Frampton/Fury/Barnes fight card Windsor Park: Aug 18

walshb

May as well create a fight thread...

19:45 hrs BT Sports 1.....channel 413 on Sky..

Barnes fights for world title v champion, Cristofer Rosales: WBC Flyweight.

Fury on his second comeback fight against Francesco Pianeta.

And Frampton is the headline against Luke Jackson

megadodge

I'm heading up to this in a while. Hope the rain stays away!

Big Ears

megadodge wrote: »

I'm heading up to this in a while. Hope the rain stays away!

I'm heading there myself, Frampton's fight likely won't be very competitive (barring a dreadful performance), but still very excited for this.

walshb

megadodge wrote: »

I'm heading up to this in a while. Hope the rain stays away!

Sound...

I’ll let Deontay know you’re on the way..

Morrison J

The lack of media coverage for this is amazing. MTK are doing their fighters no favours with this media ban. Should be all over the papers today but absolutely nothing.

How do people think Paddy Barnes gets on? Extremely tough task I think. Reckon he might get stopped late. His gas tank hasn't looked the best in the pros. Hope I'm wrong.

Pighead

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/boxing/billy-joe-saunders-video-deontay-wilder-throws-chicken-nandos-tyson-fury-fight-a8497096.html

One of the stranger boxing related headlines I've ever seen. Seems like Billy Joe called Deontay a racist c**t a while back and Wilder called him out on it last night in Nando's. Chaos ensued!

normanoffside

Pighead wrote: »

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/boxing/billy-joe-saunders-video-deontay-wilder-throws-chicken-nandos-tyson-fury-fight-a8497096.html

One of the stranger boxing related headlines I've ever seen. Seems like Billy Joe called Deontay a racist c**t a while back and Wilder called him out on it last night in Nando's. Chaos ensued!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEtkonFcBj0

weemcd

Seriously rooting for Paddy in this one but he has it all to do. I expect it to be a very scrappy affair until rounds 4/5 then I think he will struggle and possibly get stopped in the later rounds, as the poster above has said. I really hope I am wrong though.

walshb

I’d be very surprised if Barnes makes the final bell...Rosales is nothing special, but he’s going to be too good for Barnes. Youth, size and enough power to be too dominant for Barnes.

Mr.Nice Guy

Hope it's a good night for those attending. Atmosphere should be electric.

Mr.Nice Guy

Paddy's fight is about to start.

anthonyjmaher

Barnes walking in to the ring now. Optics aren't great, the stadium looks empty enough. Few people walking round, no big atmosphere. Looks like the afters of a wedding at about 2AM

Rezident

Champion is only 23. Might put a sneaky bet on Barnes.

anthonyjmaher

I thought Paddy Barnes looked very nervous at the press conference. I've seen men going to the gallows that looked more confident. Here we go. DING DING! Round 1 Paddy Barnes vs Rosales

walshb

Barnes looks too small...

anthonyjmaher

"The cleaner shots were from Barnes".

lol. At least a 10-9 to Rosales. Could be a long night for Paddy.

bur

1/66 combined odds for Fury/Frampton.

Should be two epic contests.

GiftofGab

What time is fury ring entrance?

blade1

walshb wrote: »

Barnes looks too small...

Well he is called the leprechaun! :pac:

Out of his dept here I'd say.

duffman13

Love to see Barnes do it but struggling here a bit. Getting into a scrap should suit Rosales more

blade1

GiftofGab wrote: »

What time is fury ring entrance?

8.50

Mr.Nice Guy

Rosales landing well.

walshb

Barnes is a beautiful puncher!

someyoke

bur wrote: »

1/66 combined odds for Fury/Frampton.

Should be two epic contests.

These cards are pathetic when you consider expected one sided nature of main events. Just stepping stones. Any lack of media coverage due to this as much as MKT dispute

RobertKK

Rosales looks bigger and stronger.

Sprinter Sacre

Odd tactics by Paddy but he's not shying away anyway.

Try_harder

Barnes with 32 red as his sponsor I see, the leprechaun shorts...

