He should goto MMA like he was planning...
lol
Imagine that!david haye in MMA, he wouldnt ever fight because people would be stepping all over his toe!!
Froch is all heart
You ready for this?
First, the Brinkley fight was not a joke by your logic, because it was... well, his mandatory.
Second, as he JUST fought his mandatory, he is allowed to make a voluntary defense before fighting his current mandatory.
Third, any idea what happened in the Mendy-Bika fight? Bika, a guy Bute outclassed, was torching Mendy, and then blasted him when he was down, getting disqualified.
So... all in all, your argument is trash. Do your research.
BRAVA...Well said..Bute the future.
He got arrested again for violating curfew or something, and was back in jail for a week in November. His fight was cancelled.
He's looking to get back in the ring after the new year.
Maaaan, was looking forward to that!
Thanks
Careless
im still grieving over this fight, what the judges have done is ruin what could have been.
Still i wouldnt say this fight was a robbery as much as careless judging, im not sure these guys were watching the same fight.
specifics aside this is the worst thing to have ever happened in recent years of the sport. JMM aside (which im sick of hearing ppl talk about a close fight that could have gone either way) this was shocking, bradley got kudos for pop shots and lackluster punching. He had to remeber to convince himself he won the fight.
Pac should have closed the show earlier but still wasnt close.
i F@£$%^g hate them C*&t F*$&%£g judges, i hope they die genuinely!
Finally
Genuinely excited about the next few months of boxing, super middle is well saturated but the news of the day for me is kirkland is back in the ring. I do think he could use some real scientific style BOXING training tho having seen his previous fights he doesnt have a great composure about his style. its very one dimensional. Was wondering is this definate, KIRKLAND on the undercard??
I gave JMM Rounds 2, 5, 8, 9, 11... But rounds 6-9 were real swing rounds and I understand how they could have been scored either way.
According to *************.com there was some sort of argument between Manny and his wife before the fight... You could tell JMM was more in the fight mentally and more focused.
Manny has got to be really pissed that he failed to impose his gameplan and make a definitive statement like he said he would.
Who else is thinking it´s possible that Floyd fights Tim Bradley in February or May?
Agree with round 6 and 9 but that was like ledderman said, to do with the type of fight you have to look for other things because they were both back and forth.
I dno Bradleys with TopRank and i read yest that Arum turned down the may fight with floyed over fight 4 with jmm.
I reckon Khan might take the MGM May 5th fight because they're both with GB.
rant
This is just a general rant..
im still grieving after saturday, is this the beginning of the end?
The superfight of the century in tatters after lackluster judging and now it comes out that timmy thinks the judges 'figured it out' and he won 'fair and square'. Bollucks!
That aside, we've got super prospects like russel jr and broner postponing and getting there fights delayed, supposed warriors like kirkland getting wack injuries every other minute, new belts being manafactured to boost the credibility of a grudge match between two frankly **** fighters in haye and Chisora and it genuinly grossing more buzz then any other heavyweight fight in years, not to mention the dope heads berto and peterson who everyone gave credit too and they stupidley were the catalysts in thier own demise...oh and what about the no hearts like gamboa agreeing ridiculous terms for what would have genuinly been the most intersting fight of the year in favour of what?hanging out with money mayweather instead of just solidfying your unbeliveable god given talent... oh then you got the most credible heavyweight since lewis retiring this year, legit warriors like marvilla who cant even get a shot a sugar coated wanabes like JCC who cant fight for ****! and then theres the cherry on top of all the ****, the 'great' result from saturday that has ruined any chance of anything happening between the two top p4p fighters of this era because the judges were doing what?justifying a point?they should be burnt!
If boxing is dying then this is the storm before the end.
(Rant over!!)
Agree somewhat, i watched live on primetime with amir khan babbling on about himself the whole night and it LOOKED as though marquez had done enough but he let himself go in the latter quarters. Watching properly for the shots that landed clean and not on the gloves its not as clear cut as everyone makes out in marquez favour. I then watched the reply from HBO and it really did honestly look like a different fight, ledderman had pac up the whole way through i think it was a truly diffcult fight to score objectively, it was all very tit for tat marquez had a scored solid rounds mid fight and just let it slip, i think anything other than a draw was absurd but even the best have fights like this. Look at Floyed/Castillo...Im not sure a 4th fight will solve anything, like manny steward said, they could probably fight each other until their in their 50's but the result would be the same. Hes alis frazier, fraziers norton.
