The **BOXING** thread Vol 2

[tuscaneer]

Amirhussain said:

Yeah same. Shocked when I read the headline on BBC sports. Hope its just talk and fades away after a week or so.

got a feeling they both need the money pal...it ain't gonna be pretty but it is happening...

[JuniorD]

I think this time Benn would finally get his win over The Celtic Warrior! (Unless of course he has a mental breakdown in the ring, which is probably his greatest weakness, and Collin';s greatest strength)

[tuscaneer]

i'd rather neither of them be in there at all pal


in other news....

http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/exclusive-anthony-...

[djsmith74]

Been YouTube browsing this evening and came across Emanuel Agustus. For someone with a passing interest in boxing, there's got to be some rather special skills to do that sort of thing and still win fights....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvSD10pHfFA

[FredClogs]

djsmith74 said:

Been YouTube browsing this evening and came across Emanuel Agustus. For someone with a passing interest in boxing, there's got to be some rather special skills to do that sort of thing and still win fights....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvSD10pHfFA

To be fair his record isn't great, lost or drew more than he won.

At the end of the day those shennanigans are all well and good when you're winning but they'll never impress the judges or the ref so you better win the fight out right or knock the guy out, and most seasoned pros aren't going to be sucked in or fall for it and unlike guys like Prince Naz, Ali or Roy Jones Jnr this guys actual boxing technique is seriously compromised, a few times in the vid he's hoping about on one leg.

[Robatr0n]

I wouldn't judge how good of a fighter Augustus is based on his boxing record. Yes, he wasn't the best but he's probably the most robbed fighter I've ever watched when it comes to decisions going the wrong way. This is because he was badly managed and fought anyone and anywhere even when he was told not to. Eventually he became the guy that prospects would face knowing that unless he knocked them out, they would win a decision and they'd have a high profile name on their record.

[Zammy]

tuscaneer said:

Amirhussain said:

Yeah same. Shocked when I read the headline on BBC sports. Hope its just talk and fades away after a week or so.

got a feeling they both need the money pal...it ain't gonna be pretty but it is happening...

I agree with the above even though Benn jnr was on radio this morning claiming his Dad was not doing it for the money. Benn had tried to entice Eubank with the idea at first but he was having none of it.

[uk66fastback]

And the ironic part is that it probably IS Eubank who needs the money most - having been bankrupt twice I reckon ...

[hyphen]

Though you lot may also enjoy this, Amir Khan selling his house, his talents in property and interior design is weaker than his chin

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...

[tuscaneer]

ricky burns v. anthony crolla?? ...thems the whispers round here....

[tuscaneer]

hyphen said:

Though you lot may also enjoy this, Amir Khan selling his house, his talents in property and interior design is weaker than his chin

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...

nah, for 1.6 mill i can think of far better than that!

[Amirhussain]

djsmith74 said:

Been YouTube browsing this evening and came across Emanuel Agustus. For someone with a passing interest in boxing, there's got to be some rather special skills to do that sort of thing and still win fights....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvSD10pHfFA

Been binge watching on boxing videos on YouTube last couple of days. Once you start it's very hard to stop

[tuscaneer]

don't forget gentlemen....boxnation 4pm. povetkin versus rudenko.

buglioni at 7pm on sky sports...buatsi on tbe card too.


pacquiao v horn at 2am boxnation. michael Conlon on that bill too.

[Chad_Hugo]

Looking forward to the boxing tonight- Buatsi mainly as it's his pro debut but also Okolie, Benn, Chamberlain etc.

Benn vs Collins- hope it doesn't happen, we don't need to see blokes in their mid 50's knocking lumps out of each other. It's a dangerous enough sport and no one wants to see people take risks they shouldn't.

[Murph7355]

Chad_Hugo said:

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Benn vs Collins- hope it doesn't happen, we don't need to see blokes in their mid 50's knocking lumps out of each other. It's a dangerous enough sport and no one wants to see people take risks they shouldn't.

This.

[lord trumpton]

Manny is on ESPN fighting horn. Around 0430bst

[hornetrider]

Conor Benn has some movement.

[hornetrider]

Ooof. Big shot to finish. Fair play to the lad for only taking the fight yesterday though.

[FredClogs]

Buglioni should have finished this if he want to move to world level, not to take anything away from Ricky Summers he's done well.

I need to train my brain to filter Tony Bellew out the same way I do my missus,

[hornetrider]

Holy st this is some news to wake up to.