d-d-d-dAz Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 I watched the main event sat next to Frank. That was a thrill. Felix was just too big and powerful. Denzel was scoring some lovely points at times, but every time Felix came on he looked ruthless. Think the big right hand in the first round made Denz second guess himself too. I had the Adeleye fight even, if not David slightly ahead. I thought he was landing the better shots, and when he did throw the jab it was effective. Very close fight, and weren’t many in the arena scoring it for Kamil. I thought David did poorly when it came to the things that influence viewers - spent a lot of time with his back against the ropes, slow off his stool. Karol Itauma is a real prospect. Callum Johnson loves a war ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lion_of_the_Midlands Posted April 25, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted April 25, 2021 2 hours ago, d-d-d-dAz said: I had the Adeleye fight even, if not David slightly ahead. I thought he was landing the better shots, and when he did throw the jab it was effective. Very close fight, and weren’t many in the arena scoring it for Kamil. I thought David did poorly when it came to the things that influence viewers - spent a lot of time with his back against the ropes, slow off his stool. The commentators didn't have Adeleye ahead, and the jab did look effective when he threw it, but he barely threw it. When the home commentators don't have the home fighter ahead he probably hasn't won. It looked like the talk of him moving on to better opponents had got in his head and he just thought that he would blow past Sokolowski quite easily. I think we as fans and him as a fighter need to remember that he has barely had any fights as a pro and that these things take a lot of building up. I certainly wouldn't write him off after that performance but talk of him fighting the likes of Nathan Gorman need to calm down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-d-d-dAz Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 (edited) 6 hours ago, Lion_of_the_Midlands said: The commentators didn't have Adeleye ahead, and the jab did look effective when he threw it, but he barely threw it. When the home commentators don't have the home fighter ahead he probably hasn't won. It looked like the talk of him moving on to better opponents had got in his head and he just thought that he would blow past Sokolowski quite easily. I think we as fans and him as a fighter need to remember that he has barely had any fights as a pro and that these things take a lot of building up. I certainly wouldn't write him off after that performance but talk of him fighting the likes of Nathan Gorman need to calm down. Not sure we have home commentators in the same way normal firms do. We’re hampered by our own honesty at times ? I think David is potentially a very good fighter, but he hasn’t discovered his power potential yet and assumes his success in sparring (spars Fury, Joshua etc) will equate to his success in a fight. Definitely some learning to do, but think he can come back stronger from this. May well be his McDermott moment. Edited April 25, 2021 by d-d-d-dAz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted April 27, 2021 Author Paid Members Share Posted April 27, 2021 lots of people prior were saying he was in tough against Sokolowski. He's a journeyman, but he's one of those fighters nobody has an easy time with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-d-d-dAz Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 Sokolowski is a quality fighter, but he got caught in the cycle of taking jobs. Sunny Edwards’ hopefully wins a world title on Friday. Contrary to popular opinion, he’s a great lad and I’m rooting for him. Emotionally I can’t handle watching another good kid lose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted April 27, 2021 Author Paid Members Share Posted April 27, 2021 (edited) yeh looks a good one Friday. Sunny's a bit of a weird case. His twitter account alone makes him polarising. He's super opinionated and goes after the trolls that mock him, he proper leans into it. I think he's very much of the belief that having someone love or hate you is better than indifference. Ive never seen a single second of his opponent fighting but at 39-2 and not having lost a fight in 13 years! Still at 38 he's old at the weight and they are probably hoping Sunny is catching him at the right time. Bookies have it close to evens. Edited April 27, 2021 by Egg Shen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-d-d-dAz Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Always worth remembering that Mthalane made Casemiro literally quit in the ring - like walk off and say ‘no thanks’ - and knocked out Zolani Tete. He’s as avoided as avoided gets, and is #1 with The Ring at Flyweight for a reason. That said, if the legs are shot in any way he could be in for a long night. Sunny is fit as fit can be, and has as good movement as anyone else in British boxing. It might not be fun to watch someone on their bike all night, but if he wins the world title I don’t care how boring it is ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted April 28, 2021 Author Paid Members Share Posted April 28, 2021 be some achievment if Sunny can pull it off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-d-d-dAz Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 Huge, top quality performance from Sunny last night. Absolutely buzzing off that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted May 1, 2021 Author Paid Members Share Posted May 1, 2021 had it spoiled on the Matchroom show this evening (which i should have expected), some achievment from Sunny though, fair play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-d-d-dAz Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 20 minutes ago, Egg Shen said: had it spoiled on the Matchroom show this evening (which i should have expected), some achievment from Sunny though, fair play. Still watch it mate, it was a master class. Like when a footballer scores a worldie and everyone says “if that was Messi, people wouldn’t shut up about it”, this was the boxing equivalent - if Floyd had done this, it’d be everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lion_of_the_Midlands Posted May 1, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted May 1, 2021 Thought it was a good show last night @d-d-d-dAz Sunny boxed beautifully. I thought Conlan and Baluta was close, certainly closer than Conlan thought, but that his better quality of punches was the difference. Conlan is a tremendous technical boxer but he doesn't seem to have enough punch power. The only little negative would be Joe Joyce on the microphone. Joe seems like a lovely fella, and is a really good boxer, but he needs to work on his mic skills and interview technique. Every time he was asked a question he looked like a rabbit in the headlights. I dont think he will ever be a money promo but he needs to work on it to be passable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimufctna24 Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 (edited) Ignore: I'm a daft cunt who posts in the wrong thread. Edited May 1, 2021 by jimufctna24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted May 2, 2021 Author Paid Members Share Posted May 2, 2021 12 hours ago, Lion_of_the_Midlands said: The only little negative would be Joe Joyce on the microphone. Joe seems like a lovely fella, and is a really good boxer, but he needs to work on his mic skills and interview technique. Every time he was asked a question he looked like a rabbit in the headlights. One of Joe's main problems is that he tries to be funny and his sense of humor just doesnt translate to the camera. It can be a tough watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted May 2, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted May 2, 2021 Only just caught up on the fight. Jesus Christ. Incredible performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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