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Fights where you KNOW before the bout who the winner will be?
I remember someone once commenting that they could see in Ken Norton's eyes that he knew he'd lose to George Foreman... sometimes fighters just KNOW.
How many times have you watched a fight and, just from the ringwalk, you KNOW? Psychologically I mean, not obvious mismatches.
It's not that often, really. Some examples:
* Roy Jones Jr. vs. Tarver II - The fight that got me to join this forum looking for a stream, actually. Wow, that was a long time ago. Tarver had given Roy Hell in the first fight, and, while I didn't expect a second round TKO, you could see it in the eyes of both men. They KNEW.
* Calzaghe vs. Lacy - At the time Lacy was talked up in NSB as the son of Mike Tyson genetically cloned with King Kong... yet strangely, you'll rarely find someone who admits it today. So I wanted the Slapsie win for all the pwn and laughs it would produce. And during the ring walks, I went "Wow... Calzaghe IS going to win. I AM going to be able to rip the piss out of people tomorrow." It was in their eyes.
* Lewis vs. Rahman II. More when they're getting the ref's instructions than the walk, but I shit my pants looking at Lennox's eyes in that one, so I can't blame Rahman for doing the same.
* I can't really say Bruno vs. Tyson II, as when one of the fighters walks to the ring repeatedly making the sign of the cross it's a bit TOO much of a giveaway.
Why all this rambling? Well, I wasn't sure who'd win Khan-Brook. I certainly thought it'd be COMPETITIVE. I actually thought, from the weigh ins, press conferences, etc., that Khan was where he needed to be, as Kell was too wired and emotional.
But then, while I can't claim I KNEW on the ring walks - it wasn't quite THAT obvious, it rarely is - I switched to Kell. He was the relaxed one, Amir was tense.
What say you guys? Not about tonight's amusing bout, but on the subject overall? You ever seen a ringwalk and just KNEW?
How many times have you watched a fight and, just from the ringwalk, you KNOW? Psychologically I mean, not obvious mismatches.
It's not that often, really. Some examples:
* Roy Jones Jr. vs. Tarver II - The fight that got me to join this forum looking for a stream, actually. Wow, that was a long time ago. Tarver had given Roy Hell in the first fight, and, while I didn't expect a second round TKO, you could see it in the eyes of both men. They KNEW.
* Calzaghe vs. Lacy - At the time Lacy was talked up in NSB as the son of Mike Tyson genetically cloned with King Kong... yet strangely, you'll rarely find someone who admits it today. So I wanted the Slapsie win for all the pwn and laughs it would produce. And during the ring walks, I went "Wow... Calzaghe IS going to win. I AM going to be able to rip the piss out of people tomorrow." It was in their eyes.
* Lewis vs. Rahman II. More when they're getting the ref's instructions than the walk, but I shit my pants looking at Lennox's eyes in that one, so I can't blame Rahman for doing the same.
* I can't really say Bruno vs. Tyson II, as when one of the fighters walks to the ring repeatedly making the sign of the cross it's a bit TOO much of a giveaway.
Why all this rambling? Well, I wasn't sure who'd win Khan-Brook. I certainly thought it'd be COMPETITIVE. I actually thought, from the weigh ins, press conferences, etc., that Khan was where he needed to be, as Kell was too wired and emotional.
But then, while I can't claim I KNEW on the ring walks - it wasn't quite THAT obvious, it rarely is - I switched to Kell. He was the relaxed one, Amir was tense.
What say you guys? Not about tonight's amusing bout, but on the subject overall? You ever seen a ringwalk and just KNEW?
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