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Old 17-09-2016, 02:42
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Well I don't think Brook should have taken the fight, since the Porter fight he should've been in America chasing the likes of Garcia and Thurman. Eubank though has repeatedly talked about fighting GGG, but when it came down to signing a contract, they made sure the fight didn't happen. If he wants to talk a big game then he leaves himself open to criticism.
Talking a good game is a pre-requisite for modern sports - even when you know the individual involved is lying through their teeth. I would imagine that Eubank is well schooled enough to know that if he can nab one of the WC belts in the next 12 months he can quadruple his money and Golovkin will be 35+.

Makes absolutely no sense for him to take that career defining fight right now ... but he also wants to keep himself in the picture should the time be right.
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Old 17-09-2016, 10:00
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Having subscribed to boxnation, will I be able to watch in HD? All it says is channel not broadcasting until 12.45am yet on SD it's got programmes now. How come these are not on HD channel?
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Old 17-09-2016, 12:39
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Talking a good game is a pre-requisite for modern sports - even when you know the individual involved is lying through their teeth. I would imagine that Eubank is well schooled enough to know that if he can nab one of the WC belts in the next 12 months he can quadruple his money and Golovkin will be 35+.

Makes absolutely no sense for him to take that career defining fight right now ... but he also wants to keep himself in the picture should the time be right.
Surely this just backs up why we shouldn't take him seriously when he's talking about GGG?
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Old 18-09-2016, 00:49
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Really impressed with Usyk tonight. I remember watching him in the 2012 Olympics but this was the first time I've seen him as pro, thought it was an Andre Ward-esque masterclass against a dangerous (ex) champion.
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Old 18-09-2016, 11:16
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Smith was brave but completely outclassed in the end by the very strong Alvarez. Golovkin v Alvarez should be a real classic and it looks like it will happen now. Both fighters have very heavy hands. I'd go for Golovkin, but it will be a close match, and a lot closer than Golovkin v Saunders if that's on the cards.
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Old 20-09-2016, 12:02
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Really impressed with Usyk tonight. I remember watching him in the 2012 Olympics but this was the first time I've seen him as pro, thought it was an Andre Ward-esque masterclass against a dangerous (ex) champion.
Yes he looked very good indeed, Bellew on commentary was saying he'd like to fight him, I think Bellew would be in big trouble if he got in the ring with Usyk.
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Old 20-09-2016, 12:04
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Smith was brave but completely outclassed in the end by the very strong Alvarez. Golovkin v Alvarez should be a real classic and it looks like it will happen now. Both fighters have very heavy hands. I'd go for Golovkin, but it will be a close match, and a lot closer than Golovkin v Saunders if that's on the cards.
Yes the gulf in class was telling, respect to Smith though, he put on a great performance and his stock will have risen in the US off the back of that fight.

Alvarez v GGG would be great, but I can't see GGG getting beaten, GGG v BJS would be a very very easy day for GGG.
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Old 20-09-2016, 12:06
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Have I missed something, why is boxing "a man's sport"??

Nicola Adams has just showed at the Olympics that it is very much not just a sport for the men.
It is very much a mans sport in the traditional sense, and in most peoples eyes it still is today.
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Old 20-09-2016, 14:50
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Yes he looked very good indeed, Bellew on commentary was saying he'd like to fight him, I think Bellew would be in big trouble if he got in the ring with Usyk.
Bellew is in trouble with anyone half decent, which is why he's fighting the likes of BJ Flores.

What happened to him only fighting the best like Haye, Briedis, Lebedev, Nielsen, Glowacki?
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Old 20-09-2016, 18:40
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I've just seen the whole of Brook v Golovkin for the first time. Brave effort from Brook. You can see at the beginning of the third when he realises his eye socket has gone... Damn, that must have hurt!

Golovkin is puffing from half way through the third round, but he is absolutely relentless in his stalking down of Brook. He is barely affected by Brook's power shots. Brook put up a great effort, but Golovkin was too strong. Great fight.

(Not sure why Ingle shook the towel for a few seconds, rather than throwing it in)!
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Old 23-09-2016, 19:54
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Wow the Tyson Fury fight is off again, becoming a farce now. He is going to end up getting all his belts stripped from him soon.

I think it is down to his drug hearing coming up, no doubt he knows he is heading for a big ban
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Old 23-09-2016, 20:58
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Huge fan of Tyson, but what a complete and utter farce. He'll be stripped and he'll probably retire regardless of the doping outcome.

I suspect the WBA will order Klitschko vs Ortiz and the WBO will order Haye vs Ruiz. Joshua and Parker for the IBF in November.
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Old 23-09-2016, 22:02
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Fury's done now with boxing I reckon.
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Old 23-09-2016, 22:29
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Fury making a mockery of the heavyweight title, hope he's now stripped.
Really hope we're not heading for another Klitchko reign.
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Old 23-09-2016, 23:12
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How can anyone be a "fan" of Fury. I said as soon as the rematch was announced that it would never happen and now its clear it never will. The man is a complete and utter tool. Once the novelty of this clown winning had faded, even his supporters must realise that him being world champion is the worst thing to ever happen. Yes Klitchko was boring, but now we have a champion who is a laughing stock of the sport. A vile man.
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Old 23-09-2016, 23:51
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How can anyone be a "fan" of Fury. I said as soon as the rematch was announced that it would never happen and now its clear it never will. The man is a complete and utter tool. Once the novelty of this clown winning had faded, even his supporters must realise that him being world champion is the worst thing to ever happen. Yes Klitchko was boring, but now we have a champion who is a laughing stock of the sport. A vile man.
What's more a mockery of the sport is the IBF champion dodging anyone relevent because he's 'still learning'. Or David Haye doing similar, waiting for his last pay day.

