General Boxing Thread

[GBJ]

Wilder with another knockout! Fury straight into the ring to challenge.

Rumours circulating that Froch & Fury had to be separated by security. Supposedly, Froch told Tyson to stop acting up & Fury, who had been drinking, took offence to it. Other rumours saying he actually chased Froch at one point. Really hope there's video footage of this, as it'll be comedy gold

 

[Ricey]

Rumours circulating that Froch & Fury had to be separated by security. Supposedly, Froch told Tyson to stop acting up & Fury, who had been drinking, took offence to it. Other rumours saying he actually chased Froch at one point. Really hope there's video footage of this, as it'll be comedy gold

Have you seen the footage of him challenging Wilder in the ring? He's dancing round like an idiot looking to fight someone. I honestly thought he was going to clock someone who stopped him getting past.

 

[GBJ]

Have you seen the footage of him challenging Wilder in the ring? He's dancing round like an idiot looking to fight someone. I honestly thought he was going to clock someone who stopped him getting past.

Yeah I saw it. There's a few stories flying around that he was a pest last night, which was mainly drink related. It was a bit unnecessary, but also no big deal in my eyes.

One thing that does worry me, is Tyson has the proven ability to lose focus & take fights lightly. With his rematch with Wlad on the horizon, incidents like last night (getting drunk & making a nuisance of himself), shouldn't be happening. I just hope he hasn't lost his mind already

 

[Ricey]

Yeah I saw it. There's a few stories flying around that he was a pest last night, which was mainly drink related. It was a bit unnecessary, but also no big deal in my eyes.

One thing that does worry me, is Tyson has the proven ability to lose focus & take fights lightly. With his rematch with Wlad on the horizon, incidents like last night (getting drunk & making a nuisance of himself), shouldn't be happening. I just hope he hasn't lost his mind already

I enjoy the shows that boxers put on to get fights and in the build up. Fury needs to get the balance right because like Wilder said he's acting like its the WWE and we don't want that. He maybe needs to tone it down a little. The heavyweight division is the most exciting it's been since the Tyson days!

You're right these displays are all good and fun but he has a massive fight coming up. He needs to focus all his attention on that and not getting battered. Vlad is no idiot he will have studied the fight at every opertunity and will be looking where he went wrong and working out Fury's weakness. He won't be made to look a fool twice. Fury is getting complacent and will come unstuck if he doesn't work and train as hard as he did for the first fight.

 

[Ricey]

Doesn't fight for 3 and a half years, beats an absolute nobody and is now ranked 9th by the WBA!! What an absolute crock of ****, and I thought the Fifa rankings were dodgy!

 

[GBJ]

Doesn't fight for 3 and a half years, beats an absolute nobody and is now ranked 9th by the WBA!! What an absolute crock of ****, and I thought the Fifa rankings were dodgy!

The WBA (We Belt Anyone) have been making themselves look very stupid (crooked) for a fair while now. This is the same governing body, who have a regular World Champion, and then a Super Champion above that. Eh? What? Case in point; Scott Quigg, reigning WBA World Super Bantamweight Champion. And then you have Guillermo Rigondeaux, reigning WBA SUPER World Super Bantamweight Champion. Confused? Welcome to the wonderful world of the WBA

Also, let's not forget that Mark De Mori (supposedly ranked in the top 10, by the WBA), hadn't actually fought anyone in their top 40. Errrr what?

 

[Ricey]

Does sound like dodgy stuff especially the De Mori bit. I think it's just annoyed me because it's Haye.

Am I the only one looking forward to the David Haye hype train to get well and truly derailed?

 

[GBJ]

Rumours abound; Fury - Wlad 2, signed for May 7th, in Germany. It's been a while since I travelled abroad to follow/support a British fighter. This one can't be avoided.

 

[Ricey]

Rumours abound; Fury - Wlad 2, signed for May 7th, in Germany. It's been a while since I travelled abroad to follow/support a British fighter. This one can't be avoided.

What are your thoughts on the result?

 

[GBJ]

What are your thoughts on the result?

Its Tyson's to lose. As long as he can keep his head, and deal with the pressure. He can't afford to look past Wlad, or take him lightly at all.

From Wlad's point of view, I don't expect to see many changes in style, but I do expect a certain level of desperation to creep in, at some point. Especially knowing that this could be his last ever fight. That makes Wlad dangerous.

But as long as Tyson can do exactly what he did before, he'll win again. And this time, I'd say there will be a big chance of a KO. I could see a tired, desperate Wlad, behind on the scorecards, walking right into a short left hook

 

[Ricey]

Its Tyson's to lose. As long as he can keep his head, and deal with the pressure. He can't afford to look past Wlad, or take him lightly at all.

From Wlad's point of view, I don't expect to see many changes in style, but I do expect a certain level of desperation to creep in, at some point. Especially knowing that this could be his last ever fight. That makes Wlad dangerous.

But as long as Tyson can do exactly what he did before, he'll win again. And this time, I'd say there will be a big chance of a KO. I could see a tired, desperate Wlad, behind on the scorecards, walking right into a short left hook

I'm going for a Tyson loss and I think Wlad with knock him out in about the 10th. Tyson will think he is bossing it get cocky and get caught out.

