I don't think it was an organised assault. If it was, it involved more than 5 people, acting for an entire evening each with their own elaborate, perfectly acted back story.
The encounter with this guy was chance. It took place after everyone else at the small private party (run by the bar owner) he was at had left and the guy invited him back to his apartment for drinks.
Why he made this decision I have no idea. The guy said "a boxer cannot compete with a street fighter" and then he slashed him with a machete with no warning in the leg. It looks like a shark bite and is around 30 cm long and very deep.
The person concerned was talking about cars and then suddenly started talking about boxing and street fighting with no warning.
I have a feeling he was on cocaine, or coming down off it. The high he was on earlier on in the evening was gone, and he decided to try and hack one of Brooks legs off.
The fact that he took a free swing with a machete and aimed at his leg suggests he wasn't trying to kill him.
I have no idea how he has not been caught as of yet or even arrested. The police should have his name, documents associated with his residence at the villa in addition to a pretty good likeness on a smallish island like Tenerife.
I think it has to affect his performance as a boxer in some way, to what extent remains to be seen. One thing is for sure, Brook is no stranger to violence or being stabbed. He was stabbed a few years ago and has been convicted of assault. He seems to be drawn toward violence and thugs. Perhaps he saw that in this guy and thats why he went back.
Who knows.. he nearly died and imo got off lightly.
Murray is a domestic class fighter from the UK, has no head movement, stands flat footed and is easy to hit and Rios was losing the early rounds.
I think Rios is overrated by a lot of people. I wasn't impressed with his display against Murray. Sure, he messed up the guys face, but it was hardly a boxing lesson, he just won a war of attrition.
Anyone has a shot at knocking someone out, but Rios isnt in the same class as Khan and does not have the punch power or punch resistance of Maidana.
Khan is way too good for Rios at this point in time.
9 weeks is not enough if your greatest concerns are making the maximum amount of money possible.
Haye is not a real fighter, he's a businessman and as such boxing history will treat him as one.
Audley Harrison was a money fight, Ruiz was a joke, Haye hasn't impressed at heavyweight.
I hope he gets KTFO by one of the Klitschko's. I used to like Haye, i've seen him fight many times, but now I just think him and his manager are too greedy for their own good and i hope their gravy train gets derailed ASAP.
haye cant sit doing nothing until end of june because wba will force him to fight.
But he was going to do that anyway when Wladimir agreed to the fight. Then Wladimir wants a Chisora fight for a tune up and Haye pulls out.
I still don't understand what business Haye has in telling people how many times a year they can fight or who.
I don't think Haye really wants the fight, I don't think either of them are 100% confident they can win.
I dont think Haye wants to fight Vitali. His hero Lennox Lewis was run very close and that would be in his mind.
I think Haye and Klitschko would beat Ali easily. Of course most people who talk boxing think Ali is immortal so I wouldnt expect anyone to agree with me.
Ali is way too small to beat Klitschko and lacks the power needed to keep him at bay. There wasnt really anyone around at the time of Ali who was as big and athletic as Klitschko.
Ali would have a better chance against Haye, but again lacks the power to put him away. Haye has a massive power advantage and a speed one. Yes a speed one. Ali could make fast combinations but Haye would beat him.
Your crazy bro, Ali whooped Foreman who is far more of a puncher than both Klits and Haye combined, he took shots from him no problem out smarted him and still continued fighting with excellence. Ali had enough mental toughness than all 3 combined as well as he was one of the fastest heavies of all time so come on red k to you for being retarded
Ali took virtually no clean shots from Foreman. Henry Cooper floored Ali with a single left hook because it was flush and Cooper isn't regarded as a heavy hitter.
If Foreman landed his hardest punch on Ali cleanly Ali would have been asleep. 99% of his shots in that fight were arm punches which wouldn't have swatted a fly.
most of Hatton's fans (the football supporting, drunk white van drivers) are a total waste of space. I don't particularly like Khan's fans either.
In fact, anyone who follows around another man like a hungry cat has problems in my view but I digress.
Hatton was an average world class fighter but definitely short of elite status in my eyes. He was lucky to beat a fading KT and operated at the top of a weak division.
Froch has poor accuracy. I cant see him landing with enough regularity against someone like Hopkins who will just fool him for the entire fight.
It will be like Pavlik vs Hopkins but without Hopkins showboating.
I doubt any 'top level' MMA practioner could win a national amateur boxing tournament. In fact I wouldnt bet on them winning a city wide one.
After reading this thread though, Dana White will recruit 100 year old Felix Savon to fight in MMA against a lycra clad humping machine to prove MMA is better than amateur boxing.
Seriously though, alot of top pro boxers couldnt win golden gloves let alone some MMA guy. Amateur boxing is totally different.
Maliganaggi has no hope in this fight. He wont win on workrate or the battle of the jabs. With 5 KO's a strong breeze has more chance of knocking Khan out.
Roach has made a good match here, at least Khan wont be tested like in a Maidana fight.
Froch would lose to Hopkins because he is so open. Hopkins win the early rounds an con his way through the later rounds and win a close decision. Depends where the fight is held though. I cant see homer Hopkins going to Nottingham.
You are only as good as the people you face but I dont think Floyd has faced enough tests in his career to be considered the greatest. I think any modern day fighter will struggle considering the old timers fought much more.
Mayweather will KO Pacquiao in the late rounds. He is so open to be countered it is crazy. If you have the speed of mind to do it. Marquez gave him hell.
Granted, Pacquiao has been impressive but he hasnt beaten a single counter puncher convincingly apart from maybe Clottey, who basically didnt do much.
I think Roach and Pacquiao need to stop making excuses and make the fight.
Pacquiao does Muay Thai and all sorts. I really dont know. Pure boxing Penns a first round KO.
I think pacquiao does much better at MMA than Penn does at boxing.
Streetfight wise, a coin toss, anyone can beat anyone.
MMA isnt a street fighting art anyway. Try shooting for a double or single to take someone down on a sidewalk and you could break your knees or get your face driven into the concrete and ko'd.
Froch has good power, a good chin and good endurance which have served him well so far. He is a world class operator but personally I don't like his excuses.
Calzaghe would beat him easily over 12 rounds. Kessler dominated him and the Direll fight could have gone either way.
Taylor outboxed him easily but Froch's toughness got him through.
I think when you criticise other fighters and moan about decisions not going your way when you clearly lose, you dont win yourself any friends.
I thought his speech after the Kessler fight about if it was in Nottingham, it could have gone to him were ludicrous.
He's a world class fighter but he's not as good as he thinks.
Audley Harrison is my favourite heavyweight. He fights with injuries and has a great will to win. He doesn't always make it but for me he is always entertaining to watch. Haye vs Harrison 2 should go ahead.
I had the fight pretty even yesterday and thought until that bingo punch that Martinez was headed for a late stoppage win. Frampton looked all over the place at times.
I dont know how he managed to KO Martinez, he and his corner looked visibly relieved at the end, as he was being exposed round after round. He was doing so much running he should have brought his cross country trainers.
Martinez won his rounds big, whilst Framptons combinations missed by a mile most of the time and of course, all were cheered by the drunk Irish crowd.
Quigg would dismantle Frampton on that showing. But as we all know, to get any kind of decision in Belfast is going to be impossible for Quigg.
Quigg will KO Frampton with a body shot if they ever meet, Frampton showed a lot of weakness in this area.