Boxing Thread

[Far East]

There is no chance that Haye beats AJ.  Apart from the fact that he's not a heavyweight and never was, I suspect he's a patched up shadow of the fighter who dominated the cruiserweight division

[gallsman]

He might not be a big heavyweight but a prime Haye would have demolished Joshua. Infinitely superior boxer. The version of Haye we're seeing at the minute might well do the same.

[Far East]

A prime Haye? very possibly. However, I have a feeling that Bellew is going to confirm just how far Haye's abilities have slipped.  To be fair to Haye, his shoulder injuries should really have finished his career

[gallsman]

Thing is, all Haye has done since he came back is fight cans. Impossible to know what he has.

[STREET FIGHTER]

A prime Haye? very possibly. However, I have a feeling that Bellew is going to confirm just how far Haye's abilities have slipped.  To be fair to Haye, his shoulder injuries should really have finished his career

Surely Haye has still too much for Bellew- injuries or not?

[an léirmheastóir]

IT'S ON !!! Canelo v GGG September 16 2017. The one we have all been waiting for, I for one cannot wait.

[gallsman]

Source? Making a fight ten months away would be pretty odd. Loads of time for things to go wrong.

[nrico2006]

Any version of Haye beats Bellew easily though. Haye was a heavyweight, just not as big as the giants there today. Was Tyson not a HW because he wasn't 6ft6?

[Far East]

Tyson was a freak!  I suspect that haye and his team know that he shouldn't be fighting with the considerable damage  to his shoulder. He had 4 years of surgeries and therapy and has been handed 2 tin cans and 3 rounds of boxing in this comeback. I reckon the plan was to engineer 1 last payday to top up the pension.  Looks like Bellew will do.  Don't get me wrong, a prime Haye would dismantle Bellew but I think I'll be proved right., Haye will look like very damaged goods and a fighter with only 3 rounds under his belt in 2 year.  Francie is no world beater but i think he's in for a very easy night!

[omaghjoe]

Canelo v Chavez Junior confirmed for Vegas on cinco de mayo.
Catch Weight at 164.5lbs, quite a jump for Canelo but youd imagine he would still have too much for jr

[JimStynes]

Read that earlier and laughed. Canelo is a joker.

[STREET FIGHTER]

How does J DeGale fair out tonight?

[BennyHarp]

Canelo v Chavez Junior confirmed for Vegas on cinco de mayo.
Catch Weight at 164.5lbs, quite a jump for Canelo but youd imagine he would still have too much for jr

Another fight against someone who isn't really a contender. Canelo is becoming a bit of a joke now, you get the impression that his team don't trust him against the top guys in his division and want to milk his earning potential before he has to face someone decent.

Looking forward to degale tonight. He's won me over recently and I would really like to see him unify the division and set up a fight with Callum Smith who I think is the real deal.

[omaghjoe]

Canelo v Chavez Junior confirmed for Vegas on cinco de mayo.
Catch Weight at 164.5lbs, quite a jump for Canelo but youd imagine he would still have too much for jr

Another fight against someone who isn't really a contender. Canelo is becoming a bit of a joke now, you get the impression that his team don't trust him against the top guys in his division and want to milk his earning potential before he has to face someone decent.

Looking forward to degale tonight. He's won me over recently and I would really like to see him unify the division and set up a fight with Callum Smith who I think is the real deal.

I agree to an extent... this is the biggest money fight that Canelo could make outside of GGG and dela Hoya is maximising his cash cow before that fight, that is obvious. However I think we may get to see a different side of Canelo in this fight, he's not going to be the bull in a china shop that he has been lately against a guy who is bigger and we may actually see him box a little. Of course it depends which Chavez Jr shows up... if its the one we have been seeing lately since Martinez well it could all be over rather quickly

[LilySavage]

Badou Jack boxed in the Athy GAA club about 7/8 years ago when he was Swedish. Didn't look like a future World Champion that nite