It's over.
Adama wins by RTD in round 9.
It's time for the brave old ring warrior Roman Karmazin to retire.
Yeah. I said all through this build-up to this, if Karmazin had enough left to eke out a win he could earn himself one more cash-out payday/title shot. (since it was an eliminator). If he lost to a B minus guy like Adama, it was time to just stop permanently.
I like RK a lot and don't want to see him get abused as a gatekeeper.
It's crazy to think how recently he pushed a sitting world titlist (albeit a relatively weak one) to the limit in a fight many thought he deserved the nod in.
You're excuse without a doubt but to the other people posting on your thread. They don't have an excuse not to get a cable of their own.
...except for me, an HBO subscriber who will be watching the program on TV but asked about the undercards.
http://www.myp2pforum.eu/threads/58311-Boxing-and-Fighting-Weekly-Schedule-%2819th-July-%E2%80%93-25th-July%29
Scroll down to the Amir Khan fight, BoxingGuru, MagicTV will show the Primetime feed (which will show the undercards)
Primetime doesn't seem to be showing the live undercards, just repeating promos...
Oh OK - I get it.
Primetime is advertising "from 1am" on their looped promo. 1am UK is 8pm EST...or in other words, twenty minutes from now.
They will only be showing a couple of undercard bouts then (or showing tape-delayed fights).
Most of the card is over.
James Kirkland, Ronny Rios, Jamie Kavanaugh, and Josiah Judah have all fought already. The Gary Russell Jr. and Peter Quillin bouts are the only ones left that could air live (and I'm not sure if Quillin-LeHoullier isn't supposed to be part of the HBO broadcast as a lead-in to Khan-Judah). There will probably be lots of downtime at the Mandalay Bay, as HBO's broadcast is still two hours and twenty minutes away.
What time EST is the main event?
10. Just under two hours away.
Stupid Primetime is neglecting the live undercard. The main presenter and Wayne McCullough are chatting about the main event, with the ring visible in the distant background behind them and TWO BOXERS BOXING IN IT. Grr.
Now they're running a video piece.
Guru 1 went down, but Guru 2 is still up.
Is there usually always one backup running just in case? I'm paranoid now about what to do if Guru 2 gets taken down...
If anyone can PM an alternate stream to fall back on in case of - DAMN! It just happened. Guru 2 is down.
I'm going to watch the broadcast itself on HBO, but would love to see the undercard.
GBP sometimes streams their cards on their website at RingTV but it looks like they aren't doing it for this one.
Is anyone watching it somewhere?
It's two bouts in now according to Twitter sources. Jamie Kavanaugh won and Josiah Judah's match just ended.
Does anyone know if the induction ceremony itself will be televised live on Sunday, for those of us who won't be able to get there in person this year? (with "life in the way", as JBell11 put it earlier)
Has it been televised in past years? I would think the Tyson induction alone would make this a TV-worthy event even if it were not traditionally aired on an annual basis.
I noticed on the IBHOF website that Showtime is listed as an official sponsor but haven't seen any promotion of it on the Showtime network or website.
Round 11
Bayram has lost his mojo, pawing ineffectively with his jab and right now. Konecny rapidly circles him like a shark, ducking and weaving without getting touched. Hard jab by Konecny pushes the front of Bayram's chin into his chest. Chopping tomahawk jabs by Konecny on the inside now, pulling the left straight back into his guard and not allowing Bayram any offense. Konecny is just flashing hard underhand hook combos at him and remaining unscathed while right in front of him. Bayram is discouraged and not even bothering to throw much. A couple of jabs and rights from Bayram predictably float through the air over Konecny's back. Konecny lures Bayram to the ropes, backing up and blocking. Konecny drops his hands and walks in a wide circle around Bayram, looking bored. Now a hard hook stepping in. Clinch (Bayram with Konecny in a headlock).
10-9 Konecny
109-100 Konecny
Round 1
Hammer starts out with long left jabs and sweeps of the forearm while circling off to her left, staying long and tall. Lindberg tries to duck and dive her way in and gets off a couple of flurries against the gloves but isn't getting inside to land. Nice looping right hand counter by Hammer lands flush on the chin and swoops Lindberg over a bit but she recovers well. Hard jabs by Hammer. Lindberg just shoves her way inside with her arms crossed together. Clinch. Hammer keeps jabbing and moving. Clinch. Lindberg not getting any punches off. A couple of wide clubbing shots come up from beneath Hammer's armpits and hit shoulder.
10-9 Hammer
Round 8
Lindberg opens with a wild right hand, dodged on the backstep by Hammer. Lindberg is selling out throwing in hard frenzied bursts while leaning her top half forward in front of her lead foot. More wrist-banging against Hammer's skinny frame on the inside while embracing. Lindberg is still playing flypaper to Hammer's fly and making life miserablefor her.
10-9 Linberg
77-75 Hammer
Meh,as long as it's not result changing don't wanna mke a fuss about it.
Tell me IB will you be watching the ESPN card with Heavies?Arreola and Thompson should be tune-ups?
Yeah. Both mismatches IMO (although Harris is one of those "better than his record" types).
Thompson is a 2/11 betting favorite in his match...Arreola is 1/100 against Releford.
Maybe if they both end in quick knockouts ESPN will show us some undercard as filler. There are a couple of undefeated prospects they could exhibit.
Round 4
Very nice outside boxing by Hammer, eluding Lindberg's diving lurches with quick feet and folding herself in at the middle from body attacks. The 1-2 still landing well. All Lindberg is able to do is hit gloves and drive her way into clinches (where she doesn't have the strength to keep her arms free and overpower Hammer with any inside game). Hammer is whipping with the jab now, and putting some extra oomph on the right cross. More hugging, initiated by the challenger. Three punch combo to the face by Hammer up close. Clinch.
10-9 Hammer
39-37 CH
Round 7
Bayram looks to have regained a bit of focus and resolve and actually jabs purposefully now while circling. Konecny seems a bit surprised and stays shelled up as Bayram goes to work, throwing lots of long shots up into his guard and reaching down with a few body shots of his own. Konecny waits until the Frenchman has finished his assault and charges in low, hooking hard. Bayram just barely slips a high chopping 1-2. Bayram goes to jab with Konecny and is hit first, reeling. Combo upstairs and down by Konecny. Bayram is trying to duck punches up close and is just moving into their path. Hard hooks to the body by Konecny. Now a wild flurry, just chopping very high with both arms extended straight and missing about 3-4 times. That was very poor. Bayram barely had to do anything to dodge them.
Still, Konecny round.
70-63
WTF was Anssi Perajoki watching?
The tenth was the only round that was even close.
...and he's a former pro boxer himself!!! Isn't the logic always that ex-boxers would make better judges?