regular' titles will then fight in a WBA unification match. So presumably Zeuge wants to stay busy in the meantime, and Smith represents a relatively low-risk fight but still has a modicum of credibility in Germany, having taken Arthur Abraham the distance twice for the WBO belt (including running him close first time out).
Edited by Yiliterate on Tuesday 16th May 14:22
Yiliterate said:
Well, come a week on Saturday, Tyrone Zeuge will no longer be the WBA Super-Middleweight world champion; he'll be the WBA Super-Middleweight 'regular' world champion with either George Groves or Fedor Chudinov holding the higher-ranking WBA Super-Middleweight 'super' world title (don't ask...!). So Smith will only be fighting for 'a version' of the title, not the main thing.
I think the plan is that the holders of the 'super' and 'regular' titles will then fight in a WBA unification match. So presumably Zeuge wants to stay busy in the meantime, and Smith represents a relatively low-risk fight but still has a modicum of credibility in Germany, having taken Arthur Abraham the distance twice for the WBO belt (including running him close first time out).
As far as I'm aware, Super Champion means you can avoid mandatory fights so I'm not sure they can force a super vs regular fight (or 18 months mandatory wait time). In the mean time, they'll make up belts and let anyone fight anyone for a "world" title as long as you pay sanctioning fees. Great times for boxing I think the plan is that the holders of the 'super' and 'regular' titles will then fight in a WBA unification match. So presumably Zeuge wants to stay busy in the meantime, and Smith represents a relatively low-risk fight but still has a modicum of credibility in Germany, having taken Arthur Abraham the distance twice for the WBO belt (including running him close first time out).
Edited by Yiliterate on Tuesday 16th May 14:22
JLC25 said:
Yiliterate said:
Well, come a week on Saturday, Tyrone Zeuge will no longer be the WBA Super-Middleweight world champion; he'll be the WBA Super-Middleweight 'regular' world champion with either George Groves or Fedor Chudinov holding the higher-ranking WBA Super-Middleweight 'super' world title (don't ask...!). So Smith will only be fighting for 'a version' of the title, not the main thing.
I think the plan is that the holders of the 'super' and 'regular' titles will then fight in a WBA unification match. So presumably Zeuge wants to stay busy in the meantime, and Smith represents a relatively low-risk fight but still has a modicum of credibility in Germany, having taken Arthur Abraham the distance twice for the WBO belt (including running him close first time out).
As far as I'm aware, Super Champion means you can avoid mandatory fights so I'm not sure they can force a super vs regular fight (or 18 months mandatory wait time). In the mean time, they'll make up belts and let anyone fight anyone for a "world" title as long as you pay sanctioning fees. Great times for boxing I think the plan is that the holders of the 'super' and 'regular' titles will then fight in a WBA unification match. So presumably Zeuge wants to stay busy in the meantime, and Smith represents a relatively low-risk fight but still has a modicum of credibility in Germany, having taken Arthur Abraham the distance twice for the WBO belt (including running him close first time out).
Edited by Yiliterate on Tuesday 16th May 14:22
http://www.boxingscene.com/wba-groves-vs-chudinov-...
<cough> mayweather v oirish con' </cough>
dare to dream..
I don't care that it's a complete mismatch, Mayweather belongs in a ring for all to see....
McGregor will be unpredictable, and a bit when i've played badminton against muppets at club level, they get points from you because they do random stuff you wouldn't contemplate in a million years, Conor could well throw some bizarre punch from nowhere, it's is boxing after all.
Money on Money though (if it happens) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS0ZZfUn6NE
dare to dream..
I don't care that it's a complete mismatch, Mayweather belongs in a ring for all to see....
McGregor will be unpredictable, and a bit when i've played badminton against muppets at club level, they get points from you because they do random stuff you wouldn't contemplate in a million years, Conor could well throw some bizarre punch from nowhere, it's is boxing after all.
Money on Money though (if it happens) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS0ZZfUn6NE
Well if the news today is to be believed, Connor, Dana and the UFC are all in and Connor has signed... So it's on Mayweather, and I suspect he will... So "It's Time"
Obviously Mayweather has to be a firm favourite but I agree not only is Connor much bigger and stylistically unorthodox he's also not been out of the game for 2 years and one would assume he's the one with a point to prove.
Obviously Mayweather has to be a firm favourite but I agree not only is Connor much bigger and stylistically unorthodox he's also not been out of the game for 2 years and one would assume he's the one with a point to prove.
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