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Weekends boxing 02/11 Taylor v Linardatou, Canelo vs Kovalev

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    #92
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,584 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    It’s a pretty tame fight...

    90 percent of all shots not scoring!


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    #93
    ctrl-alt-delete
    Registered Users Posts: 13,791 ✭✭✭✭ctrl-alt-delete


    Taylor lucky at the end of that one


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    #94
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,584 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Not scoring rds, but Greek lass the one pressing it all night...


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    #95
    UrbanFret
    Registered Users Posts: 2,055 ✭✭✭UrbanFret


    Katie's a fine boxer but she is seriously lacking in power.


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    #96
    Morrison J
    Registered Users Posts: 3,849 ✭✭✭Morrison J


    I think one of Katie's main weaknesses is her gas tank


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    #97
    NIMAN
    Registered Users Posts: 32,977 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    Morrison J wrote: »
    I think one of Katie's main weaknesses is her gas tank

    ... and her boring voice!


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    #98
    megadodge
    Registered Users Posts: 5,286 ✭✭✭megadodge


    That was a comfortable win for Katie.

    The scorecards shouldn't be close.


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    #99
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,584 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    I love Katie, but just a little let down tonight..

    Like she went in trying to poke and peck and nick the fight here and there...

    Just no real decent scoring offence from her. And on the backfoot all night...

    Am I alone? Had she been scoring clean, consistent and clear I wouldn’t be saying this...


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    #100
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,584 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    NIMAN wrote: »
    ... and her boring voice!

    No need at all for that!


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    #101
    ctrl-alt-delete
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    walshb wrote: »
    I love Katie, but just a little let down tonight..

    Like she went in trying to poke and peck and nick the fight here and there...

    Just no real decent scoring offence from her. And on the backfoot all night...

    Am I alone? Had she been scoring clean, consistent and clear I wouldn’t be saying this...

    I think she made her opponent miss more than she went hitting herself,

    close but should go to Taylor.


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    #102
    megadodge
    Registered Users Posts: 5,286 ✭✭✭megadodge


    walshb wrote: »
    From being a huge supporter and champion for Katie in the amateurs, I ave next to no real interest in her pro journey.......it's just boring.

    You have "next to no real interest" yet you proceed to post more on this thread than anyone else?


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    #103
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,584 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Delighted for her. Credit to this country...


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    #104
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,584 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    megadodge wrote: »
    You have "next to no real interest" yet you proceed to post more on this thread than anyone else?

    I thought that showing tonight was boring...


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    #105
    megadodge
    Registered Users Posts: 5,286 ✭✭✭megadodge


    walshb wrote: »
    I thought that showing tonight was boring...

    Way to miss the point.


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    #106
    Morrison J
    Registered Users Posts: 3,849 ✭✭✭Morrison J


    walshb wrote: »
    I love Katie, but just a little let down tonight..

    Like she went in trying to poke and peck and nick the fight here and there...

    Just no real decent scoring offence from her. And on the backfoot all night...

    Am I alone? Had she been scoring clean, consistent and clear I wouldn’t be saying this...

    On the backfoot all night is how she needs to fight every fight. Opponent had a loose jagged style that made it hard to land clean consistently to be fair.

    The eye closing aside, Taylor made that as comfortable as she could have really. Was surprised the cards were as close as they were.


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    #107
    washman3
    Registered Users Posts: 3,646 ✭✭✭washman3


    Is it over.? did she win.?


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    #108
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users Posts: 39,437 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    Well that was a better performance then her last fight when it was very close.


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    #109
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,584 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    megadodge wrote: »
    Way to miss the point.

    Not sure what point you were making..

    I have no real interest, but that doesn’t mean I won’t watch her..

    I have a tv. It’s on tv, and I like boxing...

    Her pro journey doesn’t really get me..


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    #110
    selectamatic
    Registered Users Posts: 3,888 ✭✭✭selectamatic


    walshb wrote: »

    Like she went in trying to poke and peck and nick the fight here and there...
    .

    I feel this will be her approach from now on. No over committing make sure the gas tank is well fit to last the full fight and rely on movement and accurate combos for scoring.

    I felt she won clearly enough tonight. Had linardatou hitting fresh air a lot of the time.


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    #111
    normanoffside
    Registered Users Posts: 9,925 ✭✭✭normanoffside


    Good win for Katie.
    I don't think I'm gonna bother watching Crolla.


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    #112
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,584 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Morrison J wrote: »
    On the backfoot all night is how she needs to fight every fight. Opponent had a loose jagged style that made it hard to land clean consistently to be fair.

