Bellew was talking to Shane McGuigan as he had Haye against the ropes for half a round telling him to throw the towel in, the next round thats what he did. This is maybe different due to Hayes visible injury during the fight though
He needs to start taking risks at some point if he is to fulfil his potential. I'd say Groves is just as tough a fight for Jr than Zurdo is. Thats if Abraham doesn't turn back the clock and lay him out, can't see it right enough, probably Eubank my UD
Glass half empty, half full type scenario. There's no questioning his work rate when he sees any signs that his opponent's hurt.
This fight should serve as a measuring stick to see where Eubank Jr is skills wise & I agree I think it's going to be close, until the late stages.
Agree, Eubank will most definitely take over in the championship rounds and he's shown a solid chin so far so doubt Abraham will be able to put much of a dent in him early on. Look forward to the fight - hope its not another ITV PPV!
... What IBO "title"?... GGG holds that belt since 2011... :)
Its @ 168, Jr won it from the over matched Australian guy Renold Quinlan on his ITV PPV debut
Seeing as he's been out of the ring so long i'd expect him, if he's going to fight again, to make his comeback at 154 and if so, i'd love to see a real cross roads fight at the new weight with Kell Brook, that would be a good comeback fight for both @ 154, winner takes on Cotto!!!
Abraham against a high workrate guy? Lol
Since when did Eubank Jr become a high workrate fighter? He lost to BJS because he was outworked for the first 7 rounds. Jnr likes to admire his own work too much instead of pouring it on when he lands significantly. Still think he'll beat Abraham but it may be closer than what all of you think
Wilder is a hype job, as soon as he gets in with a technically sound heavyweight he will lose. I would like to see him fight any of the current top 10 heavyweights and prove me wrong but realistically Joshua ices him quickly, Fury and Klitshcko school him for as long as they want and Povetkin/Ortiz overwhelm him. I would give him a decent chance against Parker or Pulev though coz they are both rotten from what i have seen
This is a decent fight, but there isn't one puncher on Chris Jnrs record. For those who think he has daddy's chin your about to get your answer.
Spike O Sullivan can bang but he was completely outboxed by Eubank before his corner called it quits, that was a one sided beating from Jr and style wise probably the best comparison to Abraham. I haven't seen anything from Jr to suggest he's delicate around the whiskers, the thing that worries me against abraham is Eubanks laziness during rounds and showboating could cost him vs an experienced operator like AA.
1. Heavyweight- Joshua reclaims titles in a war with Ruiz and disappointingly defends against Pulev whilst Ortiz ****s up the Wilder- Fury rematch leaving Fury to
continue to fight bums.
160 - nothing exciting to be honest,
Golovkin and Dervyechenko fight to a draw and rematch early 2020 with Dervyechenko winning the rematch. Charlo fights and beats Andrade with calls for a Canelo fight falling on deaf ears
147- The PBC guys go at it in a round robin style 18 months leaving Crawford to fight his only credible option in Brook once he sparks Khan
140 - Taylor beats Prograis and goes on to unify titles (probably my heart ruling my head here)
135 - Haney earns crack at Loma and is comprehensively schooled, Tank steps up from 130 and Loma exposes the **** out him.
I believe Crawford is the best of the best at 147 but he’s going to become pretty irrelevant fast if this fight or a fight with any of the other PBC guys can’t get made in the next 12 months. Who’s he going to fight going into 2020? Brook is about the best and fight h can make outside the PBC stable and beating Brook will not impress much at this stage of Brooks career
It all depends how Jr has reacted to the Groves defeat, if he’s worked hard over this last year learning and improving and actually listening to people’s advice and not believing his own hype then he totally has the potential to beat Degale at this stage. Degale has always spent a fair amount of time on the ropes during fights, particularly against high volume pressure fighters, I expect this fight to be no different, I expect Degale to control the fight but there will be times when he will have to ride the storm and at this stage in his career it will depend how much he wants it. It’s a tough fight to call, 15 months ago i’d Have said Degale schools him, at present, I’m not too sure! Gut tells me Eubank controversially stops Degale late,on his feet
Crawford is a better counterpuncher than Canelo and is more fluid...he can switch orthodox and southpaw. And while Khan had some success jabbing early against Canelo I dont see him having as much success against Crawford who is more defensively responsible and evasive.
I expect Crawford to land something significant around round 4 - possibly scoring a KD - and a stoppage within 7. Its possible theres just a decision win though as Khan is a full blown WW...very motivated and basically has nothing to lose...expect some KDs along the way though
You really think Bud is a better counter puncher than Canelo???
