Boxing 2022

[Jairzinho]

2 minutes ago, Lee909 said:

Thank fuck that's over

 

Shit performance,good finish. 

Wilder would be interesting. He's not got a fucking chance with Fury,Usyk

 

Wilder would get rid of him inside three rounds. 

[Brownie]

What a fucking bellend.

[an tha]

Cunt.

 

Hopefully Wilder lays him flat out.

 

[Kevin D]

Tough crowd.

 

He chinned a gigantic southpaw who came in as a late replacement, in a tuneup for the biggest fight of his career.

 

I think getting in the ring twice, and having the camps with his trainer are going to serve him well for the Wilder fight.

 

Hate Sky Box office, but I’ll definitely be getting family and friends round for that one.

 

Someone is going getting to laid the fuck out and that’s the whole point of heavyweight boxing, really looking forward to it.

[cloggypop]

3 hours ago, Lee909 said:

It's electric in here

 

No it's fucking not you tit. 

It's dead,they can hardly be arsed to boo. 

 

The most noise all night was directed at telling KSI to do one. 

[Lee909]

20 minutes ago, cloggypop said:

 

The most noise all night was directed at telling KSI to do one. 

 

Even that was half arsed. 

Stupid WWE bullshit invading boxing. 

[Lee909]

Navarette and Valdez putting on a better fight than the whole Dazn card

[Lee909]

Cracking fight,check out the replay on sky

[Byrnie]

7 hours ago, Kevin D said:

Tough crowd.

 

He chinned a gigantic southpaw who came in as a late replacement, in a tuneup for the biggest fight of his career.

 

I think getting in the ring twice, and having the camps with his trainer are going to serve him well for the Wilder fight.

 

Hate Sky Box office, but I’ll definitely be getting family and friends round for that one.

 

Someone is going getting to laid the fuck out and that’s the whole point of heavyweight boxing, really looking forward to it.

I don't think it's the win in isolation, a single punch KO win against Helenius in the 7th is far from a disastrous result.

 

It's his hesitancy and reluctance to commit that is the issue. He's not good enough to make a career transformation like Wlad Klitschko did, in my opinion. I'm not sure what style he's trying to implement at times. As soon as he waits vs Wilder, Wilder is going to unload without care for what's coming back. Joshua is not the best at fighting going backwards either. 

 

Joshua really needs to be on the offensive against Wilder and follow his jab up with combos. You are far more knowledgeable than me so you don't need me to tell you that you cannot deter Wilder, regardless of how many rounds you win.

 

I haven't seen anything from Joshua in years to suggest that he's getting into the ring with the mentality that he is going to stop Wilder early. I can't see Joshua making it past 3 rounds. His best hope is that Fury has finished Wilder with those beatings. 

[Kevin D]

12 minutes ago, Byrnie said:

I don't think it's the win in isolation, a single punch KO win against Helenius in the 7th is far from a disastrous result.

 

It's his hesitancy and reluctance to commit that is the issue. He's not good enough to make a career transformation like Wlad Klitschko did, in my opinion. I'm not sure what style he's trying to implement at times. As soon as he waits vs Wilder, Wilder is going to unload without care for what's coming back. Joshua is not the best at fighting going backwards either. 

 

Joshua really needs to be on the offensive against Wilder and follow his jab up with combos. You are far more knowledgeable than me so you don't need me to tell you that you cannot deter Wilder, regardless of how many rounds you win.

 

I haven't seen anything from Joshua in years to suggest that he's getting into the ring with the mentality that he is going to stop Wilder early. I can't see Joshua making it past 3 rounds. His best hope is that Fury has finished Wilder with those beatings. 

That last paragraph is certainly a point worth making.

 

Wilder took a terrible beating from a 290lb man in that last Fury fight. I thought it should have been stopped 3 rounds earlier, he was shaken by everything Fury threw after that and I think he’s now 37.

 

The Helenius KO was good for the confidence, but it was so quick we don’t really how his body is going to hold up. 
 

I think it’s a great fight, one of those were both guys are in jeopardy every second of every round.

