Comments Thread For: Underdog Josh Kelly dethrones Bakhram Murtazaliev in Newcastle

[Moz_boxing]

Still dangerous? Yes, But not quite the Boogeyman people thought. He'd be a live underdog against Ortiz,Ennis and Fundora.

I agree fully maybe i make him favorite over Fundora since Fundora has still a leaky defense with chin in the air and Bakhram punches hard enough to KO him like Fundora was against Mendoza. However Kelly will lose against all three and all other top 10 154 fighters as long as they dont go to the UK but i guess fighters will think twice about going over there

[Moz_boxing]

Ennis was never offered a fight with Murtazaliev. Stop lying.

Murtazaliev is slow, basic, extremely overrated, and I would pick Ennis, Ortiz, or Fundora to beat him. I said this long before this fight too.

Turki and Bakhram team said Ennis was offered the fight two times and he declined both times and said he wanted a tune up. If you would follow boxing and watch some interviews on youtube you could keep up. And sry i did not try to offend your boyfriend Ennis

[Butt stuff]

I agree fully maybe i make him favorite over Fundora since Fundora has still a leaky defense with chin in the air and Bakhram punches hard enough to KO him like Fundora was against Mendoza. However Kelly will lose against all three and all other top 10 154 fighters as long as they dont go to the UK but i guess fighters will think twice about going over there

Boots and Ortiz would stop Kelly so no stress about the cards. Boots is quicker and more athletic imo, and Kelly would get drowned by Ortiz. I think Madrimov does everything Kelly does but much better, the fight would play out similar (but worse) with him getting an early lead on Ortiz but eventually gassing and getting hurt.

Fundora I’m not sure, he seems a bit robotic and slow, so Kelly could potentially pot shot a decision. Definitely stay away from the UK for him.

[LAchargers373]

114-113 either way or 113-113 were fair scores. It was a very close fight and I thought murtz was gonna win but by the end of the fight I thought it could go either way. Murtz dug himself into a big hole and got careless when he got knocked down in the 4th and that cost him the fight. The knockdown was a bad footwork off balance knockdown as opposed to the heavy knockdown he landed on Kelly later but on the scorecards they all count the same. Pretty good scrap tho. Gotta give credit to Kelly he put his heart on the line

[eco1]

I am so burnt out from the last 3 months of work that I brain-farted and thought this was the Kelly that fought Teo, LOL.

[landotter]

Be really interesting to see how Murtuzaliev responds and how Kelly proceeds. Both need to be more active, so hopefully we see them in the Summer season.

[Corelone]

I look at Josh like a Roman copy of a Greek statue. He has ebony magic in a Euro package. He knows how to work what he gets, maybe not as good as the original, but there was no miscommunication tonight.

[TonyRespectful]

I look at Josh like a Roman copy of a Greek statue. He has ebony magic in a Euro package. He knows how to work what he gets, maybe not as good as the original, but there was no miscommunication tonight.

A very interesting take.Thanks

[BustedKnuckles]

I look at Josh like a Roman copy of a Greek statue. He has ebony magic in a Euro package. He knows how to work what he gets, maybe not as good as the original, but there was no miscommunication tonight.

So like a white shakur? Possibly. I was actually thinking that with all that hopping back and forth and then potshots.

[Corelone]

So like a white shakur? Possibly. I was actually thinking that with all that hopping back and forth and then potshots.

If imitation is the best form of flattery, Josh paid homage tonight. He was running around with his left hand down by his Knee. Jabbing and hooking Murtz on the way in. That's not a European tactic.