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    #1172
    gwalk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,107 ✭✭✭gwalk


    normanoffside wrote: »
    Morrison J wrote: »
    Frampton v Dogboe in the works for November. Brilliant fight that and big task for Frampton at this stage of his career.

    That’s a good fight alright. Dogboe was struggling to make SB.

    Condon vs Nikitin in the same card apparently

    Conlan rumoured for 14th December on the Terence Crawford undercard


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    #1173
    normanoffside
    Registered Users Posts: 9,926 ✭✭✭normanoffside


    Canelo vs Kovalev set for November.


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    #1174
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,588 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Canelo a ridiculously heavy favorite at 8-1 on..


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    #1175
    PEACEBROTHER
    Registered Users Posts: 1,148 ✭✭✭PEACEBROTHER


    1/8 is actually a good price

    Easy fight for Canelo - he stops him Before round 6


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    #1176
    fitzparker
    Registered Users Posts: 1,166 ✭✭✭fitzparker


    Hoping the date gets changed as T-Mobile already has an event (ice hockey) scheduled for Nov 2nd.

    There is also UFC on Nov 2nd in MSG (one of UFC's biggest annual events) would they risk doing the same date for PPV figures?

    In Vegas the week before, fingers crossed the boxing gods pull some strings


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    #1177
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,588 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    PEACEBROTHER wrote: »
    1/8 is actually a good price

    Easy fight for Canelo - he stops him Before round 6

    I think Canelo can win, alright, but I wouldn't be 8-1 on sure....

    He is moving up two weight classes, unless they boil Kovalev down to say 170?

    SK is past his best days, but still has height, reach, power and experience. He will tag Canelo clean here, and maybe the power he brings can really bother Canelo....


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    #1178
    nacho libre
    Registered Users Posts: 16,637 ✭✭✭✭nacho libre


    walshb wrote: »
    I think Canelo can win, alright, but I wouldn't be 8-1 on sure....

    He is moving up two weight classes, unless they boil Kovalev down to say 170?

    SK is past his best days, but still has height, reach, power and experience. He will tag Canelo clean here, and maybe the power he brings can really bother Canelo....

    I doubt it. Canelo has a great chin. I'm surprised this is not a catchweight. Maybe Canelo feels confident after seeing Kovalev's bout with Yarde.


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    #1179
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,588 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    nacho libre wrote: »
    I doubt it. Canelo has a great chin. I'm surprised this is not a catchweight. Maybe Canelo feels confident after seeing Kovalev's bout with Yarde.

    I know Canelo has a great chin. My point was more that SKs power can bother and trouble him, as in keep him very honest, wary and tentative..


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    #1180
    PEACEBROTHER
    Registered Users Posts: 1,148 ✭✭✭PEACEBROTHER


    walshb wrote: »
    I know Canelo has a great chin. My point was more that SKs power can bother and trouble him, as in keep him very honest, wary and tentative..

    Maybe but I see canelo ripping the body early and stopping him In first half of fight


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    #1181
    SHOVELLER
    Registered Users Posts: 1,638 ✭✭✭SHOVELLER


    Brock Turnpike wrote: »
    Please give people a warning that the link you're posting relates to content from Joe.

    Why?

    Genuine question.


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    #1182
    Brock Turnpike
    Registered Users Posts: 3,744 ✭✭✭Brock Turnpike


    SHOVELLER wrote: »
    Brock Turnpike wrote: »
    Please give people a warning that the link you're posting relates to content from Joe.

    Why?

    Genuine question.

    Because they are an unoriginal, content-stealing, bunch of hacks.


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    #1183
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,588 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Conlan-Nikittin seems to be agreed for Dec. Paddy Power was offering 10-1 for Nikittin for the first time they were supposed to fight; excellent odds. Will stick a ton on that if same this time around. I think MC was 25-1 on first time around....


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    #1184
    SHOVELLER
    Registered Users Posts: 1,638 ✭✭✭SHOVELLER


    Brock Turnpike wrote: »
    Because they are an unoriginal, content-stealing, bunch of hacks.

    In your opinion. I enjoy the show and find Frampton's views informative.


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    #1185
    gwalk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,107 ✭✭✭gwalk


    SHOVELLER wrote: »
    In your opinion. I enjoy the show and find Frampton's views informative.

    I'd be in the same boat,

    I like TKO and the liquid football show they do now

    dont particularly like the "Joe" brand at all and their social media is tedious but they do good podcasts


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    #1186
    CatFromHue
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,139 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatFromHue


    There seems to be a massive difference between their website and twitter and their podcasts.