Well then i don't know where you were sat, but it must've been a seat facing the other way.
Good comeback :rofl:
The fighters themselves acknowledged after the fight that it was close and Crolla even agreed to go to Glasgow for a rematch then shat his pants.
It is one of his better wins, which shows you how weak Crawford's resume is. The thing is that Burns shouldn't have even been the champ because he got a gift v Beltran in the previous fight.
Burns was also getting whooped by Jose Gonzalez in the fight before the Beltran fight until Gonzalez got pulled out of the fight for no apparent reason. There's still something fishy about that. He was in control of the fight quite easy and beating Burns up, then quits in his corner. I always felt someone got paid off or something.
F**k me bro your deluded as hell!!!!!
Burns took Gonzelez's heart that night, again, it might just have been from where i was sitting though :rofl:
I agree Gonzalez controlled the fight right up until the 8th round then Ricky took over in 8 and 9 and Gonzalez lost his balls and didn't come out for the tenth.
Get your facts right about fights before posting absolute nonsense about them!!!
Not at all.
Gonzalez was putting a beating on Ricky, then something had a word with his team and offered them a deal to pull him out.
Everyone knows it and nobody talks about it.
I don't know it!
What i know is that Gonzalez threw everything he had at Ricky and Ricky kept coming, landed a brutal shot to the body in round 8 and took what was left of his heart in round 9, Gonzalez quit on his stool when the going got tough............Victor Ortiz style!!!!!
If Hunter replaces Miller as the opponent, expect for people to ask for their money back. I would.
Hunter/AJ is a terrible World Title fight at the moment but at this stage who better is there to replace Miller on short notice?
Hunter is working his way up the rankings with with some half decent wins of late, i wouldn't be totally against this fight at this point
I've basically abandoned it. Only the odd fight resurges it for me. Ducking, cherrypicking and robberies are at the worst i've seen. The sport got plenty of attention via floyd and pacquiao, but the powers that be are using the moment to drain as much money out of the sport while it's hot without risking their fighters. Real sht show.
Haymon is the main culprit for the state of boxing as much as the floyd boy toys dont like to admit.
Yeah Haymon bringing boxing back to the mainstream has definitely ruined things for the hardcore fan, although probably has exposed it more to the casual.
I'll forgive him when he starts matching his welterweights together
You must be the only person that scored it a draw.
It was a pretty boring fight but Crolla CLEARLY beat Burns on points.
Your more than entitled to your opinion, as we all are, but where i was sat it was a close fight and Burns was hard done by on the cards.
I've never seen anyone mention Burns as one of Crawford's best wins. I think people we're surprised Crawford got a decision win in the UK because that's not always the case for Americans fighting over there.
Not his best win but best performance in my opinion
Everyday that goes by makes me think that this is about ped's more and more. His team knows that once he signs, AJ's team will request drug testing, so that if he is in the middle of his ped's cycle, he'll need more time to clean up before submitting to the tests.
Couldn’t agree more, why else would the turn down that kind of money,Ortiz is dirty and his team team know it
Thing is crawford struggled with burns aswell. Cant remember exactly but think it was around 116-112 on the cards.
The scorecards didn't reflect the fight bro, Crawford schooled the **** out of Burns.
I was full of hope at the weigh in, Crawford looked spooked as hell but he dominated Burns in every way on fight night!
People gave crawford credit for beating burns and even said he did it in his hometown. Well Crolla the F fighter won a ud against one of crawford's best wins. Lomachenko destroys crolla and all of a sudden everyone forgets crolla was a world class former champion. The double standards and fan boyism on these forums is sickening.
Did you watch the Crolla v Burns fight???? Or the Crawford v Burns fight?????
The fights tell a very different story than the official results
Crawford schooled the hell out of Burns and handed him a genuine UD in his backyard, almost became the first and only fighter to stop Burns. This fight, IMO, is still one of Crawford's best performances to date. Burns never won a round or even any minute of any round and was completely outclassed and outgunned from the opening bell to the last bell.
Burns was very hard done by in the Crolla fight, It was a very close fight, i scored it a draw after Crolla took an early lead and Burns came on strong in the later rounds and that was in Crolla's backyard!
Couldn't agree more about the fanboyism and double standards on here though!!!!
Derek Chisora is like the UK Mike Tyson. They all think Chisora is some sort of heavyweight God over there
Ha-Ha you couldn't be more wrong bro!
We respect Chisora, we don't rate him at all!