Boxing Thread

[CiKe]

The heavyweight division really is in dire straights.  Two big useless c***ts who just throw stupid big slaps.  Fair enough if they connect they would do damage but it's pathetic boxing to watch.  Mike Tyson or any other good heavyweight would have had either of these mugs for breakfast.

VK hasn't looked good tonight but he would have been awkward for any heavyweight in history. Tyson was potentially fantastic but also fought in an era of relatively weak heavyweights. Bruno, Berbick, Ferguson, Withserpoon, Smith, Tubbs weren't world beaters while Lewis destroyed Ruddock in a way Tyson couldn't

Your point is valid though, just about any other weight division is more interesting.

[Atticus_Finch]

I kept more of an eye on the channel 5 fight - great fight.

Super bantamweight has the prospect of some very decent match ups with Frampton, Quigg and Galahad in the division at domestic level and stepping up a level you've got Rigondeaux and Donaire.

[CiKe]

just switched over to channel 5, where they seemed to suggest Kid Galahad had suffered knockdown to lose first round 10-8? Is that right? if so, how did one judge score it 120-109?

[Milltown Row2]

I kept more of an eye on the channel 5 fight - great fight.

Super bantamweight has the prospect of some very decent match ups with Frampton, Quigg and Galahad in the division at domestic level and stepping up a level you've got Rigondeaux and Donaire.

Was really impressed with Galahad tonight, would certainly give my wee 'cousin in law' a good fight which could go either way based on that fight tonight. Booth was tired at the end but resilient throughout. These 3 would need to fight off before stepping up to those lads.

He wasn't knocked on to the canvas Cike so I don't know how they score that. was a cracking punch though

[CiKe]

I kept more of an eye on the channel 5 fight - great fight.

Super bantamweight has the prospect of some very decent match ups with Frampton, Quigg and Galahad in the division at domestic level and stepping up a level you've got Rigondeaux and Donaire.

Was really impressed with Galahad tonight, would certainly give my wee 'cousin in law' a good fight which could go either way based on that fight tonight. Booth was tired at the end but resilient throughout. These 3 would need to fight off before stepping up to those lads.

He wasn't knocked on to the canvas Cike so I don't know how they score that. was a cracking punch though

10-8 suggests he lost the round badly, they seemed sure it was a 10-8 yet 120-109 suggests he got at least a share of the round. Decision obviously not controversial but something not right with that scoring.

[Ulick]

Booth caught him with a long swinging left, Galahad touched the canvas for a split second with his right but I felt he got something out of the round. Very impressive fighter, has some great combinations but as was said on the telly there, he does lack a bit of power. All credit to Brendan Ingle, he has great technique.

[CiKe]

I hate Haye getting so much air time to say he knocks him out just because he is a Brit, he barely landed a punch all night against Wlad.

Bunce has shown himself to be classless there as well with his criticisms of Wlad. Haye isn't even necessarily the best ex cruiserweight in the division. If Haye merited a fight, no reason Mormeck should not have one. As Atticus say he is the biggest win on Haye's record and let's not forget Haye had to get off the canvas.

Haye is licking his lips as he has seen the fight and thinks VK looks done. If he was really looking for to put things right he should be calling out a rematch with Wlad, but haven't heard him making too many noises about that.

[Tony Baloney]

Showing highlights of Magee's fight on 456 after the break.

[CiKe]

Booth caught him with a long swinging left, Galahad touched the canvas for a split second with his right but I felt he got something out of the round. Very impressive fighter, has some great combinations but as was said on the telly there, he does lack a bit of power. All credit to Brendan Ingle, he has great technique.

If he touched the canvas but you reckon won the rest of the round then can possibly be 9-9, but he can't get 10. Anyway, irrelevant in the scheme of things.

[CiKe]

Balls to that, BOXNATION just gone down before the 5th in the Magee fight

[Atticus_Finch]

It's just gone the 19th and looks like the 'free' day is over and we'll have to pay a tenner to watch    ... like i said earlier i don't think i'd be tempted to sign up until May time or until i see a list of quality fights coming up.

Hopefully Magee will get a shot at Kessler next which would obviously be a different prospect to markussen but would get Magee the biggest payday of his career.  You could see it happening,  that's twice Magee has gone over and won in Denmark.  Kessler's fans would be wanting him to restore a bit of national pride.

On the scoring, i wasn't listening to the scorecards as it was clear which way it was going to go but if one judge scored it 120-109 then this is a bit of guess work but i would imagine he called the 1st round as 10-9 to Booth and gave Galahad a 10-8 round (Galahad didn't get a knockdown but there were a couple of rounds in which he was very dominant).

Each fighter will start off a round at 10,  if a judge can't split the fighters during a round it will be a 10-10 round.

When a knockdown happens then that is automatically a 10-8 round and if the referee gives the count then it's a knockdown and the judge can't overrule that ... but if a fighter gets knocked down but dominates the rest of the round then that could be a 10-9 round as far as i know.

[tyroneboi]

Seems to be the best fight if the night was haye v chisora at the press conference! Adam booth ended up with a cut head and chisora saying he is going to track haye down and shoot him haha!

[gerry]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWQs8nMsZNg

[Atticus_Finch]

I feel like Cinderella lads, once the clock struck 12 boxnation went down and the party stopped.

Not only did i miss the crucial bit of the Magee highlights but i missed the press conference.

Check out Gerry's link, unbelievable viewing.

I have to hand it to Klitschko's manager that was some opening soundbite:

Bernd Boente:  "He (Chisora) showed heart, you showed your toe "       

Chisora's purse has taken a dent already with slapgate - now i'd say there will not be much left after he repeatedly threatened to shoot David Haye.

Booth then appears with a cut eye claiming that he was glassed.  But if you watch the video closely at 2:56 i reckon david Haye is responsible for the cut on Booth's head by swinging a tripod.

You couldn't write this stuff.

Klitschko just sat back with a smile on his face enjoying his ringside seat of BRITS ABROAD 

[CiKe]

It's just gone the 19th and looks like the 'free' day is over and we'll have to pay a tenner to watch    ... like i said earlier i don't think i'd be tempted to sign up until May time or until i see a list of quality fights coming up.

Hopefully Magee will get a shot at Kessler next which would obviously be a different prospect to markussen but would get Magee the biggest payday of his career.  You could see it happening,  that's twice Magee has gone over and won in Denmark.  Kessler's fans would be wanting him to restore a bit of national pride.

On the scoring, i wasn't listening to the scorecards as it was clear which way it was going to go but if one judge scored it 120-109 then this is a bit of guess work but i would imagine he called the 1st round as 10-9 to Booth and gave Galahad a 10-8 round (Galahad didn't get a knockdown but there were a couple of rounds in which he was very dominant).

Each fighter will start off a round at 10,  if a judge can't split the fighters during a round it will be a 10-10 round.

When a knockdown happens then that is automatically a 10-8 round and if the referee gives the count then it's a knockdown and the judge can't overrule that ... but if a fighter gets knocked down but dominates the rest of the round then that could be a 10-9 round as far as i know.

Doesn't matter if Galahad won a round a 10-8, as soon as he has lost aroun 10-9, logically he can't score 120 as you can't get 11 points for a round.

Cloud beat Campillo by split decision, had him down twice in first round after which it sounds like Campillo dominated. Seems like he got robbed and so did I!