Boxing Thread
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@kiwiinmelb said in Boxing Thread:
@MN5 said in Boxing Thread:
Bob Jones telling it like it is. Sounds remarkably like one of my posts actually ! ( minus the humiliating bit, that sounds very “grumpy old man” to be honest )
'Little bit humiliating': Parker's former manager calls for boxer to retire
Joseph Parker's former manager Sir Bob Jones has called for the former heavyweight champion to end his boxing career following his 11th round knockout defe
That’s because He is a grumpy old man 😁.
I disagree to a point , not everyone that can’t win a title should retire , the sport would be a pretty empty place.
If he enjoys the challenge , the lifestyle, the income it brings , that’s his choice . But only he knows the answer to that .Pretty sure that was a first of a new 3
Fight deal , I reckon he will See out the
Deal then reevaluateOh for sure, he was a grumpy young man too according to my Grandparents when they met him. You’d think a multi millionaire would be more cheerful.
I do agree though, a fight with Whyte is kinda the RWC equivalent of 3rd/4th playoff.
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Only saw the highlights but doesn't sound like Parker would have any serious hope in a rematch? That opponent was a human tank.
I thought Parker said he wouldn't continue too far on in years, if so, probably time to do other things. -
@MN5 said in Boxing Thread:
@kiwiinmelb said in Boxing Thread:
@MN5 said in Boxing Thread:
Bob Jones telling it like it is. Sounds remarkably like one of my posts actually ! ( minus the humiliating bit, that sounds very “grumpy old man” to be honest )
'Little bit humiliating': Parker's former manager calls for boxer to retire
Joseph Parker's former manager Sir Bob Jones has called for the former heavyweight champion to end his boxing career following his 11th round knockout defe
That’s because He is a grumpy old man 😁.
I disagree to a point , not everyone that can’t win a title should retire , the sport would be a pretty empty place.
If he enjoys the challenge , the lifestyle, the income it brings , that’s his choice . But only he knows the answer to that .Pretty sure that was a first of a new 3
Fight deal , I reckon he will See out the
Deal then reevaluateOh for sure, he was a grumpy young man too according to my Grandparents when they met him. You’d think a multi millionaire would be more cheerful.
I do agree though, a fight with Whyte is kinda the RWC equivalent of 3rd/4th playoff.
Yeah his interview with Ali when he came to New Zealand was a bit awkward , to put it bluntly Ali thought he was a dickhead
Not everyone can be the top dog in any sport , I find it interesting he is more respected in a more genuine boxing environment like the uk for just being thereabouts, being a top 10 fighter in the world that took on all comers is still something to hang your hat on .
A guy like chisora is loved there for just being a warrior
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@Bovidae Because Frank Warren was running the promotion who is Joe Joyce's promoter and it is sadly common place for promoters who run the shows to put in rematch clauses for their fighter only, even for non title fights like this.
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@kiwiinmelb As well as Frank Warren having the rights to the show. Its funny that Warren wanted Parker to sign a 2 fight deal in hindsight which Parker declined, otherwise I would assume that Warren was gonna throw him to Daniel Dubois as well.
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@African-Monkey said in Boxing Thread:
@kiwiinmelb As well as Frank Warren having the rights to the show. Its funny that Warren wanted Parker to sign a 2 fight deal in hindsight which Parker declined, otherwise I would assume that Warren was gonna throw him to Daniel Dubois as well.
Parker said in an interview leading into the fight with a smile on his face , after chisora 1 they offered him the Joyce fight with no rematch clause .
After chisora 2 , they added in the clause .
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@kiwiinmelb Haha, not that it mattered, but that's boxing for you, the worse you look in fights, the more likely you are to land fights on a fairer playing field.
The funniest case being the start of Wilder v Fury. Fury had come off a 3 year layoff on drugs and alcohol binges with 2 lackluster wins over Sefer Seferi and Francesco Pianeta, Wilder's team thought he'd be an easy touch with obvious name value to strengthen his case for being the A side against AJ at the time, and let's just say it was a cherry pick gone wrong for him.
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@African-Monkey said in Boxing Thread:
@kiwiinmelb Haha, not that it mattered, but that's boxing for you, the worse you look in fights, the more likely you are to land fights on a fairer playing field.
The funniest case being the start of Wilder v Fury. Fury had come off a 3 year layoff on drugs and alcohol binges with 2 lackluster wins over Sefer Seferi and Francesco Pianeta, Wilder's team thought he'd be an easy touch with obvious name value to strengthen his case for being the A side against AJ at the time, and let's just say it was a cherry pick gone wrong for him.
Fury is like a Guy Ritchie movie just larger and more full on.
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Anyone been following the progress of the benn v Eubank fight ? Wow what a fuck up ,
Things just going from bad to worse for Hearn and co
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@kiwiinmelb Yes haha its hilarious tbh. The fight itself was a joke to begin with and now with Eddie's poster boy testing positive, its gotten even better!
