http://www.rte.ie/live/
Watch it here. Bernard Dunne defends the WBA Super-Bantamweight Belt against number one challenger Poonsawat of Thailand.
DON'T rely on a download after the fight. It will only be broadcast in Ireland and Thailand. A download may not arrive for days. Watch it live!!!
Dunne's last fight was FOTY candidate.
http://www.rte.ie/live/
Show starts at 9.30PM GMT/ 4.30 EST/ 1.30PST
*Stream uses windows media player or real player to operate. Wait until around the time of the fight, and 'PRO BOX LIVE' will appear on the list. Enjoy folks...
lol well there goes my theory. I wonder what the connection was with every1 who had problems with it. Glad you got to see the fight anyway man.
Maybe they used windows. I tried that first and it was really slow. When I switched to real player, it was gravy.
It tuned in just in time to see Fury win a decision. :smashfrea
It was fine for me. It got a little choppy when the fight started, but nothing that'd stop me from watching.
The stream was perfect after the fight ended, however. :lol1:
lol well there goes my theory. I wonder what the connection was with every1 who had problems with it. Glad you got to see the fight anyway man.
It was fine for me. It got a little choppy when the fight started, but nothing that'd stop me from watching.
The stream was perfect after the fight ended, however. :lol1:
Give us your ringside account and upload some pics if you took em.
Well for atmosphere...top marks. The place looked close to sold out, despite reports. There were a lot of Thai people there with flags and banners out to support their guy and everyone was in good spirits. Everyone was classy.
The Irish never stopped cheering for Dunne, even after the knockout.
As for the fight, I thought Dunne did excellent in the opening round, and how I expected him to fight. I was happy. Second round was a good round for Dunne too, but I was worried that Poonsawat was getting in close so early into the fight. And as for the third...well, when I saw him drop I thought the fight was over. Then I heard the almighty roar as he got off the canvas.
It looked for a moment like he might box his way to the end of the round, but it wasn't the case. Poonsawat looked very strong, and Dunne can't take a good punch.
I'm not convinced the writing was on the wall from the beginning, because Dunne showed how he could have won the fight. I think once he started catching Poonsawat with some good combinations he got too eager and saw too much red, and tried, stupidly to fight him.
There wasn't really opportunities for pictures, especially from where I was sitting (mid-way), so just the usual bland arena pics...got some blurry videos too of entrances and the like. I put the camera away for the fight though, wanted to concentrate lol
Sad night, but like I said, spirits were not dampened.
Congrats to Poonsawat and to Thailand
I'm really gutted for Dunne . Myabe your right he shouldn't have got into a war so early on .Was boxing good from what I seen the first couple of rounds even tho it was blurred I thought he was boxing well .Maybe a bit too fired up for this fight and got caught .Should have just kept boxing instesd of getting into a war and dug deep and tried to box himself to a decision .
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Dunne fought the wrong fight.
Poonsawat's bread and butter is his inside combos and his lethal hooks.
Dunne tried to war with him and got dropped three times in the third.
Dunne had to stay outside to have a chance. He didn't.
Lol, it appears I was just a bit too late with my request. Damn, this sounded brutal. I hope someone uploads the third round onto youtube.
Dunne didn't seem to have the pedigree needed to be on top at 122 IMO, even before this fight. He had lost to Kiko Martinez (not the best of all possible losses) and was behind on points before getting a very good fighter in Cordoba out of there.
Poonsawat already had a win over Corboda, as well as Somsak (quality win), and his only loss was to a very good Sidorenko, who I would stack up as a much better fighter than Kiko Martinez (who lost against last night).
I'd look to see what Poonsawat can do against the up and comers at 122 (since all the champions are getting out of there). Poonsawat against the WBC champion (whatever that Japanese fighter's name is) or Antonio Escalante, who I feel is really going to take that division over after Vazquez, Marquez, Caballero and Lopez leave it for good.
I knew this would turn out like that. A guy with only one loss from Thailand ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
Those guys DON'T PAD records, if they have one loss they are MANNY PACQUIAO good. They work hard, they live in poverty and they see these chances as a life saver. A guy with the same record in Britain isn't nearly in the same level.
So much record padding made British prospects WEAK. This is why this guy lost and this is way Khan lost too.