Boxing Thread

[Boycey]

The very fact that this is a world heavyweight title fight shows what a farce boxing has become...

2 huge shots he doled out there in fairness!!!

Yeah, but that's missing the point slightly

[BennyHarp]

Charles Martin was always a sitting duck tonight. Given £2.5m to come over and hand Joshua an easy title, as Boycey said, never a Heavyweight world title fight. Having said that, Joshua can punch!!

[amanda]

Will Tyson Fury fight him?
I don't think so.

[Milltown Row2]

Had 4 quid ob Groves to win knockout in fourth round!!!

[omaghjoe]

Seen Frampton stripped off his WBA title there for not defending against Rigondeaux. Looks like a fight against Santa Cruz is on for he summer tho.

Must be frustrating for Rigo tho, he is the most avoided man out there

Would like the same level of patience be applied to Canelo by the WBC

[bennydorano]

Was Rigo not stripped of his WBA belt because of inactivity?

[JimStynes]

Was Rigo not stripped of his WBA belt because of inactivity?

Yeah. No one would fight him.

[JimStynes]

Didn't really learn anymore about Joshua last night that we don't already know. Wasn't tested at all, was very disappointed by Martin. Hope to see Joshua in with someone with better footwork! He has been wobbled in his last fight so I am still on the fence as to whether he is the real deal or not. Groves looked sharp but again he wasn't up against much. Pacquaio beat bradley and has announced his retirement as well. Watched a bit of it there, went pretty much as expected.

[bennydorano]

Was Rigo not stripped of his WBA belt because of inactivity?

Yeah. No one would fight him.

More to it than that surely? Stepping aside for big fat paycheques & the like?

[JimStynes]

Not sure but he has definitely been avoided by a lot of fighters including the top men.

[Milltown Row2]

Seen Frampton stripped off his WBA title there for not defending against Rigondeaux. Looks like a fight against Santa Cruz is on for he summer tho.

Must be frustrating for Rigo tho, he is the most avoided man out there

Would like the same level of patience be applied to Canelo by the WBC

Was a poor WBA title was it not?? Madison Square Gardens hopefully for a fight in summer.. If not away elsewhere I'll be heading to that

[MoChara]

Was Rigo not stripped of his WBA belt because of inactivity?

Yeah. No one would fight him.

More to it than that surely? Stepping aside for big fat paycheques & the like?

Anything I ever heard about Rigo, he's the best out there watched a few of his fights on youtube seems a different level.

No-one will take him on because the promoters feel he has too negative a style so no-one wants to get battered for shit money.

[nrico2006]

At the end of the day Frampton is avoiding Rigondeaux, as has many others.  Only one result if the two of them fought.

[lurganblue]

Was Rigo not stripped of his WBA belt because of inactivity?

Yeah. No one would fight him.

More to it than that surely? Stepping aside for big fat paycheques & the like?

did he not have a bad run of injuries and cancelling fights?

[Atticus_Finch]

Genuinely believe that Frampton himself would fight Rigondeaux but he has been steered elsewhere and you can understand the reasons why.

Carry out the risk vs reward analysis and the fight didn't make sense a couple of days after the victory after Quigg and made even less sense after Rigondeaux inexplicably pulled out of the Jazza Dickens fight in Liverpool a month ago.  US promoters don't go near Rigo because of his style and he's not a big draw.  You would like to think that Frampton vs Rigondeaux would still be a big fight this side of the pond but not sure it would be a massive PPV event either.  Add into the mix that Rigo, you imagine, would have burned bridges with Boxnation after his pull out a month ago and Matchroom has the exclusive deal with Sky.  Then I think it is a difficult one to even get off the ground.

Whereas with the prospective Santa Cruz fight, both fighters have links to Al Haymon and it is an easier fight to make in the states.  Last I heard it's looking like that fight will take place in LA in the summer although Lee Selby's name seems to have been mentioned a bit recently.  I think his name being mentioned is probably being used to wrap up the last sticking points in negotiations with the Santa Cruz fight.