[Remmie]

I think Wilder has a better chin than Joshua, he took an absolute spanking against Fury and kept on coming back. 

 

You'd have to imagine Joshua would change his tactics against Wilder to stand a chance. 

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

Never liked Joshua, McGregor showed more concern for the lad than Joshua and he’s an uber cunt. Joshua is done.

[Kevin D]

2 hours ago, Remmie said:

I think Wilder has a better chin than Joshua, he took an absolute spanking against Fury and kept on coming back. 

 

You'd have to imagine Joshua would change his tactics against Wilder to stand a chance. 

Oddschecker seems to have at as a 50/50 fight:

 

 

[Kevin D]

Did I ever tell you about the time Betvictor suspended my account?

 

I clocked that 4am fights in Eastern America had live betting markets. Essentially, that you could place bets when you already knew the outcome of the fight, or when it was extremely obvious over the rounds.

 

They finally pieced it together and, rightly, told me to fuck off:

 

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[Curly]

44 minutes ago, Kevin D said:

Did I ever tell you about the time Betvictor suspended my account?

 

I clocked that 4am fights in Eastern America had live betting markets. Essentially, that you could place bets when you already knew the outcome of the fight, or when it was extremely obvious over the rounds.

 

They finally pieced it together and, rightly, told me to fuck off:

 

we are sorry to tell you that our senior traders have made the decision to stop accepting sports bets from your account.  This means we are unable to accept any further sports bets from you, if you have any unused bonus funds then please contact us via "live chat" or "call back" so we can place the bets for you.  If you wish to appeal the decision please email help@betvictor.com and our Head of Trading will conduct a full review.  We apologise for the inconvenience this decision may cause, but please be aware your account will remain open should you wish to continue playing in our Casino.

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I had something similarish once - was at the Brook Spence fight and had an accumulator on the undercard. 
 

I had Dave Allen to beat Lenroy Thomas and as the result was announced it had my cashout showing as though Allen had won, so I cashed out before they caught up to the live event. I took the money out straight away but Bet365 negative funded my account and sent a message saying it was a mistake. I tried to fight it, but can’t remember how it actually turned out.

 

I also had a mate who was winning game after game on over 14 goal kicks during a tournament - kept rolling the winnings and was thousands up, so at first they limited his bets and then withdrew that market on his account. Scum bags

[Kevin D]

8 minutes ago, Curly said:

I had something similarish once - was at the Brook Spence fight and had an accumulator on the undercard. 
 

I had Dave Allen to beat Lenroy Thomas and as the result was announced it had my cashout showing as though Allen had won, so I cashed out before they caught up to the live event. I took the money out straight away but Bet365 negative funded my account and sent a message saying it was a mistake. I tried to fight it, but can’t remember how it actually turned out.

 

I also had a mate who was winning game after game on over 14 goal kicks during a tournament - kept rolling the winnings and was thousands up, so at first they limited his bets and then withdrew that market on his account. Acum

bags

You should be ashamed of yourself.

 

I wish I’d known this at the time, to properly report you, as the thief you are.

 

Thieves, plural.
 

Your mate is up to his neck in this, and I am certain you’ve been advising him all the way through.

[Kevin D]

[Jairzinho]

9 hours ago, Remmie said:

I think Wilder has a better chin than Joshua, he took an absolute spanking against Fury and kept on coming back. 

 

You'd have to imagine Joshua would change his tactics against Wilder to stand a chance. 

 

Having, stupidly, tried to reinvent himself as a technician and master tactician, reverting back to anything approaching what he was before is going to be incredibly difficult. Especially considering he'd need to do it against the biggest puncher in the sport.

 

Regardless what him or his team say, it isn't entirely part of some plan. He's gunshy, he got beaten up by a fat midget and then systematically destroyed twice by Usyk, and it has understandably affected confidence.

[Lee909]

15 hours ago, Lee909 said:

Navarette and Valdez putting on a better fight than the whole Dazn card

 

 

[Guest]

If Helenius did this to Joshua, imagine what the others would do?