Tyson Fury fully deserved his championship belts. He's clearly unwell, mentally more than likely unfortunately.

The farce is a damn shame though. But to act as if Tyson is the only person to act like an idiot in a sport of fighters dodging one another is a bit silly.
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Old 24-09-2016, 00:43
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What's more a mockery of the sport is the IBF champion dodging anyone relevent because he's 'still learning'. Or David Haye doing similar, waiting for his last pay day.

Tyson Fury fully deserved his championship belts. He's clearly unwell, mentally more than likely unfortunately.

The farce is a damn shame though. But to act as if Tyson is the only person to act like an idiot in a sport of fighters dodging one another is a bit silly.

Well said.
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Old 24-09-2016, 00:53
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What's more a mockery of the sport is the IBF champion dodging anyone relevent because he's 'still learning'. Or David Haye doing similar, waiting for his last pay day.

Tyson Fury fully deserved his championship belts. He's clearly unwell, mentally more than likely unfortunately.

The farce is a damn shame though. But to act as if Tyson is the only person to act like an idiot in a sport of fighters dodging one another is a bit silly.
Agree with this. I have watched quite a few of Fury's interviews on iFL with Kugan and the last 12 months or so he has seemed very mentally unstable. Take away all the shite he says, he comes across very depressed and said numerous times he wants out of boxing.

He did deserve the belts, he did it all the hard way, fighting home and aboard, taking all the mandatory fights to gain a shot at the world title, to which he then won. Yes, since winning them though, the whole title reign has been awful.
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Old 24-09-2016, 01:33
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Agree with this. I have watched quite a few of Fury's interviews on iFL with Kugan and the last 12 months or so he has seemed very mentally unstable. Take away all the shite he says, he comes across very depressed and said numerous times he wants out of boxing.

He did deserve the belts, he did it all the hard way, fighting home and aboard, taking all the mandatory fights to gain a shot at the world title, to which he then won. Yes, since winning them though, the whole title reign has been awful.
I certainly don't agree with Fury's views on women and homosexuality, but he has apologised.

If it is indeed his mental health, he should take a brief sabbatical, delete his social media and get his head and fitness back. He's only 27 and clearly talented.

If it's because of doping issues, he needs to take his punishment. I hope he will be cleared though.

Either way the heavyweight division won't be the same without him. I hope both Haye and Joshua can take some good fights to soften the blow for us British fans.
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Old 24-09-2016, 02:17
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| think the worrying thing is that Fury has twice had opportunities to put several million into his bank account ... win or lose, just show up and twice he has failed to do so.

Irrespective of the possible ban that may be heading his way he has let every single person who has bought into boxing down .. big time and I highly doubt he has much of a way back in, but he is pretty much done as it stands, he has shown himself up to be the clown that turned up at press conferences.

If he has enough cash to live on then no big deal - but one suspects that Fury will still be boxing well into his 30's when all he needed to do was turn up for one fight ... absolute plonker.
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Old 24-09-2016, 02:37
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Agree with this. I have watched quite a few of Fury's interviews on iFL with Kugan and the last 12 months or so he has seemed very mentally unstable. Take away all the shite he says, he comes across very depressed and said numerous times he wants out of boxing.

He did deserve the belts, he did it all the hard way, fighting home and aboard, taking all the mandatory fights to gain a shot at the world title, to which he then won. Yes, since winning them though, the whole title reign has been awful.
Come on - that has been Fury's act for years. What were we meant to think when he turned up at a press conference in a batman suit?? Was he still able to give a boxing lesson a few weeks later to a startled Klitschko??

The guy has been unhinged throughout the majority of his career - but let's face it no matter if he simply had to climb through the ropes one more time and earn him and his whole team a life-changing amount he seemingly can't do it.

One suspects that it isn't his mental well being that is the problem simply he has been caught taking the naughties and doesn't want to be in the spotlight once his punishment is handed out ...
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Old 24-09-2016, 07:21
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Looks like I'll be cancelling my boxnation sub now fury fight is off. Even if it's rescheduled I can't see it being this year and it's more likely to never happen and he'll be stripped of them. Such a shame.
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Old 24-09-2016, 12:54
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Fury was a breath of fresh air in a stagnant and boring heavyweight division.

However we now have AJ who looks the part and David Haye who, if he's serious needs to start fighting decent opponents.

Really not sure if we'll see Fury in a ring again. He's certainly young enough to overcome his demons but i don't know if his heart or head is in it anymore.
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Old 24-09-2016, 22:22
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Anyone else watching the Crolla fight?

Yet another god awful undercard, glad it is over!!

Also notice Sky are doing what they did with darts, by playing the same music at every bloody event
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Old 24-09-2016, 23:42
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what a great fight the right person won now hope to see flangenn vs linsera
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