The **BOXING** thread (Vol 3)
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t news....g4ry13 said:
It would be hilarious if he suffered his first defeat against a YouTube person. Quite a risk to the legacy to take on these fights.
Logan is a lot bigger / taller and whilst he should have no chance in landing anything clean on Mayweather, he still has a puncher's chance.
You think, I would say he's not even at the level to lay a glove on Mayweather Senior Logan is a lot bigger / taller and whilst he should have no chance in landing anything clean on Mayweather, he still has a puncher's chance.
g4ry13 said:
It would be hilarious if he suffered his first defeat against a YouTube person. Quite a risk to the legacy to take on these fights.
Logan is a lot bigger / taller and whilst he should have no chance in landing anything clean on Mayweather, he still has a puncher's chance.
I reckon you should place a bet on it. A large amount of money.Logan is a lot bigger / taller and whilst he should have no chance in landing anything clean on Mayweather, he still has a puncher's chance.
The term "punchers chance" is meaningless if we're giving it to Paul vs Mayweather. I imagine Mayweather will drag it out like he did with Mayweather so there's interest in him fighting Jake or other randomers but it could be over in the first 10 seconds if Mayweather wanted it to be.
Tenshin Nasukawa is just about the best kickboxer in the world and Mayweather knocked him down 3 times in the first round before it got waved off. All of these crossover fights are boring - if it's a fight between a boxer and a non-boxer (even if the boxer is someone with as little experience as Jake Paul) the boxer always wins.
Tenshin Nasukawa is just about the best kickboxer in the world and Mayweather knocked him down 3 times in the first round before it got waved off. All of these crossover fights are boring - if it's a fight between a boxer and a non-boxer (even if the boxer is someone with as little experience as Jake Paul) the boxer always wins.
tuscaneer said:
Sad news indeed. It makes me question my love of this sport, so sad for the family and loved ones. biggbn said:
tuscaneer said:
Sad news indeed. It makes me question my love of this sport, so sad for the family and loved ones. Eddie Hearn justification for Saturday nights pretty boring card being a PPV ‘because the fighters demand a big pay day’,
To be fair to Eddie, the questions should be directed to sky sports who are both promoting it and allowed such a non event to end up on PPV.
£20 for 2 fringe world level heavy weights
Or
£2 for Canelo vs Saunders, the best 2 in the world at middle weight
No wonder Hearn has gone to DAZN
In terms of the Parker vs Chisora undercard
Dmitry Bivol v Craig Richards – for WBA (Super) light-heavyweight title
this is the best fight on the card although Bivol will find it easy
James Tennyson v Jovanni Straffon – for vacant IBO lightweight title
IBO junk title, easy nights work for Tennyson
Katie Taylor v Natasha Jonas – for WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring female lightweight title
I don’t get the Katie Taylor hype, she is talented but not spectacular. Jonas getting on in age, last throw of the dice or because her division is so weak she will be back for plenty more Sky pay days even if she loses?
Chris Eubank Jr v Marcus Morrison
zzzzzzz I do think this is the best chance of an upset on the night, Morrison is not as bad as the betting odds suggest nor is Eubanks JR as good as his odds suggest
Campbell Hatton v Journeyman
the power of a surname
Scott Fitzgerald v Journeyman
could have done this comeback on an MTK show, this is purely to give him some profile ahead of a potential Fowler rematch?
The main event should never be a PPV and none of the undercard makes up for the main event being weak.
To be fair to Eddie, the questions should be directed to sky sports who are both promoting it and allowed such a non event to end up on PPV.
£20 for 2 fringe world level heavy weights
Or
£2 for Canelo vs Saunders, the best 2 in the world at middle weight
No wonder Hearn has gone to DAZN
In terms of the Parker vs Chisora undercard
Dmitry Bivol v Craig Richards – for WBA (Super) light-heavyweight title
this is the best fight on the card although Bivol will find it easy
James Tennyson v Jovanni Straffon – for vacant IBO lightweight title
IBO junk title, easy nights work for Tennyson
Katie Taylor v Natasha Jonas – for WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring female lightweight title
I don’t get the Katie Taylor hype, she is talented but not spectacular. Jonas getting on in age, last throw of the dice or because her division is so weak she will be back for plenty more Sky pay days even if she loses?
Chris Eubank Jr v Marcus Morrison
zzzzzzz I do think this is the best chance of an upset on the night, Morrison is not as bad as the betting odds suggest nor is Eubanks JR as good as his odds suggest
Campbell Hatton v Journeyman
the power of a surname
Scott Fitzgerald v Journeyman
could have done this comeback on an MTK show, this is purely to give him some profile ahead of a potential Fowler rematch?
The main event should never be a PPV and none of the undercard makes up for the main event being weak.
I think the issue is that Hearn has to provide, or Sky demand XX number of PPV nights per year, so they are sort of tied into their own contract, they have to put on one, and this is the best they could come up with. I don't think this card would have been a PPV in a 'normal' year. This year with the lack of activity due to Covid and the fact the heavyweight division is on hold whilst Tyson and AJ sort things out means that you have to pad out the contractual requirement.
ThisInJapanese said:
I think the issue is that Hearn has to provide, or Sky demand XX number of PPV nights per year, so they are sort of tied into their own contract, they have to put on one, and this is the best they could come up with. I don't think this card would have been a PPV in a 'normal' year. This year with the lack of activity due to Covid and the fact the heavyweight division is on hold whilst Tyson and AJ sort things out means that you have to pad out the contractual requirement.
If they'd managed to get competitive matchups for Taylor, Bivol and Eubank I think it could have been PPV-worthy. None of the fighters are worthy of headlining a PPV themselves but I quite like the idea of having a bunch of fighters who could headline a non-PPV Saturday night event all on the same card and I'd probably prefer that as a PPV than some mega-fight with a crap undercard.The problem with this one is that Eddie hasn't made the B-sides interesting. It's only the headliner that's a competitive matchup.
Telegraph: Arum has said Tyson-AJ for this summer is dead. They will both be fighting other opponents instead.
Reason given is that Saudi Arabia want the fight, but the deal would be ready in time.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/boxing/2021/04/29/fear...
Reason given is that Saudi Arabia want the fight, but the deal would be ready in time.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/boxing/2021/04/29/fear...
Edited by hyphen on Friday 30th April 12:17
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