Boxing: General News & Discussion Thread

[wandshogun09]

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Edited May 4, 2024 by wandshogun09
Double post bollocks

[wandshogun09]

1 minute ago, Gooner said:

Beterbiev  vs. Bivol has suffered postponed due to Beterbiev rupturing his meniscus in training.  Apparently they are hoping to find a replacement to step in and face Bivol on June 1st but the 5 on 5 card that night goes on regardless. Such a shame we have to wait even longer for this fight to take place. 

 

[Egg Shen]

At least the 5 vs. 5 is going ahead. 

[NeverYield]

Facing Bivol after knee surgery is the stuff of nightmares.

[wandshogun09]

Official poster for the Hearn vs Warren 5 vs 5. I love these posters for the Saudi shows…

[Carbomb]

I particularly love how the tagline is done in the style of a 1970s/80s movie, with the font and style - something about that full stop at the end feels very much of that era.

[NeverYield]

I thought that, love the aesthetic.

[Lion_of_the_Midlands]

for fuck sake. 

 

[NeverYield]

Excellent news

[Egg Shen]

File under "didn't see this one coming", Madonna is apparently dating Richard Riakphore

 

 

[NeverYield]

Good grief

[Egg Shen]

Look at these copying bastards:

 

[wandshogun09]

Seeing Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera being friendly is a bigger headfuck than Frank Warren and Eddie Hearn being all matey. 

Ricky Hatton is the new Turki. 

[Lion_of_the_Midlands]

1 hour ago, wandshogun09 said:

Ricky Hatton is the new Turki. 

Is Turki dating Claire Sweeney as well? Not quite as odd a combo as Madonna and Richard Riakpohre but getting there. 

[Cousin Jim Bob]

I found this Steve Bunce article interesting. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/ckdd40kz1e2o

 

The first part where the IBF are probably stripping Usyk so they can run Dubois vs Joshua as a world title fight doesn't really surprise me. That is the type of bollocks that has gone on forever. It is the latter part which is interesting where he says the Saudi's could be gearing up to take on the 4 governing bodies, running their own rankings and their own top 15 in each division and they have to fight each other regularly like the UFC.

That could be one of the biggest shake ups in boxing history. Boxing is all about the money. No one has any real respect for say the WBO title. Every boxing fan hates all the governing bodies If the Saudi's threw enough money at this they could just takeover the whole game stealing all the good fighters.