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#1 ·
For some reason people still watch this rigged sport. I think people might even still bet on it too.

Old thread broke, so here's a new one.
 
#95 · (Edited)
Kell Brook has heart and I don't think we should ever question his chin again after tonight! He gave a gutsy effort for a couple of rounds and showed massive cojones.

Brave decision by Ingle to throw in the towel like that. It was the right move, Kell was wilting and beginning to get clobbered all over the ring. He did it for Kell's health.

GGG didn't look like he was 100% to me. A lot of his punches felt forced and they didn't seem to have much snap on them, plus he was showing an awful lot of frustration in there. Perhaps those rumors of him being sick yesterday were true, or was it a ploy to get Canelo in the ring? Who knows but it certainly was a poor performance from him.

The ending was anti-climatic but it is what it is. British boxing crowds are the best though, wish other countries would take not and share some of their enthusiasm and passion for the sport.
 
#621 ·
It really was a fantastic fight, largely due to Wladimir actually fighting quite aggressively for a change. He went out like a warrior tonight, he's got nothing to be ashamed of. Joshua showed a few holes in his game, his gas tank can deplete quite quickly cause of his muscly physique, other fighters might be able to outlast him if he doesn't improve ASAP. But he also showed that he's got a lot of heart and a pretty decent chin to boot. I am just glad we had a big Heavyweight fight that actually lived up to the hype. :drose

If they don't do a rematch next I hope they make Joshua vs. Deontay Wilder, that's the fight to make, their styles, size and power will clash for another exciting WAR!

Tyson Fury is overweight, mentally unstable and unreliable. I have zero interest in seeing him fight again. Baffles me why people like him.
 
#1,901 ·
Another big fight and we're left talking about corrupt scorecards.

I can't remember the last time a big fight that went to the scorecards was judged fairly, Golovkin vs Canelo was a joke, this now a joke.

As viewers you're hoping for a knockout in these types of fights more so than ever before, these are good exciting fights as well where by the end of it you're satisfied with what you've just watched, yet in a matter of minutes your excitement turns to disgust as you're left reeling at another dodgy scorecard.

2018 in the World of Boxing is the worst it's ever been.
 
#23 ·
The annual tradition of having Chocolatito fight on the same day as Golovkin will continue :mark:

Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez is rising in weight to challenge junior bantamweight titleholder Carlos Cuadras on Sept. 10 in a bout that will headline a card at The Forum in Los Angeles on HBO (10 p.m. ET), it was announced on Wednesday.

Gonzalez-Cuadras will serve as a split-site doubleheader with Gennady Golovkin’s middleweight championship fight with Kell Brook from 02 Arena in London. Golovkin-Brook will air live on HBO during the late afternoon of Sept. 10 while Gonzalez-Cuadras will be shown at night together with Golovkin-Brook in a tape-delay.
http://ringtv.craveonline.com/news/428613-roman-chocolatito-gonzalez-and-carlos-cuadras-will-meet-sept-10
 
#42 ·
Outstanding performance from Terence Crawford :clap:clap:clap

Tremendous speed and he displayed superb footwork & ring IQ. He's without a doubt one of the best P4P boxers on the planet right now. I hope he lands that Pacquiao fight because I feel like it would end up being a passing of the torch. He's got the potential to become a superstar.
 
#276 ·
Naazim Richardson isn't training Bernard Hopkins for his final fight. Apparently B-Hop didn't even bother to notify him in person, over the phone, smoke signal, raven etc. He was just kept in the dark until he found out that John David Jackson was training him instead. :wee-bey

http://www.ringtv.com/475261-naazim-richardson-hopkins-trainer-final-fight/

Montell Griffin on the best he's faced....

BEST JAB

Antonio Tarver: I’ve never been hit by a clean jab in my career. One thing I could do was take away all fighters jabs. Roy [Jones Jr.] didn’t throw a jab, James [Toney] couldn’t really hit me with a jab, I guess you could say [Antonio] Tarver because of his reach and distance and he was a southpaw.

BEST DEFENSE

James Toney: James Toney without a doubt. Roy really wasn’t a great defensive fighter, he was just so fast. James was a much better fundamental fighter than Roy, especially defensively. He was only like 5’9, so he fought in a crouch, he had his chin tucked real good and he rolled with punches so good.

BEST CHIN

Toney: He’s never been knocked out, never been stopped, he’s been knocked down a couple of times, flash knock downs. He fought from middleweight to heavyweight and nobody has been able to stop him.

FASTEST HANDS

Roy Jones Jr.: Without a doubt, there is no comparison. I’ve never been in the ring with anyone in my life as fast as Roy Jones. I sparred Floyd Mayweather and he’s 25 pounds lighter than Roy and nobody could compare. I could see some of the punches coming but there were some shots that he threw that came so fast even though I blocked it, I couldn’t believe how fast it was.

FASTEST FEET

Jones Jr: Probably Roy. He doesn’t move a lot, his hands were much faster than his feet were but he could move around. A lot of guys I fought they stood in one spot, Tarver, James [Toney], [Julio Cesar] Gonzalez, Glen Johnson, Roy could probably move faster than them.

SMARTEST

Toney: With James he would set a trap, he would pity pat you, throw four, five punches, real soft punches and it would lull you to sleep and let your guard down, so you’re thinking he’s not trying to hurt me and then he’d try to load up on a hard shot. That was one thing that was smart that he did.

STRONGEST

Ray Lathon: I fought Ray Lathon in my 14th fight, he’s physically the strongest fighter I fought in my life. [Dariusz Michalczewski], really wasn’t nothing special about him, he was just in tip-top shape.

