Farce PPV decision just by chucking a few extra fights into the mix. Joshua 1/100, Brook 1/12, Cleverly 1/200, so you are only really looking at the Selby and Mitchell bouts for a potentially closer bout.
Still, mate is paying it so who am I to argue :-)
Turned out about right, really hope the PPV takings were poor so we don't see this nonsense again
I enjoyed it... Mitchell fight was best I've seen for a while. Genuinely don't know wher Joshua camp go next. Price and Del Boy get seen off within 5. Know it has got to be steady progress but I can't see anyone below Wilder Going the distance with him, not ready for that yet but the bloke is a monster. Tony Thompson would be an interesting fight
I genuinely believe Joshua has the potential to be the Usain Bolt of boxing. He brings a physique, speed and fluidity to the heavyweight division from at least two divisions below that. And he is so so marketable.
Still unknown factors are his chin, heart and stamina but everything else is about his is scarily brilliant. As long as he can not pick up a serious hand injury along the way, the world is his lobster
I went tonight what a cracking night of boxing I am gutted for Mitchell a clash of heads caused the start of the bad eye the only criticism of him was he should have kept it at distance but I'd definitely pay to see it again.
Really feel for Mitchell. One of my favourite fighters. Big heart, all action, good skills.
The trouble with all the predictions for Joshua is getting someone to stand up long enough to take him into later rounds and see if he can take a shot. He looks awesome and it's not his fault that opponents to test him are going to be hard to come by, but he'll have to answer more questions as he moves up in class. Hugely impressive against Johnson, both in power and punch selection, but Johnson looked like he was there to pick up a pay check, even if he did get up twice.
I genuinely believe Joshua has the potential to be the Usain Bolt of boxing. He brings a physique, speed and fluidity to the heavyweight division from at least two divisions below that. And he is so so marketable.
Still unknown factors are his chin, heart and stamina but everything else is about his is scarily brilliant. As long as he can not pick up a serious hand injury along the way, the world is his lobster
Heart .... he's in the ring to start with .... blimey
I think it will be david price on September 12th at the o2
Joshua will fight Dillian Whyte in September.
I was ringside and there was a great atmosphere. My take on the night
Mitchell's was the fight of the year so far - what a warrior. I felt so sorry for him as he was quite comfortable until the eye - it definitely wasn't a clash of heads but a very good punch from Linares. He then took a direct shot to it after it had come up and that's what forced him to take a knee. I hope he comes back from this.
Cleverly - a joke - what the hell is s former world champion doing in an eight-rounder against a nobody?
Joshua immense - only a matter of time and there's no rush.
Selby was class but not sure about the stoppage. The cut was at the side and not interfering with his eye and a champion deserves the right to defend his title. That said, I'm not a doctor.
Brook was very disappointing and should have taken Gavin out even earlier than he did. The arena was pretty flat during the fight and I've got to be honest and say I was glad when it finished.
The initial cut on the eye was a clash of heads because it cut Linares head at the same time.just before brook stopped gavin a fight broke out on the stairs in the top tier that could have been deadly
The initial cut on the eye was a clash of heads because it cut Linares head at the same time.just before brook stopped gavin a fight broke out on the stairs in the top tier that could have been deadly
The cut maybe - but I'm pretty sure the duck-egg on his left eye was a punch - and then he was hit again on the same spot forcing him to take a knee.
The fight on the stairs was hand-bags as far as I could make put - but probably more exciting than Brook/Gavin!
I'd take Joshua to beat him now but it would be his toughest fight to-date.
To be fair a fight against Dame Edna Everage would be his toughest fight to date. seriously though , I've seen pictures of Whyte recently and he seems to have spent his two years off working in a doughnut shop.
Mitchell's eye reminded me of Lebedev from the Jones fight a while back. Linares is real real quality. Really hope he gets another shot at the world title. He would have beaten any of the other champions IMO.
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Best fight of the night was Mitchell / Linares - Brutal.
Was it all worth £16 - not really.
Still unknown factors are his chin, heart and stamina but everything else is about his is scarily brilliant. As long as he can not pick up a serious hand injury along the way, the world is his lobster
The trouble with all the predictions for Joshua is getting someone to stand up long enough to take him into later rounds and see if he can take a shot. He looks awesome and it's not his fault that opponents to test him are going to be hard to come by, but he'll have to answer more questions as he moves up in class. Hugely impressive against Johnson, both in power and punch selection, but Johnson looked like he was there to pick up a pay check, even if he did get up twice.
I was ringside and there was a great atmosphere. My take on the night
Mitchell's was the fight of the year so far - what a warrior. I felt so sorry for him as he was quite comfortable until the eye - it definitely wasn't a clash of heads but a very good punch from Linares. He then took a direct shot to it after it had come up and that's what forced him to take a knee. I hope he comes back from this.
Cleverly - a joke - what the hell is s former world champion doing in an eight-rounder against a nobody?
Joshua immense - only a matter of time and there's no rush.
Selby was class but not sure about the stoppage. The cut was at the side and not interfering with his eye and a champion deserves the right to defend his title. That said, I'm not a doctor.
Brook was very disappointing and should have taken Gavin out even earlier than he did. The arena was pretty flat during the fight and I've got to be honest and say I was glad when it finished.
Fight here
I'd take Joshua to beat him now but it would be his toughest fight to-date.
The fight on the stairs was hand-bags as far as I could make put - but probably more exciting than Brook/Gavin!
Just seen Mitchells head wow that's a pure fighter
Linares is real real quality. Really hope he gets another shot at the world title. He would have beaten any of the other champions IMO.
My bets didn't turn out so well, John Wayne Hibbert and John Ryder both lost and Mitchell.
The show should not have been pay per view