Boxing Thread

[gallsman]

Not that it's news to anyone, but Conlan just ain't world class, or even close to it.

Problem is neither is Gill, and he hurt him badly. Better fighters don't let Conlan out of that round.

[smort]

This could be very ugly

[Silkyskillssunshinee]

I thought the Mexican finished his career the last time tbh. That was a brutal knockout.

[Christmas Lights]

Like McKenna in previous fight,  Conlon just doesnt have enough power at this elite level to put manners on his opponents. Very hard to see how he wins this.

[Silkyskillssunshinee]

He's done well to survive 4 rounds tbh. Looked very unsteady too many times.

[square_ball]

Gill fancies this now. He looked a decent prospect when he came onto the scene but has come up short at European level.

[gallsman]

Even when he has some good spells, Gill is hurting him with some big shots.

Conlan has always been a stylish, technically excellent boxer, but in the pro game, the combination of a dodgy chin and inability to carry real power in your punches is just a recipe for disaster long before you get to world title level.

[bennydorano]

Conlan is a bit powder puff but he's firing off plenty of shots. He'll probably get chinned b4 it's over tho

[square_ball]

Cheeky elbow after the bell there from Conlan.

[Silkyskillssunshinee]

Only a matter of time before that happened. Don't think Gill is anything special but Conlan just hasn't taken the jump from Amateur to Pro well.

[smort]

That's it for conlan. All the skills and technique to get to the top at amateur level, but not enough power or punch resistance to make it at the top of the professional game

Has given us some great nights

[Christmas Lights]

Stopped a bit early there I felt.  Thats Conlon done, not sure where he goes from here.  MCkenna in previous fight will be a decent journey man for up and coming fighters, Conlon doesn't have that luxury

How much would he make from tonight there?

[square_ball]

That's that for Conlan unfortunately. Very good amateur just not cut out as a world level pro. It's a tough game.

Probably a correct stoppage.

[gallsman]

That should be that. Gill is marked up so much worse than Conlan and was never close to being hurt. Conlan looked wobbled in pretty much every round after the first.

Got as much out of his career as I think he could have. Would hate to see him keep chasing it.

[gallsman]

Conlan is a bit powder puff but he's firing off plenty of shots. He'll probably get chinned b4 it's over tho

This is the problem in a nutshell - all those punches will end up counting for relatively little if you can't hurt your opponent and he's good enough to hurt you with his own.

Conlan a better technical boxer than probably 99% of fighters out there. That's just not enough though.