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Yeah murky situation this. Saw lots of people debating that Smiths new book is a scheme as well. Definitely doesn't look good.

Quality will put this on in the car in the morning

I saw this the other day, I cant wait to get into it, reckon it will be a banger.

Mystery Wrestling is fucking comical. I've not caught up with it lately as much, but its an absolute hoot and I rate it.

Its no secret I have never rated Conor Benn, hes not very skilled, hes not this super brawler with "the dog in him", he turned out two performances against a weight drained Eubank and thats about the best he has done.

I must admit I'll be waking up for it, cheering Garcia on. Tbf I get up at 5am everyday anyway for work so 4am for the boxing won't do me in too much, but if I didn't want Conor to get peppered with numerous left hooks and pieced up around the ring then I'd probably stay asleep myself. Meltdown incoming if Benn manages to do it🤣 All jokes to one side though there is routes to victory for Benn, I don't think it will happen, but if Benn can apply educated pressure and take Garcias offense away I give him more of a chance, Garcia can sometimes turn up unmotivated,and his defense is more reactive rather than a tactic in place to keep getting his work off, I know that sounds silly but some boxers have a systematic defense alongside reactive and imo Garcia doesn't have that. But Benn looks dreadful at the weight and I do see Garcia boxing his ears off.

I think it will be. Benn looks terrible at the weight from the recent pics and videos Ive seen, way too tight at the weight. If hes still got any more to lose god help him.

Wow that Ospreay entrance was fucking unreal 😭 That is how you do something right, and for me it truly gave the match a special feel, and was possibly one of the greatest entrances I have ever seen in anything. I'm still yet to get round to the full show but the bits I have seen look absolutely fantastic, a true event for pro wrestling fans and some of the bits I've watched remind me, and us all, why after all these years, we still watch this strange and beautiful spectacle.

Yes I've seen it. It's absolutely ridiculous and if you think you're going to get to the top of the heavyweight division because everyone in your immediate circle is comparing you to Mike Tyson and you're a sharp puncher then good luck. Not happening. I get you can't be too negative about a 21 year olds first major loss, but fucking hell if you can't even get the basics right then what are you even doing? I've seen a similar interview somewhere where he has said he "doesn't like the cardio side" of training. A loss should not be the end of the world, in boxing unfortunately it can follow you around for ever, which of course is bullshit, but after the way they've bigged him up and the manner in which he lost I feel if he doesn't have it in him to totally shake this off mentally then he is in trouble. You can't be the guy who only likes things going their way, you must expect the heaviest resistance possible, and train for it.

He probably could have done if he was sensibly instructed to stop head hunting and stop loading up, he began loading up and missing a few times which is more draining than actually landing the shot, but he kept searching for a KO that wasn't there payed the price for it. But I do still think it's plain to see he is not doing 12 enough in camp, and doesn't train for it, and the fact he's said as much himself, "i can't remember the last time i did 12 rounds in sparring" is crazy. I must have missed Wylie telling him that. Either way you cut it for me, a young 21 year old who's on the come up shouldn't be burning out at any point in the fight, and even if they tire not to the extremes that he did. 100% agree on the pacing, if you know you're not at your strongest over 12, then you need to pace yourself, and I think it's fair to say Itauma probably isn't going to be his strongest over 12, people have spotted the signs before last night, and again, he's also admitted he doesn't really enjoy the cardio side of training. If your MO is going to be load up and stop 'em then you need to learn how to pace yourself for sure, which again is something he can easily fix.

Yes I see an overhaul coming, Ben Davison needs to go, tactically now he's proven himself to be lost at sea a few times. Why not tell Itauma listen you're winning the rounds but the KO isn't there, stop loading up and box him. I did think last night whilst watching it appears when faced with better opposition Itauma is much more a quick, sharp and dangerous puncher than a one hitter quitter with raw power. I agree he doesn't have the same physicality. Go back and watch Mike Tyson at 19, vs James "Quick" Tillis, it's worlds apart. They definitely need a plan, he needs to start getting the rounds in, both in camp and in the ring, stopping knock over jobs and then having your team massage your ego is dangerous, even if you can stop these guys in rd1 you need to take them to the last round and stop them then, build your ring experience up.

I personally think its obvious his team are not making him do 12 rounds enough in camp. Which is something you can change. A Moses that can comfortably do 12 rounds is extremely dangerous. And with experience he will learn you cant stop them all. He could have pivoted to outpointing Hrg tonight,but he kept trying to load up and stop him

It was definitely his conditining 100%, for me he looked like he was fading in round 3, it's clear they are not making Itauma do 12 rounds in camp, but I still think that was an arrogant comment to make, basically impying Hrgovic only had a chin going for him, if a man can drag you out of your comfort zone and make you tired then you certainly need a chin. Hrg was knackered himself in round 8 and his chin saved him.

Hrgovic marching forward like a lunatic with a steely look in his eyes will be the highlight of my weekend. There needs to be some big changes to Itauma's training conditioning wise, you're not going to stop everyone, and as he learned tonight, you do very much need the chin and the grit to grind it out.

Itauma is such a great puncher, but you need more than that... Not saying he wont reach his full potential but all them early blowouts don't help, you need to go rounds with them guys and then stop them in the last round, build a solid engine. There was all sorts of bad signs in there from Itauma, staggering backwards, struggling to get the gumshield back in, he looked brilliant when he was firing shots in. The trouble was Hrgovic had the minerals to absorb them. Hrgovic didn't do it how I thought he might, wrap Itauma up and make him work up close to tire him, but ultimately he waited for Itauma to tire, and whilst very tired himself, he exploited that and stopped him. That's the difference between experience and novice. Hrg took a pasting in there but for me there wasn't any point where I thought shit, he's about to get stopped here, but you could see Itauma was in deep trouble.