Macklin v Rose free to watch now on Sky Sports Box Office

Danye

Macklin v Rose is on Sky Sports Box Office now. The first hour is free if anybody is interested.

Fairly even fight IMO but I think Rose might just shade it.

Johner

Terrible fight.

Danye

Johner wrote: »

Terrible fight.

Yeah poor fight. I have Macklin ahead though. You?

Johner

Danye wrote: »

Yeah poor fight. I have Macklin ahead though. You?

Have it level but Rose looks to be finishing stronger.

Andre 3000

Both lads need to retire. I've Rose two up and he's finishing strong. It's fair to say Golovkin ruined Macklin.

Johner

Have Rose two up now, doesn't look to be much left in the tank for Macklin.

Danye

Andre 3000 wrote: »

Both lads need to retire. I've Rose two up and he's finishing strong. It's fair to say Golovkin ruined Macklin.

Macklin looks like he's made the decision to retire already going by the last few rounds.

Andre 3000

Deducted a point now for low blows.

Johner

Decent 11th for Macklin there.

Danye

I've it as a draw going into the 12th.

If Adam Smith mentions their history or mileage these have gone through I'll throw the TV out the window.

Andre 3000

Macklin doing his best Corrales impression with the mouth piece.

Johner

Draw for me after the 12th. Disaster last round for Rose with the point off, thought he lost it as well.

Danye

I've it down as a Macklin win. 114 - 112.

Andre 3000

Rose by one, perhaps two on my card. Draw is a certainty though.

darced

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Andre 3000

115-111 to Macklin is a scandalous scorecard. Lets hope he gets a payday against Lee and calls it quits, the man is shot to sh*t.

Danye

Andre 3000 wrote: »

115-111 to Macklin is a scandalous scorecard. Lets hope he gets a payday against Lee and calls it quits, the man is shot to sh*t.

Generous alright. Is there enough interest in Lee v Macklin to make it a good payday?

Johner

Spike - Macklin?

Andre 3000

Danye wrote: »

Generous alright. Is there enough interest in Lee v Macklin to make it a good payday?

It's a decent keep busy fight for Lee on his bounce back from the Saunders lost. Would be a decent fight at Thomond Park with decent interest I'd assume.

Danye

Andre 3000 wrote: »

It's a decent keep busy fight for Lee on his bounce back from the Saunders lost. Would be a decent fight at Thomond Park with decent interest I'd assume.

It's a decent fight alright, I'm just not sure there would be enough interest in it for it to be a big pay day for either man. They wouldn't get near selling out Thomand. Lee couldn't do that for a world title fight let alone for a domestic fight against a past its best opponent.

Andre 3000

Danye wrote: »

It's a decent fight alright, I'm just not sure there would be enough interest in it for it to be a big pay day for either man. They wouldn't get near selling out Thomand. Lee couldn't do that for a world title fight let alone for a domestic fight against a past its best opponent.

That's true I suppose, especially with no belt on the line to draw more casuals. For Macklin it's probably the best retiring fight for him. Either that or he'll be fed to Eubank or Saunders.

Dick phelan

I don't want to see Lee vs Macklin, would have been a great fight a few years ago but now with Lee's power he'd do serious damage to Macklin. Macklin needs to retire he'll be badly KO'd if he fights at world level again.

Danye

Andre 3000 wrote: »

That's true I suppose, especially with no belt on the line to draw more casuals. For Macklin it's probably the best retiring fight for him. Either that or he'll be fed to Eubank or Saunders.

I don't think he appeals to any of them. The people that he appeals to him are boxers he has stated he'd have no interest. I think he might hang the gloves up.

Johner

29-9 and in a world title fight. :rolleyes: Nice one Hearn. :rolleyes:

Johner

Jamie McDonnell bores me to death.

Danye

Missed a few fights. Back watching Selby. I fancy Hunter in this.

Danye

Sky commentators have Selby well ahead? I have it 95-93 to Selby with two rounds to go.

megadodge

Danye wrote: »

Sky commentators have Selby well ahead? I have it 95-93 to Selby with two rounds to go.

Are you serious?

That was nowhere near close.
Hunter just didn't do enough.

Danye

megadodge wrote: »

Are you serious?

That was nowhere near close.
Hunter just didn't do enough.

Why would I not be serious?

I scored it 115-111 in the end.

megadodge

Danye wrote: »

Why would I not be serious?

I scored it 115-111 in the end.

Because after 10 rounds I cannot understand how you could have had it that close.

I appreciate boxing is subjective and for example the Rose / Macklin fight could have gone either way depending what you like. A lot of hard-to-mark rounds in that one, but in Selby's fight he was the boss the whole way besides the knockdown round. It wasn't close at all.

Danye

megadodge wrote: »

Because after 10 rounds I cannot understand how you could have had it that close.

I appreciate boxing is subjective and for example the Rose / Macklin fight could have gone either way depending what you like. A lot of hard-to-mark rounds in that one, but in Selby's fight he was the boss the whole way besides the knockdown round. It wasn't close at all.

As you said it's subjective. Selby was working hard and throwing shots which often deceives people but not all of them where connecting. When Hunter did throw shots I felt they where getting through, he just wasn't throwing a lot.

megadodge

Danye wrote: »

As you said it's subjective. Selby was working hard and throwing shots which often deceives people but not all of them where connecting. When Hunter did throw shots I felt they where getting through, he just wasn't throwing a lot.

