Who was the last black fighter to get a decision in the uk?

[Ryn0]

No way Eubank won, 7-5 at most to Saunders. I wanted Jr to win but he started way too late. Kell Brooks entire career up until fighting Porter was in the UK - won plenty of decisions.

Chisora-Sexton was close and Chisora got the nod. I thought Degale beat Groves granted, Dirrell did beat Froch but i'd chalk that up to USA vs UK rather than race.

It's odd how both Eubank/Degale fights were very close fights, they genuinely could have gone either way. Your conspiracy theory would make sense if they were actually robberies.

[Silky-Flow]

That didn't take long HAHAHAHA

It is a bit insulting to the legends of the past who REAL DEALT WITH RACISM and had to score a KO because if they didn't they would lose regardless if they dominated the fight from start to finish

The Crawford decision was too clear for a robbery!!..and its funny how that's the ONLY ONE in like 20 odd years or more? My point remains valid...when it comes to any type of close fight Black/ethnic fighters simply aren't getting the benefit of the doubt in the UK and that's a fact.

[techliam]

Ahmett Paterson won a decision on the undercard for tonight

[Sparked_26]

silly................

[Silky-Flow]

No way Eubank won, 7-5 at most to Saunders. I wanted Jr to win but he started way too late. Kell Brooks entire career up until fighting Porter was in the UK - won plenty of decisions.

Chisora-Sexton was close and Chisora got the nod. I thought Degale beat Groves granted, Dirrell did beat Froch but i'd chalk that up to USA vs UK rather than race.

Well tbh I said BIG FIGHTS, so Kell Brooks early shows aren't valid and even if they were he's rarely ever had a close fight domestically has he? the Jones fight was close but Jones isn't Caucasian.

Cheers for posting without insults though.

[Check_hooks]

Tony Bellew got the decision over Cleverly last week.

Lol, this thread backfired fantastically

[Ryn0]

Well tbh I said BIG FIGHTS, so Kell Brooks early shows aren't valid and even if they were he's rarely ever had a close fight domestically has he? the Jones fight was close but Jones isn't Caucasian.

Cheers for posting without insults though.

There isn't a huge amount of fights to pick from then that ended in decision.

If you are insinuating that Groves-Degale and the Eubank fights tonight weren't close when it came to the decision then I don't know what to say. I certainly thought Saunders won fairly easily tonight because of the early rounds.

I can't think of a pattern of robbery between black/white fights in the UK. I don't think your on to anything here.

[Rostov Papa]

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.

Hahahahha. Too slick, too fast, too White...


DEAL WITH IT.

[Rostov Papa]

ANd LOL at those examples... All were fairly close fights... And the right guy got the W in each of those fights.. Froch (over Direll), Groves (over DeFAIL), and Saunders (over Eubank) were all the right decsion.

[Rostov Papa]

Ahh, eveerybody remember that movie "The Great White Hype"? It came out in 1996.

With the way things are going in boxing now - seems like that was a lifetime ago... lolololol.


STAY SALTY about it, doe!