Boxing 2022

[Boss]

45 minutes ago, skend04 said:

That third judge had it 116-112 to Taylor before the points deductions. Someone want to pick out the 8 rounds that Taylor won because I'm struggling to think of a couple. Even the 113-112 is a joke.

 

He didn't. He had it 115-112. Taylor only got 1 point taken away, not two. I agree though, 8 rounds to Taylor is madness. 

[Bjornebye]

1 hour ago, Anubis said:

No messing about. Fair play.

 

 

Spot on. 
 

Will there be a rematch at the same weight in Manchester ?

[J-V]

6 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

Spot on. 
 

Will there be a rematch at the same weight in Manchester ?

No.  Taylor aleady said he has no need to rematch and he's moving up in weight.

[Bjornebye]

3 minutes ago, J-V said:

No.  Taylor aleady said he has no need to rematch and he's moving up in weight.

The rest of the world disagrees like. 

[J-V]

17 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

The rest of the world disagrees like. 

Well yeah he thought he actaully won so maybe not the brightest spark.

[skend04]

1 hour ago, Boss said:

 

He didn't. He had it 115-112. Taylor only got 1 point taken away, not two. I agree though, 8 rounds to Taylor is madness. 

Ah yeah, sorry 115-112.

[Kevin D]

2 hours ago, Boss said:

 

He didn't. He had it 115-112. Taylor only got 1 point taken away, not two. I agree though, 8 rounds to Taylor is madness. 

Lewis gave him 8 rounds. 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th. Point deduction and the 10-8 round for the knockdown muddy the waters, but he only had Catterall winning 4 rounds. It’s an atrocious card.

[Captain Turdseye]

I’m not apologising for it but almost none of them were clear rounds to either man, bar the 10-8 for the KD. 

[sir roger]

The most interesting thing for me was when Shalom more or less said he had seen things like this in the past and just assumed the promoters were involved, but now he is a bit baffled.

[Captain Turdseye]

Imagine how Catterall is feeling this morning. He was almost only the sixth man to hold all the belts in the four-belt era. In a way I’m kind of glad he didn’t because his name being there would be a massive anomaly. 

[Elite]

8 minutes ago, Captain Turdseye said:

Imagine how Catterall is feeling this morning. He was almost only the sixth man to hold all the belts in the four-belt era. In a way I’m kind of glad he didn’t because his name being there would be a massive anomaly. 

Agree with that. The fact that a fighter can become undisputed after beating one champion doesn't sit right with me but there's no other way around it. 

[Captain Turdseye]

He’ll definitely get a chance to fight for at least one of the belts when Taylor moves up. 

[Kevin D]

Apparently, there has been some sort of issue in Ukraine?

 

 

 

 

[Captain Turdseye]

Imagine Usyk being Usyk, but with an assault rifle. 
 

What a time to be alive, or possibly dead. 

[Elite]

7 minutes ago, Captain Turdseye said:

Imagine Usyk being Usyk, but with an assault rifle. 
 

What a time to be alive, or possibly dead. 

If anyone has the eyes of a killer, it's him.

[Boss]

On 27/02/2022 at 11:56, Kevin D said:

Lewis gave him 8 rounds. 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th. Point deduction and the 10-8 round for the knockdown muddy the waters, but he only had Catterall winning 4 rounds. It’s an atrocious card.

It's a bad card, no doubt about it. The reaction is a bit over the top though, especially going after Taylor like he's the one scoring the card. I've seen far worse decisions than that. Richard Abril won every round against Brandon Rios and they gave Rios the victory. Even if you despise Taylor, he won at least 5 rounds of that fight.

[Boss]

20 minutes ago, Captain Turdseye said:

Imagine Usyk being Usyk, but with an assault rifle. 
 

What a time to be alive, or possibly dead. 

 

"I am very feel lucky, punk? Well, do you?"

[Kevin D]

Just in the last 6 months, he’s beaten AJ for the world heavyweight title, made his professional football debut and enlisted in a war with a nuclear superpower. Fast becoming one of my favourite ever people.

[Bjornebye]

1 hour ago, Kevin D said:

Just in the last 6 months, he’s beaten AJ for the world heavyweight title, made his professional football debut and enlisted in a war with a nuclear superpower. Fast becoming one of my favourite ever people.

Don’t forget he sparked professional bitter Bellew out a couple of years ago as well. And bowed at him while the fucker was still on his arse 

[Bjornebye]

[Kevin D]

 

 

[Red74]

John Fury crying at Frampton because he thought Jake Paul would beat Tommy Fumbles 

[KMD7]

On 28/02/2022 at 12:55, Captain Turdseye said:

Imagine Usyk being Usyk, but with an assault rifle. 
 

