Opinions on Skelton.. this is why people shouldn't post/at least make threads in NSB

[Fox McCloud]

i'm not dissing you, but if a boxing fan like yourself hasn't seen haye or macca fight, then it's understandable why they find it so hard to get into america when there's no interest.

that's why americans think that it's ameriucan and euro's whereas me from the uk see it as individual countires since we actually recognise more fighters you could say.

It's true... but in honesty... my boxing experience comes from HBO, Versus or ESPN (no Showtime for me ) If they don't fight on there... I'm not going to hunt down their fights by downloading them... I have over 24 hours of fights already backed up on my external that I need to watch for the first time. I just started watching boxing less than a year ago, so I have a hell of a lot of catching up to do.

[TheGreatA]

Ultimately, it comes down to this... do you want NSB to be a place where people who follow boxing discuss the sport sensibly. Or do you want it to be full of 17 year old punks who have watched the sport for two months and talk about it in terms of people "ducking" and being "owned"?

If we only allowed sensible people here, we would have like 30-40 members left in this forum.

People saying this fighter sucks, this fighter got owned and this fighter is ducking another fighter is a part of this forum (and every other forum I've been in) and I've come to accept that.

I usually keep myself from getting into those useless debates and talk boxing with posters who are knowledgeable.

[JoeyBB]

Damn dude why do you have to be insecure all the time? You always bring this up.

Alot of fighters look almost the exact same time and time out. At least from a technical perspective.

i could look at a single hatton fight and pretty much point out his grueling, bruising, oozing (hahah, it rhymes) style.

I have seen Skelton fight a single time and that was against Danny Williams.

Sorry but I am not going to waste my time watching him fight vs. a bunch of Euro trash opponents.

He's utter ****.

[KLUGMAN]

Assume this is a joke, as was the fight. To my eyes, appeared to be on par with a club fight. That it was for 1/4 of the recognized heavyweight championship of the world is ridiculous. Both these guys were spent after the first round. Yes, Chagaev looked like an intelligent fighter against Valuev. But let’s be realistic: is Valuev a technical genius? (Rhetorical question).

Is Chagaev world class? Elite? Absurd. Everyone's all over the eastern block/former Soviet Union fighters right now because they're dominating the heavyweights. But this is a LOW, LOW, LOW era for that division. Klitschko will humiliate any of the other strap holders. And Klitschko is nothing special (he’s an athletic Vauluev, when it comes down to it—aka his size is special, not his skill).

Fans of the heavyweight division will have to wait--bare minimum--another full generation before a legitimate dominator emerges. In the meantime, it's Klitschko against whichever spare tire they put in front of him. And he may get knocked out by any one of them. I guess that's what you call entertainment.

[Dick-Sucker]

I got told about Skelton a few months ago from some Britihs fans. So i downloaded a few of his fights.

I think he will loose. But his awkward style makes it closer than people think.

[Fox McCloud]

I got told about Skelton a few months ago from some Britihs fans. So i downloaded a few of his fights.

I think he will loose. But his awkward style makes it closer than people think.

Good call... it's been over for a long time. Chagaev won a UD.

[tills9191]

If we only allowed sensible people here, we would have like 30-40 members left in this forum.

People saying this fighter sucks, this fighter got owned and this fighter is ducking another fighter is a part of this forum (and every other forum I've been in) and I've come to accept that.

I usually keep myself from getting into those useless debates and talk boxing with posters who are knowledgeable.

cheers themanchine..

[tills9191]

Assume this is a joke, as was the fight. To my eyes, appeared to be on par with a club fight. That it was for 1/4 of the recognized heavyweight championship of the world is ridiculous. Both these guys were spent after the first round. Yes, Chagaev looked like an intelligent fighter against Valuev. But let’s be realistic: is Valuev a technical genius? (Rhetorical question).

Is Chagaev world class? Elite? Absurd. Everyone's all over the eastern block/former Soviet Union fighters right now because they're dominating the heavyweights. But this is a LOW, LOW, LOW era for that division. Klitschko will humiliate any of the other strap holders. And Klitschko is nothing special (he’s an athletic Vauluev, when it comes down to it—aka his size is special, not his skill).

Fans of the heavyweight division will have to wait--bare minimum--another full generation before a legitimate dominator emerges. In the meantime, it's Klitschko against whichever spare tire they put in front of him. And he may get knocked out by any one of them. I guess that's what you call entertainment.

totally agree with your post..

[Super Flyweight]

I've unfortunately have seen some of Skelton's earlier fights and I gotta say, he deserves most of the critism on this forum regardless if a poster has seen him for the first time or not...

But the point is, why are we reading this as a revelation? Wlad owns (who is pissing me off tonight) started a thread called "there is a worse hugger than Ruiz on the scene..."

I mean, the guy has been a pro for five years. Why I am reading threads from little boys talking about this as if it's something new?

[Super Flyweight]

Damn dude why do you have to be insecure all the time? You always bring this up.

Alot of fighters look almost the exact same time and time out. At least from a technical perspective.

i could look at a single hatton fight and pretty much point out his grueling, bruising, oozing (hahah, it rhymes) style.

I have seen Skelton fight a single time and that was against Danny Williams.

Sorry but I am not going to waste my time watching him fight vs. a bunch of Euro trash opponents.

He's utter ****.

You don't get the point I'm making.