Boxing

LouReedwalkonthewildside · April 5, 2017

Pacquiao has agreed to fight Jeff Horn on the 2nd July over in Australia putting his WBO welterweight title on the line.

Roger Milla · April 5, 2017

I've heard Crolla is going to leave Gallagher, surprised he kept his stable for so long the blert. Can see the Smiths leaving if Liam gets beat on Saturday, but after the Callum v Dirrell fight might be more likely.

ToffeeTim · April 5, 2017

Slightly disappointed in the lack of undercard for AJ v Wlad

TippEverton · April 6, 2017

LouReedwalkonthewildside said:
Pacquiao has agreed to fight Jeff Horn on the 2nd July over in Australia putting his WBO welterweight title on the line.

Disappointed to hear this being finalized, think Manny is still good enough to be fighting and beating better opposition.

TippEverton · April 6, 2017

Good to see the Ward Kovalev rematch made, great first time around.

Looking forward to weekends fights, hoping Williams wins, then Lomachenko, always a watch.

LouReedwalkonthewildside · April 6, 2017

TippEverton said:
Disappointed to hear this being finalized, think Manny is still good enough to be fighting and beating better opposition.

To tell you the truth mate I like watching the boxing but not a massive fan, so don't really know much about that Horn, is he any good?

Thomasc · April 6, 2017

TippEverton said:
Good to see the Ward Kovalev rematch made, great first time around.

Looking forward to weekends fights, hoping Williams wins, then Lomachenko, always a watch.

Fair play to Ward for giving him the rematch, he could have ducked that and nobody would have blamed him.

Roger Milla · April 6, 2017

Thomasc said:
Fair play to Ward for giving him the rematch, he could have ducked that and nobody would have blamed him.

It was contracted before the first fight and Ward has still tried to avoid the rematch despite of it.

Thomasc · April 6, 2017

Roger Milla said:
It was contracted before the first fight and Ward has still tried to avoid the rematch despite of it.

Ah didn't know that.

I read he would not fight Stevenson as they belonged to different TV networks.

TippEverton · April 6, 2017

LouReedwalkonthewildside said:
To tell you the truth mate I like watching the boxing but not a massive fan, so don't really know much about that Horn, is he any good?

Unless Manny ages overnight I can't see him being caused any problems by Horn, he's still capable of giving top level guys a good fight imo, I'd have even preferred a Khan bout to this.

TippEverton · April 6, 2017

Roger Milla said:
It was contracted before the first fight and Ward has still tried to avoid the rematch despite of it.

Not sure there was any written agreement for a rematch. Add to that Ward has also been thinking about retirement so there would be no point committing.

It was a great first fight but Kovalevs constant "robbery" shouts are becoming boring now, no matter who got the decision there was no robbery, a close fight with no clear winner.

Ward seems to be getting little respect for going up in weight and beating, after being on his arse early doors, the most feared fighter in the division.

Delighted the rematch is on.

Roger Milla · April 6, 2017

Manny had arguably the best 2 wins (Bradley and Vargas) of 2016, better than Frampton's (due to one being Quigg) who got fighter of the year.

Roger Milla · April 6, 2017

TippEverton said:
Not sure there was any written agreement for a rematch. Add to that Ward has also been thinking about retirement so there would be no point committing.

It was a great first fight but Kovalevs constant "robbery" shouts are becoming boring now, no matter who got the decision there was no robbery, a close fight with no clear winner.

Ward seems to be getting little respect for going up in weight and beating, after being on his arse early doors, the most feared fighter in the division.

Delighted the rematch is on.

The owner of the management company that looks after Kovalev confrmed there was a rematch clause. From what I heard Ward has been dragging his heels trying to get out of it.

I agree about the robbery shouts, i scored it 6-6 so on my cards therefore Kov nicked it due to the knock down but it could of went either way depending on what you liked.

I did notice people that watched it on a HBO stream seemed to be the ones shouting loudest about a "robbery", I assume they didnt realise Kov is their fighter.

TippEverton · April 6, 2017

Roger Milla said:
The owner of the management company that looks after Kovalev confrmed there was a rematch clause. From what I heard Ward has been dragging his heels trying to get out of it.

I agree about the robbery shouts, i scored it 6-6 so on my cards therefore Kov nicked it due to the knock down but it could of went either way depending on what you liked.

I did notice people that watched it on a HBO stream seemed to be the ones shouting loudest about a "robbery", I assume they didnt realise Kov is their fighter.

I thought I saw both Duva and Kovelev state they hope Ward is a man of his word, pointing towards a verbal agreement, at least its made now definitely worth another go.

Hbo are woefully bias when they are pushing behind a fighter, no more so than for the GGG Jacobs bout.

Roger Milla · April 7, 2017

Liam Smith coming in overweight and not even bothering to try and lose it for a second weigh in.

Bellend! I've been looking forward to this scrap from the minute it was announced and I'll be there in Manchester for it tomorrow. I predicted a Williams win but I hope he absolutely batters him now.

It'll be interesting to hear Paul Smith's comments after he gave hammered Rocky during his punditry after Rocky failed to make the weight for the Adamu fight.