Boxing Thread

[billy the kid]

With Ladbrokes

Audley Harrison  1 - 6 
Draw  25 - 1 
Martin Rogan  7 - 2 
   

Will have to seriously consider a wee flutter on Rogan.

Stuck 20 squid on Rogie - nice little earner coming up to shopping season .

Glad to see Rogie and Dudey do the business at the weekend I used to work with rogie and used to play Hurling and Football with Dudey and both are really nice fellas. Really fancy Dudey to push on and make big waves at European and World level tbh. Rogie is well capable of taking a shot at a European belt also.

[corn02]

Jason McKay next up, feast or a famine for us Irish fans. 13/2, Barker looks good, but at that price im throwinbg 20 on.

[mattockranger]

i'd save your money corn!.....mckay aint up to it

[full back]

Former undisputed world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis will have his legacy confirmed in the sport after being named as an inductee to the 2009 International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Three-time heavyweight champion of the world Lewis headlines the class of 2009 that will be inducted at the 20th Annual Hall of Fame Weekend on June 11-14 in Canastota, New York.

43-year-old Lewis has been handed the honour in the first year of his eligibility and seals his position as one of the sport's greats.

Lewis retired in 2003 with a record of 41-2-1, with 32 knockouts and some landmark victories over the likes of Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson.

Defeats
His only two professional defeats, surprising losses against Oliver McCall and Hasim Rahman, were both avenged, and Lewis was thrilled to hear the news.

"Everybody, when they start something, always wants to leave some kind of legacy behind," said Lewis.

"I've been able to accomplish that. To be put in the Hall of Fame is an accomplishment that seals my legacy.

"It will always be there in history. People can read about it. It gives me great pride."

An Olympic gold medallist for Canada, Lewis announced himself with a stunning knockout of Donovan "Razor" Ruddock in 1992.

Lewis then had two memorable bouts with Holyfield, one a controversial draw and the second a unanimous decision to unify the heavyweight division.


Top six
"He definitely belongs in the top six heavyweights of all-time and would have been a threat to any heavyweight champion in history because of his size, his balance and his all-around skill," said Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward.

"Lennox Lewis could do whatever he had to do to win a fight. He was a very diversified heavyweight champion."

Joining Lewis are American bantamweight champion Orlando Canizales and South African junior lightweight champion Brian Mitchell.

Posthumous honourees are middleweight champion William "Gorilla" Jones, welterweight champion "Mysterious" Billy Smith and middleweight champion Billy Soose in the Old-Timer Category.

"We're extremely excited about the class of 2009 and very much looking forward to honouring the 20th class of inductees," executive director Edward Brophy said.

"All living inductees are anticipated to attend and participate in 2009 Hall of Fame Weekend festivities."



Very good fighter
A great honour for any boxer to get

[nrico2006]

Nowhere near the top 6 of all time though. 

[behind the wire]

Jason McKay next up, feast or a famine for us Irish fans. 13/2, Barker looks good, but at that price im throwinbg 20 on.

is mckay fight still live on tv?

13/2 looks like a good prie to me. if hes well enough prepared he will definitely be in with a shout.

[bridgegael]

have seen mckay fight a good few times,  i can't see him winning on saturday night,  i just don't think he is up to that standard.  hopefully i'm wrong,  nice fella and would love to see him win.

just collected my winnings for my rogan-pacquaio double.  got £131 pound for me tenner.

[bridgegael]

i see enzo maccarinelli might be making the move to UFC,  he reckons he would do well in it.

[corn02]

Jason McKay next up, feast or a famine for us Irish fans. 13/2, Barker looks good, but at that price im throwinbg 20 on.

is mckay fight still live on tv?

13/2 looks like a good prie to me. if hes well enough prepared he will definitely be in with a shout.

He has a lot of training behind him - nine full weeks.. Price is based on the Lee dfeat were he came in at two weeks notice.

[The Iceman]

i see enzo maccarinelli might be making the move to UFC,  he reckons he would do well in it.

usual hype
he would be destroyed by plenty of fighter 3 or 4 stone lighter than him - I'd give him a good fight myself if I got him onto the ground

mayweather tried it once and it was enough - the skill needed in all disciplines now is too much - marcus davis was a top ten boxer - it took him about 3-4 years to adjust and he still isn't a top contender in his division

[mattockranger]

[/quote]
mayweather tried it once and it was enough [/quote]

did he?? tell me more when and who did he fight?

[nrico2006]

Davis was a top ten boxer where?  In his state or the world?  I would say he was a decent boxer in Boston but that was about it. 

[its me again]

would any where in newry be offering odds on the McKay fight???

does he have a chance?

[corn02]

would any where in newry be offering odds on the McKay fight???

does he have a chance?

Probably Banbridge bookies I would imagine. A lot of online bookies doing it. One of his biggest problems is his fitness levels, but he is in the best shape now. He will be going very offensive I would imagine, maybe worth a small punt.

[The Iceman]

Davis was a top ten boxer where?  In his state or the world?  I would say he was a decent boxer in Boston but that was about it. 

Davis had a boxing record of 17-1-2 and was considering a top ten fighter but not recognised by any of the organizations in the top ten - so my mistake for referencing that.
There is nothing official about FMW training in MMA but there has been talk that he tried at Xtreme Couture and could not hang with anyone there in his weight class.

At the end of the day MMA has evolved so much that a boxer, even one with the skill level of FMW, would never make it with the top contenders or even guys who dominate the smaller promotions. 
I've seen it loads of times.  A great boxer street fighting or in the ring will clean up - but then someone pulls a double leg takedown on him and elbows him in the face from the top or puts him to sleep with a choke it is a different story.