Boxing Thread

gallsman · January 21, 2023, 11:30:48 PM

As soon as the uppercut landed he was done. Ref really shouldn't have let him take more shots after the first knockdown. He didn't know where he was.

Saffrongael · January 21, 2023, 11:34:42 PM

Those Smiths seem like wankers

nrico2006 · January 22, 2023, 12:13:51 AM

Surprised to see Eubank hurt never mind dropped. Cutting weight catches most eventually.

square_ball · January 22, 2023, 10:06:13 AM

Eubank senior wasn't far off the mark saying how dangerous the Benn fight would have been as Junior was cutting even more weight for that one I think.

nrico2006 · January 22, 2023, 11:35:41 AM

Quote from: square_ball on January 22, 2023, 10:06:13 AM
Eubank senior wasn't far off the mark saying how dangerous the Benn fight would have been as Junior was cutting even more weight for that one I think.

True. He looked drained last night and even against Williams he didn't throw as much, especially in the 2nd half, which is unusual considering the volume and ferocity you are used to seeing from him.

gallsman · January 28, 2023, 11:20:10 PM

Incredible fight between Beterbiev and Yarde. Beterbiev is an absolute animal.

Richie Woodhall and two of the judges smoking crack to have Yarde up at the time of the stoppage. I had Beterbiev up 5-2.

square_ball · January 29, 2023, 10:26:44 AM

Very enjoyable fight last night. Yarde is a decent fighter but Beterbiev looked like he was going to get him sooner or later. I had to turn the commentary down after 3 or 4 rounds. Punches that weren't even landed from Yarde were getting talked up like nothing ordinary.

As for that fiasco beforehand with the YouTubers (and I'm putting Fury in that category) is it possible both could get knocked out?

seafoid · February 02, 2023, 10:41:42 AM

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/boxing/2023/02/02/katie-taylor-rematch-with-amanda-serrano-to-be-held-at-3arena-not-croke-park/

Katie Taylor rematch with Amanda Serrano to be held at 3Arena instead of Croke Park
Eddie Hearn says costs of hosting bout at GAA HQ are too high

Katie Taylor looks set to fight Amanda Serrano in the 3 Arena, Dublin on May 20th, according to her promoter Eddie Hearn.

Initial plans were put in place to stage a rematch of the April 2022 fight at Croke Park, with Taylor confirming last year that her team was pushing for the venue, but Hearn has labelled the cost of renting out the GAA's headquarters as prohibitive.

"The cost of hire, the cost of everything involved with the event is three times nearly more than staging it at Wembley Stadium," explained Hearn, speaking on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani. "It's unbelievable, it's so frustrating.

"People will just tweet me and go, 'Shut up Hearn, just do it anyway.' It doesn't work like that, it's a business. Ultimately, Katie Taylor has her financial demands for this fight, so does Amanda Serrano, and we want to make sure we deliver them that.

"But we're so far out on that possibility with the cost of running that show, and we're out of time in terms of delivering that date to the broadcaster that we've got to move."

A fight at the 3Arena is expected to host 9,000 spectators, compared to 80,000+ at Croke Park.

nrico2006 · February 02, 2023, 11:04:07 AM

How big would the demand be to watch Taylor fight?

Seems to make strange moves, been big fights out there fir her that she could have targeted over the past year or two for her legacy. She could have went after McCaskill again and had a chance to be undisputed at two weights simultaneously. Or why not go after Jonas' titles or even fight Shields.

square_ball · February 02, 2023, 11:10:57 AM

The GAA bashers are out in force anyway and its all their fault.

NAG1 · February 02, 2023, 11:42:12 AM

The price is the price, if Eddie Hearn doesn't like it then the GAA are probably doing something right.

Armagh18 · February 02, 2023, 11:43:36 AM

Quote from: NAG1 on February 02, 2023, 11:42:12 AM
The price is the price, if Eddie Hearn doesn't like it then the GAA are probably doing something right.

Yeah exactly. How many tickets wouldnit even sell I wonder. Would need Conlan and Taylor both fighting to get enough interest here you would think

square_ball · February 02, 2023, 11:59:10 AM

No chance of Conlon fighting due to his promotional links or indeed anyone who was in anyway linked to MTK. Hearn has a fairly small stable of Irish boxers and none that will put a huge amount of bums on seats. Undercards tend to be for the boxing purists anyway rather than the bandwagon jumpers.

It probably could be close to a sell out due to people wanting to attend the event rather than the actual fight. To be honest the thought of shelling out €80 for a ticket and watching from up in the clouds in the Upper Cusack wouldn't be all that appealing.

seafoid · February 02, 2023, 12:05:46 PM

They obviously couldn't sell enough tickets.
Wembley is cheaper because the population is bigger and can support more fights.
Maybe Parnell Park would work.

Baile Brigín 2 · February 02, 2023, 12:38:03 PM

Quote from: NAG1 on February 02, 2023, 11:42:12 AM
The price is the price, if Eddie Hearn doesn't like it then the GAA are probably doing something right.

But it's wbat the price is that is the issue. It's not like for like as Wembley is in a city with 5 other 50,000 plus venues wheras Dublin has 1, but it doesn't explain why the GAA want 1.2m a day.