Rolling Boxing Thread / Anticipating Manny vs. Mayweather

Khan first to everything, carries amazing power with that speed. Maidana looking very slow and clumsy & already looks to have lost belief.

Still, Khan's chinny so he's got a shout if he stays in it.

non expert thought at the beginning was khan's desire to protect chin leaves him vulnerable to bodyshots

Stream I have here has no commentary :)

Khan getting a bit more cagey in the third, maybe Maidana hurt him I dunno but he seemed to go back on his heels.

Fourth round was tasty. Khan was picking his shots for fun then found himself on the wrong end of a few heavy punches. Maidana's all over the place at times but you can see Khan's wary of him.

Point off for attempted elbow coupled with the early knockdown means Maidana probably needs a knockout. Khan seems to be taking his punches.

Though probably taking too many of them - he looked hurt that time :)

So much for my early knockout prediction.

Khan about 7 rounds up after 6 but could still easily lose this.

this was always gonna be about khan on points or maidana ko i guess

impressive recovery from maidana in sixth as it looked like he was in trouble

Maidana looks like he's starting to enjoy it now.

nice right hook

khan looks big for a 5'10 dude fighting at 140

Aye I think he puts about 50 lbs on between weigh-in and fight :)

I remember thinking the same about Scott Harrison then I read an interview with Wayne McCullugh saying he could see Harrison growing during the fight.

McCullough, even. I think.

Maidana tiring now, being picked off. Can't see Khan losing it.

yeah

chance of a ko as maidana forced to risk even as fatigue kicks in

but i wouldn't have guessed at the end of the first that he'd still be there in the tenth

uh :)

Dunno how Khan's still standing here tbh - not as chinny as I thought.

mad respect for maidana

great fight

lol @ Khan in the corner - the face of a man who's just taken a fucking kicking.

Next round's going to be awes - Maidana's arms are hanging off and Khan's out on his feet.

adrenaline might keep maidana going now

Clever, if boring, round from Khan there. Took the sting out of it.

One to go and I still think Maidana needs a knockout.

oh fuck forgot this was on/at my parents' bit and their internet is essentially 56k though named 10mb or some shit.

yeah has to be ko from maidana

i'd give him about 2/7 chance of getting it

Khan running away or holding in close :(

even the few minutes i caught were more than i expected from khan - who i think is a total wank.

khan about as beat up a winner as you'll see

Ah well. Great fight and I suppose Khan was smart in the end - he's not going to endear himself to an American audience by running away for the last three rounds of a title fight.

Probably Khan by at least three rounds despite Maidana having all the late momentum.

I'm all for a rematch no matter how it's scored.

tbh i was really impressed with khan from seeing just the end. i hate him but he totally took maidana full gunning him.

Score Cards 114-111 114-111 113-112.

Early knockdown + deducted point made all the difference. As did Khan somehow staying on his feet in the 10th.

In other news Matt Skelton has been jailed for five months for giving a false name when caught speeding.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11972525

yeah, newfound respect for khan

fight of the year, and kudos to the judges for not favoring the house fighter in either HBO bout. I had Khan by a point, but was iffy on one of the rounds I gave Maidana.

Both fighters are must see TV and should be rewarded with big money fights.

while Kahn showed a great deal of heart, he still is extremely hittable and his chin ain't iron by any stretch.

Khan's the man! Amir proves he's the real deal after surviving one of the most awesome boxing rounds of recent history The most cynical city in the civilised world was on the edge of its seat, holding its breath as a great British boxer came through hell to claw victory from a fight of epic gallantry.

congrats to daily mail for finding a way to overdo it

Do the british tabs coddle Haye as well, or have they finally had enough?

had enough until two weeks before his next pushover fight, or until he gets a klitschko in which case the jingoism will be crazy

I'd take either Klitschko to knock him out in short time.

So tired of "top" fighters never fighting. Haye has fought at heavyweight four times (three if you ignore Audrey) since his last cruiserweight fight against Maccarinelli in March 2008. At a push he'll fight another twice before retiring next November. Mayweather's had six fights in five years.

Maybe I'm misremembering but when I were a lad it seemed like there were big title fights on all the time.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-12135980

Former British boxing champion Gary Mason has died in a cycling crash in south London.

:(

Found at last night. Always used Mason as a punchline about terrible heavyweights with size and nothing else but this is really sad, he was a loveable guy.

Martinez vs. Dzinziruk tonight on HBO. The left that Martinez put on Paul Williams is, no exaggeration, one of the best punches you'll ever see (below.) Dzinziruk's undefeated and people talking up the fight say good things about his skills but honestly the stuff I've dug up didn't impress me at all & his record is a bunch of people nowhere near Martinez's league; Martinez has come from good-fighter to great-fighter over the last few years. The only thing working against him is his age, he's 36, but have a look at the Williams fight. The knockout's after the five minute mark and is seriously just a beautiful, terrifying punch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djXtzcSPLsk

might've been classier to make sure that Williams wasn't dead before he put the crown on

wtf is ref doing counting out a clearly unconscious man?

he's probbly wtched mn united seen nni jump up within 0 secs of being killed tbf?

shit. see disply nme, sry

I appreciate the boxing fandom on ILX but every time this thread gets bumped I admit I always hope it's news on May/Pac. Fight's got to happen but damn it's taking long enough.

will never happen imo.

might've been classier to make sure that Williams wasn't dead before he put the crown on

he actually took the crown off after he learned Williams wasn't dead, as it was the crown for becoming King of Killing Paul Williams

williams is a fairly welsh name, i suppose?

http://www.sarahwoodbury.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/welsh_flag.png

damn this is at foxwoods! i prob would have gone if i knew abt it earlier, will def dvr

Dzinziruk probably has the best jab in boxing, interesting to see how Sergio adjusts to that.