[John102]

 

[Kevin D]

https://www.boxingscene.com/kiko-martinez-former-two-division-titlist-announces-retirement--177099
 

Kiko Martinez has called it a career.

 

 

A heartfelt video released by the globetrotting former two-division titlist confirmed his decision to retire after 19 years in the pro ranks. The 37-year-old Spaniard enjoyed a title reign in his prime and several highs and lows but has reached a point where there was nothing left to accomplish in the ring.

 

“The time has come,” Martinez stated Sunday in a social media post accompanied by a video in his native Spanish language. “I want to announce that it is time to say goodbye to boxing.”

 

The 13-month IBF junior featherweight title reign came during the best years of Martinez’s wild career but hardly defined the mark he left behind. More befitting his legacy was his run of notable upsets on U.K. soil, particularly his come-from-behind sixth-round knockout of Kid Galahad in his opponent’s Sheffield hometown to lift the IBF featherweight title.
 

Martinez first gained global acclaim in 2007, three years after his pro debut when he scored a stunning first-round knockout of then-unbeaten Bernard Dunne on the road in Dublin, Ireland. He undefeated but unheralded at the time. He was without proper career representation and was unable to capture lightning in a bottle.

 

His next fight came seven months later—once again on the road where he suffered his first defeat in a twelve-round majority decision to Rendall Munroe. The aftermath saw Martinez traditionally fall just short at the contender level, with defeats to Takalani Ndlovu and Carl Frampton—both of whom went on to win major titles.

 

Martinez would eventually have his moment as well, with a career revival that included the services of lineal middleweight champion Sergio Martinez whose Maravilla Promotions took in the veteran boxer. He rewarded his handlers with an upset sixth-round knockout of unbeaten Jonathan Romero in their August 2013 IBF title fight.

 

The feat was accomplished in Atlantic City, which marked his U.S. debut and served as one of nine countries where he would fight over the course of his 19-year, 58-fight pro career.

 

The 13-month reign ended in a repeat defeat to Frampton in their September 2014 rematch in Belfast, though not before he posted successful defenses over former titlists Jeffrey Mathebula and Hozumi Hasegawa.

 

Lopsided knockout defeats in three subsequent title bids over the next five years suggested a permanent stay as a gatekeeper.

 

Strangely, a defeat at the contender level boosted his career as Martinez landed on the wrong end of a controversial twelve-round decision to Zelfa Barrett in their February 2021 meeting. The fight took place on a show promoted by Matchroom Boxing, whose team long admired Martinez and promoted his next four bouts.

 

Among them was the aforementioned win over Galahad, a stoppage defeat to Josh Warrington to end his featherweight title reign in their rematch last March 26 and a fourth-round knockout win over Jordan Gill last October 29 at OVO Arena Wembley.
 

The EBU title win over Gill set up one final title eliminator for Martinez. He came up well short, however, in a twelve-round, unanimous decision defeat to Reiya Abe in their April 8 IBF 122-pound title eliminator in Tokyo, Japan.

 

The lopsided defeat saw an aged version of Martinez who simply didn’t have any more tricks left in his arsenal. The next few months were spent in relaxation with his loved ones in Spain before he officially decided to walk away after “all of the incredible memories the sport has given me.

 

“I just want to say thank you to everyone, especially my family… who supported me the entire time.”

[sir roger]

Loved me a bit of Kiko.

 

Damning a bit with faint praise, but he can't be far off Spain's best ever boxer, maybe 2nd to Castillejo

( I am a bit young to have any real way of rating the likes of Uczudun and Urtain )

[Toxteth O'Grady]

'Reports' today suggesting that Crawford has agreed an offer to fight Canelo at 168.

As far as I can see on reputable outlets nothing set in stone so far, BUT.....if it happens?

Thoughts?

[Lee909]

He was talking about wanting this with Joe Rogan. Would make a really interesting fight. He said he was tight with making 147 for this fight so he's not that much smaller. Shame it's not a catch weight 158-160, but Canelo will take every advantage he can. Can't see Crawford winning as I don't think he can KO him and Canelo unlikely to ever lose on the cards. 

 

Good fight though