Purfected's Boxing Thread of Discussions

[bchap05]

Strange. Idk if it's just me but feels like way more mismatches these days...as promoters stall the fuk out of the fights we want to see.

Curious if the bars will be showing this DAZN Canelo fight. Gonna call around.

I don't see why the wouldn't. Cheaper for them to get it and I doubt they would have to pay a larger fee like the do with PPV

[Hardcore_D00d]

Strange. Idk if it's just me but feels like way more mismatches these days...as promoters stall the fuk out of the fights we want to see.

Curious if the bars will be showing this DAZN Canelo fight. Gonna call around.

worse thing about boxing right now. tons of great fights, promoters get in the way of the fans. maybe once or twice a year we get an actual fight between 2 dudes people wanna see if we're lucky

[mrtheend]

Yeah i've heard that. My buddies are getting together to watch at a house. Tacos booze boxing, can't wait it's like christmas eve for a boxing fan

Sounds like an amazing time. Being in the theater is the closest I get to being in a sports bar full of rowdy fans.

[elterrible987]

Sounds like an amazing time. Being in the theater is the closest I get to being in a sports bar full of rowdy fans.

Mayweather-Cotto was amazing in the theater. Canelo-Mosley on the undercard too. Mosley was shot by then but it was funny seeing the casuals confused and laughing the first time they heard ginger Canelo speak and realize hes mexican. Then the puerto ricans were mad as hell Mayweather was beating his ass and though Cotto won too.

[adamsz]

Canelo vs. Jacobs bout to start

the fight for ALL of GGG's belts! (lmao)

GGG already beat Jacobs so really he's set up to fight the winner and has storylines with both

this fight is likely gonna be super technical if I were to guess. Way less slug fest than GGG fights.

[CaliSuperSport]

Ima post ITT now since it's in the fighting section

I don't see why the wouldn't. Cheaper for them to get it and I doubt they would have to pay a larger fee like the do with PPV

Called two bars and they said no. Guess they didn't want to bother.

worse thing about boxing right now. tons of great fights, promoters get in the way of the fans. maybe once or twice a year we get an actual fight between 2 dudes people wanna see if we're lucky

True and it's sad. Probably one of the big reasons that boxing has slightly fallen out with casuals.

Still plenty of great fights, but between lesser known fighters.

[HipHopLyrics]

True and it's sad. Probably one of the big reasons that boxing has slightly fallen out with casuals.

Still plenty of great fights, but between lesser known fighters.

2018 was such a promising year, especially at heavyweight. Seemed like we were getting back on track making good fights.

Now 2019 won't see any of the top three fight each other, and it's only a 'maybe' that we see them in 2020. I'm glad Miller isn't fighting Joshua, he would have been out of there quick in my opinion. I think Andy Ruiz will give Joshua a better fight.

I liked the fight last night, Canelo vs Jacobs. It wasn't the most entertaining but it was obvious I was watching two top middleweights and it ended up being a close fight after a strong start from Canelo. I think Golovkin vs Canelo III is quite likely to happen because there are no obvious barriers in the way of making that fight. Providing of course that Golovkin beats Steve Rolls (Who is Steve Rolls?)

Outside of Joshua vs Wilder, Crawford vs Spence is right at the top of list of fights I want to see. With Al Haymon and Bob Arum in the way, that fight ain't happening.

[CaliSuperSport]

2018 was such a promising year, especially at heavyweight. Seemed like we were getting back on track making good fights.

Now 2019 won't see any of the top three fight each other, and it's only a 'maybe' that we see them in 2020. I'm glad Miller isn't fighting Joshua, he would have been out of there quick in my opinion. I think Andy Ruiz will give Joshua a better fight.

I liked the fight last night, Canelo vs Jacobs. It wasn't the most entertaining but it was obvious I was watching two top middleweights and it ended up being a close fight after a strong start from Canelo. I think Golovkin vs Canelo III is quite likely to happen because there are no obvious barriers in the way of making that fight. Providing of course that Golovkin beats Steve Rolls (Who is Steve Rolls?)

Outside of Joshua vs Wilder, Crawford vs Spence is right at the top of list of fights I want to see. With Al Haymon and Bob Arum in the way, that fight ain't happening.

Well Crawford v. Spence is in Mr. Arum's hands it seems. But yeah we need Canelo GGG soon, like before Gennady turns 40, lol.

And I know Manny's old but I think he still brings alot of value to the table, so you got Danny wanting to fight him before fighting Thurman again or Spence.

[mrtheend]

Theater was less than half full. I wonder if with DAZN being only $9.99 per month if it will be the death of watching boxing socially. Back in the day people used to gather in one house to split the cost of a Tyson PPV and then in DeLaHoya time people would go to a sports bar and watch a fight. Now there is no reason to get together and watch. I paid $20 to watch at the theater and could have watched at home for half.

A similar thing happened with Wrestlemania. I used to go to a friends house and pile into the living room and everyone threw money in for the fight. Now, it's so affordable and accessible there is no reason to get together. You can just watch at home and text your friends about it.

