The Silver Fern

Moses doesn't yet deserve a title shot yet...he beat Dempsey McKean - plenty fighters ahead him in the queue
There is talk of Moses v Huni which would be fun fight- Huni has skills but not a great chin 50/50 fight

Its a negotiation tactic so he gets to fight who he wants for the $$ he wants..
And who may likely not be AJ .
AJ will move on and fight someone else... then Fury comes out of retirement...
I think he beats AJ right now ...but a loss to AJ crushes his legacy

@MN5 Wilder was gun-shy damaged goods
Zhang at 40 is probably in his prime though as he wasn't a pro in his 20's.
Only the patient and highly cardio trained HWs beat Zhang atm- so JP and Uysk top that list and poss Kabayel which we will find out. Dubois likely sparked by ZZ, Bakole would be fun but still favour ZZ.
Anyone who wants to stand and trade with ZZ is looking at an early night.

Awesome news

@nostrildamus
think out with injury but yeah looks strong all round player

This display looked completely rudderless and it comes from the top down more than individual player performance...

@Billy-Tell Yip and once Ireland lost Furlong pre match their frontrow stocks drop hugely in class

@cgrant He had to contend with some messy shite some caused by Ireland some our own doing.
He did well - the ref got his stamp on that and Roigard came on
Ratima made a few errors but by and large played the hand he was dealt as best he could

Yes Gotham would be ideal as a pace changer impact player

Actually Im not a BB fan and I prefer Dmac to start and BB to bench as I also believe BB plays better off the bench
I would like Sititi to start at 8 and Savea on the bench ( not necessarily to replace Sititi ...maybe at 7)
The player i had mentioned was only Roigard who at this time I think is better off the bench rather than starting... my opinion - his strength and pace v tiring forwards can change the game.
That is right now... not next year or WC

@Bones Selecting a poor player for the AB's ... a bit creative
Not really what I was saying was it

@canefan Exactly
The bench is the 2nd wave that can also contain what Joe public think as the better players - they come on and change the pace and tempo.
They lift the guys around them and thats what we have been missing all year in that final 20min....finally looks like we may have got it right and people want to change again to having lesser players coming off the bench

Leave Roigard on the bench as we need impact and he can bring it.
Ratima may not have been great v England but has played well all year
Poss look at bringing CR on with 30min to go rather than 20?

I thought Bivol but would have understood a draw
One judge was def on crack scored so wide
Elite high level boxing brilliant to watch as both guys could not afford to switch off at any second...Bivol especially due to the obvious power of Beterbiev, but he also couldn't as Bivol could bank points.
Have to run it back - with Saudi $ but in a better more deserving stadium with fitting atmosphere for such a generational match up

I find with Dmac all the creation is on his shoulders , his 12 and 13 are not great passes of the ball into space or holes so its up to Dmac to put them through as well as his wingers.
Traditionally we always had one of the centres that could play-make and the other smash bodies

Hell yeah great contrast in styles
The power and relentlessness of Beterbiev v the skill and ring IQ of Bivol
Im cheering for Bivol because I like his style but just can't wait to watch as a fan

Consistency ....
Underwhelming

I thought it was poor form how AJ was treated as the A side in this where DD was the champ and should have come out last to the fanfare etc.
AJ is great when he is the aggressor - he doesn't like the fight taken to him, as far as his future as a fighter.... Wilder fight which didn't make sense yesterday now could....and if Usyk beats Fury in the rematch that fight becomes possible.
No way Eddie Hearn puts AJ in with ZZ, Bakole or slick boxers Kabayel or JP

@Victor-Meldrew Ratima did have a stinga after great hit on Korobete
Maybe he was struggling with it - otherwise surely he should have been on longer

@Frank
Don't think it all lies with DMac
The drop off seems to be in this teams DNA right now