    The eye closing aside, Taylor made that as comfortable as she could have really. Was surprised the cards were as close as they were.

    No issue with how she decided to win. Maybe it’s my eyesight, but she was barely landing. On the backfoot all night is fine, but show me some actual clean offence. I just wasn’t seeing it...

    Put a little bit of a beating on your opponent. That’s not too much to ask for, in a boxing match, is it?

    It’s not like the opponent was some big strong monster. Very ordinary opponent...


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    #113
    funkey_monkey
    Registered Users Posts: 8,053 ✭✭✭funkey_monkey


    Not an exciting fight, but happy for her to have the victory.


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    #114
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,584 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Is it that people are listening to the commentary and any time Taylor let’s a punch go, whether it misses or glances, it’s credited?

    Serious question: was there really many clean effective punches landed? To me the percentage looked very low..

    Adam Smith was do desperate o praise that he was wetting himself over ring utilisation...it’s a boxing match for chrissake, not figure skating!


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    #115
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,584 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Crolla, sorry pal...have to wash me hair...

    Good luck in your farewell bout!


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    #116
    normanoffside
    Registered Users Posts: 9,925 ✭✭✭normanoffside


    walshb wrote: »
    Crolla, sorry pal...have to wash me hair...

    Good luck in your farewell bout!

    Match of the day starts at 10.30. I'll give him until then I suppose


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    #117
    megadodge
    Registered Users Posts: 5,286 ✭✭✭megadodge


    walshb wrote: »
    Not sure what point you were making..

    I have no real interest, but that doesn’t mean I won’t watch her..

    I have a tv. It’s on tv, and I like boxing...

    Her pro journey doesn’t really get me..


    I'll try to make this as simple as possible, but....


    I don't like soccer.

    I have "no interest" in watching one shower of fairies trying to outcheat the other.

    Therefore....
    I don't watch soccer.
    I don't post about soccer.
    I don't talk about soccer.


    You claim to have "next to no interest" in Katie's pro career and then proceed to go on and on and on and on about something you have no interest in! That's a complete contradiction.


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    #118
    Big Ears
    Registered Users Posts: 8,967 ✭✭✭Big Ears


    Taylor did more than enough to win, but again probably not as impressive as many of us were hoping for.

    I was happy to see her box off the back door, but I'd have like to see the occasional body shot or more spiteful shot to the head from her to try and stop Linardatou's advances.

    She's unbeaten, she unified the Lightweight division and has picked up a World title at Light-Welterweight.....but I feel she's racing against the clock to achieve her legacy.
    Not because of her own age, but because the talent pool is growing in Women's boxing and she's just about getting it done as is.
    I'm hoping she'll have enough to beat Serrano, Persoon in a rematch and an old Braekhus, but if she does achieve that, I'd hope even more she calls it a day there.

    Ironically a victim of her own success. She's helped draw attention to women's pro boxing, which is bringing more money to it and prestige, and therefore convincing more to turn over.


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    #119
    Joe_ Public
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    walshb wrote: »
    Is it that people are listening to the commentary and any time Taylor let’s a punch go, whether it misses or glances, it’s credited?

    Serious question: was there really many clean effective punches landed? To me the percentage looked very low..

    Adam Smith was do desperate o praise that he was wetting himself over ring utilisation...it’s a boxing match for chrissake, not figure skating!

    She landed enough from where i was watching, fought clever good fight. Loads of skill and class, far from boring in my eyes.

    I dont know why you wouldnt be impressed tbh. Someone lacking any strength or power as you claim surely needs to find alternative methods of winning. I figured it might meet your approval, but seems not.


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    #120
    Morrison J
    Registered Users Posts: 3,849 ✭✭✭Morrison J


    Crolla’s career really wasn’t significant enough to justify all of this in fairness. Says more about how stale British boxing has become that they have to use this as an excuse to fill a date.


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    #121
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,584 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Joe_ Public wrote: »
    She landed enough from where i was watching, fought clever good fight. Loads of skill and class, far from boring in my eyes.

    I dont know why you wouldnt be impressed tbh. Someone lacking any strength or power as you claim surely needs to find alternative methods of winning. I figured it might meet your approval, but seems not.

    Like I said, maybe the eyes are going..

    I struggled to see any real decent clean and effective shots landing.

    The whole fight she was pushed back trying to nick shots here and there, but I wasn’t seeing any good shots...

    I am not asking for toe to toe wars here. But it’s boxing, not tickling. Gimme some decent offence...

    I have seen her fight and perform far better than this...


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