Rolling Boxing Thread / Anticipating Manny vs. Mayweather

seriously nobody else saw that? you guys, damn

Turned it on waiting for the poker coverage -- dude looks like a Ferengi.

this was Gatti-Ward level action, just nuts, except Wolak refused to actually bleed

majority draw & a correct decision imo. post-fight interview all class from both guys. teddy atlas going nuts praising both fighters, invited them to rematch on espn while noting that he doesn't actually have the power to offer that. wolak's eye swollen so huge he looked like something from the eye of the beholder twilight zone ep., just horrifyingly/comically huge (ymmv, it was horrifying until you hear him talking, he doesn't seem any more than irked about it)

great great great fight

more fighting on showtime right now in case anybody's wanting more - nabf jr. lightweight championship, magdaleno v. perez

i miss cable

Aerosmith vs Thread was better than Klitschko-Haye. I was off the Internet watching the fight in a pub full of English Haye fans who by the end were, like me, hoping Haye didn't land a lucky shot as he didn't deserve a fucking thing. If you're going to what is essentially your opponent's home territory and aiming to take two belts from him you've got to do more than run and hide, throw five wild swings and fall over a lot (well done to the ref on deciding to fuck with Haye by counting him on one of those btw). Can't criticise Wlad too much as he convincingly won almost every round but I honestly thought Haye was there for the taking and that Wlad was pissed off enough with the pre-fight shit to have gone for it.

thought it was amusing that jim defended klitsch with the old defence for mourinhoish football teams like 'u can only beat whats in front of u/ got the job done' given he's ilx' biggest barcelona fan

wlad could and should have ended the torpor and torn into him with intent

I am at most a casual boxing fan but if a regular ILF poster was all 'fuck this shit, they should be ashamed, Puskás would've had five' after some unexceptional 1-0 Madrid win, he'd probably get baited a little as well.

aerosmith was just a lil hyperbolic but it was a really boring fight

two remedial looking fuckers are hitting each other on sky right now

is it good? Was half considering tbh but duty calls elsewhere

id stay with georgia salpa if i were u

mitchell likely to finish it next round

swapped gs back for ms mac tbh, i'm a sucker for her risotto.

hmmn should have put cash on that xp

hey aerosmith, funny that you rage about how bad a fight is one week then totally praise a pre-mendozesque scrap a week after that as if that was meant to be boxing :p

if you say so champ

People who watch boxing boxing disagree with jim in glasgow

haha, was trolling a bit there. was a great fight to watch.

lol cheers

actual lol, I was in full "WHAT HOW DARE YOU SIR" mode here

to be real though dudes needed to work on their defense!

it's true but guys who can take a punch (i.e. guys who will be staggering around seeing everything double when they're 48) don't need it - it's refreshing to see guys answer the bell and go straight to the middle of the ring

Brian "the Hawaiian Punch" Viloria took the WBO title last night, once against demonstrating the fearsome power of a kick-ass nickname

However, the fight was in Honolulu and the scoring looks really, really fishy

So... Chisora v Fury is getting underway shortly on Channel 5. Anyone watching?

It seems really weird having Mark Pougatch and his massive glasses presenting something on telly.

Celebrities the cameras have zoomed in on ringside: Stacey Solomon, Shane Richie, Max Clifford.

Chisora appears to have amended his entry music to make it a bit more racist towards Irish dudes. Hmm. Yeah, this is gonna be fucking strange.

David Essex also seems to be ringside, I think this means all of the Moons off EastEnders are there. For I do not know what reason, the ring introductions are being read in both English and French.

Oh look, there's Spoony.

"Let's have a listen to the Fury corner" - cut to ad break.

OK, that second round was rather good. Fury winning at range, til Chisora properly rattled him with a left hook, then caught him with a monster right later on. One round apiece, very intriguing now.

Fury very much getting on top now though, Chisora looked to be freezing up badly in that last minute.

They've both just spent 30 seconds of round 8 stood in a corner taking the piss out of each other. Fury definitely winning but also clearly tiring... though Chisora is probably still worse. Though he hits harder. This is a good fight but quite an odd one.

Chisora spent at least two solid minutes covering up on the ropes that last round, then went berserk for 40 seconds of left hooks and overhand rights, then covering up again.

Yeah, Fury's got that decision, no question. Good fight, though, but neither of them should believe they're anywhere near ready for either Klitschko.

Fury was and still is underrated. He's not beating the Klitschkos but the guy can fight.

And from a fan's perspective, it's wonderful to see a big guy who loves to throw uppercuts and body shots. He "likes it hot in the kitchen" as the old saying goes.

otm

khan/judah

watching this then cuntos?

thought this was a mismatch until they showed Zab's physique in the dressing room and I remembered he's been working with Victor Conte.

vuvuzelas in the house.

zab my favourite knock-out ever. amir khan my least favourite brit boxer ever.

GOD STOP THAT NOISE THIS IS AWFUL

Zab getting caught with a lot of right hands, he may just have a puncher's chance here.

zab is a mug. if this glass jawed cheeky english wank can make a fool of him then he deserves everything he gets.

khan p impressive so far

Khan is awesome. Glass chin, but in every other respect he's a fantastic fighter imo.

shame on the HBO announcers for saying Zab is Khan's bets opponent.