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This version of Joshua v Fury would be a bore. Jab fest with both reluctant to engage. 

AJ comes alive when emotion is running through him. For that there needs to be some animosity prior to the fight and/or within the fight. But this is when he is at his most vulnerable too. 

Joshua back with the belts, Whyte cleared. Fury & Wilder active. 

2020 should be a good year of match ups. 

So Tyson Fury is fighting tomorrow and nobody has a clue. Remarkably inept promotion of arguably the no1 heavyweight in the division. 

Thought the highlight of the fight was one of the ESPN commentators saying 'the home crowd cheering their national hero' 

3 minutes ago, Dr_Pangloss said:

Hughie Fury is abysmal.

Nonsense. Shades of Muhammad Ali. 

4 hours ago, KHV said:

I didn't think Whyte looked that great, he didn't look great against Chisora either. Think he will come undone against Wilder/Fury

I thought he boxed very well to be honest, boxed behind the jab, threw in the double jab, some excellent bodywork which visibly slowed down Rivas. Overall he dominated an opponent with a superior amateur pedigree. 

He may well come unstuck against one of the big boys but you can guarantee he will make it a difficult night for both. 

Much to like about Dillian Whyte. 

Much improved fighter, some of his jabbing and bodywork was excellent. Heart of a lion, went down and was ready to go again. Doesn't duck fights, arguably has the best resumé of all current heavyweights. 

Deserves a title shot asap. 

18 minutes ago, PaulC said:

Dawson is hardly in the same clsss as a spin bowler as moeen. Moeen spins it more and takes big wickets

Spinning the ball in to right handers in ODI cricket is easy pickings. Don't think Moeen will be effective at all. 

3 hours ago, PaulC said:

Think we will struggle to beat India. There front-line bowling attack looks exceptional. Prob better off playing on a turning track. Our two spinners match up to there’s quite well, I know I said drop moeen but with the weather expected to be very hot he has to play. Has a good record against India 

Going to be a wonderful occasion possibly not for England though! Support and conditions will be against them. 

Team batting first will win you feel. 

Liam Dawson should play ahead of Moeen given India have only right handed batsmen unless they throw in the wildcard Rishabh Pant. 

Khan v Brook let's get it on now - whoever quits first, wins. 

Two finished fighters who should really pack it in now. 

10 hours ago, VILLAMARV said:

Fury takes on a European Heavyweight then.

Not like him

Embarrassing. 

The video doing the rounds on various social medias is some of the sickest shit you could ever see. Cold, calculated killing of innocent people in their place of worship and then driving off and stopping to fire at more passers by. All this recorded on a go pro style camera. 

What a world we have become. 

A nonsensical concept. Nobody will have a clue what is going on including the players themselves. 

With regards to the Big Bash, I think it is a notch behind the IPL. Obviously the fact that Indian players are restricted to the IPL is one factor but the quality of cricket is not brilliant at times. This year the Aussie domestic players have been dire against spin bowling. 

31 minutes ago, Dr_Pangloss said:

We don't know that, Whyte is hardly a massive puncher and he'll never be in position to land with full power against Fury. Fury would not get touched.

You would think this would be the case. And after watching 11 rounds with Wilder, most people would have said there'd be no way Wilder catches him clean. And he did. Such is heavyweight boxing, it needs one lapse in concentration or one lucky punch.

Fury will run rings around Whyte yes, but Whyte will rough him up, make it physical and if he connects we know Fury will go down. 

AJ v Whyte is also no foregone conclusion. 

Ultimately any of the top 4 (I now throw Dillian into the mix) can beat each other in my opinion. 

9 minutes ago, Dr_Pangloss said:

Whyte really is **** awful, struggled for a lot of that fight, very poor. 

Warrington was superb, if he had any sort of power he'd be very good, outboxed Frampton for large part of that fight, great tactics, great pressure but did a lot of clever things in there as well.

You may not like Whyte but credit where credit is due. He has knocked down Parker (something AJ didn't manage), knocked out Chisora (something Fury couldn't manage) and has clearly improved. He deserves a world title shot. 

Just now, Demitri_C said:

Yeah just like the time he fought an first time!

Was he destroyed? That version of Whyte was a complete novice. Now we have a Whyte with a résumé second only to AJ amongst current heavyweights.

Just now, Demitri_C said:

Are you serious? Whyte was awful. Chisora was winning the fight had this town to 12. Whyte get a destroyed by aj or wilder

Lol. He may look ungainly but his chin will ensure he isn't destroyed by any heavyweight. 

Whyte fought a very smart fight. Kept his energy for the latter rounds. Signs of a much improved fighter. Granite chin and savage left hook make him a dangerous opponent for any of the 'big 3'.

3 hours ago, Dr_Pangloss said:

Um ok. You don't seem to understand what it stands for?

The man who beat the man. Sure it's a nice thing to say about a boxer but it doesn't really require a belt nor does the belt hold any value when it comes to negotiating power in fighting for proper titles. 

12 hours ago, Dr_Pangloss said:

Joshua has been saying some curious things to be honest. Questioning why Wilder wants a rematch with Fury when Fury has 'no titles'. Well, the lineal belt is as about the most prestigious title in the division for any real boxing head, I'm just not sure Joshua really 'gets it'. 

Wlad nearly had Joshua first time around and was schooling him IMO, although was set to get robbed on the cards. This was a faded Wlad, if he fights next year he will be 43, would be a bit ridiculous IMO at this stage. 

The fact that Fury kept the lineal belt while being stripped of all others kinda tells you what you need to know about the belt i.e. it holding no value whatsoever. 

A shadow of his former self. The two defeats to GGG and Spence have hurt him mentally and physically. He looked afraid to engage at times, the broken eye sockets still in the back of his mind. He is one knockout away from the end of his career. 

Khan-Crawford being mooted for early next year. My word. 

In other news Adonis Stevenson is fighting for his life after being knocked out in his fight. What a dangerous sport this is which makes these corrupt scorecards even more disturbing when guys are putting their lives at risk.