Re: Boxing Round 2 : Thu Feb 11, 2010 3:41 pm  

Matt23 wrote:

What chance do we think Nathan Cleverley and Kevin Mitchell have in their fights coming up?
I would make a prediction but I haven't got a clue.

I think both will win, but neither fight will be easy especielly in Cleverley's case, its a big step up.

Marquez has backed out of his Fight with Khan on 15th May. Khan is now looking into a fight with Maidana. Maidana should've been his next fight anyway, he's earned his shot.

Re: Boxing Round 2 : Thu Feb 11, 2010 5:23 pm  

Money Mayweather wrote:

I think both will win, but neither fight will be easy especielly in Cleverley's case, its a big step up.

Marquez has backed out of his Fight with Khan on 15th May. Khan is now looking into a fight with Maidana. Maidana should've been his next fight anyway, he's earned his shot.

Khan v Malignaggi is looking very likely now according to BBC sport website.

Re: Boxing Round 2 : Sat Feb 13, 2010 1:48 pm  

Blobbynator wrote:

Khan v Malignaggi is looking very likely now according to BBC sport website.

Mallinaggi is brilliant for Khan. But when will he (khan) finally go against a fighter with a decent KO %?

Re: Boxing Round 2 : Sat Feb 13, 2010 10:44 pm  

Money Mayweather wrote:

I think both will win, but neither fight will be easy especielly in Cleverley's case, its a big step up.

Marquez has backed out of his Fight with Khan on 15th May. Khan is now looking into a fight with Maidana. Maidana should've been his next fight anyway, he's earned his shot.

Cleverley was outstanding.....hopefully he will take on the World before long. Only boxer I would prefer to see lift a world title is Rendell Munroe as both seem totally genuine and down to earth and both deserve all the success that comes their way.

Re: Boxing Round 2 : Sun Mar 07, 2010 2:02 pm  

Fair play to Manny, he doesn't believe in doing anything by halves. But taking on a guy like Clottey when you're negotiating what will be a career-defining fight against Mayweather is risky, risky business.

Clottey is a phucking ENORMOUS fighter who could well enter the ring at somewhere near 160 pounds! He's tough as nails as well as majorly vexed over the debatable loss to Cotto (a fight I thought he won). Unlike Cotto he's not shot and unlike Cotto he's got a brick for a chin.

Manny retains the advantage, but this could well be one gamble too far. Throughout history some of the greatest fighters have discovered to their cost that you can't keep taking on bigger and bigger opponents without running into someone who is just TOO big. Think Marquez and Mayweather, or Cotto and Margarito. Even if Clottey isn't that man, in defeat - he could well take just that bit too much out of Manny precisely when he must be at his sharpest (for Mayweather - provided he sees off the not-insignificant challenge of Sugar).

Re: Boxing Round 2 : Mon Mar 08, 2010 10:58 am  

Clottey is a tough fighter, but he isn't in the same class of Pacquaio. He isn't particularly quick and he isn't the type of fighter to throw big bombs constantly. He's a nice, tidy fighter that will be tough to breakdown, but Manny should be too good for this fella.

Re: Boxing Round 2 : Mon Mar 08, 2010 10:12 pm  

If Clottey's motivated he can take Manny into very deep water. Against Cotto he thought he'd won (*I* thought he'd won) and eased up. He won't make that mistake again. Manny must get him out of there early or he could have a war on his hands. You don't want to be taking these big guys on for twelve rounds. Even in victory they can leave a lasting impression. At the end of the day - and no matter how well he's carrying the weight - Pac is still a blown up little guy, whereas Clottey won't be far short of being a NATURAL SMW when he enters the ring.

Where I give Pac enormous credit is in FORCING Mayweather to front up against a genuine super-/welterweight. Something the boxing community has been crying out for for years. Floyd is no longer top dog on results and given his current relationship with the IRS he has to try and match him. There's an argument that Sugar is a bigger threat to Floyd than Manny as he isn't as open to the counter and he has the aggression to take the fight to Floyd for twelve rounds. That said, four out of five of his defeats have come against genuine boxers. Shane likes fighters who come at him - preferably Mexicans. But Floyd aint going anywhere near THAT.

Re: Boxing Round 2 : Tue Mar 09, 2010 12:55 am  

Word on the street is that Hatton has decided to call it a day, expected to be in the papers tomorrow. Hope it's true and the correct decision for me...

Re: Boxing Round 2 : Tue Mar 09, 2010 2:28 am  

Hatton's problem is there is no-one out there BIG enough to fight him who he can beat.

Mayweather - would be another slaughter.
Pac - almost killed him last fight.
Mosley - Hatton is made for him.
Marquez - countered to death.
Cotto - even shot is too big.
Possibly Margarito to play the villain - but he's WAY too big, even without plastered hands.

Clottey, Berto, Bradley? None of them are NAMES and all of them are dangerous. The risk-reward ratio is too high.

He could, of course, take on a tomato can. But who wants to see that?

Ooops ... I forgot Khan. That WOULD be a huge fight - but even with Amir's dubious chin, those fast hands working to plan laid out by Roach, a guy who has Ricky's game figured out to the full stop?

Re: Boxing Round 2 : Tue Mar 09, 2010 11:55 am  

37 pages for the wrestling thread.
7 for boxing.

The Russians should have first-striked us when they had the opportunity.