Boxing / UFC

cabosanlucas wrote: Best fight of the year is on today.. canelo alvarez v gennady golovkin. civerage starts now ... 10am aest. Im on canelo cunningham . The red headed mexican will shock a few. too many smarts and has improved every fight. Golovkin is a beast with rocks in his hands, fangerous in every min of the fight, but its viva mehico!!

Yep got it on too Cabo, reckon it'll be a pearler, I'm in your corner as well , Mexican boy very impressive imo, haven't had ppv since Kostya sat Zab Judah on his bum , remember that lol, anyhow this should be something else.

I thought golovkin should have got the nod.

canelo boxed his ears off up until rd 5 - but went back to his corner after rd 5 out of gas. he never really recovered enough to dominate. ggg was more consistent and outworked him.

adelaide byrd has a history of corrupt scorecards. Her 118-110 canelo card was simply corrupt.

Carioca wrote: Don't know whether you noticed Cabo but a big wig from the fight went over to the golovkin corner after the fight but before the scorecard had been announced and told the trainer it's a draw and it was as plain as day, you could hear him say it.

yeah, thats not anything nefarious or corrupt mate...it just means the judges leaked the score or an official tallied up the scores and leaked it. but typical boxing...poor, shoddy governance. It shouldnt have happened.

the corruption is in the judges scoring. adelaide byrd has a long history of basically filling in her cards before the fight even started...and always for the house fighter.

RIP tony.    arguably the best fighter in the world right now , Terrence ‘bud’ Crawford just moved up to welterweight. the plan apparently is to fight horn in March next year. it makes sense as arum promotes both fighters, and the qld govt have a two fight deal with horn. it’s a fight horn won’t win... this bloke is masterful and breaks fighters apart.

That is right, Carioca, an unusual thing for a boxer to retain looks !

Yep, I think you are right, PT.

he is in the hottest division in boxing by far macca. it just became white hot with crawford joining in the mix. his purses should be decent, no matter who he fights...especially if he can keep his fights in oz.

Jeff Horn Just opened Labors Queensland election campaign.

        Not good aligning himself to a Political Party really.

He can't afford to lose half the Countries support.    Silly Boy.

max manewer wrote: I agree with that, it sounds like he is being used.

I'm aware the Government underwrote the Pacquiou promotion with taxpayer money .    ( could have been bad had it not been successful )
BUT there is a line most businesses are reluctant to cross.

I was surprised Qantas shareholders weren't upset by the YES support.
I'm sure the NRL will pay a price for the same reason.

Can't help Jeff , but as you say , he probably owes them one.
I think he may be contracted for 2 Brisbane bouts .   

You have a "nerve" to mis-spell "Vegas". Get it?

tomoz 1pm on foxtel, free to air : lomachenko v rigondeaux.

the two best pure boxers in the sport. both 2x gold medalists at olympics...first time such fighters have faced off in the pro's. only hitch is that the cuban rigondeaux has jumped 2 weight classses to get the fight. loma wouldnt fight him at the lower weight.

both sth paws. both have freakish silky, skills. lomachenko taller, but rigo has reach advantage. probably be a cat n mouse match but one for the purists.

cabosanlucas wrote: Ohh...and pacman is in talks for a mcgregor fight

I think Manny's fire has gone out.

He hasn't lost often but same old , same old . Each time, calling for recounts and "was robbed "      His days are over.

I think Horn is now contracted to fight Crawford after this one ..
30 bouts without loss. ( avoids the top raters )      I think Horn is better than him .

cabosanlucas wrote: tomoz 1pm on foxtel, free to air : lomachenko v rigondeaux. the two best pure boxers in the sport. both 2x gold medalists at olympics...first time such fighters have faced off in the pro's. only hitch is that the cuban rigondeaux has jumped 2 weight classses to get the fight. loma wouldnt fight him at the lower weight. both sth paws. both have freakish silky, skills. lomachenko taller, but rigo has reach advantage. probably be a cat n mouse match but one for the purists.

I watched the fight Cabo, rigondeaux lost all credibility with me , he didn't want to fight from the outset, was holding on from the very first round , the way I figure it, he read too much about his opponent before the fight, and was like a snake mesmerising a chook, or " they " got to him, your opinion mate?

cabosanlucas wrote: pretty much carioca 👍 even allowing for the 2 weight jump & his age ....after 2 rds, rigo was defeated. he quit. lomachenko does that to opponents...his previous opponent quit on his stool in frustration too. and he was the best guy around at the time. loma is a freak...to mkae another top class boxer quit like that aftr barely landing a punch is amazing.

Thanks mate, nice to get your take on it.

Horn looked a bit "off" at the weigh-in. Maybe wasting too hard.