Rolling Boxing Thread / Anticipating Manny vs. Mayweather

Kessler will rule that division when Joe steps up.

With regards to the Hatton vs Mayweather, I reckon Oscar was beating Mayweather until the last couple of rounds where he tired badly. Hatton shouldn't tire like that so it could be a good fight.

Kellerman's success has kinda made him a cocky bastard, but at least he's reasonably informed, and sober. xxp

Setanta needs to lay off the "best fight ever" shite. That wasn't in Joe's top 5. Kessler caught him a few times but looked as if he only had one way of fighting - once Joe sussed that out all he had to do was avoid the big shots (which he nearly fucked up).

First six rounds were good, particularly the 3rd and 4th where it went from "Calzaghe's going to walk this" to "Calzaghe's going to get knocked spark out any second" but after that it never really hit the heights.

All credit to Calzaghe though, he always seem to know to win regardless of what problem is put in front of him. It'll be interesting to see if he moves up a division, given that he's never really been a concussive puncher at 12st.

I thought it was a classic myself. Never gonna get to sleep tonight because of the buzz hehe.

pleasant surprise - Juan Manuel Marquez v. Rocky Juarez on Showtime now. Marquez is a great fighter to watch, Juarez would be making a go of it if not for a nasty cut.

Hopkins next for Calzaghe then?

if anyone's interested, there is a re-airing of the contender final on espn2 tonight at 10. this was completely not on my radar as the contender as a tv show is pretty terrible but brian kenny on sportscenter said this was the best fight he's ever seen.

BBC1 is re-showing the calzaghe fight after football focus on saturday.

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didn't calzaghe kick the arse of the guy from the contender? Or is this a new one?

David Haye vs Jean-Marc Mormeck for the WBA and WBC cruiserweight titles is on setanta now live from Paris.

Is there anywhere to stream this online? Haye's my boy.

Got 5live commentary.

I don't watch (listen to) Haye fights to see him play the fucking stamina game..

Haye dropped in the fourth!

Haye KO R7

A cracking punch to finish it. He's relinquishing the belts though, so no fight with Enzo unless its at heavyweight and enzo isn't anywhere near a heavyweight yet so I guess that fights a few years away.

Shane Mosley vs Miguel Cotto on Setanta at 3am tonight. Worth staying up late?

That sensation you feel is The Quickening

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Totally psyched for this.

I'm gonna eat a shitload of fried food over the next few days in tribute to Ricky.

Hatton KO/TKO @ 4/1 is tempting, though my heart might be ruling my head here.

Not paying £16 for it. I guess 5 Live will have to do.

I feel sorry for Ali though, he put all that time and effort into his little rhymes, his little speeches, his interviews, and yet his entire spoken word output has basically been blown out of the water by the majesty of "Will you stop touching me knee you poof?"

I for one am looking forward to Mayweather's destruction of Hatton.

There is no way in hell you could get me to pay for this one.

Ricky the Hugman Hatton vs. a defensive boxer whose last five or six fights have all been dull.

Mayweather isn't really about destroying anybody, least of all Hatton.

I know, but a guy can dream

Then again, he did kick the shit out of Arturo Gatti.

I reckon if it goes the distance, Mayweather wins. Which is why it should be a great fight, cos Hatton ought to realise that too.

Mayweather by decision: 5/4
Hatton by decision: 9/2
Hatton by KO, TKO or DQ : 9/2
Mayweather by KO, TKO or DQ : 5/1
Draw: 22/1
Mayweather by DQ: 33/1
Hatton by DQ: 33/1
Mayweather by towel: 50/1
Hatton by towel: 50/1

Draw: 22/1

^^^like these odds

God I love Paddy Power:

What phrase will the Sky commentators use first after the first round bell?

Undefeated 6 - 1
Jab 6 - 1
The talk is over 8 - 1
Hook 12 - 1
The Hitman 12 - 1
Caught him cold 16 - 1
Got him with a left 16 - 1
Straight right 16 - 1
Holding 16 - 1
Straight left 16 - 1
Dancing 16 - 1
Uppercut 16 - 1
Got him with a right 16 - 1
What a punch 20 - 1
Working the body 25 - 1
Fast hands 25 - 1
Goes to work 25 - 1
Making themselves heard 25 - 1
In his own backyard 25 - 1
Ricky Fatton 33 - 1
Trash talking 33 - 1
Right on the money 33 - 1
It's going to go to the judges 33 - 1
Show boating 40 - 1
The British invasion 50 - 1
He's cut 66 - 1
Mayweather's down 66 - 1
Hatton's down 66 - 1
Hanging on 66 - 1
Below the belt 66 - 1
There's David Beckham 66 - 1
Low blow 80 - 1
Can he beat the count 100 - 1
He's not going to make it 100 - 1
Saved by the bell 100 - 1
Thrown in the towel 100 - 1

Mayweather by KO 5 to 1? Can that be right? I'd be all over that, had I any monies.

Amir Khan fight is on ITV in a few minutes. I still can't get used to Stewpot from Grange Hill being master of ceremonies though.

do we know when sky are showing it on non-PPV? I'm so knackered there's no way I'll stay up for it, and I'm buggered if I'm paying 16 quid for it so it's a Likely Lads scenario for me..... if they're not showing it too late.

Khan wins in 1st round. And the ref shoulda stopped it about 10 seconds earlier as he wasn't fighting back. Earl was clearly a finished fighter who should never have been fighting Khan.

I'm not paying £16 either for the Hatton. I'll just check the result in the morning.

The Khan fight lasted 72 seconds. He will never have an easier fight.

"ricky hatton is the underdog, so you've gotta make him favourite" - every english sports pundit over past week

why do we boo opposition anthems? what is wrong with us?

anyway, here goes

not watching this. this will not end well. if hatton wins by miracle of god or assassins' bullet then it will be the greatest upset of all time

mayweather, of course, is winning convincingly so far (according to the radio)

If the loser's plucky, we blame the ref. If the loser isn't plucky, we character-assassinate him. Fortunately for Ricky Hatton, he's plucky.

lol hatton, lol hype, lol media, lol wanko ergo sum

calzaghe for SPOTY

Hatton is a chump

USA!!! USA!!!

lol dat limey nigga got his fucken ass kicked... after watching all of 24/7 the other night i knew that there was no way mayweather would lose~~~

on tha real tho that was a tyte fite imho. i was impressed as shit by how mayweather adapted and came out of his shell. he stepped the fuck up instead of just doing enough to get by~~

Not a surprise. Maybe he shouldn't have stepped up a weight.
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happy to see hatton hit the canvas. mayweather was mostly dominating that shit though, would've won the decision.

Great fight. I thought Mayweather was technically superior to De La Hoya without really killing him, but tonight he was impressive as fuck. I'd've scored him at least 6-2 up before he stopped it but really...admire Hatton's balls and he gave good post-bout interview but you could see in him that he knew he'd been well beaten.

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lol