Paid Members Egg Shen Posted February 23, 2023 Author Paid Members Share Posted February 23, 2023 it's very different to traditional boxing. Obviously having specific boxing skills, specifically footwork and shot selection will translate perfectly to bare knuckle, but the clinch and inside fighting makes a huge difference. The sheer amount of damage done per fight both to your opponent and self-inflicted damage to the hands makes it very unpredictable too, not the mention fights are just 10 minutes long, it's a sprint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 On 2/23/2023 at 7:55 PM, Egg Shen said: it's very different to traditional boxing. Obviously having specific boxing skills, specifically footwork and shot selection will translate perfectly to bare knuckle, but the clinch and inside fighting makes a huge difference. The sheer amount of damage done per fight both to your opponent and self-inflicted damage to the hands makes it very unpredictable too, not the mention fights are just 10 minutes long, it's a sprint. That's very true, but the truth is that nine times out of ten you're going to see a skilled boxer absolutely piece up an MMA fighter with rudimentary stand up skills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted February 25, 2023 Author Paid Members Share Posted February 25, 2023 As long as the boxer has the right mindset for it, I don't disagree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted April 23, 2023 Author Paid Members Share Posted April 23, 2023 6 days out from this slice of nonsence... Probably the best card BKFC has ever put on involving some fighters you never would have expected to see there. Thought i'd post this abit early to remind folk it's happening next Saturday. Only a poor Apex UFC card to contend with so this will be where my focus is next weekend. Mike Perry vs. Luke Rockhold Chad Mendes vs. Eddie Alvarez Christine Ferea vs. Bec Rawlings - BKFC Flyweight Championship Ben Rothwell vs. Josh Copeland Chris Camozzi vs. Dan Spohn Brandon Girtz vs. Christian Torres Marcus Edwards vs. Jay Jackson Mike Alvarado vs. James Brown BJ Lawrence vs. Wayna Reid Let the madness begin... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted April 23, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted April 23, 2023 17 minutes ago, Egg Shen said: James Brown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 Mendes vs Alvarez should be the pick of the bunch. Mendes fought exactly how you thought he would in his first BK match, and was just throwing bombs. Who doesnt want to see that sort of guy against Alvarez. Saw what you like about him, but Perry has looked pretty good in BK so far. Will be huge questions about how Rockhold will fare doing it. Cant see it ending up positive for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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David Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 This is a PPV though, right? It doesn't come as part of the subscription. It's an extra $25 or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members WeeAl Posted April 27, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted April 27, 2023 7 hours ago, David said: This is a PPV though, right? It doesn't come as part of the subscription. It's an extra $25 or something. Hmmm. In that case, I nominate @Egg Shen to watch it and fill us in on just exactly how handsome Luke's eyebrows are looking, come Sunday morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted April 28, 2023 Author Paid Members Share Posted April 28, 2023 17 hours ago, David said: This is a PPV though, right? It doesn't come as part of the subscription. It's an extra $25 or something. if you subscribe to the BKFC app (about £6 a month I think) im sure the show in included, WWE Network style affair. On Fite TV its a standalone PPV for £20, or £10 if you are a Fite+ member. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Watched those preview shows to the two main fights. Rockhold nailed every cliche in the book during his interviews; "best shape of my life", "the break from fighting allowed me to recover", "I was burnt out, now I have my passion back", "the UFC was holding me down, now I have my freedom" etc etc. Im sure at some point he said hes still "at the top", which seems a bit silly when hes plugging a bare knuckle match with Mike Perry on a show most people wont watch. "Im going to be there till the fucking end. Bloody, broken, it doesnt matter, Im coming for your soul". Handsome Luke said this, but does anyone really believe him? Thats the big question going into this one. Perry said similar things, but theres no doubt in my mind that I actually believe him when he says it. I think that'll be the difference when they fight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted April 28, 2023 Author Paid Members Share Posted April 28, 2023 Who knows? Rockhold's whole mental state is all over the place. He took a pretty harsh beating on his way out of the UFC and seemed to be done with the whole thing. BKFC throwing a big chunk of money is probably the motivation for the fight. If Rockhold has taken it seriously (and I suspect he has), I fancy him to win this and was shocked to see him as an underdog with the bookies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted April 28, 2023 Author Paid Members Share Posted April 28, 2023 @Davidwas right, this is a standalone PPV away from the app subscription Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Not shocked that Perry is the fav, as he beat MVP in his last fight, and say what you like about him, you know hes going to be well up for this. I just get the feeling that this is just some retirement money for Luke, and that hes not putting in the hours that Perry will be. MVP is alot more dangerous than Rockhold, and he was able to survive that fight, which makes him the fav for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted April 28, 2023 Author Paid Members Share Posted April 28, 2023 here's the graphic: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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