What a time to be alive, or possibly dead. 

Ha ha ha. 

[KMD7]

On 28/02/2022 at 12:55, Captain Turdseye said:

Imagine Usyk being Usyk, but with an assault rifle. 
 

What a time to be alive, or probably dead. 

 

[Kevin D]

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/02/sport/oleksandr-usyk-ukraine-russia-invasion-boxing-spt-intl/index.html

 

Ukrainian boxers Oleksandr Usyk and Vasiliy Lomachenko are childhood friends. They grew up dreaming of fighting their way to fame and glory, and together they conquered the world with their fists.

 

Between them, the 35-year-old Usyk and the 34-year-old Lomachenko won three Olympic gold medals and have since established themselves among the elite boxers in the world.

 

But now they are facing a very different fight -- an existential one -- for the very future of their country. Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, Usyk and Lomachenko have traveled into Ukraine, taken up arms and joined the territorial defense battalion.

 

 

Speaking via a video link from a basement in Kyiv, Usyk exclusively told CNN that it's not just invading forces he needs to look out for, but looters as well. He says that he's prepared to take a life, if necessary.

"If they will want to take my life, or the lives of my close ones, I will have to do it," he said. "But I don't want that. I don't want to shoot, I don't want to kill anybody, but if they will be killing me, I will have no choice."

 

Usyk's manager, Egis Klimas, helped coordinate the interview and translated for Usyk, who doesn't speak English. Despite the terrifying situation that many Ukrainians now find themselves in, Usyk says that he isn't afraid.

 

"Maybe, it'll sound sentimental," he explained, "but my soul belongs to the Lord and my body and my honor belong to my country, to my family. So there is no fear, absolutely no fear. There's just bafflement -- how could this be in the 21st century?"

 

He's not in Ukraine to box right now, but the noble art is still useful in this moment. "It has helped me to be calm and mentally prepared," he said, "And it helps me to help others who are panicking and nervous."

 

Both men were outside of the country when Russia invaded; Usyk had been in London, shooting sequences for an upcoming video game.

 

He was intending to fly home just hours after the hostilities had commenced, but with the airports closed, he instead flew to Warsaw in Poland and drove almost 500 miles back home and over the border to Kyiv.

 

Lomachenko had been visiting a monastery in Greece and returned home the next day. Instead of flying directly to his hometown of Odessa, he traveled to Bucharest in Romania, then drove for nine hours to the port and caught a ferry into Ukraine.

 

Their manager told CNN that he didn't know they were thinking of taking up arms until they had already signed up for the defense battalion. Former world boxing champions, Vitali -- who is also the Mayor of Kyiv -- and Wladimir Klitschko, have also taken up arms in defense of their nation.

 

Lomachenko was scheduled to speak with CNN at the same time as Usyk but wasn't responding to the calls from his manager at the time. Early Wednesday morning local time, Klimas confirmed to CNN that Lomachenko was safe and sound.

 

He and Usyk remain close: they are godfathers to each other's children and celebrate family birthdays together. Six days into the war, Usyk knows that nowhere is safe anymore in Ukraine.

 

"The bombing around is crazy," Usyk said. "They just bombed the city of Mariupol, one of my friends got a rocket in his roof. [The Russians] are not playing games."

 

As the fighting rages, so too does the debate about whether Russian athletes should be sanctioned for the actions of their country. Usyk chose not to weigh in directly, suggesting that there are innocent people on both sides of the conflict.

 

"Russian people don't really know exactly what's going on here. They're not seeing what's going on. They are victims of their President [Vladimir Putin]."

 

Usyk has only just become the IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO world heavyweight champion. In September, he defeated Anthony Joshua in London in a superb boxing display to claim the belts. His manager says that talks of a rematch this summer are at an advanced stage.

 

The lightweight Lomachenko has previously been world champion in three different weight classes and was planning to fight George Kambosos in Australia in June.

 

But understandably, boxing is the last thing on their minds.

 

"I really don't know when I'm going to be stepping back in the ring," said Usyk, who looked exhausted and emotional in his interview with CNN. "My country and my honor are more important to me than a championship belt."

Usyk has three children and, during the interview, the sound of young voices could be heard playing behind him in the basement.

He says that family, friends and neighbors have been sheltering together. "When there is an air raid alarm, we hide. Of course, it's fun when there are a lot of us here -- we're having fun. But we're forcing ourselves to have fun." They're trying to keep the mood light for the kids.

 

But in a separate conversation with CNN, Usyk's manager Klimas emphasized the gravity of the situation: "They're in big danger. When the bullets start flying, the bullet doesn't care if you're a world champion. The bullet just goes through."