[Purfected]

Hello everyone

I won my first amateur boxing match today

feels good man

1 victory - 2 defeats is my record right now, improving every fight though

[FHSwarrior17]

RIP to Harold Lederman

"OK, Jim!" Will always be a favorite line of mine in all of sports

[FHSwarrior17]

Hello everyone

I won my first amateur boxing match today

feels good man

1 victory - 2 defeats is my record right now, improving every fight though

Awesome man! Been thinking about signing up for boxing

[adamsz]

Hello everyone

I won my first amateur boxing match today

feels good man

1 victory - 2 defeats is my record right now, improving every fight though

congrats man, that's phucking dope

very few people in the world can say they've entered the ring and had a fight with someone

[Hardcore_D00d]

Hurd lost. Canelo has no challengers right now lol. Maybe bjs if he gets his chit together

[Purfected]

just got a DAZN subscription so I can watch Inoue vs Rodriguez tomorrow in the world boxing super series semifinals


I am picking Inoue to win!

[Deathstroke]

Liked this video alot. I know iron Mike obviously a household name but only actually saw two of his fights

[Garyboy]

just got a DAZN subscription so I can watch Inoue vs Rodriguez tomorrow in the world boxing super series semifinals


I am picking Inoue to win!

Josh Taylor/Ivan Baranchyk 140 WBSS semi-final should be a great fight, too. Great card this afternoon.

[adamsz]

Wilder vs Breazeale is also tonight boyos

[Purfected]

Naoya Inoue starched Rodriguez 1 minute into the 2nd round, knocking him down 3 times in which the referee stopped the fight

people cannot handle his power at that low weight class

[HipHopLyrics]

Naoya Inoue starched Rodriguez 1 minute into the 2nd round, knocking him down 3 times in which the referee stopped the fight

people cannot handle his power at that low weight class

Stupid of Rodriguez to hold his feet and try to trade hooks with Inoue.

Innoue will beat Donaire. I was really hoping to see Inoue vs Burnett in the final. If not for Burnett's mid fight injury I think he'd be there.

[Purfected]

Wilder just landed one of the best 1 punch knockouts in boxing history on Breazeal in the first round, dear lord.

[bchap05]

just got a DAZN subscription so I can watch Inoue vs Rodriguez tomorrow in the world boxing super series semifinals


I am picking Inoue to win!

Inoue is a beast that was an absolute destruction

[bchap05]

Wilder just landed one of the best 1 punch knockouts in boxing history on Breazeal in the first round, dear lord.

Scared my wife jumping up off the couch screaming when he landed that

[4Adz4]

Wilder will KO Joshua if they fight I'm telling you now, Joshua stands too square on, has a tendency to get drawn into punch for punch trades, and has literally zero head movement, Wilder will find his chin at some stage, and has far far better cardio than Joshua.

[xoyr]

Wilder will KO Joshua if they fight I'm telling you now, Joshua stands too square on, has a tendency to get drawn into punch for punch trades, and has literally zero head movement, Wilder will find his chin at some stage, and has far far better cardio than Joshua.

I think it's a 50/50. I used to think it was heavily in Joshua's favour but Wilder will always have an equal footing regardless of who he fights with that monstrous power. Personally, I see Joshua overwhelming Wilder. He has a lot more to his game than Wilder, if it wasn't for power, Wilder would not even break the top 30 HW ranking, his skills and technique are abysmal. I could definitely see Joshua getting rocked or even dropped at some point, but the combination of skills + power would eventually see Joshua prevail and emerge victorious.

[IrRon]

There were at least three no mas fights that night including craw/khan...i forget the dude's name but on fox there was a chubby mexicat that worked the sht out of some Ivan Dragos lookin Russian dude who quit in the 5th iirc...they were all getting way outclassed/worked but none of them were really getting busted up.

That same chubby mexicat just destroyed Anthony Joshua...I'm not suprised mfers...

[OntheClockNE]

That same chubby mexicat just destroyed Anthony Joshua...I'm not suprised mfers...

I don't think I have ever seen a fighter not want to fight quite like AJ last night. What a joke.

[4Adz4]

I think it's a 50/50. I used to think it was heavily in Joshua's favour but Wilder will always have an equal footing regardless of who he fights with that monstrous power. Personally, I see Joshua overwhelming Wilder. He has a lot more to his game than Wilder, if it wasn't for power, Wilder would not even break the top 30 HW ranking, his skills and technique are abysmal. I could definitely see Joshua getting rocked or even dropped at some point, but the combination of skills + power would eventually see Joshua prevail and emerge victorious.

[Mogambo]

Wilder will KO Joshua if they fight I'm telling you now, Joshua stands too square on, has a tendency to get drawn into punch for punch trades, and has literally zero head movement, Wilder will find his chin at some stage, and has far far better cardio than Joshua.

Called it perfectly.

[Purfected]

didn't know who Ruiz was before he was announced as the replacement to fight Joshua after Miller failed his test


After watching training footage and past fights of Ruiz I thought it was going to be a pretty tough fight for Joshua but that he would come out the winner again. But I knew it wouldn't be a walk in the park. Ruiz hand speed is pretty fking impressive for a man his size and look lol. He was coming back with very fast counters the entire fight. was getting off 2-3 punch combo's to Joshua's 1

as mentioned earlier in this thread about Lomachenko's last fight, where he put the guy away with a punch that connected behind the ear. Joshua was done after that 3rd round where Ruiz connected with a hard left hook behind Joshua ear. I've been hit in that spot in sparring and although i'm not taking a powerful shot like these guys are throwing, I can still tell that I would be fked up if I got hit hard there. It fks up your equilibrium really bad. you could see Joshua legs go instantly after that shot.


Also, Joshua did not look impressive at all in the first 2 rounds