I would put any money you want that Selby landed waaaay more punches than Hunter.

Hunter was decent, but just didn't do enough. He was outworked and took a lot more clean punches than Selby. He was fielding straight rights all night long.

Danye

megadodge wrote: »

I would put any money you want that Selby landed waaaay more punches than Hunter.

Hunter was decent, but just didn't do enough. He was outworked and took a lot more clean punches than Selby. He was fielding straight rights all night long.

Is there anywhere you could get the stats for punches landed?


I know he didn't do enough. Hence the reason I had it scored 115-111 to Selby by the end of the contest.

megadodge

Danye wrote: »

Is there anywhere you could get the stats for punches landed?


I know he didn't do enough. Hence the reason I had it scored 115-111 to Selby by the end of the contest.

Fair enough, but I find it hard to see where Hunter won 4 rounds.

Danye

megadodge wrote: »

Fair enough, but I find it hard to see where Hunter won 4 rounds.

Do you use the app JudgeCard? My scorecard is up there along with other people's. It's a decent app.

megadodge

Danye wrote: »

Do you use the app JudgeCard? My scorecard is up there along with other people's. It's a decent app.

Ah here, I'm ancient. These app things don't interest me in the slightest

Mantis Toboggan

Macklin today has announced his retirement.

Made a decent career for himself. Probably not the most talented but worked extremely hard to get to where he got. He was involved in some great fights and always gave everything for the win.

Happy retirement.

boxer.fan

Tyson Fury wrote: »

Macklin today has announced his retirement.

Made a decent career for himself. Probably not the most talented but worked extremely hard to get to where he got. He was involved in some great fights and always gave everything for the win.

Happy retirement.

Macklin managed to land a lot of good fights & took the opportunities when they came up.
Was unlucky to be robbed against Sturm. Came very close against Maravilla.
He was as deserving of a Belt as the likes of Geale & Barker & had the balls to test himself against GGG.
Good luck to him.

Johner

I'm glad he's made that call, after beating Rose I feared he'd keep trying to win a world title. There's just nothing left in the tank.

walshb

Is he back to being English now?:D

Mantis Toboggan

walshb wrote: »

Is he back to being English now?:D

Don't think he ever claimed he wasn't.

He's English, he's parents are Irish, he spent he summers in tipp as a kid growing up, he even played hurling under 16 for tipp. Spends alot of time in Ireland, likes Ireland but he's very much English.

walshb

Tyson Fury wrote: »

but he's very much English.

Try telling that to some people here.

Joe Musashi

A mediocre talent who greatly overachieved. Now he can see out his days in the sun at least. Cheers Mack.

megadodge

Tyson Fury wrote: »

Don't think he ever claimed he wasn't.

He's English, he's parents are Irish, he spent he summers in tipp as a kid growing up, he even played hurling under 16 for tipp. Spends alot of time in Ireland, likes Ireland but he's very much English.

He spent just as many, if not more in Roscommon, where he has scores of relatives.

Just saying....

megadodge

Anyway, good luck to him.

A very nice fella is virtually the unanimous opinion of all those who know him well around here.

I think he is quite a good analyst. He's very articulate and knowledgable. I expect he'll get work in that line fairly frequently, even though he's stated he wants to get into training.

walshb

He was mediocre as regards talent and ability. Who he fought, and what for doesn't change that. One of D most overrated fighters of the past few years, who fought one true quality MW and got decimated!

walshb

megadodge wrote: »

Anyway, good luck to him.

A very nice fella is virtually the unanimous opinion of all those who know him well around here.

I think he is quite a good analyst. He's very articulate and knowledgable. I expect he'll get work in that line fairly frequently, even though he's stated he wants to get into training.

I sometimes judge a person by the company they keep. I don't know Macklin personally, so I wouldn't be ready to label him anything.

Frankie Lee

I used to be a massive fan, just a pity he got involved with the people he did in the end. He was a great fighter in terms of leaving everything in the ring.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFrENg7erZ4

Mantis Toboggan

megadodge wrote: »

He spent just as many, if not more in Roscommon, where he has scores of relatives.

Just saying....

OK..

megadodge

walshb wrote: »

He was mediocre as regards talent and ability. Who he fought, and what for doesn't change that. One of D most overrated fighters of the past few years, who fought one true quality MW and got decimated!

"Overrated" ???

I don't think anyone rated him as an all-time great or anything remotely close. You're just making it up as you go along, in order to provoke a response, which in turn.... yadda yadda

He was rightly regarded as an exciting fighter. That's about it really.


He's hardly alone in being decimated by Golovkin? No shame there. At least he had the balls to fight him.

And of course Sergio Martinez wasn't "true quality"?

walshb

megadodge wrote: »

"Overrated" ???

I don't think anyone rated him as an all-time great or anything remotely close. You're just making it up as you go along, in order to provoke a response, which in turn.... yadda yadda

He was rightly regarded as an exciting fighter. That's about it really.


He's hardly alone in being decimated by Golovkin? No shame there. At least he had the balls to fight him.

And of course Sergio Martinez wasn't "true quality"?

Sergio was old and tired, a a true junior middle. When he got bored messing around he knocked Macklin out. Anyway, mediocre for me.