BEST PUNCHER

Lathon: Without a doubt Ray Lathon. I’ve sparred heavyweight champions, Hasim Rahman, Lamon Brewster, Samuel Peter and nobody hit me harder than Ray Lathon.

BEST SKILLS

Toney: James was taught by Bill Miller, he was an old school trainer, James had all the tricks, the shoulder rolls, his chin was tucked perfectly, he had good head movement. He’ll pick you apart, if you’re not careful, like he did Iran Barkley. I was a slick fighter too and I was a little more busy than James and I’d like to say I was a little quicker than James.

BEST OVERALL

Jones Jr: For his athleticism and God given talent, I’d say Roy; but (as far as being) fundamentally sound, I’d say James.
http://www.ringtv.com/475281-montell-griffin-best-faced/
 
#331 ·
There's something quite cruelly poetic about literally being thrown out of the ring in your final fight.

Regardless of how it ended Bernard Hopkins will forever be a legend of the sport. At least he's sensible enough to walk away before becoming a punch drunk embarrassment like Roy Jones and James Toney have become. :sad:

20 defences of the his Middleweight crown. Light Heavyweight Champion. And wins over multiple top contenders and HOF'ers, yeah he's going to go down as one of the greats for sure. His longevity in the sport is remarkable, just goes to show you the benefits of living a spartan lifestyle. I think I read somewhere that he's not eaten a donut or a piece of cake in decades, that's dedication for ya. :lol

Even though his style wasn't always pleasing on the eye I've got a feeling we're going to greatly miss B-Hop. His old school mentality is something that's missing in the sport today, especially when you see people like Canelo ducking GGG. We've lost one of the icons of Boxing of the past couple decades.
 
#436 ·
Spoke to Scott Quiggs brother today and he tells me Scott has left Joe Gallaghers gym and is moving to L.A to join Freddie Roach at the Wild Card gym. Great decision i think. The tactics against Frampton cost him that fight. He did nothing for 6 rounds despite Gallagher telling him he was boxing beautifully in between the early rounds. The change of trainer should serve Scott well
 
#901 ·
The most frustrating and irritating thing about Saturday night's fight is having to sift through all of the fake outrage online from so called "Boxing fans" who probably only watch one fight a year. The sky is falling once again, boxing is supposedly dying even though that fight they just witnessed took place in a stadium that over 50,000 people attended. Yup it's dead and buried alright. :punk2

Stephen A. Smith's ignorance and stupidity was on full display that night. For starters he didn't even know who Randall Bailey was, and then to top it off he claims shenanigans don't happen in MMA. Makes me wonder if he even tuned in to the UFC or Bellator last weekend.:HHH2 He's hack who's just as bad as that retard Skip Bayless. He's got no business covering boxing.

The silver lining in all this is at least Jeff Horn will make bank in the rematch. He was only paid something like 500K on the night, so he should be able to make a couple million if the rematch happens.

I think it's time for Manny Pacquaio to strongly consider retiring pretty soon. The fact that fight was even competitive at all shows you how much he has declined. He had Horn hurt in the 9th round but wasn't able to pull the trigger (Horn won the next round with ease BTW). And those two times cuts opened on his head he asked the doctor to check them out almost as if he was praying for him to wave it off. Father time has clearly caught up with him. He's still a capable fighter but he's no longer the ferocious animal he use to be. His last stoppage was in 2009 for Christ Sakes.

Also fuck Teddy Atlas! His bias towards Pacquaio was sickening. I have never heard such blatant, disgusting fawning over one fighter as I did that night from him. His commentary partly to blame for all the outrage, he was giving Horn absolutely no credit at all. Even Timothy Bradley could see that it was a close fight.

Speaking of Timothy Bradley, how the fuck do you mix up Australia with Argentina? :mj4
 
#904 · (Edited)
He did give the guy Horn praise for fighting hard, and his will to win was strong he said all of that after the fight and in interviews after so? He has an opinion that he didn't do enough to win the fight, and he said it to his face what's wrong with that? Bradley said it was close and gave respect to Horn as well, but he said...Manny won the fight so??

I get the hate on Smith, but I would say this isn't the first Boxing match he's watched over the years. Pretty sure he was watching Boxing during the Ali days. I think Smith was trying to say in the UFC bs decisions don't usually happen like that, because the winner is usually KO'ed or usually dominate enough and the Judges can pretty much see better who won the fight.
 
#1,072 · (Edited)
I saw the fight and I have to say this was a hella good fight. Honestly I aint bias or any shit I am actually Mexican surrounded by my Mexican family (we were all watching the fight), triple G won this. I never think Iv seen Canelo ever cornered like that Triple G is a beast I got chills how he would take punchs like a champ and feeling nothing its like what is he made off lol. As course my family was being bias Canelo is winning I was BS don't you guys see Canelo in the corner Triple G is on the offensive striking.

This is a money grabber and they didn't want to give the fight to Canelo because obviously he didnt earn it its like la Hoya has his judges won theirs going to be round 2 basically advertise this fight like fuck milk as much $$$ and in the end of the day probably have Canelo win. Triple G is a crazy boxers overall great fight and if this happens I really hope Triple G knocks the fuck out of Canelo because it honestly sim rigged on la Hoya to protecting his golden boy.
 
#1,083 ·
Did anyone see the GGG Post Fight Press Conference? One of the representatives from the Boxing Commission came on Stage and even he said to the effect 118-110 is bad. Byrd is going to need to go through every Round with him and tell him why did she score Canelo for that Round. This lady is fucked how will you be able to think and talk and say what were your thoughts on the Round with the person right there listening to you woof.
 
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