Boxing Thread

JimStynes · September 15, 2014, 08:34:23 PM

Quote from: The Iceman on September 15, 2014, 05:57:07 PM
Was at the Frampton fight and had a great evening/night (despite the cold temperatures). A couple of questions for any punters out there who went:

Why do most people wait until the last couple of fights to come in to the arena? Therefore missing all of the under-card and some cracking fights?

I was out at the portaloos a few times (serious queue's) and people were openly snorting drugs (likely coke) on two occasions even though there was a drone overhead - is this normal for belfast now (and I don't mean the drones)?

This does my head in! Why would u pay for a ticket and only go watch one fight ffs. I have stopped going to the last few boxing events in belfast because of the spide element floating about. Tends to draw in a crowd of sum bags.

The Iceman · September 15, 2014, 09:00:27 PM

I sat and watched all the fights with my da. There were a few spides about but not too many at least donw where we were sitting. Fair few gippos about as there was a lad from limerick fighting who no doubt knows his way around a caravan.
For the first 4/5 fights there was maybe 1000 - 2000 people in - then for the last 2 the full 16000 were in attendance - waste of money IMO but I enjoy the fights more than the occasion.
Very impressed with that lad from John Breen's gym - McCullough - he looked the real deal.
Conrad Cummings was rough around the edges but looked good enough.
O'Kane was a dose. He knew he was beat I think on the firt exchange and didn't want anything to do with Stapulionis. Stuck the head in him a few times and opened a nasty cut. Very dirty, scrappy fight that wasn't nice to watch at all. He was lucky to keep the belts with a technical draw.
that lad Anthony Cacace was tidy to watch. Real talent and power to match.

Milltown Row2 · September 15, 2014, 09:15:42 PM

Quote from: The Iceman on September 15, 2014, 09:00:27 PM
I sat and watched all the fights with my da. There were a few spides about but not too many at least donw where we were sitting. Fair few gippos about as there was a lad from limerick fighting who no doubt knows his way around a caravan.
For the first 4/5 fights there was maybe 1000 - 2000 people in - then for the last 2 the full 16000 were in attendance - waste of money IMO but I enjoy the fights more than the occasion.
Very impressed with that lad from John Breen's gym - McCullough - he looked the real deal.
Conrad Cummings was rough around the edges but looked good enough.
O'Kane was a dose. He knew he was beat I think on the firt exchange and didn't want anything to do with Stapulionis. Stuck the head in him a few times and opened a nasty cut. Very dirty, scrappy fight that wasn't nice to watch at all. He was lucky to keep the belts with a technical draw.
that lad Anthony Cacace was tidy to watch. Real talent and power to match.

Next big thing

J OGorman · September 27, 2014, 11:32:21 PM

Paul Smith, the latest fighter to experience a home town score card in Germany. Pro boxing decisions in a Germany are becoming a farce. The fight was close, there's no doubting that, but that was ridiculous

BennyHarp · September 27, 2014, 11:36:04 PM

Quote from: J OGorman on September 27, 2014, 11:32:21 PM
Paul Smith, the latest fighter to experience a home town score card in Germany. Pro boxing decisions in a Germany are becoming a farce. The fight was close, there's no doubting that, but that was ridiculous

Absolutely agree, I think it could have gone either way but no way did Smith only win one round. Must be very frustrating.

RealSpiritof98 · September 27, 2014, 11:40:16 PM

Quote from: BennyHarp on September 27, 2014, 11:36:04 PM
Quote from: J OGorman on September 27, 2014, 11:32:21 PM
Paul Smith, the latest fighter to experience a home town score card in Germany. Pro boxing decisions in a Germany are becoming a farce. The fight was close, there's no doubting that, but that was ridiculous

Absolutely agree, I think it could have gone either way but no way did Smith only win one round. Must be very frustrating.

Boxing is a joke would make FIFA look like a Guardian angel convention, the fact that nobody has gave a f**k enough to do anything about it shames it even more. It borders on Fraudulent. It might as well be WWE, at least they call it Entertainment.

J OGorman · September 27, 2014, 11:43:07 PM

Watching the recaps during the rounds , you'd swear Smith did an Audley on it and never threw a punch. Crazy stuff

Kidder81 · September 27, 2014, 11:55:25 PM

No boxing expert but I watched it and thought Abraham was well ahead

bennydorano · September 28, 2014, 02:16:16 PM

I happened to be flicking about the Channels last night and watched the last 3 rounds of the fight. I was listening to Watt, the other gobshite and the 2 gobshites in the studio and I was thinking to myself, the Brits tend to carried away with their reading of fights when one of their own is involved and I bet Abraham wins handsomely. General consensus seems to be it was a lot tighter than the scores suggested, but the Brit commentators are deadly for getting carried away, no objectivity at all.

BennyHarp · October 11, 2014, 11:31:04 PM

I know you have to question the level of opponents but feck me Anthony Joshua looks like he punches hard.

tyroneboi · November 23, 2014, 12:14:43 AM

Anyone watching the bellew-cleverley fight? As bad a fight as I have seen! How anybody would pay for that is beyond me!

JimStynes · November 23, 2014, 08:22:45 AM

Quote from: tyroneboi on November 23, 2014, 12:14:43 AM
Anyone watching the bellew-cleverley fight? As bad a fight as I have seen! How anybody would pay for that is beyond me!

I thought it was an entertaining fight. Both men putting it in and taking some good shots! not the best standard but a good scrap!

gallsman · November 23, 2014, 09:44:27 AM

Quote from: tyroneboi on November 23, 2014, 12:14:43 AM
Anyone watching the bellew-cleverley fight? As bad a fight as I have seen! How anybody would pay for that is beyond me!

Sky having this on box office is a complete joke.

beer baron · November 23, 2014, 10:07:34 AM

In fairness to both lads they put their all in but their all's even less than i had believed previously. The last few rounds were laughable really,Cleverley in a heap on the ropes and Bellew swinging away with less power than a 12 year old kid. Sky are some legends for getting people to part with their hard earned to watch this.

BennyHarp · November 23, 2014, 11:37:58 AM

Quote from: beer baron on November 23, 2014, 10:07:34 AM
In fairness to both lads they put their all in but their all's even less than i had believed previously. The last few rounds were laughable really,Cleverley in a heap on the ropes and Bellew swinging away with less power than a 12 year old kid. Sky are some legends for getting people to part with their hard earned to watch this.

It was poor enough stuff, both lads are well below top class and just because they don't like each other doesn't mean it's a big fight. It's becoming more and more like WWE with Matchroom, big cards full of hyped up superstars against cannon fodder and rivalries building up in the background, Froch v Groves replaced by Cleverly v Belllew which is being replaced by Groves v Degale again.