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Heavyweight Boxing

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    #13142
    squinn2912
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121610721#Comment_121610721

    Absolute nothing match that. Should be at best on the undercard of something then it would be borderline worth a watch.



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    #13143
    OmegaGene
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121612047#Comment_121612047

    they can't all be blockbusters sadly

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    #13144
    squinn2912
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121612054#Comment_121612054

    That’s fair enough. Not really one to bother with though. Chance for Pulev to retire with a ‘belt’



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    #13145
    OmegaGene
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121612319#Comment_121612319

    It’s about time charr had it taken from him, he’s had it for about 6 years without a defence I think

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    #13146
    OmegaGene
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    Won’t being now

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    #13147
    squinn2912
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121614003#Comment_121614003

    That’s pretty cool! Can’t wait for this! I swore I wouldn’t believe it until the weigh in but frig it!



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    #13148
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 61,157 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    This day 4 weeks it’s fight-week!!!



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    #13149
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 61,157 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Any idea on the fighters' purses for this?

    I'd be guessing 30-40 million pounds sterling flat fee type range



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    #13150
    squinn2912
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121617827#Comment_121617827

    There was talk of £121m but hard to know exactly what they’re getting. Enough is the answer!



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    #13151
    OmegaGene
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,753 ✭✭✭✭OmegaGene


    Tyson Fury's promoter Bob Arum has declared that the world heavyweight champion will earn in excess of £100million for his fight with Oleksandr Usyk, breaking an heavyweight record.

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    #13152
    walshb
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    I had a feeling my 30-40 million pounds looked a lil cheap!!!



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    #13153
    OmegaGene
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,753 ✭✭✭✭OmegaGene


    so the bloke running the show in saudi was just at the AJ press conference (knockout chaos) and said after this fight he wants the winner to fight the winner of fury v usyk

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    #13154
    normanoffside
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,289 ✭✭✭✭normanoffside


    Zhang vs Parker on the AJ undercard. Great fight.

    Opetai vs Breidis 2 on the Fury/Usyk undercard also a cracker.



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    #13155
    squinn2912
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,487 ✭✭✭squinn2912


    Give it to Joshua his cards are insane if all

    of these fights come to pass. If he beats Ngannou then that’s so shrewd in terms of negotiating power to fight for belts again



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    #13156
    OmegaGene
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121620487#Comment_121620487

    its a bit mad to think he can skip hrgovic and fight a boxing novice to get a crack at the belts again so quickly

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    #13157
    squinn2912
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121620551#Comment_121620551

    It’s insane but that’s almost Fury’s fault in the first place. Hrgovic losing out bigtime. Who the hell does he fight?



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    #13158
    squinn2912
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,487 ✭✭✭squinn2912


    Wardley and Clarke talking about fighting in March. How will that one go? I think Wardley and hope so too, Clarke is a dirty bastard



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    #13159
    Pauliedragon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,267 ✭✭✭Pauliedragon


    Bit off topic but I just saw a documentary about Frank Bruno V Mike Tyson from back in the day. Bruno took some awful hidings. Very sad how it ended with him.



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    #13160
    j2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 290 ✭✭j2


    I actually hate boxing at this point. If they didn't want to fight each other until the money was right that would be one thing, but the fact that the fights eventually happen in these soulless disgusting oil rich sh1t holes is really hard to get behind. Boxing is absolute bollocks. Hate boxing. Why isn't Fury fighting Usyk in MSG? This sport is a ghey instagram pile of sh1t now. Boxing sucks.



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    #13161
    walshb
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    Nick Ball v Rey Vargas a tasty WBC world title at 126 lbs on the AJ card



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    #13162
    OmegaGene
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121620649#Comment_121620649

    Hrgovic has been left out in the cold, can’t blame that on fury

    I reckon if fury wins undisputed he will dump the belts, he’s already said he will throw away the ibf

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    #13163
    OmegaGene
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    Aj undercard

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    #13164
    Manuel Warm Giant
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    Looking forward to seeing Usyk dance rings around the big dosser.



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    #13165
    eagle eye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 43,023 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121621446#Comment_121621446

    If Fury takes it seriously and is fit then Usyk has no hope. He can keep him at distance with his jab and then lean on top of him on the ropes to get a breather. The size difference is just too much if Fury is in shape.



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    #13166
    eagle eye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 43,023 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    Hrgovic is really getting screwed over. It shows how crooked boxing is when the best prospect can't get a fight.

    He's the only person to beat Zhang and none of the others want to fight him or Zhang.

    You can say what you like about Joyce but he never turned down anybody. It cost him and that's what the rest are trying to avoid.



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    #13167
    walshb
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    If Fury takes it seriously. If Fury is fit…..

    so, if he loses it’s because of above?…



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    #13168
    OmegaGene
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    best man wins on the night simple as that, the exciting thing about boxing is anything can happen and more so in the heavyweight division and i am expecting the fight next month to be edge of the seat stuff its just a shame the under card is so underwhelming

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    #13169
    squinn2912
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121621184#Comment_121621184

    Nah I meant that it’s his fault (as such) that Ngannou might now get a title shot.



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    #13170
    squinn2912
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121621849#Comment_121621849

    Well now when he was matched with De Moiri he needn’t be expecting a big fight after that. I dont think the really big hitters would fear Hrgovic all that much. Though when you look at the shots he took from Zhang there’s plenty of resilience in him. He looked very disinterested that night. I think his father died not long beforehand.



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    #13171
    squinn2912
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121622032#Comment_121622032

    Agree with you here. If Fury is better he wins if Usyk is better he wins they each have attributes that can trouble the other. We’ll see. On the undercard we’re still not even sure what else is on meanwhile the Joshua undercard is pretty stacked. He’s really stolen a march



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