Fight Night April 30 BT Sports 1: Conlan and Edwards

walshb

19:00 hours on BT Sports 1 sees MC fight at 122 lbs vs Ionut Baluta (Davey Oliver Joyce's) conqueror from last year.

Sunny Edwards is then in to fight for the IBF flyweight title vs 38 year old champion, Moruti Mthalane

Big Ears

walshb wrote: »

19:00 hours on BT Sports 1 sees MC fight at 122 lbs vs Ionut Baluta (Davey Oliver Joyce's) conqueror from last year.

Sunny Edwards is then in to fight for the IBF flyweight title vs 38 year old champion, Moruti Mthalane

Not just David Oliver Joyce's, but TJ Doheny aswell !
I expect Conlan to be too slick for him and use his aggression against him, but how Baluta operates will make it a good fight.

If Conlan has made the weight okay and it doesn't drain him I think Super-Bantamweight will be a good fit for him. He's a bit of a non puncher at Feather, but he might be able to have more of an effect at the lower weight, the extra strength for the weight class could prove helpful too.

The Sunny Edwards fight is an interesting one and a pick em. Mthalane in his prime would have little issue here, but he's 38 now and not fought in 18 months.
It's old for a Flyweight and I wouldn't be surprised at all if Edwards nicks this in a close and controversial points win.

There's a 3rd competitive looking fight on the show (rare for a Frank Warren card) in Troy Williamson Vs Kieron Smith. I've only seen bits of Smith, but I'm not impressed by Williamson at all and thought be lost his last fight. If Smith is up to much he should beat him.

Morrison J

Thought Conlan looked quite weak and drained on the scales yesterday. Bit risky this being his first fight at a lower weight against a come forward puncher type. Hopefully the gas tank holds up ok. Should be too classy for him as long as he hasn't crashed the weight.

walshb

Morrison J wrote: »

Thought Conlan looked quite weak and drained on the scales yesterday. Bit risky this being his first fight at a lower weight against a come forward puncher type. Hopefully the gas tank holds up ok. Should be too classy for him as long as he hasn't crashed the weight.

Yes, big ask making that weight. He really is big at 122....

His team must feel that 126 and 130 are not where he can do well

I mean, frame wise he is at least 126 lbs material, and more....

Needs to be good on defence, movement and speed....should hammer this lad if he is cute and slick, and able to take or avoid anything heavy.

Morrison J

Conlan in the ring now..

walshb

MC seems to be focusing on a tight defence!

walshb

Conlan needs to start landing!

walshb

Commentators doing Floyd commentary..

Criticising the opponent for missing, but saying nothing about Conlan not throwing..

blade1

Conlon running out of ideas here.

walshb

blade1 wrote: »

Conlon running out of ideas here.

Far too much posing!

Big Ears

blade1 wrote: »

Conlon running out of ideas here.

I agree with Adam Booth here, Baluta won that round but it did cost him a lot.
Open mouthed and blowing a bit from his efforts.

Conlan needs to keep pressuring him and start throwing more back.

walshb

Big Ears wrote: »

I agree with Adam Booth here, Baluta one that round but it did cost him a lot.
Open mouthed and blowing a bit from his efforts.

Conlan needs to keep pressuring him and start throwing more back.

Yes. Physically, Mick superior. Needs to impose and throw..

Bobby Baccala

Conlan not good enough here. Needs to get himself into southpaw and pick this lad off. Making hard work of it.

Morrison J

Baluta ran out of gas fairly badly against Doheny. Being made to work a lot here.

walshb

Conlan quite slow hands!

Bobby Baccala

Baluta landing nothing of note really either

OOnegative

Baluta swinging at fresh air 80% of the time!!

walshb

OOnegative wrote: »

Baluta swinging at fresh air 80% of the time!!

But at least he’s swinging

OOnegative

walshb wrote: »

But at least he’s swinging

True, Conlon isn’t very impressive at all!!

generalgerry

Very one sided commentary as usual. It's a bit like the way RTE reports the news, focus and emphasize everything that you agree with, and completely ignore anything that doesn't suit you.

walshb

generalgerry wrote: »

Very one sided commentary as usual. It's a bit like the way RTE reports the news, focus and emphasize everything that you agree with, and completely ignore anything that doesn't suit you.

Really is..

So OTT for the house fighter..

generalgerry

What weight division is Conlan fighting at. He looks a lot heavier than usual I thought? No trademark six pack.

OOnegative

generalgerry wrote: »

Very one sided commentary as usual. It's a bit like the way RTE reports the news, focus and emphasize everything that you agree with, and completely ignore anything that doesn't suit you.

