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Which the sceptic amongst would argue is the aim from the start ;-)
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Which the sceptic amongst would argue is the aim from the start ;-)
Zin 'messiah' Zimmer
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Which the sceptic amongst would argue is the aim from the start ;-)
Breaking the fight down its a fair result, damned if they do, damned if they don't scenario:..
Paul Lake's Left Knee
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Fair result, just watched it.....
Degale didn't have enough in the tank for me, he was fighting on instinct towards the end... Big potential payday for a rematch in the uk, mayweather will lap it up as it will allow him to break in to promote the brand over here!
Said before and after the fight that Jack was moving up, however if the money is right you could be right
yeseye
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Just watched the replay, really enjoyed it, chunky is a warrior and only for the knockdown late on would have just nicked it imo. Jack won't fancy that again, i think he said to Degale "We will do it at light heavy".
And fight for what exactly?
Jack was trying to land a shady one after the bell on a couple of occasions, hence nearly busting the refs eye socket ffs!
And fight for what exactly?
Jack was trying to land a shady one after the bell on a couple of occasions, hence nearly busting the refs eye socket ffs!
leighton
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The whole fights that Sky showed were all competitive fights and enjoyable.
The main event beforehand i thought Jack would win it on points or lat stoppage. A draw was a fair result when you think about it. It could of went either way. A rematch would be great but I just dont see it happening. I think this fight will benefit DeGale more so. He is in for big money fights with Callum Smith easy to make and the rematch with George Groves 2 big money fights for him and back in the UK if he wants it. IF Jack moves up and gives his title away i guess DeGale will be fighting but will it be against Callum or Groves either would be great for British boxing.
The main event beforehand i thought Jack would win it on points or lat stoppage. A draw was a fair result when you think about it. It could of went either way. A rematch would be great but I just dont see it happening. I think this fight will benefit DeGale more so. He is in for big money fights with Callum Smith easy to make and the rematch with George Groves 2 big money fights for him and back in the UK if he wants it. IF Jack moves up and gives his title away i guess DeGale will be fighting but will it be against Callum or Groves either would be great for British boxing.
staffs_blue
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Judging by his twitter posts it looks like Anthony Joshua has converted to Islam.
Genuine reasons or is he trying to copy Muhammad Ali?
Genuine reasons or is he trying to copy Muhammad Ali?
Zin 'messiah' Zimmer
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Judging by his twitter posts it looks like Anthony Joshua has converted to Islam.
Genuine reasons or is he trying to copy Muhammad Ali?
I don't know, he's talked previously about his 'faith' and searching for what best suits him, if he's found it then fair play... Ali was no conventional Muslim by the way, the Nation of Islam was a farce, it's only later in his life he turned away from the institution...
First and foremost he's a human being, too much will be made of him 'converting' when in the grand scheme of things he's an entertainer, who gives a fuck?? The British media, that's who..... I believe @Paul Lake's Left Knee is a big Cliff Richards fan, his being a born again Christian doesn't detract from him 'jiving' to mistletoe and wine!
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Replies to his tweet are fucking disgusting.
I despair sometimes.
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I have to say Americans seem to have been swayed by a number of things on the De Gale vs Jack fight... they love an under dog, they've basically adopted the Swede so he was the hometown fighter for a start, Showtime have an agreement with Mayweather Promotions and they were being favourable to his fighters all night. I was listening to a few post fight phone ins and was pleased to hear plenty of the hardcore do notice this about Showtime and watched without sound... it's easy to spot which ones Sky are pinning their hopes on too and HBO are no different you just have to filter out some of the bias sometimes.
A draw was actually exactly how I had it but I was surprised there wasn't a hometown decision with the way Showtime and Mayweather were acting, luckily the judges weren't swayed by the crowd that was cheering punches De Gale was rolling with and ducking in some of those close rounds, I had De Gale winning the early rounds, Jack took the middle rounds and they had a share of the later rounds(the bad last round has stuck in a lot of peoples minds, the dental bridge coming out and De Gales face being marked up as usual didn't help either) that's got a draw written all over it. Not taking anything away from Jack, he's a really good all round but De Gale gave up the middle rounds by slowing down and making it a fight that suited Jack at times, he could have won it had he been a little smarter about it and he was lucky the judges were decent on the night not many fighters get such a fair shake.
A draw was actually exactly how I had it but I was surprised there wasn't a hometown decision with the way Showtime and Mayweather were acting, luckily the judges weren't swayed by the crowd that was cheering punches De Gale was rolling with and ducking in some of those close rounds, I had De Gale winning the early rounds, Jack took the middle rounds and they had a share of the later rounds(the bad last round has stuck in a lot of peoples minds, the dental bridge coming out and De Gales face being marked up as usual didn't help either) that's got a draw written all over it. Not taking anything away from Jack, he's a really good all round but De Gale gave up the middle rounds by slowing down and making it a fight that suited Jack at times, he could have won it had he been a little smarter about it and he was lucky the judges were decent on the night not many fighters get such a fair shake.
Zin 'messiah' Zimmer
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Replies to his tweet are fucking disgusting.
I despair sometimes.
Mates just told me he's out in Dubai, was invited to a new mosque that's been built.... Along with Caroline flack and wio..... Crisis averted for the islamaphobes