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Over a Caucasian opponent in a high profile fight?
Dirrell= Was clearly robbed vs Froch
Degale= Dominated Groves in those last seven rounds or so but got nothing
Eubank jr= Took over the fight after the 4th round tonight, the commentators on the radio including ex fighters Steven Collins and Richie Woodhall all had Chris winning the fight
It would appear that a KO is the only road to victory for certain fighters in the UK....James was a gold medallist on a great run but british boxing decided to invest in Groves which now looks like a pathetic decision. James was pretty much thrown in the trash...had to fight on channel 5 instead of Sky and fought in some right old dumps. Thankfully James has stuck two fingers up at those forces now.
The same will be true when it comes to Eubank jr...Billy Joe won't amount to much from what I saw tonight as the lad's got nothing on the inside...but british boxing has invested in him like they did with Groves...we'll see what happens next.
The bottom line though is if I were advising a black prospect in the UK I wouldn't allow them in fights like Degale/Groves or Eubank jr/Saunders as recent history suggests a decision is simply not likely regardless of how the fight goes.
Dirrell= Was clearly robbed vs Froch
Degale= Dominated Groves in those last seven rounds or so but got nothing
Eubank jr= Took over the fight after the 4th round tonight, the commentators on the radio including ex fighters Steven Collins and Richie Woodhall all had Chris winning the fight
It would appear that a KO is the only road to victory for certain fighters in the UK....James was a gold medallist on a great run but british boxing decided to invest in Groves which now looks like a pathetic decision. James was pretty much thrown in the trash...had to fight on channel 5 instead of Sky and fought in some right old dumps. Thankfully James has stuck two fingers up at those forces now.
The same will be true when it comes to Eubank jr...Billy Joe won't amount to much from what I saw tonight as the lad's got nothing on the inside...but british boxing has invested in him like they did with Groves...we'll see what happens next.
The bottom line though is if I were advising a black prospect in the UK I wouldn't allow them in fights like Degale/Groves or Eubank jr/Saunders as recent history suggests a decision is simply not likely regardless of how the fight goes.
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