David Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 But the point stands about HIV, you can box with it in certain countries, and certain shitty athletic commisions will allow it in the states. You would have to be seriously off your head to box someone who's HIV positive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted January 13, 2011 Author Paid Members Share Posted January 13, 2011 latest on Haye/Klitchsko: Â Though fans are almost certainly sick to death of the annoying Klitschko-Haye saga that is still ongoing, with both men pointing the finger at the other when it comes to why the unification bout has not yet been signed; Wladimir has today said he is more than happy to face Haye on July 2nd. In Klitschko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted January 13, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted January 13, 2011 I don't know what to think now. But this part: Â Wladimir says fighting Derek Chisora on April 30th and then Haye, nine weeks later on July 2nd, would be no problem for him. Â ...sounds like something someone would say knowing full well their sponsors, representatives, trainers etc won't allow another fight so soon after the Chisora bout. Â Bored of it all now, and it just sums up how shit the heavyweight division is. They seem to be scared of each other. What happened to wanting to be the undisputed best and turning away every possible challenge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikey Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 It doesn't matter who is ducking who. Basically, there's not enough money to force them to the table so they can play their silly games. Lewis/Tyson happened because HBO and Showtime realised they could make a shitload of money. There's no such catalyst here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted January 20, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted January 20, 2011 (edited) Paul McCloskey, Lamont Peterson and now John Murray are in the running to fight Amir Khan in April from what I'm reading. Â And Juan Manuel Marquez is fighting Erik Morales on April 9th in Vegas. I would have killed to see that one a few years ago. I'll still watch it but its a shame it probably won't be what it could have been. Winky Wright's fighting Matthew Macklin on the same card. Edited January 20, 2011 by wandshogun09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted January 20, 2011 Author Paid Members Share Posted January 20, 2011 ohhh big name for Macklin  you read the press conference quotes from the recently announced Ricardo Mayorga/Miguel Cotto fight? Mayorga's out of his mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergio Bellend Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Matthew Hatton is gonna be fighting Saul 'Eoin Morgan' Alvarez, who's about as big a prospect out there at the mo, Golden Boy have a lot riding on him. 5th March in California. Â So long Matt, nice knowing you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted January 21, 2011 Author Paid Members Share Posted January 21, 2011 ahhh nice, i read they were trying to put that together...good news. Â UK fighters in some pretty big fights already this year, gonna be a good year. Â Evander Holyfield is in action again this weekend, morbid curiosity will mean i'll tune in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshC Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Broad question, but can anyone recommend any particularly good fights from the last five years that are up on YouTube? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Lawrence Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Broad question, but can anyone recommend any particularly good fights from the last five years that are up on YouTube? Â if you havent seen them you have to watch Micky Ward v Gatti - they have 3 fights - they are from 2002/3 though, but if you havent watched them they are the best fights i have seen, well the 1st is an all time classic. Theres a film coming out about Irish Micky Ward in Feb with Mark Whalberg and Christian Bale in, its got good reviews. The film ends though before the 3 Gatti fights. Below is part one of the 1st fight, if you follow the links. Round 9 is up there with Hagler Hearns 1st round. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted January 21, 2011 Author Paid Members Share Posted January 21, 2011 check out the Vasquez/Marquez quadrilogy. Â if you wanna go closer to home it'll be worth your time checking Amir Khan's last fight against Marcos Maidana. Carl Froch/Jean Pascal, Carl Froch/Mikkel Kessler are good ones too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 This may have been posted already, but John Duddy has retired at the age of 31.  Popular Irish fighter John Duddy abruptly retired on Tuesday, leaving promoter Lou DiBella without an opponent for the opening bout to his HBO date headlined by the Sergio Martinez-Sergei Dzinziruk middleweight championship on March 12. Duddy, a former middleweight contender who lost a one-sided unanimous decision to Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in his last bout last June, was scheduled to fight fellow Irishman Andy Lee in the HBO-televised co-feature to the Martinez-Dzinziruk bout from the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn.  It was a good style matchup, as both Duddy and Lee are offense-minded boxers, one that most boxing writers beleived would outshine the expected tactical battle between RING middleweight champ Martinez and 154-pound beltholder Dzinziruk.  However, Duddy did not feel the same enthusiasm for his March 12 fight that fans and media felt. And that was sign for him to move on.  "I no longer have the enthusiasm and willingness to make the sacrifices that are necessary to honor the craft of prizefighting," Duddy wrote in the opening paragraphs of the retirement statement that was sent out on Tuesday. "I used to love going to the gym. Now it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted January 21, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted January 21, 2011 Broad question, but can anyone recommend any particularly good fights from the last five years that are up on YouTube?  I'll add my praise for these, great fights  check out the Vasquez/Marquez quadrilogy. if you wanna go closer to home it'll be worth your time checking Amir Khan's last fight against Marcos Maidana. Carl Froch/Jean Pascal, Carl Froch/Mikkel Kessler are good ones too.  And these are worth tracking down too  -Manny Pacquiao vs Antonio Margarito (Nov 13th 2010) -Juan Manuel Lopez vs Rafael Marquez (Nov 6th 2010) -Miguel Cotto vs Antonio Margarito (Jul 26th 2008) -Kelly Pavlik vs Jermaine Taylor 1 (Sep 29th 2007) -Juan Manuel Marquez vs Juan Diaz 1 (Feb 28th 2009)  And I would deffo echo the love for the Gatti/Ward trilogy. The first fight between Jose Luis Castillo and Diego Corrales is an absolute classic aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stylin_and_Profilin Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Carl Froch v Jermain Taylor should be a must watch also. Epic comeback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted January 22, 2011 Author Paid Members Share Posted January 22, 2011 Tyson Fury is set to face veteran Francois Botha next month i London...i'll be tuning in for that and praying that The White Buffalo scores the upset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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