Gabby15

I saw this earlier....is this Ola "I get paid to spar with the Klits" Afolabi's completely unbiased opinion then? :shock:

Come on...even you must think Haye doesn't want any of a Klitschko anytime soon?

I'll reserve judgement until his next fight is signed - believe me if he signs to fight Fraudley I'll wash my hands of him. I don't think he will though, there's no point whatsoever to fighting Harrison at the moment.

I wouldn't complain if Haye fought Chagaev or something and then a Klitschko, but Harrison? **** no.

Looks to me like Chagaev has lost a step tbh. The inactivity, injuries, Hepatitis & Ass whipping from Wlad have slowed him down somewhat although I think Haye should get some decent props if he beats him (which I think he will) Think Chag is a better technical boxer but Haye wins is on physicality, Chag doesn't have the speed, power or size to beat him

I wouldn't say he's lost a step, he was crap to start with. I wasn't big on Klit for fighting the guy in the first place but if he gets a free pass for taking on a hepatitis sufferer then no-one can moan when Haye does it too, all things being equal

I do find it laughable with all the Klitschko lovers slating Haye's obvious delaying tactics and cherry picking though. Until Lewis retired both of them did all they could to avoid having to face the guy - Quitali only took the fight on short notice thinking he'd be able to beat up an old man. Until then they weren't even on the radar, they were about as relevent as Damiani was when he was WBOgus champ. Wladimir only started picking up other belts once Lewis was gone, and even then he avoided the shit out of a rematch with the golfer.....

Fairs fair - if you're going to jump on Haye after 3-4 fights at the weight then you have to jump on that word removed Klitschko, he had 50+fights before he even fought for more than 2 belts

I think he's a decent boxer, especially by todays standards, back in the day I imagine he'd have been a hell of a lot lower in the food chain. And I know you're not big on the Klits, you don't have to sugarcoat it as you did in the second paragraph :winkold:

I saw a video of Kevin Johnson on Youtube (Don't even ask) yesterday & it was posted by someone in his team I think. He made some pretty interesting allegations against the Klitschko's

Roids, by any chance?

Said that they wanted to delay the steroid testing. How true it was & if it actually happened is a different matter.

I saw this earlier....is this Ola "I get paid to spar with the Klits" Afolabi's completely unbiased opinion then? :shock:

Come on...even you must think Haye doesn't want any of a Klitschko anytime soon?

I'll reserve judgement until his next fight is signed - believe me if he signs to fight Fraudley I'll wash my hands of him. I don't think he will though, there's no point whatsoever to fighting Harrison at the moment.

I wouldn't complain if Haye fought Chagaev or something and then a Klitschko, but Harrison? **** no.

Looks to me like Chagaev has lost a step tbh. The inactivity, injuries, Hepatitis & Ass whipping from Wlad have slowed him down somewhat although I think Haye should get some decent props if he beats him (which I think he will) Think Chag is a better technical boxer but Haye wins is on physicality, Chag doesn't have the speed, power or size to beat him

I wouldn't say he's lost a step, he was crap to start with. I wasn't big on Klit for fighting the guy in the first place but if he gets a free pass for taking on a hepatitis sufferer then no-one can moan when Haye does it too, all things being equal

I do find it laughable with all the Klitschko lovers slating Haye's obvious delaying tactics and cherry picking though. Until Lewis retired both of them did all they could to avoid having to face the guy - Quitali only took the fight on short notice thinking he'd be able to beat up an old man. Until then they weren't even on the radar, they were about as relevent as Damiani was when he was WBOgus champ. Wladimir only started picking up other belts once Lewis was gone, and even then he avoided the shit out of a rematch with the golfer.....

Fairs fair - if you're going to jump on Haye after 3-4 fights at the weight then you have to jump on that word removed Klitschko, he had 50+fights before he even fought for more than 2 belts

I think he's a decent boxer, especially by todays standards, back in the day I imagine he'd have been a hell of a lot lower in the food chain. And I know you're not big on the Klits, you don't have to sugarcoat it as you did in the second paragraph :winkold:

I saw a video of Kevin Johnson on Youtube (Don't even ask) yesterday & it was posted by someone in his team I think. He made some pretty interesting allegations against the Klitschko's

I saw this earlier....is this Ola "I get paid to spar with the Klits" Afolabi's completely unbiased opinion then? :shock:

Come on...even you must think Haye doesn't want any of a Klitschko anytime soon?

