Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted December 24, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted December 24, 2023 (edited) The moment everyone knew AJ vs Wilder was probably down the shitter. š We all said it, didnāt we? This was the card that was originally supposed to have AJ vs Wilder (and Fury vs Usyk) but got delayed again with all the Saudi shite behind the scenes. I get that there were reasons for all that but if you keep putting hurdles and obstacles in the way of the big fights, sooner or later shitās gonna get fucked up. And here we are. Thought Joseph Parker had maybe his best performance here, looked better physically than I can remember seeing him as well. Had him winning probably 118-110 by the end. Him winning rounds wasnāt a shock really because Wilder doesnāt exactly fight to āwin roundsā, heās purely a KO hunter. But aside from a bit of urgency late on, Parker never really let him get in it, did a great job of avoiding most of Wilderās big shots and even rocked him as seen in the gif there. Ā Great win for Parker and he seems a sound bloke. Happy for him in that way butā¦for fuckās sake. Just knew at least one of him or AJ were gonna drop a bollock going into last night. Hilarious seeing Wilder thinking heād won at the end. What the fuck? š¤£ Anyone catch the Eddie Hearn interview just after Parker vs Wilder? Smug sod couldnāt hide his glee. He never wanted AJ vs Wilder anyway. Never seen a promoter look so chuffed about a massive fight falling to bits. He couldnāt wait to put the boot in. Granted, Wilder didnāt look good but thatās always the risk when a guy is so knockout minded. If the big KO doesnāt come and youāve let rounds slip by, this can be the result. Fast Eddieās smugness actually made me wanna see AJ lose to Wallin after. At that point I just thought āfuck itā and decided to root for the most messed up and shite outcome. AJ looked good though, to be fair. Best heās looked since the Usyk losses anyway. Not too much to say about this. Once Wilder lost, a good chunk of my interest in AJ vs Wallin disappeared. Definitely felt like Wallinās corner pulling him out was the right move. He was taking a beating and offering very little in return. No need to prolong that. Saw AJ saying heād still be up for fighting Wilder. Iād love to see it just because it really feels like that oneās gonna get away if it doesnāt happen soon. But I canāt see it now. Wilderās already mentioning retirement and Hearnās banging the AJ vs Fury drum again. Last thing heād wanna do is take the risk on throwing AJ in with Wilder. Especially now Wilderās coming off a loss and a bad performance, giving Eddie the perfect excuse to shoot it down. Joshua vs Hrgovic next? Bivol did his thing as expected but it left me a bit cold, to be honest. Beat Lyndon Arthur by wide decision but not much to say about it really. Not Bivolās most impressive performance, he dominated and got the late knockdown but it felt like Arthur was mostly just content to go the distance as a bit of a moral victory. And he was certainly tough enough to do that. But I donāt know, just feels like Bivol should shine more in fights like this. Need to see Bivol vs Beterbiev in 2024 before itās too late. Dubois vs Miller was good stuff. Babyface vs heel dynamic to it and mega satisfying to see DDD find the finish literally in the last minute of the fight. Aside from a round or two in the middle where he looked a tad shaky and it was starting to look like Miller might outlast and outwork him, Dubois battered him for the bulk of the fight, then topped it off with that late stoppage. Loved it. Should be a big confidence booster for Dubois. Whatever you think of Miller, heās durable as fuck and genuinely doesnāt seem to budge no matter what you throw at him. Dubois broke him down and looked to be well on his way to scoring a brutal clean KO before the ref mercifully stepped in. It was nice to see them embrace after the fight and I saw a fair bit of positivity about that. But then Miller was straight in letting everyone know it was all because heād been inactive/took the fight on short notice. I didnāt think he came off quite as gracious in defeat as it seems many did but whatever. Kabayel vs Makhmudov was great fun. Makhmudovās monster aura kind of got shattered here. Still a big scary cunt, no doubt. But Kabayel refused to be bullied and chopped the big lump down with those body shots. Really enjoyed this. Wasnāt pretty and Makhmudovās style is sloppy but heās dangerous and there was always that feeling he might pull the KO out. But Kabayel handled him beautifully.Ā Jai Opetaia KO was vicious. But I canāt say Iām familiar with Ellis Zorro so I donāt know how impressive a win it actually was. From what Iāve read, he wasnāt the best of opponents for Opetaia. Hopefully weāll see some tougher tests for him next year because if theyāre pushing the ābest Cruiserweight in the worldā thing then I wanna see more. Was relieved to see Zorro got up and was moving about. Was a nasty knockout and whenever you see a KO like that and the guy lands with his neck bouncing off the bottom rope, itās a worrying sight.Ā Didnāt think much of Hrgovic vs De Mori. Felt like a mismatch and played out like one. Sounds like Hrgovic is gonna get the AJ fight next but honestly I think Iād rather see Kabayel get that fight after taking and winning a much riskier fight against Makhmudov on this card than Hrgovicās layup against De Mori here. Oh and look at the fucking state of itā¦ Thereās a clip of GAD interviewing him doing the rounds and itās embarrassing. From Conor clearly being off his tits to GAD licking arse to the point it looked like he was gonna go in for a kiss at one point. Just a pair of absolute cringeballs. Conor was banging on about fighting Manny Pacquiao to anyone who would listen from the few clips Iāve seen. Just a shambles of a man.