Boxing Thread

[gallsman]

Our 'Enery, Henry Cooper has died.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/boxing/13256045.stm

[ONeill]

Great fight:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozRTSSaP6p4

[slapbangwhallop]

Despite his illustrious surroundings and companions, i don't think Khan is much different from the lad that was troubled my Willie Limond and destroyed by Bredis prescott.  How he can be considered an elite fighter after fights against Paulie malignaggi and Maidana is beyone me ?

How can he move up a weight and avoid everyone ? Surely that wouldn't be comercially viable ? He couldn't have hung about for London 2012, his family saw the dollar signs from early doors.  Frank Warren molly coddled him as much as he could have and the moment when he was put on a "PPV" bill he was found out.

Slapbang - name me one PPV fight that Khan has been involved in that merits the title of a PPV fight ?  Please don't say Maidana .... he made Khan look good.

I am pretty much against ALL PPVs but I never said any of his PPVs were PPV worthy.

Can just simply cant agree that waiting until 2012 would have benefitted him. A. He would have had to wait 8 years to try and go one better than he did in Athens - massive risk - MASSIVE! B. Even if he did go one better there is likely to be other British boxing golds and some of that limelight will be taken away. C. He wont be amazing wonderkid that he was in Athens - that was a lot to do with the attention he got. D. His team had to strike whilst the iron was hot and they have made their fighter millions in a period where you would have prefered to see him living on Grants. E. He turned pro and won a world title before the 2012 game have even started.

I cant see any and I mean ANY benefit that you would have gotten by staying am. All I can see is big risks and wasted time, money and opportunities.

[Blowitupref]

Pacquiao v Mosley this weekend what are your views guys? should be a good fight & worth staying up for.

[paco]

Pacquiao v Mosley this weekend what are your views guys? should be a good fight & worth staying up for.

I think I will, what channel?

[Blowitupref]

Pacquiao v Mosley this weekend what are your views guys? should be a good fight & worth staying up for.

I think I will, what channel?

Sky Sports http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12947,00.html

[The Iceman]

Pacquiao v Mosley this weekend what are your views guys? should be a good fight & worth staying up for.

Definitely worth watching. Mosley has lost some of his speed but little of his Power and he has the chance to rock the Pac Man. Can't see Shane winning but worth the watch - should be an epic display

[The Claw]

Looking forward to the fight. Anyone who usually watches the HBO 24/7 might be interested in a similar version this time around. It isn't done by HBO as HBO aren't showing the fight. If you search "Showtime Pacquiao v Mosley" you'll get it. I can't put the links up now because I'm in work but will do so later unless someone has done so in the mean time.

[CiKe]

reckon Pac-Man becomes first to stop him in pretty one sided fight unless Moslet pulls out something extraordinary

[gallsman]

At this stage Mosley is a shadow of what he was. A sure fire 1st ballot HOF entrant, but his time is long since up. Mayweather demolished him, Pacquiao will do something similar. In the Margarito fight you could see his shock at the ref not stopping it, I don't think Sugar's corner would let him take the kind of beating Margarito did.

[Hound]

Cork lad in tricolour shorts on International Prizefighter the heavyweights tonight!

[maximus]

What time will fight start?

[Family guy]

Hardly be any links to the fight??

[ross4life]

http://www.myp2pforum.eu/threads/55807-Manny-Pacquiao-vs.-Shane-Mosley-7th-May

[Family guy]

Cheers,will be hard to stay up to watch it but might try to