I see he has outright refused to fight Haye even for £100m. The bloke has a point he lost money both times when he was meant to fight him, now Haye is skint and wants to make money off Fury he has every right to refuse.

Haye is skint and doing everything he can to make himself an attractive bout.

Have you seen on Sky Sports they've been asking a few experts on their top 10 heavyweights at the moment. Some interesting views. Peter Fury doesn't rate Haye in the top 10 (I agree) but rates Hughie at 9. But someone can't remember who rated Haye at 5th!

 

[GBJ]

I'm going for a Tyson loss and I think Wlad with knock him out in about the 10th. Tyson will think he is bossing it get cocky and get caught out.

I see he has outright refused to fight Haye even for £100m. The bloke has a point he lost money both times when he was meant to fight him, now Haye is skint and wants to make money off Fury he has every right to refuse.

Haye is skint and doing everything he can to make himself an attractive bout.

Have you seen on Sky Sports they've been asking a few experts on their top 10 heavyweights at the moment. Some interesting views. Peter Fury doesn't rate Haye in the top 10 (I agree) but rates Hughie at 9. But someone can't remember who rated Haye at 5th!

Don't blame Tyson, but also don't believe him. If he's offered £100m, he'll accept it in a flash. Who wouldn't? It's not just HIS future sorted, it's his family, extended family, kids, grandkids, grandkids kids, and so on. The Haye fiasco did cost him £250k though. That's £250k of his own money. That's gotta be hard to take. But no-one turns down that kind of money. Not that the fight would generate anywhere near that much TBH.

Think that was big Glenn who put Haye in 5th. He's a well known, long time Haye supporter. I like Glenn though, so can't rinse him too much.

Personally, the top 10 is quite hard to rank TBH, after the top 3, there is a gulf in class.Fury, Wlad & Povetkin would be top 3, without doubt. Then it gets a bit tougher. I don't rate Wilder, but he's probably there. Don't know enough about Luis Ortiz, but he's making a name for himself. The likes of Stiverne, Pulev, Scott aren't that good, and are certainly beatable. I wouldn't say Hughie is top 10, yet. But he's probably not too far off. I'd fancy him to match the aforementioned fighters outside the top 3-4.
And it's obviously no secret I rate Hughie well above AJ.

Hughie & Joseph Parker are the ones to watch in the HW division. Their potential/inevitable fight in years to come, will be massive.

 

[Ricey]

I see Khan has been running his mouth on Twitter. Why not just fight Brook instead of doing everything to avoid it. Hearn said when he spoke to his people they wanted a deal worth more than 80/20!! That's ridiculous! Khan saying that a 50/50 split is a joke!

 

[Ricey]

Gutted for Tommy Martin but he put on a good show against Hibbert. Now for Groves, this is make or break for his career.

 

[Ricey]

Similar mis match like the Haye fight. But good for Groves to get his career back on track after the Jack fight.

 

[Ricey]

Was also interesting to watch ex premier league footballer Leon McKenzie fight last night at the age of 37. Knocked out his opponent in a very quick opening round. Working his way up and will hopefully get himself a belt before he hangs up the gloves.

 

[MK Shrimper]

I read Frank Bruno wants to return to the ring :sad: Don't do it Frank, please.

 

[GBJ]

54-years-old, Retina problems & a history of mental illness. The BBBoC wouldn't license him & rightly so. But some other **** probably would. The Maltese Commision, for example. I dare say Hearn wouldn't be opposed to feeding him to Joshua either.

I doubt this is true tbf. Haven't heard anything from the regular, "in the know" sources. For now, I'm treating this the same as the usual Lennox/Benn/Eubank/Holyfield/Tyson return rumours, that circulate every now & again, and ignoring it. For now

 

[Ricey]

54-years-old, Retina problems & a history of mental illness. The BBBoC wouldn't license him & rightly so. But some other **** probably would. The Maltese Commision, for example. I dare say Hearn wouldn't be opposed to feeding him to Joshua either.

I doubt this is true tbf. Haven't heard anything from the regular, "in the know" sources. For now, I'm treating this the same as the usual Lennox/Benn/Eubank/Holyfield/Tyson return rumours, that circulate every now & again, and ignoring it. For now

He's recently been training at Hatton's gym and according to Ricky is in amazing shape for a 54 year old. I love Big Frank, such a nice guy and his career will always be remember it would be a huge mistake to come back. I hope he doesn't do it because there would be nothing worse than seeing Frank getting battered by a nobody!

 

[GBJ]

He's recently been training at Hatton's gym and according to Ricky is in amazing shape for a 54 year old. I love Big Frank, such a nice guy and his career will always be remember it would be a huge mistake to come back. I hope he doesn't do it because there would be nothing worse than seeing Frank getting battered by a nobody!

The 2 major problems with Bruno returning, is the mental health issues & the retina problems. That's the basics. I've seen the BBBoC have informed Frank they wouldn't even consider him for licence. And that's how it should be.

Doesn't matter what shape he's in. Forget being beaten by a bum or a prospect etc, His immediate health & mental well-being, would be on the line.

The only thing that is potentially harmful to him at this point in time, is if he's granted a license. And as I eluded to, someone like Malta, who have some incredibly dubious policies, and ideologies, could make this happen. I don't think it will, but it's not beyond the realms of possibility.