Boxing Thread
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@mikethesnow said in Boxing Thread:
Great fight, shit judging.
Fury won that despite the knock-downs. Totally outboxed Wilder. And this is a boxing match not a slugging match.Agreed. Swinging wild haymakers isn't enough to have a judge give him the fight. Ludicrous.
@mn5 said in Boxing Thread:
Blazing Saddles made it very funny though
Great movie. Absolutely no way it would be made today.
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@raznomore said in Boxing Thread:
Only got to see snippets in the end. I have no idea how Fury got up in the 12th.
Wilder himself said , paying tribute to his toughness , i saw his eyes roll into the back of his head , I thought it was all over , only god knows how he got back up.
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@raznomore said in Boxing Thread:
Only got to see snippets in the end. I have no idea how Fury got up in the 12th.
This
Mad Gypsy Bastard
Thought Fury was Pantomime despite his win over Kltitschko.
Happily proven wrong, he's Grand Opera.
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I have only seen clips as well but looking at those scorecards the judge that had a Wilder result scored rounds 2,3,4 and 8 all the opposite way to the other two judges but he also gave Fury 7 when the others gave that to Wilder.
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Fury press conferences are a different experience
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ha ha he is a legit GC and mad as a cut snake. He does a really good job of jumping between the entertainment side of things and boxing insights. Dude does not know how to lose though, holy shit he just shook off that last knockdown like a boss.
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@mofitzy_ said in Boxing Thread:
Fury has gone from villain to hero.
Joshua not wanting to fight in the US is looking like a smart decision.
He'll always struggle to an extent in the UK as he's a traveller. And this section of society is truly hated by most (including by me).
And for bloody good reasons.
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@mofitzy_ said in Boxing Thread:
Fury has gone from villain to hero.
Joshua not wanting to fight in the US is looking like a smart decision.
Plus they were patting themselves on the back for a crowd of 17,698
Makes no sense for Joshua when he can get 75,000 in Cardiff and 90,000 in Wembley.
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@mikethesnow said in Boxing Thread:
@mofitzy_ said in Boxing Thread:
Fury has gone from villain to hero.
Joshua not wanting to fight in the US is looking like a smart decision.
Plus they were patting themselves on the back for a crowd of 17,698
Makes no sense for Joshua when he can get 75,000 in Cardiff and 90,000 in Wembley.
It would be interesting to compare the PPV numbers though. A US fight will add some local audience to the paying UK audience that may out weigh the bums on seats.
Edit: Have found that AJs last 2 fights attracted 1.5m PPVs (Kilitscho fight slightly higher than JP fight) easily the highest PPVs in UK boxing history.
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@crucial said in Boxing Thread:
@mikethesnow said in Boxing Thread:
@mofitzy_ said in Boxing Thread:
Fury has gone from villain to hero.
Joshua not wanting to fight in the US is looking like a smart decision.
Plus they were patting themselves on the back for a crowd of 17,698
Makes no sense for Joshua when he can get 75,000 in Cardiff and 90,000 in Wembley.
It would be interesting to compare the PPV numbers though. A US fight will add some local audience to the paying UK audience that may out weigh the bums on seats.
Edit: Have found that AJs last 2 fights attracted 1.5m PPVs (Kilitscho fight slightly higher than JP fight) easily the highest PPVs in UK boxing history.
Yeah I think overall a UK based fight makes sense.
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@african-monkey said in Boxing Thread:
Had Fury winning 114-112 myself. Still, he got careless and paid for it.
Watched it again , that’s about what I thought ,
Had fury winning 8 rounds by 1 point , wilder winning 2 rounds outside the 2 knockdown rounds by 1 point , the two knockdown rounds Wilder winning by 2 points ,
2 points differential , win to fury imo .
But it is closer than many are saying due to the knockdowns
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@majorrage said in Boxing Thread:
@mofitzy_ said in Boxing Thread:
Fury has gone from villain to hero.
Joshua not wanting to fight in the US is looking like a smart decision.
He'll always struggle to an extent in the UK as he's a traveller. And this section of society is truly hated by most (including by me).
And for bloody good reasons.
Not having a go Rage, but you've just committed a crime in modern Britain.
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@bovidae this shit has got to stop and/or be punished. If you do not disclose an injury you are potentially tainting the contest and the knock on is fucking up the odds. That needs to be punished.
He should be forced to prove it too. If he can't then he needs to continue to let the world accept that for most of that fight Fury was resting his balls on his chin, along with his punches.
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@raznomore So you declare your injury and cancel the fight? You aren't going to give your opponent any inside info on injuries before a fight.
I don't have any sympathy for punters betting on boxing.
Parker didn't disclose his elbow surgery either prior to a fight.
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@bovidae cancel it. Im not much of a gambler but I absolutely feel sorry for people who work hard and decide to have a bit of a punt with their hard earned. Im not thinking of the degenerate gambler betting his kids future away.
Hiding an injury, of this magnitude is potentially catastrophic for the spectacle. Maybe not in this case, as it turned out we were given a classic. But imagine paying $70 to watch a fight that lasted 3 rounds because Wilder couldn't raise his arm.
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@raznomore said in Boxing Thread:
@bovidae cancel it. Im not much of a gambler but I absolutely feel sorry for people who work hard and decide to have a bit of a punt with their hard earned. Im not thinking of the degenerate gambler betting his kids future away.
Hiding an injury, of this magnitude is potentially catastrophic for the spectacle. Maybe not in this case, as it turned out we were given a classic. But imagine paying $70 to watch a fight that lasted 3 rounds because Wilder couldn't raise his arm.
You're a nicer bloke than me Raz. I have no time for any gambling sob stories whatsoever ( or stories of big wins either )
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Scuse my ignorance but how does point scoring work in boxing?
You'll note I have not previously contributed to this thread (I think ... ).
