MrDaddy

From what I've recently read, Lennox Lewis thinks that Fury isn't a worthy opponent for Wlad, and I think that Lennox is right. Beating Able, Chisora, and Hammer isn't going to prepare Fury for Wlad.

Fight fans to Amir Khan: "Be a man and sign to fight Kell Brook."

Virgil Hunter blowing smoke up whatever he can.

Amir Khan will say anything to promote himself - even if it means looking the fool.

I say good luck to Chris. He sounds as if his head is on straight, and I wish him the best in his fight against Khan. It will be interesting to see if working with JDJ has made Chris a better fighter.

This is one time where I believe Bob.

Lock him up and melt the key.

Is it just me or is Khan slower at welterweight. And his defense sucks, he gets hit with the right to much. Algeri has no power otherwise some of the big shots he landed would have knocked Khan out. Khan won the fight. He won more rounds It is not just you; you have hit the nail on the head - dead center - although I will say that he barely won the fight.

Floyd would school Khan no matter what the circumstances, so as I see it there is no reason for him to fight Khan. Khan embarrassed himself in the Algieri fight to the extent that I now believe that he's three - that's three and not two - levels beneath Floyd Mayweather. One consolation is that if the fight is made, I will get to laugh aloud at Khan's antics in trying to cope with the shellacking Floyd administers to him. Maybe Floyd will don boxing trunks sporting a large milk bottle emblem having skinny little arms wearing boxing gloves at which Amir can direct his low blows in his complete and utter frustration.

In my opinion, Khan shoots off his mouth quite a bit for someone who is suppose to be more mature than he was two years ago.

Then fight more talented boxers; second rate opponents can only bring so much out of a fighter.

Why doesn't this surprise me in the least: Amir Khan - professional loser supreme.

The only way Smith will change the opinion of those who question this fight is if he makes it competitive (or if he wins it - but what chance is there of that). So, Paul. it is in your hands. Good luck.

The way I see it, Murray has only one chance to survive: get on GGGs chest and stay there. Make it an ugly brawl, smother Golovkin, shove, clinch, kick him when the ref doesn´t see. I don´t think any MW can outbox, outpunch or outsmart GGG so make it a bar fight. Who knows, Gennady might get frustrated and start making mistakes..? Don´t get me wrong, GGG is one of my fav active fighters. I just want to see more than three rounds this time :boxing: From what I've seen and heard of GGG, Murray making the match a bar fight would result in his annihilation even quicker. Yes, in one interview, GGG let it out that he really did mix it up outside the ring quite a bit when he was younger.

Eubank Jr. loses to Billy Joe Saunders, but he's going to beat GGG? Well, if nothing else, he's an optimist.

So the "eye gouging" father is going to be a calming influence over the loudmouth son. I expect to hear John Fury saying something like this, "Tyson, Speak softly and gouge a functioning eyeball."

As bad as Chisora looked against Tyson Fury, I find it to be surprising that he would want to fight again regardless of whom his opponent is.

I think it's more the case that khan has no respect for himself and his fans, running from all the welterweight s and a world title fight in order to fight a bum says it all a.bout the Con man It's now obvious the Con wants to hang around doing nothing but still thinks he can pin a shot at Mayweather down.....all for nothing Khan typical. Mayweather has already called Khan a nobody and he has never spoken more truthfully. I think you've nailed it on the head; sad to say, but likely true.

Boxing has changed quite a bit since the 90's regarding how fights are made, but I have a different opinion regarding people who say this era is weak. I grew up idolizing Mike Tyson, in hindsight I now look back and can't help but think his career is highly overrated. He didn't fight anyone with a pulse coming up, and when he did, he got his ass kicked. Lennox Lewis never fought anyone special outside an out of prime Holyfield and Tyson. When fighters dominate the competition the way Louis, Ali, Wlad etc etc, it makes the era look weak. One could argue that Ali (who was floored by a scrub) was overrated for having such a difficult time with Foreman, Frazier and others. While you and I know that to be untrue, people do in fact believe it. That said, I also enjoy watching Wladamir box, and think he is a hall of fame lock. One could argue that Ali (who was floored by a scrub) was overrated for having such a difficult time with Ken Norton. If you were not aware of this, watch videos of their three fights.

