The Boxing thread

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Derry Mathews seems very confident of stopping Flanagan in February talking all kinds of nonsense about training in the sun and eating paella or something. I have no idea who has been blowing smoke up his pipe but he is getting sparked by Terry.

 

[leighton]

Derry is terrible fighter not World Class nowhere near the level he is fighting. Flanagan will have a easy defence. Hes got beaten 9 times 7 of those times by ko how the fuck he is getting a title fight is beyond me. I know his last loss against Stephen Ormond he was totally outclassed and Ormond is a good fighter but Terry is the fighter in this division by far. Terry could well unify the division. He beats everyone in the UK easy.

 

[peoffrey]

I hope Joshua gets knocked clean out , This sky love in for a convicted drug dealer is nauseating

If boxing helped turn him away from that path then fair play. Your inability to give him a second chance concerns me.

 

[VinKom]

Groves mentioned last week that he's looking to return in mid January, my guess against a top 10 ranked opponent. I'm led to believe he's teamed up with Rob McCracken (Froch's old trainer), sensible move in my opinion, he will take him back to basics and instill some confidence in him again.

I see maybe 2 or 3 fights bedding in, look good in them and it could well be a showdown with Smith or DeGale this time next year. Wish the bloke all the success in the World, felt he was robbed in the first Froch fight.

Wish him the best of luck too, and I do hope he can turn it around. I just think he could turn out to be the nearly man who just happened to not quite take his chances when he could've in a weight division that's packed with great talent. It can't be easy when you look at the competition at home alone, never mind rest of the world.

 

[VinKom]

Derry Mathews seems very confident of stopping Flanagan in February talking all kinds of nonsense about training in the sun and eating paella or something. I have no idea who has been blowing smoke up his pipe but he is getting sparked by Terry.

Yeah think Matthews will be in for a shock when Flanagan gets a hold of him, would love to see a unification match against Crolla, would fancy Flanagan in that as well.

 

[peoffrey]

Flanagan will destroy Matthews easily. Personally love Turbo regardless of the fact he's a blue. He just looks like a complete lad and comes across really well in interviews. Really modest and there's something about him too.

With Groves, I think he got his gameplan wrong in the first Froch fight. He was ahead on points so he should've ridden it out as opposed to going for the kill. Things would've turned out differently. He went from that huge Wembley sell out and Vegas to becoming a recluse. He deleted his Twitter etc.

 

[Latics Fan SJK]

Joshua KO Whyte
Eubank KO Sullivan
Mitchell PTS Barroso
Bellew PTS Masternak
Campbell KO Mendy
Warrington PTS Sanchez

I was tempted to go with Masternak via KO as I don’t think Bellew is world level at any weight, he’s looked a bit disappointing up at CW, and Masternak is a step up from recent opponents.

 

[VinKom]

I was tempted to go with Masternak via KO as I don’t think Bellew is world level at any weight, he’s looked a bit disappointing up at CW, and Masternak is a step up from recent opponents.

Agreed, matter of time before Bellew gets found out again.

 

[peoffrey]

Mitchell PTS Barroso
Bellew PTS Masternak
Campbell KO Mendy
Warrington PTS Sanchez

I was tempted to go with Masternak via KO as I don’t think Bellew is world level at any weight, he’s looked a bit disappointing up at CW, and Masternak is a step up from recent opponents.

I fancy one of the above four winners to lose. Perhaps Mitchell.

 

[Latics Fan SJK]

I fancy one of the above four winners to lose. Perhaps Mitchell.

I fancy Mitchell to beat Crolla, so I think he'll put it all out there this weekend to ensure he gets that fight.
Bellew, as previously stated, is the one who I think could well get KO'd. Just leant towards a narrow points win.
Campbell is a class act IMO so can't see him struggling whatsoever.
I know little about Sanchez, though a fight with Selby (which he will comfortably lose anyway) will never happen if Warrington doesn't win this.