The talks didnt "fall apart". The only date they had for Klitschko vs Haye was in July and Wlad wants to take a fight in between. According to Bernd Boente, Wlads manager.
So disappointing, Why would they not make a unification fight more of a priority then a preference??
Really thought it would be on.
Maidana = Balls of Steel
Khan = Balls of Steel
I don't know why everyone is hating on Cortez, saying he was favoring Maidana. Come on people, Maidana was throwing rabbit punches and even elbows, plus Cortez was giving **** to Khan as well for pushing Maidana.
Anyways amazing fight.
Exactly!!!
Amazing fight both of them are warriors and that fight was what boxing is about. khan expected to box took some bombs as did maidana hes made of stone!!!everytime khan came forward maidana would feel it and he should have used the jab more and boxed to the body coz there was no way he was going to put the argentine down any other way. Im not sure if alot of these people have seen Cortez ref before, its just his manner every ref is different some are less involved.
Khan won and didnt go down, saw the leg wobble from that bomb in the 10th but he bobbed, weaved and swithed the position of the fight and confused a one dimensional boxer at times.
Off topic but please can someone answer me what the hell happend to james kirkland???did he fight??
Erm so about 4 different articles, i definatley get Wlad vs Chis is on, dont like it but thats that. How can he confirm a date for a fight 2 months after a fight he hasnt even won yet...is that legit or is he basically saying he will fight david haye after chis if he wins?
Floyd and Khan will NEVER fight...Khan should just retire cuz its NO WAY, he can get thru Ortiz or Berto..&Lamont will be the first to beat Mayweather..he already beat thadass in sparring, all of this was a part of the kid's destiny...u heard it first here!
Retire?bit much, Khan was trying too hard to impress mayweather showing he can glide punches off the ropes,l losing rounds and momentum in doing so and hes still on that whole chin complex bollucks, we get you can take a punch, guy needs to grow up and stop worrying about what everyone thinks...I think lamont agreeing to a rematch is fair and thats that.
Peterson was strong against ortiz andf he gave khan a hard time and he switched his strategy nicely but no way is he beating mayweather and hes less likely to get the shot than khan!
Great stuff.
Gamboa on the up and comers is a shame, the guy has mad skills and i dont think we'll ever get to see it against legit foes. Hes like 30, time waits for no man...fight already!!!
What more proof do you need that this guy doesn't want to fight the Klits?
This is how it starts, "Well, if worse comes to worse I can fight Chagaev", that's bascially Haye saying "I'm fighting Chagaev".
If Haye is serious about retiring he'll go out against Chagaev and then an all British showdown against Chisora. He's a pússy who doesn't want none of the Klitschko's, not for ordinary demands anyway. Wlad has more belts and has proven himself 10 fold in the division. Haye doesn't deserve 50/50 he should be happy with 40/60.
My sentiments exactly, this is how the whole harrison shambles started i remember after ruiz there was mention but it was taken with a pinch of salt, im sure he will take and maybe chag maybe chis or ****son fury and make them out to be some dangerous worthy challengers!blah blah
I really used to like haye and what he represented but retirement!!!who is he Jay Z, shows the power of the media!sports personality of the year??urgh what??Carl froch and khan arent saints but at least as british fighters go, they put themselves out there.
He played good tactics against valuev ill give him that but side stepped klitch in the summer because he knew he werent ready, but i wouldnt say any other heavyweight bouts have been worth bragging about.
What about adameck?Im sorry but your not going to be remembered with this career. why cant he just be like manny sit back and let the promotors promote and the fighters box!!
Not sure if he's scared but whether its purse disagreements or fear neither will seal you any awards in boxing history, im sorry.
man i know both the brothers are top mustard at HW, and i know Haye wont fight vitali realistically because come on, Vit has never even been knocked down (apart from some claims in sparring from a trainer) but still im sure that doesnt resonate well in davids mind, but i hope for everyones sake david pulls it off, because i am now sick and tired of these 2 arrogant PHD having, chess playing freaks. Yes they are untouchable and losses aside for wlad, what a career.
