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Gav

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Good fight that, Chudinov was a tough lad, never stopped coming forward, but all credit to Groves, well deserved.

Brook next, underdog with the bookies, I wonder if they know something we don't?

1/2 Spence Jnr
 
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Gav

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Mayweather v McGregor set for August.

Biggest mismatch ever, but both will earn somewhere in the region of £100m.

Boxing loses credibility here for me, after years of trying to build its reputation after a series of scandals, the sport takes a few step backwards with sanctioning this bout.
 
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ABBEY

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Mouthy prick will get DQ when he kicks or double legs him when he's hurt.
 
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Mohammed Ali got involved in one of these stupid bouts I recall. Most boring fight ever. Whoever it was he 'fought' spent most of the bout lying on his back and flailing at Ali with his feet.
Still Gav who cares about credibility in sport when there's 200m sloshing around? All paid for by the numpties who constantly succumb to the media marketeers.
 
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Gav

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Absolutely Gordon, supply on demand, people obviously want to see it.

Think I'll stick to Golovkin v Canelo 16th Sept - proper fight.
 
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Vinjay

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Drog said:
Mohammed Ali got involved in one of these stupid bouts I recall. Most boring fight ever. Whoever it was he 'fought' spent most of the bout lying on his back and flailing at Ali with his feet.
Still Gav who cares about credibility in sport when there's 200m sloshing around? All paid for by the numpties who constantly succumb to the media marketeers.
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It was more appealing to the Japanese public hence why it took place there. Professional wrestlers (certainly back then) were more respected in Japan and Antonio Inoki was a huge name there. Bigger than Hulk Hogan's fame at his height in the US for instance and actually featured on the main sports pages. I'm sure that he also became a senator though Jesse Ventura became the governor of an entire US state. Still with Inoki it was probably nowhere near as surprising. Of course he wasn't as well known in the US so elsewhere it was "Ali vs Japanese wrestler guy". As you put it theno "whoever it was".

As for boxing losing credibility its about people hitting each other in the face. There's not much pure about that is there? Of course it still takes tremendous skill at professional level but boxing is about characters and trash talk. That's why I'll be interested in watching this fight. There's not enough trash talk and grudge matches in UFC but don't think they let their fighters get away with stuff boxers have done in the past.
 
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Vinjay

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ABBEY said:
Not enough trash talk in UFC ? Really ?
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Maybe I haven't looked closely enough but there seems to be more discipline. Of course there can still be trash talk with discipline but my impression is there's more sportsmanship in UFC. Maybe I'm too unrealistic expecting everyone to try and top Mike Tyson lol.
 
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Gav

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It'll be like the 90's all over again, wonder if we'll win the title? qualify for Europe? (Lets hope a few turn out at home if we do, embarrassing last time at home to Trelleborg)

Remember watching Ben fight Gerald Mcclellan in a packed Celler Bar, what a fight, what an atmosphere, in the days when town was packed Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
 
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ABBEY

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manny P totally fucked over in Aus!!
what a disgrace and fix that was. No way in any universe did he lose that. Who was the judge that gave it ford by 6 rounds .Stevie Wonder could of called it better.
 
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ABBEY

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mouth mcg totally getting on me moobs ,cant wait to see him sparked. The only way he wins is wwe style fix for a rematch.
 
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