I'll reserve judgement until his next fight is signed - believe me if he signs to fight Fraudley I'll wash my hands of him. I don't think he will though, there's no point whatsoever to fighting Harrison at the moment.

I wouldn't complain if Haye fought Chagaev or something and then a Klitschko, but Harrison? **** no.

Looks to me like Chagaev has lost a step tbh. The inactivity, injuries, Hepatitis & Ass whipping from Wlad have slowed him down somewhat although I think Haye should get some decent props if he beats him (which I think he will) Think Chag is a better technical boxer but Haye wins is on physicality, Chag doesn't have the speed, power or size to beat him

I saw this earlier....is this Ola "I get paid to spar with the Klits" Afolabi's completely unbiased opinion then? :shock:

Come on...even you must think Haye doesn't want any of a Klitschko anytime soon?

So tired, massive head ache. Do not play football in this heat people 5-a-side tournament won but it wasn't worth it.

Gatorade & Powerade are needed.

Pacquiao in hospital due to acid reflux.

'Dem roid side effects

That eye was pretty horrendous

David Haye 1/8

Draw 25/1

Audrey 9/2

Is this really the fight that the people want to see?

Yes, because Audley is going to decapitate him before fighting Kingpin Johnson to prove the one true heavyweight champion

DAVID HAYE is lining up a Battle of Britain clash against Audley Harrison after talks with Wladimir Klitschko stalled.

Discussions between WBA heavyweight champ Haye's manager Adam Booth and Harrison's promoter Barry Hearn will take place this week.

Haye, 29, had hoped to face IBF and WBO king Wladimir in a unification bout in September.

But an insider said: "They have hit a rock. Klitschko is the fight that Haye wants. At best, talks have stalled and at worst, completely broken down."

That means 2000 Olympic champ Harrison is in pole position to face his friend-turned-enemy in an autumn grudge meeting, almost certainly to take place at London's O2 Arena.

Haye v Harrison would be the biggest all-British heavyweight fight since Lennox Lewis stopped Frank Bruno at Cardiff Arms Park in 1993.

Sky TV are pushing for the fight and believe it could become a huge pay-per-view attraction, especially as there is bad blood and both are known headline-grabbing trash talkers.

Harrison may be the boxer that fans love to hate but his Prizefighter win last October and European title triumph over Michael Sprott last month were among Sky's highest viewing figures for boxing in recent years.

The London pair were close friends but fell out last year when Haye refused to give Harrison a spot on the undercard of a show he was promoting.

Harrison, 38, would get the short end of the cash but he would nevertheless jump at the chance to silence Haye and critics.

Haye's popularity is soaring among the British public.

And it would grow if he was also known as the man who punched Harrison into retirement.

Bermondsey star Haye captured the WBA belt when he outpointed Nikolai Valuev in November and ended John Ruiz's career in his first defence seven weeks ago.

Audley in one

Chagaev vs Meehan was incredible :shock: Must-see fight

And Vazquez is spelled wrong in the title (Yes, I know I put 's' instead of 'z' earlier)

No love in here for Vasquez vs Marquez?!?

Hatton on Question Of sport . BBC 1 now.

He didn't get Timmy Bradley. Terrible form, Wicky

Transfer season does my head in. Same old faces go back and forth with the same old arguments.

Same old players get linked to us in the same old places

I was watching some videos of him not long ago. Looks like one for the future. I haven't seen any videos of him and Khan though.

It's not out there in the public yet, the photographer who took that shot up there is the one who says he's got it on tape & will release it at some point. Not sure if I believe it tbh, sparring is generally banned from being taped or released ( if Khan did indeed take a pasting then I can't see that being allowed out)

Jose Benavidez is the SHIT! Apparently there's a video of him beating the sh*t out of Khan in sparring & Khan is ready to sign on the dotted line to fight Katsidis.