Conlon isn’t impressive in any way, if he wants to compete at world level he’ll need to seriously improve. He is the better fighter class wise but he’s not showing it!

walshb

generalgerry wrote: »

What weight division is Conlan fighting at. He looks a lot heavier than usual I thought? No six pack.

At his lightest ever for pro. 122 lbs

Big shoulders and back. Physically stronger than Baluta

Conlan just lacks that zip/speed/spark in his punching...very labored.

generalgerry

walshb wrote: »

Conlan just lacks that zip/speed/spark in his punching...very labored.

Yeah he looks very sluggish, all that zip seems to be gone out of him. His body language in the corner isn't great, inasmuch as you can read anything in to that.

walshb

Not scoring this, but it is close. Baluta has won several rounds and several very tight to score..

joeguevara

Have conlan ahead by 1 but think he is in trouble.

generalgerry

An Eddie Hearn night out.



A Frank Warren night out.



Frank took advantage of the local wedding band being on hiatus to borrow their lights. That's a real businessman I tell ya.


:-)

walshb

Fulton won’t be at all concerned

MC would need quite an improvement to stand any chance beating Fulton.

Some amount of vaseline on Conlon for the last.

generalgerry

Ridiculous fitness from Baluta.

walshb

MC spent 5-6 rounds walking Baluta down but not hitting or hurting him..

OOnegative

Conlon by slimmest of margins!

Morrison J

Conlan close but clear for me. Few improvements in there for sure but a mixed bag overall. Fulton won't be too concerned watching that.

Brock Turnpike

Conlan seemed to think his natural ability would see him win the fight. Could, and should, have done a lot more. Was expecting that Baluta would be worn down by the body shots and when he wasn't...

Big Ears

generalgerry wrote: »

Ridiculous fitness from Baluta.

After about 5 rounds of swinging with everything he had, all he had to do to keep going at a high pace was take a little bit of heat off his shots and he was able to windmill away for the last 7.

Very impressive stuff considering he was getting hit to the body quite a bit aswell !

PunkIPA

Thoroughly, thoroughly, unimpressive from Conlan there.

Baluta has an engine and plenty of output, but he was wide open to be hit with counters coming in. Conlan really should be beating European level guys like him with ease if he is serious about being a world level contender.

Conlan pushed him over at least 5 times too, should absolutely have had a point deducted.

PunkIPA

Baluta was mugged there.

Bobby Baccala

Probably should have been a draw tbh. Mick got away with one there.

Mervyn Skidmore

PunkIPA wrote: »

Baluta was mugged there.

He really wasn't. Serious engine though.

joeguevara

Think the draw was the way I scored it. The 117-112 was nuts. Lucky win for him. Or am I crazy. Commentary was laughable.

walshb

Morrison J wrote: »

Conlan close but clear for me. Few improvements in there for sure but a mixed bag overall. Fulton won't be too concerned watching that.

Far from clear..

No issue at all had Baluta got that

Very unimpressive from Mick..

Needs to bin the posing and threatening and go to work far more..

PunkIPA

Mervyn Skidmore wrote: »

He really wasn't. Serious engine though.

I had it a draw but think Conlan should have been deducted a point for the continuous pushing. 117-112 is an absolute mugging.

walshb

If you were only listening to the commentary, Mick won by a mile!!!

Farcical.

Big Ears

Seeing Joe Joyce as an analyst is like watching parts of the King's speech !

I feel bad for him tbh, he seems a nice guy and is just so uncomfortable speaking in front of a camera.

Big Ears

walshb wrote: »

If you were only listening to the commentary, Mick won by a mile!!!

Farcical.

Funny enough Richie and Rawlings were very biased in favour of Conlan.
Yet Richie's scorecard after 10 was 96-94 Conlan, and Richie gave Baluta the 11th. Not sure what he said about the 12th, but despite his commentary that's at worst either 115-113 Conlan or a draw on his scorecard.

walshb

Big Ears wrote: »

Funny enough Richie and Rawlings were very biased in favour of Conlan.
Yet Richie's scorecard after 10 was 96-94 Conlan, and Richie gave Baluta the 11th. Not sure what he said about the 12th, but despite his commentary that's at worst either 115-113 Conlan or a draw on his scorecard.

Yes. Was thinking the same. Spent 90 percent commentary in MCs favor, yet had his card on a knife edge with a round or two to go

generalgerry

Surely got to deduct a point for that punch that was about two minutes after the bell?

Edwards 4/9 right now on Paddy Power.

Morrison J

Edwards putting on a clinic. Great performance if he can manage the gas tank and see this out

Johner

Missed the Conlan fight but not at all surprised he struggled. Has shown nothing to suggest he will be near world level in the pro’s and I can’t see that changing.

Really good performance so far by Edwards, have him 9-2 up going into the last.

Johner

One judge 120-108 a shutout and another 115-113. Lol!