The thread about Boxing

stackitsteve said:

WBSS

3 weights this time around

First weight announced is Bantamweight (118lbs)
WBA champ - Burnett
IBF champ - Rodriguez
WBO champ - Tete

all confirmed...WBC title is vacant so all champs are in.

This is when the tournament is class, same as the cruiserweights this year.

Said before, the Super Middleweights caught the British attention as there were 4 Brits of the 8 fighters involved but only 1 of the 4 world champion entered. Took a bit of gloss off.

stonewallpenalty said:

Carter said:

stonewallpenalty said:

Carter said:

That's really rough on George Groves but if he isn't fit a fight like that isn't really the time or place to have a gamble.

The Degale fight really seems the best for both fighters in late summer now. Unification etc.


Absolutely no reason this doesn't happen.

I don't think DeGale should go anywhere near George Groves, he's all wrong for him and even if I forget the fact that Groves absolutely deals with southpaws on form alone if I was DeGale I'd not want any part of Groves

I agree but degale is at the cash out stage.

nth london addick said:

July 7th is the date I have been told the final will happen

RodneyCharltonTrotta said:

Greenie said:

I watch the AJ and Vlad one year on programme last night, AJ came across as a great fella, still admits he's got a lot to learn, and Vlad is a great character, really interesting fella, very humble and impeccable manners. I didn't know too much about him before that programme, but what I saw was very impressive. Top blokes both of them.

Where was this on mate?

Sir Chrissy said:

nth london addick said:

July 7th is the date I have been told the final will happen

Any idea of location NLA?

Greenie said:

I watch the AJ and Vlad one year on programme last night, AJ came across as a great fella, still admits he's got a lot to learn, and Vlad is a great character, really interesting fella, very humble and impeccable manners. I didn't know too much about him before that programme, but what I saw was very impressive. Top blokes both of them.

bobmunro said:

As we were wandering through The Aria on Friday Danny Jacobs and his missus walked past. I didn't see him but my Danny did and stopped to shake his hand. They had a long chat and my boy explained what an inspiration Jacobs had been in his own fight with cancer in the way Jacobs had won the same fight. They hugged and I held back the tears, just.

Mr Jacobs you a a top, top boxer but an even mightier man.

bobmunro said:

nth london addick said:

bobmunro said:

As we were wandering through The Aria on Friday Danny Jacobs and his missus walked past. I didn't see him but my Danny did and stopped to shake his hand. They had a long chat and my boy explained what an inspiration Jacobs had been in his own fight with cancer in the way Jacobs had won the same fight. They hugged and I held back the tears, just.

Mr Jacobs you a a top, top boxer but an even mightier man.

Wow mate that is the best ever Boxer meets fan story i have ever heard, i am buying your Danny a beer

It was emotional, D.

Afterwards my Danny was beaming ear to ear and said to me "Dad, I somehow always knew I would meet him one day". They say never meet your heroes - but this one didn't disappoint.

nth london addick said:

It is a big deal in a boxing sense make no bones about it will definitely take the hearts and matchroom to a different stratosphere in terms of profile earnings and stable , I am sure if there was a monopoly commission for boxing it would’ve fallen at the first hurdle

As a boxing fan the more fights the better , will see a lot of our own home grown fighters getting some decent fights in USA which will benefit them

But and here’s the crux it doesn’t benefit anyone more than nice guy Eddie and this is another example of the sport that comes from the most basic and humble of backgrounds being taken and manipulated by the biggest player in the game for the sake of ££££££ s

bobmunro said:

nth london addick said:

It is a big deal in a boxing sense make no bones about it will definitely take the hearts and matchroom to a different stratosphere in terms of profile earnings and stable , I am sure if there was a monopoly commission for boxing it would’ve fallen at the first hurdle

As a boxing fan the more fights the better , will see a lot of our own home grown fighters getting some decent fights in USA which will benefit them

But and here’s the crux it doesn’t benefit anyone more than nice guy Eddie and this is another example of the sport that comes from the most basic and humble of backgrounds being taken and manipulated by the biggest player in the game for the sake of ££££££ s

Was ever thus - it was Barratt and Levine in the UK when I first started going to boxing in the 70s, then Warren challenged them and saw them off only to then monopolise it himself, and now Hearn. Another will rise to take Hearn's place and so it will continue. The same for the US where it was King and Arum. None of them ever took a punch in the ring! At least De La Hoya in the US knows what it's like to be hit.

Money men have always controlled boxing and that won't change.