Ali, who beat three wrecking balls in Liston, Foreman and Frazier is overrated? Sure budz. Not to be rude, but you need to read what I wrote. Specifically, Ali had three fights with Ken Norton, and as Floyd Jr. recently said, it could be argued that Ali lost all three. If you haven't watched all three, do so. If you are objective, it will be apparent that Ali could not stick to boxing Norton (Ali repeatedly screwed off - clowning to such an extent that it was evident that he hadn't the conditioning or talent to simply box Norton). Better yet, after you finish the third Ali-Norton fight, immediately watch Norton's fight against Larry Holmes. Fifteen rounds of straight up championship boxing. Perhaps the greatest heavyweight title fight of the seventies. Now, contrast that with any or all of Ali's fights against Norton. It doesn't matter which fight. In fact, I believe that you could take the best rounds of all three Ali-Norton fights and compare/contrast the composite of those three with the 15 round Norton-Holmes fight, and Norton/Holmes would still remain the superior fight. Now, why was that? Likely it was because Ken Norton was Ali's kryptonite. Why Norton was, I don't know, but he certainly was. Also, in the first Ali-Frazier fight, Ali clearly lost. Watch the fight. See Joe grabbing Ali by the wrists (eighth round I believe) to pull Ali off the ropes and spin him into center ring to kick start Ali to fight. Watch closely the beginning of round 11. I believe that it happens within the first 10-12 seconds of the round - 15 seconds elapsed at the most. A Frazier punch with a delayed effect knocks Ali down - Ali touches one hand and both knees to the canvas, but because Ali did not fall immediately from Frazier's punch (1/2 half to 1 second after the punch landed) the ref, Arthur Mercante, did not call it a knockdown; however, it was a knockdown by any interpretation of the rules. Yes, in round 15, when Frazier decked Ali, Mercante called it a knockdown, but my point is that Frazier knocked Ali down twice in that 15 round "Fight of the Century" as well as having to grab Ali by his wrists and swing him into ring center to get Ali to fight. As for the Liston fights, yes, Ali won; however, both fights were highly controversial as many long time participants and fans of boxing believe that Liston took a dive in each fight. Certainly the rematch in Lewiston, Maine was and remains controversial to the present day if for no other reason than Ring Magazine editor, Nat Fleischer, imposed his will on referee, Jersey Joe Walcott, that Liston had been knocked out - despite the fact that Walcott was following the rules concerning when to start the count (after the fighter who delivered the punch returns to the neutral corner - which Ali would do only when Walcott pushed him to it). Could anybody imagine the same thing happening present day? You know, The Ring's Oscar de la Hoya overruling a referee's decision in the ring to stop a fight that the referee had already signaled to resume? Finally, one more thing: take the time to watch Ali's fights following his loss to Frazier. Tell me that you can see any difference in Ali's rematch with Leon Spinks. My position is that if the viewer isn't aware of which fight he/she is watching, the viewer would not be able to tell based on Ali's performance (in other words, Ali lost both fights to Spinks). What about Henry Cooper's fourth round knockdown of Ali? Cooper, a journeyman fighter, knocked Ali to the canvas, and it wasn't a flash knockdown. Ali's trainer, Angelo Dundee, knew that Ali needed extra time to recover from the knockdown, so Dundee helped Ali back to his stool, and then, noticing a small split in Ali's glove, "Dundee later admitted that he stuck his finger in split glove, causing a slightly bigger split." The extended delay in getting Ali a replacement glove allowed Ali to begin the fifth round with a cleared head getting a TKO in the fifth. Do I think that Ali needed help to beat Henry Cooper? It sure seems that way, but even if I did not, Angelo Dundee did, and he immediately took action to do so. I don't know the rules for that fight, but I have to believe that if Dundee had been caught in the act of deliberately damaging Ali's glove (to the extent that the fight had to be delayed until a replacement glove was provided and laced on Ali) that the fight would have ended there on the spot - either a win for Cooper or a no decision. In either case, Ali would not have had a perfect record after the Cooper fight.

For the record, I agree with DeGale.

Oscar is pulling a Jonathan Gruber: He's assuming that the people are as stupid as he believes they are. Well, Oscar, they aren't.

Fury has legs of a jackass.

I like the way Tony thinks.

No, Martin Murray, It'd be a miracle - non an upset - a miracle.

Here is a lesson concerning amateur bouts - and this was at the highest level: "Joe Frazier had no business winning a gold medal in the 1964 Olympics. He had been beaten in the Olympic trials by Buster Mathis, a fighter with a far better amateur record. But Mathis broke his thumb while training for the Olympics and Frazier got his chance. It was ironic because in the Olympic semi-finals, Joe Frazier broke his own thumb. But "Smokin' Joe" Frazier was not a man to be denied. He had the thumb taped, basically fought with one hand in the finals and won the gold medal. It was typical of this gutsy fighter." And this is the Frazier-Mathis professional result: Frazier TKO Mathis round 11. "1968-03-04 : Joe Frazier 204½ lbs beat Buster Mathis 243½ lbs by TKO at 2:33 in round 11 of 15" "Joe Frazier connected with a short, thunderous left hook in the closing minute of the 11th round to stop king-sized Buster Mathis and win a four-state piece of the world heavyweight title at Madison Square Garden. The punch sent the bloodied giant on his back over the bottom strand of the ropes. Mathis barely staggered to his feet at nine but referee Arthur Mercante immediately halted the fight. Frazier's mighty blow brought a huge roar from the near-capacity crowd in the 20,000-seat arena. Mathis gave his smaller rival a stiff battle for the first six rounds, but Frazier, putting on the pressure with thudding body punches that seemed to dig deep into Buster's body, wore the mammoth fighter down and then set him up for the staggering blow that ended the fight. It was the only knockdown of the fight and the first time Mathis was put down as a professional." Now you know why I want to see Kovalev vs Beterbiev on the professional level. The example I provided made it clear that Mathis and not Frazier should have been the heavyweight representing the USA in the '64 Olympics, but at the professional level, Frazier beat Mathis bloody before winning by TKO. I have to believe that a Kovalev-Beterbiev fight will happen and be of the highest interest. Sergey Kovalev is the fighter I expect to win. Time will tell, and until then let's not get too worked up about amateur fights from quite a ways back.

Smart decision. He accomplished all that he needed to do, and his fight against Cotto proved that he was no longer in his prime.

They are right, and unless Oscar wants to kid himself, he ought to take their advice. Besides, doesn't Oscar have enough to do to keep Golden Boy on solid ground financially?

If Hunter really believes that, then he ought to line up a fight for Amir Khan with Kell Brook.

My question is this: Having seen Alexander's clueless performance vs Khan, how could any boxing fan be surprised that Alexander did not win against Martinez?