Try_harder

someyoke wrote: »

These cards are pathetic when you consider expected one sided nature of main events. Just stepping stones. Any lack of media coverage due to this as much as MKT dispute

Sky could hype the shyte out of a card as bad as this!

duffman13

Sprinter Sacre wrote: »

Odd tactics by Paddy but he's not shying away anyway.

Bizarrely he won the first two rounds according to Barrys card. Fair play for lugging it out but dunno if this is the right road to take

walshb

Barnes with bit size and power would be clearly superior..

walshb

What a Bob Fitzsimons special..

Try_harder

Bye bye Barnes

RobertKK

No surprise as Rosales did look stronger and bigger.

Mr.Nice Guy

Rosales wins from the body shot.

duffman13

Some hit there!

anthonyjmaher

Jesus that was quick. What was that a body shot?

Try_harder

anthonyjmaher wrote: »

Jesus that was quick. What was that a body shot?

Very much so

Strabanimal

bur wrote: »

1/66 combined odds for Fury/Frampton.

Should be two epic contests.

They need to put absolute certs in there for a good few fights before a big fight is made. Fury especially, he'll fight AJ or Wilder soon, after he is certain his ringrust has gone. He doesn't strike me as someone who is keen on fighting in Belfast against a nobody.

Try_harder

TJ Doheny's title win, anyone see it?

anthonyjmaher

Jaysus, Fury is some unit.

Rich Woodall is stiff, and Bunce is annoying, but I love David Haye on punditry - he's passionate and calls it like it is.

blade1

137 losses.

Try_harder

I dont like Richie Woodhall at all

walshb

blade1 wrote: »

137 losses.

Great card..

Try_harder

Has that lad got a mural on his chest?

normanoffside

anthonyjmaher wrote: »

I love David Haye on punditry - he's passionate and calls it like it is.

Haye is full of crap and hyperbole.

Looks like Joe Joyce has left him too.

Sprinter Sacre

blade1 wrote: »

137 losses.

Only 2 KO losses, very admirable journeyman

anthonyjmaher

This fight was meant to be on earlier in the evening? Was it moved forward for some reason?

Fight 1

Isaac Lowe v TBA
4 x 3 min rounds at Featherweight

Fight 2

Sean McComb v Reynaldo Mora
4 x 3 min rounds at Lightweight

Fight 3

Steven Donnelly v Kevin McCauley
4 x 3 min rounds Light Middleweight

Fight 4

Conrad Cummings v Nicky Jenman
6 x 3 min rounds at Middleweight

Fight 5

Sam Maxwell v Chris Truman
6 x 3 min rounds at Light Welterweight

Fight 6

Marco McCullough v Jordan Ellison
6 x 3 min rounds at Super Featherweight

Fight 7

Lewis Crocker v William Warburton
6 x 3 min rounds at Welterweight

Fight 8

Luke Keeler v Dwayne Grant
8 x 3 min rounds at Middleweight

Fight 9

Steve Collins Jr v Steven Ward
8 x 3 min rounds at Light Heavyweight
BUI Celtic title

7.45pm – Live broadcast begins

Fight 10

Cristofer Rosales v Paddy Barnes
12 x 3 min rounds at Flyweight
WBC world title

Fight 11

Tyson Fury v Francesco Pianeta
10 x 3 min rounds at Heavyweight

Fight 12

Carl Frampton v Luke Jackson
12 x 3 min rounds at Featherweight
Interim WBO title

Try_harder

Its probably the moveable fight, the one that fits in after an early stoppage, otherwise goes on last.

anthonyjmaher

normanoffside wrote: »

Looks like Joe Joyce has left him too.

I'm only reading about that now. He's interviewed on IFL about joining up with Al Hayman. May watch it later.

normanoffside

anthonyjmaher wrote: »

I'm only reading about that now. He's interviewed on IFL about joining up with Al Hayman. May watch it later.

I don't blame Joyce. Haye was embarrassing as a promoter at times. When he confronted Chisora about fighting Joyce at ringside after a Chisora fight I remember him making a tit of himself with Joyce in toe.
As always, instead of looking after his own man he resorted to talking about himself.

WinnyThePoo

Fairly dull fight. Don't think I've ever seen a fighter with a 137 losses before.