Former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch will consider retirement if he loses his upcoming fight with Arthur Abraham. They clash in August/September in the third stage of Showtime's Super Six Boxing Classic. Froch is returning from the first loss of his pro career. Last month he was decisioned by Mikkel Kessler.

"The next fight is all or nothing for me. If it doesn't go my way I will seriously consider retirement because I'm only interested in big title fights. I won't hang around at domestic level," Froch told The Sun.

Froch still wants the Abraham fight to take place in his hometown of Nottingham. Abraham and his promoters want it to happen in Germany. Froch once again made a threat to withdraw from the Super Six if the Abraham fight is held in Germany.

"I'm only going to fight on my terms - and I won't be pushed around this time. The home-town decisions in this competition have been a disgrace so I am not going to Berlin because there's no chance of getting a verdict. I won't be going anywhere east of Nottingham to fight Abraham and it won't be in Showtime's interests for me to pull out," Froch said.

There's a certain irony to Froch complaining about a hometown decision when Kessler beat him fair and square right after the fight where Froch got a homer

Here’s a piece of good news to Floyd Mayweather Jr.

As part of efforts to agree on a November 13 fight, Manny Pacquiao said he is amenable to undergo random drug and urine testing 14 days before the fight.

“As long as they’re not getting a large amount of blood, I am willing to give out blood as close to two weeks before the fight,” Pacquiao told the Bulletin late Wednesday night during a lull in shooting a Ginebra commercial in Makati.

Pacquiao said he will not hesitate to be tested provided that the amount to be taken would be minimal, noted the 31-year-old fighter, gesturing with his pointer and index fingers a measurement equivalent to a short syringe.

Pacquiao and Mayweather had agreed in principle to face off but a last-minute demand by Mayweather for Olympic-style testing did not augur well with Pacquiao’s handlers, saying they would not be bullied into accepting his seemingly-outlandish terms.

Pacquiao narrated the incident during the first fight with Erik Morales in March 2005 when a large amount was taken from him on the eve of the fight that he eventually lost by unanimous decision.

“I felt very weak after they got the blood,” said Pacquiao, motioning with his fingers once again the size of the syringe that was used in extracting blood from his arm.

Meanwhile, Pacquiao, has his schedule all figured out: Congress in the daytime and gym in the afternoon.

Pacquiao said he can handle the role of being fighter and lawmaker and that “time management” is the key to getting things done.

“I will attend sessions in the morning until afternoon then I go to the gym around 4 or 5 p.m.,” said Pacquiao, who will take his oath as congressman of Sarangani on June 30.

“I will stay in the country during training camp then with two weeks before the fight, I will fly to the US,” said Pacquiao, stressing that during his absence, his staff will assume his countless responsibilities.

As in previous training camps, there would still be the usual early-morning roadwork then gym work in the afternoon, according to the reigning World Boxing Organization welterweight king.

“Nothing’s going to change as far as my training is concerned even though I am now a congressman because I will carefully map out my schedule. I will still wake up early becauseI have to run in the morning.”

The past few days, Pacquiao has been busy consulting with his political advisers so he can easily adjust to his new role by July.

Next month, Pacquiao will leave for New York to personally receive the Fighter of the Year award – his third – that will be given out by the Boxing Writers Association of America.

“I am truly honored by this award that I am about to receive,” said Pacquiao, whose trophy chest also includes numerous plaques and trophies given by the Philippine Sportswriters Association, the oldest media organization in the country that carefully tracked the boxer’s rise to fame and fortune.

About **** time as well. Lets hope he doesn't change his mind again

When I get to page 3 it does.

If that offends anyone, seriously, I'd be amazed ;-)

You'd be surprised what offends these days...

That's highly offensive. Someone ban this man

Button's slowly going one by one....

Niiiice

Malignaggi is shit and that fight against Khan proved nothing we already didnt know. All this bollocks in the building that we were going to see a 'new' Malignaggi, he's got a new trainer, he's a different fighter. Very little difference from when he got battered by Hatton, he can take a punch, but he can't throw one. The guys a word removed. You'd think a guy with a mouth as big as his would be able to back it up at least!

