Re: Boxing Round 2 : Sun Jul 08, 2012 8:44 pm  

Sounds like Brook has been cutting corners in training according to Hearn. Brook's mentioned something too about getting a top class conditioner to work on his strength and staminia which is good to hear. It's a plus that he's come through a fight like this because he did prove his chin and heart are there. Hopefully he learns to vary is attacks more and go to the body. It was the body shots that really took there tole on him and along with the broken nose almost cost him the fight.

I hope he has a couple more fights against some decent contenders before he goes for the title. There talk of him fighting Hector Saldivia (41 (KO 32) 2 (KO 2) from Argentina and that would be another good test for him. He still has lots of potential but there're many things to work on.

As for Fury, he did what he was supposed to, and its clear now he needs to step it up. He does do some things well, he's got a good jab, fights tall and throws good varied combos to head and body. As he continues to improve his conditioning his movement will improve. I think Price os the better of the 2 but I don't get why a lot of people ar dismissive of him. He's only 23 with is prime years to come. If anything Price at 29 is the one who really needs to get a move on.

I'm not sure about Eubank jnr. He seems to be being thrown to lions a bit early in his career. He's only had 30 fights as ameture and a pro so its obvious he's learning the game so its difficult to tell where he can go. His defense is poor and as a result he's going to be in his fair share of tear ups.

Re: Boxing Round 2 : Mon Jul 09, 2012 8:22 pm  

Charlie Sheen wrote:

As for Fury, he did what he was supposed to, and its clear now he needs to step it up. He does do some things well, he's got a good jab, fights tall and throws good varied combos to head and body. As he continues to improve his conditioning his movement will improve. I think Price os the better of the 2 but I don't get why a lot of people ar dismissive of him. He's only 23 with is prime years to come. If anything Price at 29 is the one who really needs to get a move on.

I think it's the hype around Fury on the basis of knocking over a bunch of nobodies that leads people to dismiss him. He's certainly not all he's cracked up to be, and talk of throwing him to the Klitschkos within 12 months is ludicrous.

He really does need to get in with a live challenger, if only to show people that he isn't all hype.

Re: Boxing Round 2 : Mon Jul 09, 2012 9:19 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

I think it's the hype around Fury on the basis of knocking over a bunch of nobodies that leads people to dismiss him. He's certainly not all he's cracked up to be, and talk of throwing him to the Klitschkos within 12 months is ludicrous.

He really does need to get in with a live challenger, if only to show people that he isn't all hype.

From what I've seen, Fury is Frank Bruno to David Price's Lennox Lewis.....You just know full well that somebody of a half decent ability will pick Fury apart - He is so stiff, somebody with movement and a little speed will knock him out pretty quickly.

Price v Fury is an obvious match, but its also obvious that Fury's handlers won't let him anywhere near Price, not until one of them has a World belt in their possession, or until after Fury has been battered by a Klitschko.

Re: Boxing Round 2 : Tue Jul 10, 2012 11:35 am  

fury v wladimir would be a mismatch, fury is just waiting till vitali retires

khan saying people are more intrested in his fight than the haye v chisora fight yeh right,sure the viewing figures will prove this

Re: Boxing Round 2 : Tue Jul 10, 2012 4:52 pm  

brearley84 wrote:

khan saying people are more intrested in his fight than the haye v chisora fight yeh right,sure the viewing figures will prove this

Well, I don't know about everybody else, but I'm with Khan on this.....Much rather see a genuine World level fight, than a domestic fight between a half decent fighter and another who is making a career out of being a grade A prick (Take your pick out of which is Haye & Chisora... ).

As for the viewing figures, considering the heavyweight bout is on an obscure specialist channel and Khan's is on Sky Sports, then I'd be pretty confident that Khan will come out on top on that one.....As for a worldwide appeal, then its obvious that Haye/Chisora barely registers outside of the UK.

Re: Boxing Round 2 : Thu Jul 12, 2012 6:40 am  

My only hope for Haye/Chisora is that it turns into a scruffy, scrappy 12 round bore-fest that ends both their careers.

Re: Boxing Round 2 : Thu Jul 12, 2012 11:18 am  

Andy Gilder wrote:

My only hope for Haye/Chisora is that it turns into a scruffy, scrappy 12 round bore-fest that ends both their careers.

that wont happen, its over 10 rounds! haye wanted 10 and he also moaned about the ref and got that changed too. cant stand him, hope it comes back to haunt him

looking forward to the fight and will be cheering chisora

if he wins he gets a possible shot at wladimir who has pulled out twice on him

Re: Boxing Round 2 : Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:26 pm  

Chisora will be game, he always is, but Haye will stop him inside 6 rounds.

Khan-Garcia is a far more interesting fight with 2 titles on the line, and neither guy has been in a bad fight for a while. Plus I want to see Khan batter Garcia just so Garcia's old man will shut up. Haye-Chisora is a bit of a sideshow.

Re: Boxing Round 2 : Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:00 pm  

looked at garcia's boxing record... got a split decision against ashley theopane but hang on hes beaten morales...then again theopane is ranked higher than theopane!

easy win for khan.

boxers nowadays are too afraid to lose, picking easy fights, thats why people are losing intrest.

i respect people like froch and chisora...they will fight anyone

Re: Boxing Round 2 : Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:48 pm  

brearley84 wrote:

looked at garcia's boxing record... got a split decision against ashley theopane but hang on hes beaten morales...then again theopane is ranked higher than theopane!

easy win for khan.

boxers nowadays are too afraid to lose, picking easy fights, thats why people are losing intrest.

i respect people like froch and chisora...they will fight anyone

Who shold Khan fight instead? He's fighting Garcia to unify the division and fighting for the Ring belt, its the obvious fight to make. Bradley and Alexander have moved up, Peterson is probably banned and Maidana lost to Alexander at WW a couple of months ago. Garcia isn't that good, Khan should win, but then again most people thought Peterson would be an easy night.