Ilunga Makabu vs Thabiso Mchunu - Fight of the Year Contender

I never realised how short Makabu is before now. Always thought he was a big guy in the division, but he looks almost dwarfish next to Bellew.

Excellent!!

Hes only -150. Sticking a bet on that for sure. Yeah 1 bet on to win by tko/ko/dq 1 bet under 9 rounds and 1 bet this fight doesn't go the distance.

I freaking love those SA commentators. "Beeeg rrrraht 'and frum Mookoonoo!"

You on the odds dan? Good odds on Makabu win and win by ko even better Definitely putting a bet on tomorrow All over it seen on the oddschecker chart that money was going on Bellew so was hoping for a shift. Can't remember who is on my acca Makabu, Burns, Limmonds opponent my minds blank I'm beyond tired I should know I just got done watching the boring sod :haha: Still not sold on Makabu's ability to cut off a ring mind and he's a terribly slow starter but Bellew is bang average.

You on the odds dan? Good odds on Makabu win and win by ko even better Definitely putting a bet on tomorrow Ye bro, ive been waiting on may 29th for quite some time now, if there ever was a case of a safe bet, this probably is it, if Bellew cant handle Adonis how the fk is he gonna be able to handle Makabu, ill be putting up atleast 500$ on this match, im pretty confident Makabu will KO him so might aswell bet on win by KO aswell, hmm

Did you see how many people were in the ring at the end? I'm surprised it didn't give way. Great atmosphere indeed. and in a nine foot ring :lol1:

watched it. good fight. dude just hit a wall. looks like he's a bit blown up to me. it's a disadvantage having to decide between 175 and 200 compared to the other weight classes. guys who are naturally 185-190ish, like mchunu likely is, have to add on extra lbs or risk going into every fight with an inherent and significant disadvantage in weight. if you walk into the ring at 190 and your opponent put on 15 lbs after he weighed 200 yesterdery you're talking about a 25 lb disadvantage in weight. some things that i liked and that were curious to me: loud, invested, bipartisan crowd. great atmosphere. tiny little ring. i mean really, WTF happened to the rest of the ring? the announcers. dudes were having the time of their lives. some oddities: camerawork was just awful. makes you appreciated the production quality of an HBO or showtime broadcast. again, that f#cking ring. amen that they're scrapping in rings that small over there, but goddamn! Did you see how many people were in the ring at the end? I'm surprised it didn't give way. Great atmosphere indeed.

watched it. good fight. dude just hit a wall. looks like he's a bit blown up to me. it's a disadvantage having to decide between 175 and 200 compared to the other weight classes. guys who are naturally 185-190ish, like mchunu likely is, have to add on extra lbs or risk going into every fight with an inherent and significant disadvantage in weight. if you walk into the ring at 190 and your opponent put on 15 lbs after he weighed 200 yesterdery you're talking about a 25 lb disadvantage in weight. some things that i liked and that were curious to me: loud, invested, bipartisan crowd. great atmosphere. tiny little ring. i mean really, WTF happened to the rest of the ring? the announcers. dudes were having the time of their lives. some oddities: camerawork was just awful. makes you appreciated the production quality of an HBO or showtime broadcast. again, that f#cking ring. amen that they're scrapping in rings that small over there, but goddamn!

god damn those ring girls DAYUMMM

Finally the boxing God's answered our prayers. Great find. Tony Bellend is in a world of sh*t tomorrow night. You on the odds dan? Good odds on Makabu win and win by ko even better Definitely putting a bet on tomorrow

what a scumbag ref overbearing moron who stood a foot away from them. no one paid to see him. much better fight was nokubuttocko kukamongawana vs kylasukawamnukoo kubongowakabutu

Finally the boxing God's answered our prayers. Great find. Tony Bellend is in a world of sh*t tomorrow night.

This fight's like gold dust. Great to finally see it. It's terrible that fights like these are virtually unknown even to hardcore boxing fans. This was a solid, grade A war, and no one got a chance to see it.

Hes only -150. Sticking a bet on that for sure.

christ, Makabu is a beast. Keeps coming and coming. hes skilled too Cruiserweight is such a great division. Gonna check the odds for Makabu vs Bellew, Bellew is getting mashed into the canvas unless he pulls off a miracle

It's about time. Ive only seen the ko on a highlight clip of makabu's. Thanks

'Must spread some rep' but cheers for this. four rounds in and its a nice fight so far. Mchunu is a skillful muthaf*cker

Dave Coldwell said the other day that he finally got hold of a copy.