Boxing Thread

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Anthony Joshua v Tyson Fury moves a step closer as Eddie Hearn says two-fight deal agreed

Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury's world heavyweight ***le showdown moves a step closer with Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn saying a two-fight deal has been signed.

www.bbc.co.uk

No venue or date yet. If I was a betting man I would say that Fury will pull out

 

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[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo will the Pauls actually challenge someone who can strike?

 

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Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo will the Pauls actually challenge someone who can strike?

If he fights a proper ranked fighter he won't stand a chance.

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo will the Pauls actually challenge someone who can strike?

Will Mr Mayweather suffice?

In all seriousness, it will be very interesting to see the actual balance between being huge vs being an actual boxer

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Logan is a significantly worse boxer than Jake Paul is, as well

Mayweather will win by late round TKO without breaking a sweat (basically just wait for Paul to exhaust himself and then go to town until the referee steps in)

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

Logan is a significantly worse boxer than Jake Paul is, as well

Mayweather will win by late round TKO without breaking a sweat (basically just wait for Paul to exhaust himself and then go to town until the referee steps in)

Honestly the skeptic in me sees this being set up to make Paul look semi competant to the extent he can fight more boxers in big PPVs, wherin Mayweather will buy some of his career and have a long term cash ccow

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

I mean depends on Mayweather mood.

I remember when he made that kickboxing champion cry in a boxing match.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

I remember when he made that kickboxing champion cry in a boxing match.

That's true,
Hated that fight so much - Tenshin is a phenomenal kicboxer, but has never boxed and has always been more of a kicks/knees specialist (coming from a contact karate and muay thai backround) than a puncher.
He's also 4inches shorter and 25lbs lighter than Floyd

But then when the Yakuza tell you to take the fight you take the fight

 

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Andy Ruiz Jr set for slimmed down ring return against Chris Arreola

Andy Ruiz Jr is set to fight for the first time since defeat to Anthony Joshua in 2019 and he claims to have lost 55lb in weight.

www.bbc.co.uk

Lost a lot of weight since he last fight AJ.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Don't think it was acting.
just never seen Floyd mad.

 

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And in real boxing news: Canelo is fighting BJS this Saturday.

So will the mouthy twat from Essex with no moral compass take out the world's greatest Pound for Pound fighter?

No I don't think so either but then again I didn't think Fury would be Klitchko

 

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Would be a big shock if Billy Joe can pull it off. Money would still be on Canelo by Big points win.

 

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Don't think it was acting.
just never seen Floyd mad.

Jeez as though Boxing hasn't already been devalued by this farce. "Got your hat" to start a made up brawl to garner interest in a non fight.

 

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Would be a big shock if Billy Joe can pull it off. Money would still be on Canelo by Big points win.

I think Canelo will walk him down, take the shots then bang him out in the later rounds. Cue Saunders going full Wilder and making loads of excuses

 

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Anyone gonna stay up for the 4am fight?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Was going to stay up for the UFC (and watch the boxing at the same time) but after the main event for that got called off I'm not gonna bother

It'll either be a wide points decision for Canelo or a mid fight T/KO depending on how annoyed at BJS he is, really

 

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Broken eye socket for Saunders.

 

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Broken eye socket for Saunders.

Yeah they were right to stop the fight in that case. Will catch up on the highlights later

 

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How did they allow 73,000 in to watch the fight? And it's an indoor arena.

Looked like quite a wild right swing by Saunders. And he fell into Canelo's shot.