Boxing Thread

[screenexile]

Linares is some operator lads very impressive stuff!

[BennyHarp]

Linares is some operator lads very impressive stuff!

Crolla trying hard but Linares is on a different level altogether.

[nrico2006]

Linares is unreal.

I see Roach slabbering that McGregor isn't a good fighter and that he will get schooled by Mayweather.  I know who I would back in a fight between the two.

[Hound]

Linares is some operator lads very impressive stuff!

Crolla trying hard but Linares is on a different level altogether.

Crolla gave it absolutely everything, but could still only win about 2 rounds. Linares superb.

Katie was impressive. Definitely the aim was to put on a show, very aggressive and didnt mind taking shots. Pity it's only 2 minute rounds in women's boxing, I think she'd be better with 3 minute rounds. She doesn't have concussive single punch power, and a minute break every two minutes allows the opponent to recover from the barrage of punches Katie lands.

The Sky guys certainly hype her up! Froch during the fight and Bellew afterwards gave her huge praise. I'm not sure she's such a shoe-in to be world champ.

[Boycey]

Linares is unreal.

I see Roach slabbering that McGregor isn't a good fighter and that he will get schooled by Mayweather.  I know who I would back in a fight between the two.

Of course he'd get schooled by Mayweather

[nrico2006]

Linares is unreal.

I see Roach slabbering that McGregor isn't a good fighter and that he will get schooled by Mayweather.  I know who I would back in a fight between the two.

Of course he'd get schooled by Mayweather

I agree that he would, in a boxing match.  Roach's use of words could be better though, as McGregor may not be a great boxer but he is a great fighter and the opposite is true with regard to Mayweather.

[AZOffaly]

Jaysus. Semantics. He means in a boxing ring. Boxers are called 'Fighters'. 'He's a hungry young fighter'. Roche means that McGregor would be well beaten in a boxing ring by Floyd Mayweather. I don't think it's an attack on his manhood.

[NAG1]

Jaysus. Semantics. He means in a boxing ring. Boxers are called 'Fighters'. 'He's a hungry young fighter'. Roche means that McGregor would be well beaten in a boxing ring by Floyd Mayweather. I don't think it's an attack on his manhood.

I dont get this sycophantic following of McGregor, Mayweather has made a career of not getting hit, by technically better and faster punchers than McG. I pretty much dislike everything about Mayweather but still think he will school McG.

[nrico2006]

I agree.  McGregor isn't a boxer.  He hasn't a hope against Mayweather.  Same way Mayweather wouldn't have a hope in a UFC match.

[gallsman]

I agree.  McGregor isn't a boxer.  He hasn't a hope against Mayweather.  Same way Mayweather wouldn't have a hope in a UFC match.

The difference is nobody is daft enough to suggest Floyd would have a hope in MMA.

[The Iceman]

Ray Mercer proved that boxers have a chance in MMA by beating a washed up Tim Sylvia but I think those skills are only effective at HW and only against an MMA fighter who prefers to stand....
I fully support Mcgregors campaign to fight FMW. I would campaign just as hard and the result of the fight would be the same but I'd be $30million richer... it's all about the gold coin - I've said it over and over again..

[dec]

Carl Frampton, an Antrim shirt and a twitter troll

https://twitter.com/RealCFrampton/status/849959890474983425

[gallsman]

Just watched the Lomachenko fight from Saturday. He's ridiculously good. Talk of fighting Garcia at 135. That could be a special fight.

[Syferus]

Carl Frampton, an Antrim shirt and a twitter troll

https://twitter.com/RealCFrampton/status/849959890474983425

Framps is such a class act. Bridges both sides effortlessly. When you see how confused some other northern sport stars are about what to do about their dual identities (Mcllroy) the way Frampton hands himself is even more impressive.

Frampton for president.. of something.

[omaghjoe]

Just watched the Lomachenko fight from Saturday. He's ridiculously good. Talk of fighting Garcia at 135. That could be a special fight.

Lomachenko is really something else no one his size can touch him as he's proved already. Garcia would be interesting as he looks like is naturally a fair bit bigger than Lomachenko and has got heavy fast hands.... but landing them on Loma would be the problem.