Comments Thread For: Arnold Barboza not worried that home cooking might favor Jack Catterall in Manchester

[BoxingUpdates]

Arnold Barboza Jnr, from Los Angeles, is unfazed about fighting away from home and in his opponent Jack Catteralls nearest city.
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[Willy Wanker]

Catterall is so boring to watch. He's the type of fighter who would get robbed by the judges in his own hometown. And people would only pretend to care if he was robbed against a fighter they liked even less than him (like the first Taylor fight).

[MulaKO]

You are right, constantly running backwards and engaging little makes Catterall boring to watch and most people "change channels" on him quickly, but don't underestimate how potent the flavor of "home cooking" can be. Barboza will absolutely have to dominate the fight to win this one, which is unlikely to happen.

You don’t give Barboza a chance ?
I think his main concern is his power , he just can’t crack an egg
But if he can put pressure on Jack he can get a decision W
if no home cooking of course

[MulaKO]

I am not saying that Barboza is not going to be competitive. What I am saying is that he will have a difficulty getting the score cards in his favor in the UK. I am sure that any minute now Corelone is going to chime in and claim a 4 point spread benefiting the home fighter.

My bad , read it wrong I guess
Catterall is a boring fighter who seems to do just enough to get the win but I’m hoping Arnold can gain some early respect and make this a good fight

[Bertini25]

I think it will be close but the judges will give it Catterall comfortably. The same fight in the states, Barboza would get the win. The judges been very preferable to Jack since Taylor 1.

[steeve steel]

Not taking any chances with this one. Gonna have my PJ's on, pillow and blanket, ready to go!

[PNUT901]

I am not saying that Barboza is not going to be competitive. What I am saying is that he will have difficulty getting the score cards in his favor in the UK. I am sure that any minute now Corelone is going to chime in and claim a 4 point spread benefiting the home fighter.

Plus the point or was it two , for ISLAND ? I'm glad that you brought it up, that cracks me up every time. It's a good system though.f

[Corelone]

Only one point for island and situational points, like being able to win while sleeping the audience. Thats 4 to me.