Becoming like Darts?
I started watching boxing around time of Frank Bruno, Nigel Benn and can only remember Warren but I think in hindsight before tinterweb a lot of his opponents were classic roadsweepers and unless you were a hardcore boxing fan you didn't really know. His tactic just like now seems to be to build a fighter slowly and milk a title whereas Hearn will take more risks HOWEVER
I see a situation like darts where PDC has the elite and BDO the grass roots and in terms of TV value I think box nation is better than paying 40 quid a month for sky and ppv as I only really like boxing and a little darts but I love watching boxing on sky as the presentation is top notch but the rivalry does remind me so much of darts
I think where Warren goes wrong is people now aren't too bothered about long reigns, Calzaghe was 46-0 was it and great fighter but I found him dull to watch sometimes same with Flanagan etc but you can see how he builds fighters whereas Eddie I think now is concerned with end product but great time to be a boxing fan now though
This match reminds me of Bath vs Wigan
Uk readers might remember around 95 there was a match between the Rugby League champions, Wigan and the Rugby Union champions Bath. I wander if the match will play out similar. Only difference is Mayweather isn't fighting McGregor at UFC.
Wigan annihilated Bath at Rugby League and did Bath beat Wigan at union. That match was a lot closer but Bath used all their Union knowledge of line outs/scrums-basically all the technicalities
I can't see McGregor winning but I don't get why he's being totally wrote off though I mean saying he has zero chance is unfair I can see Floyd totally bamboozling him but if he has got power he has an outside chance
Every round of his was 100-1, I only put a couple of quid on Round 1 and 2. He should have won but on his Warren debut in Leeds the odds were too great that would have been a total shocker if he had won, Warren would have been livid!
Put a tenner on Adams for a massive £6.67 profit as I knew minute Adams started unloading ref would be in quick as a flash but Adams looked massive compared to her
First impressions
First fight I'd seen of Josh Warringtons. His record seemed to indicate it would go to points so put a bet on and had a side bet on Kiko to win by ko rounds 1 and 2 as I remember the Bernard Dunne fight where he ko'd him round one
Tbh slightly disappointed- glad I won bet but it was never in danger as my gut feeling after a minute was it would go points- going on the back foot is fine and his defence seemed solid but this continued all the way through the fight! I can't recall him taking the fight to Kiko once, just a few bursts every now and then doing little damage.
Like I say not seen him fight before but I thought he would want to make more of a statement and I don't think Kiko was quite the same as against Frampton and Quigg