Its pretty clear that Benn was juiced to the gills after he went from looking terrible and living off his dads name to all of a sudden improving out of sight and knocking out ex world champs in the blink of an eye.
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Just keeps on reinforcing that the UFC is the best game in town
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My nephew jake who has had a good amateur career , placed well in international tournaments plus multiple Aussie junior titles , 4th pro fight coming up , been sparring devin Haney in prep for his upcoming fight with kambosis .
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Geordie telling it like it is,
I know a fair bit about this stuff being around the gym scene all my adult life,
Clomid is a drug prescribed for Women with fertility issues , guys on testostorone cycles take it when the signs are there that some of that test is being converted to estrogen , and post cycle where during the cycle your own test production slows down or stops , this stuff kicks starts your own production faster . Yep messy stuff . its uses in male athletes are obvious , that is why its on the banned list .
But anyway Geordie saying what others are avoiding saying .
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Not a bad day for boxing ,
We had Shields beat Marshall in ladies boxing , good fight
Haney beat Kambosis in the rematch , better fight than the first one,
Plant knocks out DirrellThen the welcome back fight for Deontay
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Watched the kiwis fight before switching over to the Wilder Helenius card.
Ahio being waved off was possibly the worst stoppage I have seen. Yes he was losing but he had plenty left in the tank and Opelu does tire in fights. Thought that fight had plenty more to offer as the fight went on.
Nyika scored a vicious KO win but got a nasty cut in the process, and I blame that on him unnecessarily changing stances. He didn't need to turn southpaw but kept doing it, and as a result, he'll probably be out for a while now.
That Plant KO, WOW! He was outboxjng Dirrell but wasn't really setting the world on fire until the KO which came from nowhere and boy was it nasty! Hope he gets chucked in with Benavidez next.
Good to see Wilder back and with a trademark KO, albeit against a glass chinned Helenius. Only landed 3 punches the whole fight which is all he needed, and didn't really throw a lot into the shot either, whilst throwing the straight right off the backfoot too. Should set up Wilder v Ruiz next I hope.
Sanchez also picked up a win against Carlos Negron. Again, a drab affair where Negron frustrated Sanchez from the outside, doubling up with the jab to the body and up top where Sanchez was struggling to slip inside to get work done in the pocket until the 9th where he finally nailed him before the ref waved it off. Pretty poor performance from Sanchez though against a very limited opponent. His style is still stuck in the amateurs and lacks any real HW power to make any inroads in the division. Good skillet though, and should get a title shot somewhere down the line, probably 2-3 wins away.
Didn't see the Haney Kambosos fight, but went as I expected judging from what I read.
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@MN5 said in Boxing Thread:
I love Wilder. Shit that was an innocuous looking shot though. The man sure has some heavy hands.
I think that what makes him most dangerous , is the right hand often comes from a moment in the fight where nothing appears to be happening, it was a pretty nothing type of first round where of a couple of fighters are just feeling each other out , not throwing too much , then boom , one shot ,good night .
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@African-Monkey said in Boxing Thread:
Watched the kiwis fight before switching over to the Wilder Helenius card.
Ahio being waved off was possibly the worst stoppage I have seen. Yes he was losing but he had plenty left in the tank and Opelu does tire in fights. Thought that fight had plenty more to offer as the fight went on.
Nyika scored a vicious KO win but got a nasty cut in the process, and I blame that on him unnecessarily changing stances. He didn't need to turn southpaw but kept doing it, and as a result, he'll probably be out for a while now.
That Plant KO, WOW! He was outboxjng Dirrell but wasn't really setting the world on fire until the KO which came from nowhere and boy was it nasty! Hope he gets chucked in with Benavidez next.
Good to see Wilder back and with a trademark KO, albeit against a glass chinned Helenius. Only landed 3 punches the whole fight which is all he needed, and didn't really throw a lot into the shot either, whilst throwing the straight right off the backfoot too. Should set up Wilder v Ruiz next I hope.
Sanchez also picked up a win against Carlos Negron. Again, a drab affair where Negron frustrated Sanchez from the outside, doubling up with the jab to the body and up top where Sanchez was struggling to slip inside to get work done in the pocket until the 9th where he finally nailed him before the ref waved it off. Pretty poor performance from Sanchez though against a very limited opponent. His style is still stuck in the amateurs and lacks any real HW power to make any inroads in the division. Good skillet though, and should get a title shot somewhere down the line, probably 2-3 wins away.
Didn't see the Haney Kambosos fight, but went as I expected judging from what I read.
Yeah the hemi decision was disappointing, I was starting to get concerned he was wearing shots without returning much , but wasn’t expecting that .
David nyika looked good , impressive shot that ended it.
boxing in Australia is going through a bit of a resurgence, there are a few fighters around in the divisions edging closer to title fights
Yep plant benevidoz is a great match up
