The Boxing thread

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

Exactly........embarrassing

Sky told you the outcome by the lack of PPV

 

[Danamy]

Eddie Hearn wrapping a fighter in cotton wool, he needs to let him loose

 

[ono]

Well that was a waste of time. Not been tested in the slightest. Not Kells fault, but the promoters take the piss out of the public.

It's the IBF's fault this one. Making him fight god awful mandatories. Otherwise he loses his belt.

 

[Danamy]

Sky told you the outcome by the lack of PPV

True

 

[Paul Lake's Left Knee]

Eddie Hearn wrapping a fighter in cotton wool, he needs to let him loose

Laaaaaaaaaaaaaarvleeeeeeeeeeeee jubleeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

There's plenty out there Garcia thurman bradley.

He's suffering a little like calzaghe did... He's too much of a risk and not really a name in the states.. The reason khan gets the opportunities he does is because of weaknesses in his game, brook doesn't have many!!

 

[Paul Lake's Left Knee]

Lol go on Eddie, name every name in the division, and line up another chump as a 'warm up' no doubt.

 

[ono]

Eddie Hearn wrapping a fighter in cotton wool, he needs to let him loose

He needs his belt though otherwise he loses a big bargaining tool. His profile in the US isn't that high and he's too good of a fighter to fight without gaining either a shed load of money, or a belt. He might fight Vargas given he's probably one of the weaker belt holders. Would like to see him fight Garcia personally.

 

[moon]

Poor kid, his corner want shooting for that..

Agreed with Eubank snr when he said during the fight it should have been stopped

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

He's suffering a little like calzaghe did... He's too much of a risk and not really a name in the states.. The reason khan gets the opportunities he does is because of weaknesses in his game, brook doesn't have many!!

True mate,I think that's why mayweather side stepped Khan in my opinion,mayweather might of took him out in 5 or 6 rounds but I think it was in the back of is mind he could get caught.

 

[Gaylord du Bois]

Too many fingers in too many pies. Until that changes boxings credibility will continue to suffer.

 

[Danamy]

He needs his belt though otherwise he loses a big bargaining tool. His profile in the US isn't that high and he's too good of a fighter to fight without gaining either a shed load of money, or a belt. He might fight Vargas given he's probably one of the weaker belt holders. Would like to see him fight Garcia personally.

Yeah, Garcia's the fight

 

[ono]

He's suffering a little like calzaghe did... He's too much of a risk and not really a name in the states.. The reason khan gets the opportunities he does is because of weaknesses in his game, brook doesn't have many!!

To be fair to Khan as wel,l he has taken a good number of high risk fights, some which have worked out for him and some which haven't, but he's not been afraid to travel, and like you say, he has weaknesses. Fair play to him really, he's been chasing a superfight for 2 years now and he's finally got one. Not one he can win really, but it's a good earner, and provided he makes it interesting or gives a decent account of himself, the Brook fight is still there and that will net him a small fortune.

His level of opposition is miles ahead of Brook's. Think Brook would beat him though.

 

[MeatnSpudsMCFC]

Well that was utterly pointless.

 

[steviemc]

It's the IBF's fault this one. Making him fight god awful mandatories. Otherwise he loses his belt.

...and you really don't think that the promoters are in control of boxing at world-title level? Promoters and boxing federations are probably more corrupt than UEFA.

 

[Danamy]

Laaaaaaaaaaaaaarvleeeeeeeeeeeee jubleeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Propa geeeezer

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

It's all about money these days. I remember the good ol' days of Leonard, Hearns, Hagler et al.
All hard as fucking nails and none scared to step in the ring with each other. Respect.

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

It's all about money these days. I remember the good ol' days of Leonard, Hearns, Hagler et al.
All hard as fucking nails and none scared to step in the ring with each other. Respect.

Missed one mate roberto.

 

[Paul Lake's Left Knee]

It's all about money these days. I remember the good ol' days of Leonard, Hearns, Hagler et al.
All hard as fucking nails and none scared to step in the ring with each other. Respect.

A little bit of romanticism their mate, there were more super fights back then, due to their only being WBA and WBC belts, but they also fought enough chumps themselves. For example Hagler had around 60 fights before he fought any of the other big 4.

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

To be fair to Khan as wel,l he has taken a good number of high risk fights, some which have worked out for him and some which haven't, but he's not been afraid to travel, and like you say, he has weaknesses. Fair play to him really, he's been chasing a superfight for 2 years now and he's finally got one. Not one he can win really, but it's a good earner, and provided he makes it interesting or gives a decent account of himself, the Brook fight is still there and that will net him a small fortune.

His level of opposition is miles ahead of Brook's. Think Brook would beat him though.

Personally I think khan will be finished as a draw after this fight, could be messy...

You're right, his level of opponent and purses far outweigh that of brook, he's been marketed well through his career, which gave him the ins through association with golden boy, however, he's hardly a poster boy for the sport... Brook is twice the fighter, unfortunately his personality makes Philip schofield seem interesting, I don't actually believe brook when he spouts off, he's unconvincing and a little thick imo!!