Boxing 2022

[cloggypop]

Interesting seeing Ben Shalom saying he was embarrassed to be associated with the promotion of it and requesting an enquiry into the judges. 

[Boss]

4 minutes ago, Dr Nowt said:

Watched on mute on a stream in a bar that’s way too loud, but it looked every inch a scandalous decision.

 

Imagine spending years putting together a 27-0 record, stepping aside to let a unification bout happen, training your heart out, stepping up in levels and executing as well as that against a world class fighter in his own backyard and still getting robbed. Absolutely spirit-crushing.

 

Boxing is such an incredible sport but fucking hell, it’s hard not to hold it in contempt sometimes. 

 

I don't know whether you could hear it but Jamie Moore expressed the exact same sentiments when he was asked about the fight in the post-fight breakdown. Soul destroying.

[Dr Nowt]

1 minute ago, Boss said:

 

I don't know whether you could hear it but Jamie Moore expressed the exact same sentiments when he was asked about the fight in the post-fight breakdown. 

I’ve not heard any of the commentary, boxers’ or trainers interviews mate. He’s dead right though and fair play for him calling it out, for all the good it will do. Just heartbreaking for the lad on a human level.

[sir roger]

Boxing had shocking decisions back in the day but they were relatively rare and you can remember most of the worst ones, but fuck me it seems to be every two weeks now.

[Floyd10]

Shocking performance and tactics from Taylor. Those brit judges are beyond useless

[A Red]

Taylor goes on to at least one massive payday,  Catterall has to start again. Not fair. Post event VAR is required.

[George Costanza]

Boxing will always have this problem when you have dickheads like Bunce trying to explain & dismiss corruption.  Everyone knows Boxing is corrupt but nobody seems to have the bollocks or will to do anything about it.  It'll be like WWE in 10 years

[chrisbonnie]

isnt Taylor in the MTK stable?

 

that would probably explain the dodgy scorecards in his favour so

[Baltar]

I saw the punch stat after the fight and it is so one-sided in Caterall's favour, it's incomprehensible how the judges could award the fight to Taylor. I'm used to seeing dodgy decisions in the US but did not expect this in the UK between two British fighters. What a scandal.

[Gooch]

UK is the worst for hometown decisions, worse than Germany possibly even Russia. A complete disgrace. Top rank keeping Taylor alive for all the pay days at 147. Based on that performance he gets battered by them all.

[Kevin D]

Reaction around British boxing:

 

https://www.badlefthook.com/2022/2/26/22952633/taylor-vs-catterall-pros-react-outrage-controversial-robbery-boxing-news-2022

[Brownie]

Fair play to that Ben Shalom, didn’t shirk it at all.

[Red74]

I’m convinced there’s always 1 scorecard pre-filled before a fight and this does nothing to make me stop buying tinfoil hats. 

[Captain Howdy]

Corruption in sport needs sorting, we’ve seen two massive examples of it in one evening.

[Red74]

Because the refs and judges in both sports are meant to be sacrosanct and unquestionable. Therefore, they can get away with whatever they want because they only answer to themselves. 
 

Robert Smith and Peter Walton defending these terrible decisions every week tell you everything. 

[Kevin D]

6 hours ago, Red74 said:

I’m convinced there’s always 1 scorecard pre-filled before a fight and this does nothing to make me stop buying tinfoil hats. 

Ian John-Lewis will be disappointed when he looks back at that.

[Boss]

I don't think Ian John Lewis's card is corrupt. Every judge had it identical with the exception of one round. Catterall lost every round after the knockdown. He had 4 rounds left with a fighter he'd just badly hurt, and he didn't win any of them. He has to look at himself there. Win just one of those rounds and he would've been crowned champion.

[John102]

Me, Andre Ward and Ian all had the first 6 rounds identical. Great bunch of lads.

[Anubis]

8 hours ago, Kevin D said:

Reaction around British boxing:

 

https://www.badlefthook.com/2022/2/26/22952633/taylor-vs-catterall-pros-react-outrage-controversial-robbery-boxing-news-2022

Carl Froch being a knobhead. Who’d have thought it…?

[Anubis]

No messing about. Fair play.

 

 

[J-V]

8 hours ago, Kevin D said:

Reaction around British boxing:

 

https://www.badlefthook.com/2022/2/26/22952633/taylor-vs-catterall-pros-react-outrage-controversial-robbery-boxing-news-2022

120-96 to Khan ‍♂️ Masterclass

— John102 (@specsavers) February 26, 2022

[skend04]

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.

[John102]

21 minutes ago, J-V said:

120-96 to Khan ‍♂️ Masterclass

— John102 (@specsavers) February 26, 2022

Hahahahaha

[Anubis]

 

 

[Elite]

Taylor looked a shell of his usual self last night, the weight cut obviously fucked him up badly and Ben Davidson is the culprit. Similar to what happened with Fury in Wilder 1, Taylor needs to leave him.

 

That said, on the night Catterall was the clear winner and was robbed. Boxing is a great sport but at times the corruption makes it almost pointless to invest your time in.