Apparently, Paul had a clause in his fight contract that said he couldn't be knocked out. That's fight tampering......
by Royal Gooner » Wed Oct 20, 2021 3:35 pm
by Jedi » Wed Oct 20, 2021 3:42 pm
"He told me, 'Listen, I know people don't think I'm a dog. I'm gonna be a dog in this next fight.' And that's his words. He told me, 'I just need you to show me how to be the best dog you can teach me to be."
by DiamondGooner » Wed Oct 20, 2021 7:05 pm
Jedi wrote:Looks like Joshua is in the US shopping for a new trainer. In fact, Ronnie Shields has already confirmed he's had discussions with Joshua about training him for the Usyk rematch. Not my first choice but just getting away from that amateur boxing setup and McCraken will make Joshua a better fighter.
An interesting quote from Ronnie Shields:"He told me, 'Listen, I know people don't think I'm a dog. I'm gonna be a dog in this next fight.' And that's his words. He told me, 'I just need you to show me how to be the best dog you can teach me to be."
I'm not sure It's gonna work out for Joshua, but someone's getting knocked out in that rematch.
by Arsenal Tone » Mon Oct 25, 2021 9:44 am
by Losmeister » Tue Nov 09, 2021 12:32 am
by DiamondGooner » Sat Nov 20, 2021 5:48 am
by Jedi » Sat Nov 20, 2021 11:26 am
by DiamondGooner » Sat Nov 20, 2021 5:13 pm
Jedi wrote:Makabu is nowhere close to 16st. He regularly weighed in considerably under the cruiserweight limit which means he doesn't cut weight and he's naturally somewhere around 13.5 to 14st. He also has a lot of miles on his clock.
by Jedi » Sat Nov 20, 2021 5:32 pm
DiamondGooner wrote:Jedi wrote:Makabu is nowhere close to 16st. He regularly weighed in considerably under the cruiserweight limit which means he doesn't cut weight and he's naturally somewhere around 13.5 to 14st. He also has a lot of miles on his clock.
This is another case of me knowing what I'm talking about and you not.
I'll leave it there.
I've met Tony Bellew who fought Makabu, seen pictures of them side by side and I have a pic of me side by side with Bellew.
I'm 5'11, practically the same height as Makabu and around his weight, I'm telling you, as with all Cruiserweights, he cuts down to make weight, doesn't matter if he weighs in a couple of pounds less on weigh in day, they have 24hrs to rehydrate and can re-put on over a stone.
Usyk is walking into HW fights practically 16st (15.11st exact) fully trained, not even walk around weight.
Tony explained all of this in the talk I attended, your opinion is an uneducated one.
by DiamondGooner » Sat Nov 20, 2021 11:47 pm
Jedi wrote:DiamondGooner wrote:Jedi wrote:Makabu is nowhere close to 16st. He regularly weighed in considerably under the cruiserweight limit which means he doesn't cut weight and he's naturally somewhere around 13.5 to 14st. He also has a lot of miles on his clock.
This is another case of me knowing what I'm talking about and you not.
I'll leave it there.
I've met Tony Bellew who fought Makabu, seen pictures of them side by side and I have a pic of me side by side with Bellew.
I'm 5'11, practically the same height as Makabu and around his weight, I'm telling you, as with all Cruiserweights, he cuts down to make weight, doesn't matter if he weighs in a couple of pounds less on weigh in day, they have 24hrs to rehydrate and can re-put on over a stone.
Usyk is walking into HW fights practically 16st (15.11st exact) fully trained, not even walk around weight.
Tony explained all of this in the talk I attended, your opinion is an uneducated one.
We know how tough cutting weight is, why the f**k would you cut 10 pounds more than you need to? That is legit an insane assertion. I'm willing to bet my life that Makabu doesn't cut weight to fight at CW.
by Va-Va-Voom » Sun Nov 21, 2021 7:14 am
by DiamondGooner » Sun Nov 21, 2021 2:15 pm
Va-Va-Voom wrote:Crawford vs Spence is still the best match up in boxing, as I've been saying for years now.
Shame we'll probably never get it.
by Losmeister » Tue Nov 23, 2021 10:55 pm
Va-Va-Voom wrote:Crawford vs Porter on now
by Ach » Mon Nov 29, 2021 2:53 pm