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Yeah, nah.... I was cheering for Klit - but all the same, it wasn't an unfair stoppage IMHO.
Josh won the fight, fair and square. Easy to say after the fact, he shouda coulda, etc...

No one is immune from punches (some handle them better than others though).. I think Ortiz is underestimating both fighters and just wants a big payday knowing his time is running out.

Ortiz is pointing out what myself and many others saw. Watch the ending of the fight again. None of those punches landed so why the hell would you stop the fight? With a veteran fighter like Vlad you do not stop a fight in those circumstances.

^ Could have some truth to that, Bsnub...

Did Klit complain? I think he was done bro...

^ Has he ever complained? He is not the type to do that.

^ So true, that's why I'm starting to hug his nutz, cause he's a gentleman, good sportsman...

Ahh that sounded gay... but you know what I mean...

^ Pretty gay there Dickie. But Vlad has been a great champion and is someone who will no get his due respect most likely. I hope he comes back to beat AJ and then promptly retires.

Originally Posted by bsnub

Ortiz agrees with the other article I posted that this was a bad stoppage. Also almost all the commenters agree. You have to be landing punches to get a stoppage..

What fucking rubbish, Klitschko didn't even know where he was. The last body shot left him rooted to the spot, he blocked a few, took one to the face, and the next punch could have given him a brain bleed.

Referees are SUPPOSED to stop fights when the boxer cannot defend himself, you twit.

^Got to agree. He was out on his feet from 2 previous big knockdowns (that big uppercut and a sweeping left hook), and was pretty much defenceless, getting rocked with unanswered shots on the ropes.
-This is when referees have to step in.
Ortiz is just stirring the pot, hoping for the next shot at AJ.

Originally Posted by kmart

^Got to agree. He was out on his feet from 2 previous big knockdowns (that big uppercut and a sweeping left hook), and was pretty much defenceless, getting rocked with unanswered shots on the ropes.
-This is when referees have to step in.
Ortiz is just stirring the pot, hoping for the next shot at AJ.

Let's face it, they all know Joshua is the money-go-round and they aren't going to get any of it unless they are allowed on for a ride.

Originally Posted by 12Call

This should be in the Amazing Photos thread. How long can a neck get, for godssake ?

Have a pint of bitter with your sour grapes, blue.

Originally Posted by Latindancer

Originally Posted by 12Call

This should be in the Amazing Photos thread. How long can a neck get, for godssake ?

He was knocked out on his feet, he wasn't defending himself and it's great in the modern sport that the referee had the intelligence to stop the fight before he was really hurt.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Originally Posted by kmart

^Got to agree. He was out on his feet from 2 previous big knockdowns (that big uppercut and a sweeping left hook), and was pretty much defenceless, getting rocked with unanswered shots on the ropes.
-This is when referees have to step in.
Ortiz is just stirring the pot, hoping for the next shot at AJ.

Let's face it, they all know Joshua is the money-go-round and they aren't going to get any of it unless they are allowed on for a ride.

90,000 people packing Wembley Stadium.. Deontay Wilder was ringside with the commentary team, and was salivating about the money being made.

Who needs Las Vegas or Madison Square Gardens?

Mayweather reckons Mc gregor has a shot at beating him... how's that for honesty?

(Or, as I personally believe, he's just being uncharacteristically magnanimous, purely to lull mac G into a false sense of security)...



Here is the full article:

Floyd Mayweather explains why Conor McGregor could BEAT him in boxing match

Floyd Mayweather has hinted that Conor McGregor could pull of the shock of all shocks and beat him in a boxing match.
The two have long been linked with a superfight and the American believes the UFC champion could upset the odds.
Referring to McGregor as the "2nd biggest name in MMA", he told TMZ: "I'm not gonna sit right here and knock Conor McGregor. He's gone out there and done what he's had to do. It's obvious he's done something right thus far to get to the point where he's at .
"I've been off for a couple years and I'm 40 years old now. So, I'm a lot older and he's still in his 20s and I'm in my 40s now. So that could play a major key, we don't know. And he's a heavy hitter.
"Has he signed a contract yet? Absolutely not. In due time, we'll just see."
Mayweather is long odds-on favourite for the proposed bout with the bookies, with McGregor being a 33/1 outsider.
But Mayweather isn't taking anything for granted and insists McGregor could pull off an upset.
He added: Every time he goes out there and defeats fighters, he's standing up. He's in a boxing position and he's beating fighters.
"Does he have a good chance of upsetting Floyd Mayweather? I can't say, but anything can happen in the sport of boxing."
Mayweather's comments come after his dad said he would "beat the s***" out of McGregor.
Floyd Mayweather Sr told FightHype.com: "Here I am, I’m a 64-year-old man and I’ll beat your ass. I’ll beat the s*** out of McGregor!"
He added: "Floyd’s gonna turn him upside down."
Vice President of Showtime Sports Stephen Espinoza recently said that talks for the fight were "at a standstill".
He told Stitcher: "It's largely at a standstill. There hasn't been a ton of progress and I think if they don't move relatively quickly, people may move on."
He added: "I think part of the fear on the UFC's side is that they'll never see Conor again.
"If he makes 50, 60, 70 and then you never see him in the ring and he retires in Ireland and so much for their megastar.”


Source: Floyd Mayweather explains why Conor McGregor could BEAT him in boxing match

There are a few more fights coming up this month.

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No mention of Brooke or Groves on the 27th, but I expect that will appear sooner or later.

They've both got a fair bit on their plates on that day.

This is a pretty big one this weekend. Hopefully Chavez has trained. Alvarez/ Chavez

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. - 'This fight is special and has motivated me to train hard'

^ Looking forward to that one!!

^ Ditto! can't imagine Chavez pulling off an upset, but hey, stranger things have happened in boxing... he's has been slack in his training, but looks focused leading up to this fight...

Julio Cesar Chavez Sr, is the man... legend.

Let's hope his son does him proud this weekend.

Originally Posted by NZdick1983

Let's hope his son does him proud this weekend.

He has been embarrassing his dad for the last few years at the least. Drunk, drunk driving, and quitting on his stool.

Originally Posted by NZdick1983

can't imagine Chavez pulling off an upset

No way...

Originally Posted by NZdick1983

Julio Cesar Chavez Sr, is the man... legend.

A true craft master. One of the all time greats.

^ Fook I love this boxing thread... no flame wars, hardly any nastiness at all... no unmentionable personage ... just us lads talking about the gentleman's sport...

I'm gonna hide out here with you boys.. promise I will be good...

Hey, we should have friendly bets on fights, or has that already been implemented?

Originally Posted by NZdick1983

^ Ditto! can't imagine Chavez pulling off an upset, but hey, stranger things have happened in boxing... he's has been slack in his training, but looks focused leading up to this fight...

Julio Cesar Chavez Sr, is the man... legend.

Let's hope his son does him proud this weekend.

Let's hope Chavez makes weight. That is usually his biggest opponent; he obviously gets the munchies after smoking all that weed, eh?

Anyway, a decent-ish undercard that sees the return of 140lb Argie slugger Lucas Matisse. And also the rather good Featherweight prospect Joseph Diaz.

http://www.badlefthook.com/2017/5/2/...fights-preview

164.5 Catch wait. Pretty sure he will make that. 1 million dollars a pound for over that. Alvarez has never fought above 155. He wanted 160 but no go from the Chavez camp. So he went for it...