    The rugby pods and Dion Fanning's one are very good. The website and twitter pure clickbait ****e


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    #1187
    liamoreilly
    Registered Users Posts: 394 ✭✭liamoreilly


    ...Katie Taylor next fight announced, moving up to 140, attempting to become a 2 weight champion...Headlining it too which is great...

    https://www.rte.ie/amp/1076328/


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    #1188
    normanoffside
    Registered Users Posts: 9,926 ✭✭✭normanoffside


    liamoreilly wrote: »
    ...Katie Taylor next fight announced, moving up to 140, attempting to become a 2 weight champion...Headlining it too which is great...

    https://www.rte.ie/amp/1076328/

    She is very small at 135, could easily drop a division or two IMO.

    Her opponent was soundly beaten by Persoon at LW but moved up and won a title.


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    #1189
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,588 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Oh, the pain of Crolla on that card.......

    Will that man just give up, please!!!

    The thoughts of him putting on a "great" performance and then getting another world title shot.....


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    #1190
    The Nal
    Registered Users Posts: 12,450 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    Great stuff Katie. Was sure it'd be York Hall again. Lets hope it sells well.


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    #1191
    gwalk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,107 ✭✭✭gwalk


    walshb wrote: »
    Oh, the pain of Crolla on that card.......

    Will that man just give up, please!!!

    The thoughts of him putting on a "great" performance and then getting another world title shot.....

    It's his farewell isnt it? 8 rounder against a bin man to sell tickets


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    #1192
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,588 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    gwalk wrote: »
    It's his farewell isnt it? 8 rounder against a bin man to sell tickets

    Supposed fair well, alright...

    Please please god let it be........

    Gas, I came across this card on irish boxing.com, and they actually had a note/nod (in a real "isn't this great" sense) to Crolla being on it......wtf!!!


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    #1193
    simongurnick
    Registered Users Posts: 1,919 ✭✭✭simongurnick


    So canelo is fighting kovalev at light heavy nov 2nd. Canelo is the favourite which surprise me as sergei is naturally far bigger
    Am i off my rocker to think the crusher will crush him or will the mexican horse meat give saul some strength?
    Thoughts?


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    #1194
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,588 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    simongurnick wrote: »
    So canelo is fighting kovalev at light heavy nov 2nd. Canelo is the favourite which surprise me as sergei is naturally far bigger
    Am i off my rocker to think the crusher will crush him or will the mexican horse meat give saul some strength?
    Thoughts?

    It’s a strange one, and Canelo is quite a bookies favorite..

    SK is past it, vulnerable, little bit chinny and not as fit as years gone by...

    This is what the bookies must be thinking..

    But he’s inches taller, naturally bigger, and probably hits as hard, if not harder; he is also every bit as good a boxer as Canelo..

    Prime SK keeps Canelo at range and beats him up...

    Canelo v this SK may be able to close distance, land hard and clean shots and hurt and stop SK....easier said than done though..


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    #1195
    The Nal
    Registered Users Posts: 12,450 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    Nigel Benn preparing for first pro fight in 23 years


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    #1196
    normanoffside
    Registered Users Posts: 9,926 ✭✭✭normanoffside


    Callum Smith is fighting John Ryder on November 13th.
    Not a bad fight, Ryder has been doing well of late.


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    #1197
    Deiseboy01
    Registered Users Posts: 972 ✭✭✭Deiseboy01


    Smith needs bigger fights, seems to have been forgotten by Hearn. Should be in unification fights at this stage not fighting blown up middleweights.


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    #1198
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,588 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Still Smith facing nobodies. Isn’t Ryder his mandatory, which shows how pathetic these ratings are?

    Jono v Quigg rumored for the AJ card...


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    #1199
    gwalk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,107 ✭✭✭gwalk


    No thread for tonight's card but Deco Gerraghty KO'd again

    That's 4 KO losses now and a DQ


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    #1200
    Pighead
    Registered Users Posts: 14,182 ✭✭✭✭Pighead


    gwalk wrote: »
    No thread for tonight's card but Deco Gerraghty KO'd again

    That's 4 KO losses now and a DQ
    Was actually boxing well up until the big knockout. Making Sharp miss loads. Probably won first three rounds.


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    #1201
    gwalk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,107 ✭✭✭gwalk


    Pighead wrote: »
    Was actually boxing well up until the big knockout. Making Sharp miss loads. Probably won first three rounds.

    Yeah I had him winning

    Same as what happens against Marco, leading with his head too much and Dropped


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