But
There is always that age old boxing misapprehension to think about. A boxer always looks good against average, journeyman or shot fighters. But put him in the ring against someone half decent and watch their flaws become exposed.
Exactly the same conversation i was having yesterday, its like manny steward said, hes Ali's Foreman, they could fight till their 50 and the result would be no different. They just have a clash of styles. JMM wasn't aggressive enough, he got tagged alot himself and alot of the crowed pleasing shots were to the gloves so non scoring. Floyed had problems with castillo in fight 1 aswell, this is just something fighters go through. The superfight is still between two of the undecided p4p kings and JMM vs Pac 3 hasnt changed that.
What had me puzzled was that KHAN got this in the bag readily after he KD'ed Maidana with a left hook that ribs in the early round...he did combinations, he did everything right, except for one thing:
• JAB!!!
He must learn to use this to keep Maidana at bay instead of running around and then going into a Clottey shell only to get hit with Maidana's opportunistic uppercuts and hooks.
WHY would he not keep Maidana at bay and then struggle to face him and wait to get hit? Unless he was hurt but then he could have at least:
• HIT AND RUN
A la' Ali if you will. Aside from that, Khan did farely well landing timely flush punches. 2 to 3 hit combinations at the average. But no defense and JABBING is a defensive weapon to do just that and stop Maidana on his tracks as he chase Khan.
Big improvements for Khan in his offensive repertoire while Maidana didn't really offer anything other than bullrush Khan and though landing and almost KOing Khan it was mainly because of Khan's carelessness in letting Maidana rush into him.
Rematch is in the order of the day but I would like to see Khan JAB, and JAB some more.
THEN CLINCH.
He could have shut out Maidian if he knows how to JAB and CLINCH. The throw combinations in between.
agree, still wikid fightshould have used his jab more, kind of reverted back to old ways, still what an amazing fight.
cortez this cortez that hes a ref have u ever seen cortez ref before??????amateurs
khan deserved it but maidana is a rock what a fighter if he beats whoever wins between brad and alex then he should fight him again coz that was fantastic. If he would have had more energy he could have taken maidana, anytime he attacked maidana looked phased but regardless two warriors had an amazing fight
Let's see Lewis avoided a rematch with Vitaly for $20 million dollars, because he was afraid to break something much more valuable - his ego. When you have millions of dollars like Diva, sometimes risking a humiliation is not worth the extra couple of mil. Diva still wants to become a Hollywood actress, I am sure her stock will fall after serious Wladimir humiliation, not to mention that Wlad could permanently injure him. Look at the Klitschkos have done to fighters recently - Chambers stopped breathing on his way to the hospital after that KO. Vitaly put Briggs in the hospital for a couple of weeks.
Diva haha
lets hope a deal gets done we will see only a few weeks, i hope it duz!!
Is it just me or is a March fight, i.e. just a few months, followed by a bigger fight just 3 months later in June a little overly ambitious and too good to be true?
There's talk of Judah for Khan in Feb/March and Bradley in June too.
A part of me just think it's talk and won't come off.
This is like when floyd and pacman was announced for march bout and that was almost a year ago now!!
would love to see cotto alvarez, they could call it the brothers revenge!!
Brook is a good fighter and moves well but i wouldnt say hes fought anyone worth noting yet, you'll be surprised how good a fighter looks schooling these journeyman or less skilled fighters and then put them in the ring against someone half decent and watch how there flaws are exposed.
Just look at khan, salita got destroyed, malignaggi got skoold then against maidana he showed he has a way to go. No jabs, getting caught on the inside, conditioning and even simply not throwing enough. Brook is a good fighter but lets see a bit more from him quality wise.
And er prescott...dno bwt all that!!got beaten by k mitchel (btw what happend to him after Katsidas?) nowhere near as good as maidana, might be a tricky fight for khan psychologically but not worth it...lets c the winner from Brad/Alex, i read somehwere maybe even Zab...that would be interesting.