Ā Edited December 24, 2023 by wandshogun09 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-d-d-dAz Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 There were two big takeaways for me, watching that show. One, I think Dubois grew up in front of our eyes and it could prove to be a turning point for him. Around rounds 2/3/4 he started to panic and get tired, yet he calmed himself down, executed the advice he was getting in the corner and looked fantastic in those final few rounds. I hope that was him learning he's good enough to remain calm, breath and continue boxing through choppy waters. Second, Wilder's out. That's why he lost that fight. He didn't care when the decision was read out and his post fight interview was about how he's not sure he cares anymore, he's got plenty of money etc etc... he's checked out mentally, so it's time someone tells him to call it in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Murtz Posted December 24, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted December 24, 2023 I can't believe Parker is only 31. Feels as if he's been around for ages. Great performance for him. It's refreshing when sometimes the genuine nice guys win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Paid Members Lion_of_the_Midlands Posted December 24, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted December 24, 2023 1 hour ago, d-d-d-dAz said: There were two big takeaways for me, watching that show. One, I think Dubois grew up in front of our eyes and it could prove to be a turning point for him. Around rounds 2/3/4 he started to panic and get tired, yet he calmed himself down, executed the advice he was getting in the corner and looked fantastic in those final few rounds. I hope that was him learning he's good enough to remain calm, breath and continue boxing through choppy waters. Second, Wilder's out. That's why he lost that fight. He didn't care when the decision was read out and his post fight interview was about how he's not sure he cares anymore, he's got plenty of money etc etc... he's checked out mentally, so it's time someone tells him to call it in. I hope you are right about Dubois daz. As much as we forget Parker is only 31 we also forget Dubois is only 26. Plenty of time for him to grow.Ā As for Deontay... if you mention finding peace through ayahuasca in your post match interview, you've not just checked out, you've tuned in and dropped out.Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted December 24, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted December 24, 2023 Sorry to bring it back to McGregor but Frank Warren tweeted this pic and itās killed me. Love the way heās specifically chosen a picture from when Conorās presumably pissed off to do a few lines. Look at these four enjoying a few minutes peace before the prick comes backā¦ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 5 hours ago, d-d-d-dAz said: Second, Wilder's out. That's why he lost that fight. He didn't care when the decision was read out and his post fight interview was about how he's not sure he cares anymore, he's got plenty of money etc etc... he's checked out mentally, so it's time someone tells him to call it in. Yep. I totally agree with this. Heās made for life, he knows he peaked and heās happy. I wish him all the best in his quest for peace. Proper Ax not bothering with face paint vibes.Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lion_of_the_Midlands Posted December 26, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted December 26, 2023 Inoue v Tapales was a good fight from this lunch time. The fight before it was decent as well. Both well worth checking out and the first time I've seen live boxing on Boxing Day.Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted January 6 Author Paid Members Share Posted January 6 Anyone after some fights this weekend? First half decent card of the year is on DAZN. Vergil Ortiz returns after a long lay off. The better fight iz Ohara Davies/Ismael Barroso in the co-main. Decent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lion_of_the_Midlands Posted January 6 Paid Members Share Posted January 6 Ohara Davies is his own worst enemy at times but he's only lost to Catteral and Josh Taylor so he's a pretty decent level of fighter. Barroso will always have a special place in my heart for ironing out Kevin Mitchell at Wembley. There is nothing a Millwall fan likes more than getting to see a West Ham fan knocked out, then seeing it again in slow motion from multiple angles. Not as funny as when he got starched by Michael Katsidis at Upton Park but still beautiful.Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted January 7 Author Paid Members Share Posted January 7 Well, it didn't go well for Ohara Davies: His first fight on his new Golden Boy contract and dusted in a round. I quite fancied Barroso here, he was a big 7/2 underdog but was coming off that weird fight where he was ahead against Rolly Romero and stopped prematurely by Tony Weeks (who completely ballsed up last nights main event as well). Not really sure why Barrosso was such an outsider in the fight, proved that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lion_of_the_Midlands Posted January 7 Paid Members Share Posted January 7 Tony Weeks needs to fuck off. That stoppage was so premature it was almost like stopping the fight after the ring walk.Ā Davies believed his own hype and got taught a lesson. Hilarious. 7-2 Barroso looks like a huge price now.Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted January 7 Author Paid Members Share Posted January 7 (edited) I dunno where that price came from considering Barroso gave Rolly all he could handle last year and was robbed by Weeks. Edited January 7 by Egg Shen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted January 7 Paid Members Share Posted January 7 I bet Tony Weeks even waves his wanks off before thereās a proper finish.Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted January 8 Author Paid Members Share Posted January 8 This has popped up on facebook, there's some debate to whether or not its a legit post, but still pretty wild: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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