Yep, how DARE a fighter lose to a world class fighter? That's the problem with casuals & even most proper boxing fans. A loss automatically means you're shit. I guess Calzaghe & Finito Lopez are the two of the best fighters ever? I have to laugh when people on the internet call fighters 'shit.' If they're so shite then why don't you box, do a better job of it & make millions of dollars? I guess you know him personally as well then to call him a word removed? Nah, thought not.

He posted on my wall as well

Legend!!

NEW YORK -- Boxing may have had its share of hyped-up, promotional stunts at weigh-ins, but if you ask WBA junior welterweight (140 pounds) champion, Amir Khan, Friday night's near-brawl with challenger, Paulie Malignaggi, was not one of them.

On Saturday night at Madison Square Garden's WaMu Theater, the 23-year-old Khan battered his rival relentlessly to improve to 23-1, by scoring his 17th knockout in the 11th round over the 29-year-old Malignaggi (27-4, five KOs).

Nearly 24 hours earlier, however, the fighters nearly came to blows at the pre-fight weigh-in.

"It's part of boxing, you know. But to be honest with you, none of that was fake. It was real, everything that happened between me and Paulie Malignaggi," said Khan, during a ringside interview at the WaMu Theater after the fight.

"I'm a very calm person, and you remember at the weigh-in, when he kept pushing his head into mine," said Khan. "Overall, he was very disrespectful at the weigh-in."

While the fighters stood, nose-to-nose, words were exchanged before Khan shoved Malgnaggi, and all chaos broke loose before order was restored after about two minutes.

"You never know, he could have slipped and bopped me in the nose," said Khan, who completed his debut in the United States. "It could have cut me if someone else had pushed me from behind."

Fortunately, neither fighter was harmed during the fracas, which Khan later chalked up to what he believed was part of the American boxing culture.

"You know, this is hype in America. When I was watching the news later on in the day, I saw that a lot of people were talking about the weigh-in. It just seems like American fighters love to do that," said Khan.

"I respect Paulie, and he's a great fighter. After the fight, he apologized for everything. He told me, 'mentally, I wanted to break you down, but you're a strong fighter, mentally,'" said Khan. "And the same goes for him. I think that he's a mentally strong fighter. I'm just happy that we both didn't have a fight outside of the boxing ring in the end."

Khan's trainer, Freddie Roach, echoed his assertion of Malignaggi, who "said after the fight that there were no hard feelings, and that he respected Amir Khan."

"Paulie told me, 'Freddie, I love you, and you're a great trainer. I still think that Manny Pacquiao is on steroids, but that's him, and that's not on you,'" said Roach. "He said, 'I respect you,' and I said, 'You fought a helluva a fight,' and I left the rest of it alone."

Overall, Khan said that he is has benefitted from the experience.

"It will just make me a better fighter, and at least, now, when I come to America, I know what to expect," said Khan. "This was my first fight here, and the next time I come here, Amir Khan is

going to be even better."

People r upset with all the shit talking that was going on before the fight. I wasn't the first person who invented shit talking. This is boxing, your going to see fighters talk shit back and forth, if you don't like that. Then please this isn't the sport to watch. Might want to tune into Golf. But once the fight is over, the grudge is over.

I like to Thank everyone who showed up to the fight or watched it on HBO. If you hate me or love me, it don't matter. Just glad you supported me and amir king khan. It was one of the best crowds I ever fought in front of. Thanks for all the love that everyone is showing me in the Group.

I honestly don't know what I will do now, I have a lot of thinking to do, I will take along vacation, and Re Evaluate life. I'm just happy and blessed that my life turned out the way it did. Will see were the light at the end of the tunnel takes me. But for now, I will just relax and enjoy life and my family and friends.

On Saturday night I wanted to win, I trained hard, I busted my ass for this fight. But sometimes in life you come up short. And on Saturday, I came up short, that's the way the cookie crumbles. Amir King Khan showed why he is a true champ. I tip my hate off to him, he will be a great fighter. And wish him the best. But Thank you to all my fans!! I love you guys. You stand behind me win or lose. And that's more then what I can ask for. Thank you so much!!!