Bradley V pacquio fight thread (spoilers)

by Champagne_Socialist Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 3:16

First topic message reminder :

Predictions for the big fight tonight?

by **hampo17** Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 9:09

Eubank JR has fought three people with losing records in his career, based on most prospects careers they are decent fights.

by Reborn-DeeMcK-Reborn Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 9:13

Goin for a kip here. Hopefully be up for the Pacquiao fight. Going to set my alarm for 4.30am. Talk to ya'll later maybe!

Oh, by the way...

Reborn-DeeMcK-Reborn wrote:I agree that at this point Eubank Jr really should be fighting for some sort of strap if he is wanting to move up the rankings.

The only fights I am taking an interest in specifically are the Buglioni and Conquest fights.

McKenzie can still be a handful for any fighter trying to break through. Conquest isn't the biggest of punchers and with McKenzie, a fighter needs to be on the ball for all 12 rounds as he has an good punch on him.

Not accusing you Haz, but I think some people just look at Kuminski's surname and assume he is just another pushover. Thats not the case. He can make Frank look bad and could be a decent test.

by TechInept Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 9:14

Eubank fought that 17 year old from Sunderland didn't he? Never lost they said, dirty looking bloke, he was ment to be quite risky, you know the one with the face.

by mobilemaster8 Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 9:17

Hahahahaga

by AlexHuckerby Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 9:25

Haha, really funny tweet from Eddie Hearns parody account -

Tommorow I will be running the London Marathon, Frank Warren will be running from the debt collectors #EmptySeatsOnBoxNation

by mobilemaster8 Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 9:28

Again...hahahahaa

Now that's funny.

any idea of ring walk times for pacman?

by John Bloody Wayne Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 9:30

Only just got in to see the Mckenzie/Conquest fight. When they said it had been a night of upsets I found myself praying Jr had his head knocked off but I guess Buglioni will do.

The Pacquiao/Bradley 24/7 just had a close up of Bradley having his shoes taken off after the Pacquiao fight (which were so badly damaged they had to have hospital attention) and they were fine. No swelling, no cutting. Nothing. Pacman should've given him some socks at the weigh in.

by AlexHuckerby Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 9:30

Says on all the sites 4am.

by AlexHuckerby Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 9:32

I'm pretty sure he was in a wheelchair for a couple of weeks too JBW? Not seen the ep yet, where you finding this mate? On Youtube it tells me I'm not from the correct region to watch it =/

by **hampo17** Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 9:33

It's on free view boxnation at the moment Alex.

by John Bloody Wayne Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 9:34

Boxnation.

Yeah it showed him getting wheel chaired out. I'm just not convinced it was actually necessary. I'm no conspiracy theorist but if you box for 10 rounds on broken ankles you get swelling. There was nothing. Why doesn't he just accept he was in the ring with a great fighter and he couldn't make it easy for himself because his opponent was that good. No shame.

by John Bloody Wayne Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 9:36

Bradley seems like kind of a distasteful dude if I'm honest.

Really good fighter who has guts coming out of his ears, but makes some spiteful comments and took a lot of pleasure in the Marquez KO.

by **hampo17** Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 9:43

It's strange JBW, in all of his other fights he's been a really nice guy in the build up, but with the sour taste he has following the first fight (he genuinely believes he won 8 rounds to 4) and following issues after the first fight, death threats, people abusing his family etc, he obviously has some bad feelings about this fight.

by John Bloody Wayne Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 9:47

Understandable, but Pacquiao showed serious humility afterwards and didn't b'tch at all, despite having every right too. I can why he reserves hatred for the trolls and maybe the judges, but what was Pacquiao meant to do, let him win?

by mobilemaster8 Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 9:47

He seems to have a sour taste in his mouth after pacquiao 1.....and i really don't blame him.

The way the boxing world treated him was an actual disgrace.

After beating a great, he got slammed with hatred, ended up putting his heart on the line against Prov, then handily beat the guy who knocked out "the guy"feel sorry for him.

Hope he does well later on, but i feel he has just woke up a sleeping giant in pacman.

Pacquiao via stoppage.

by AlexHuckerby Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 9:49

To be fair JBW, he supposedly considered suicide after the fight, he has ridiculously strong feelings about it and probably a bit of spite towards Manny for it all. It's maybe a way of focusing his energy in the fight, how he gets up in the morning and pushes himself to train harder I guess. A new way of pushing himself to his limits mentally and physically perhaps. Just my take on it JBW.

by **hampo17** Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 9:49

I'm sure the hatred is aimed at Roach more than Pacquiao, who described it as the worst robbery ever. He conveniently forgot the Marquez fights.

by AlexHuckerby Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 9:51

Think there is generally more hate on the Bradley/Pacman fight than there was singularly on any of the Pacman/MArquez ones.

by John Bloody Wayne Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 9:52

Can see where you're coming from, but don't see what Pacquiao did wrong. He said he respected the judges decision while everyone else in the stadium booed them.

Now Bradley's laughing at him for getting brutally KO'd.

by AlexHuckerby Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 9:54

Harder to hate the fans who are vast than hate the one thing which is singular JBW. Especially when he has to get in the ring to try and punch him in the face for 36 minutes.

by John Bloody Wayne Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 9:56

Yeah I'm sure he uses the hate for fuel, just makes him seem like a nob to me. Not that he cares.

by TheMarvelousOne Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 12:00

Just catching up on Sky +. My take on the evening so far:
- Price - great punch power but still looks too vulnerable himself to do anything of note on the heavyweight scene
- Georgir Keane - looked very average for someone so hyped. Seemed like he was punching through molasses at times.
Buglioni - Accident waiting to happen.....actually did happen tonight.
Oville - Blessed with power and conserved his energy for the first few rounds and Conquest could not handle the power.

Bring on Pacquiao v Bradley!

by AlexHuckerby Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 12:05

Just putting it out there guys that Beltran Vs. Usmanee will probably be fight of the night.

by AlexHuckerby Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 12:11

So BoxNation has Mario Lopez, the jock from Saved By The Bell commentating the fight... Jesus.

by Happytravelling Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 12:25

mobilemaster8 wrote:Happy, are you for real?

Eubank Jnr has been taking "high risk fights.."

errrr against who?

Are you for real? He's a 13 fight novice for God's sake, what are you expecting from him?

He fought Bradley Pryce in his 7th fight. If you think he's been spoon fed you're a tool.

Thanks Hampo for pointing out he's only fought 3 fighters with loosing records... and he has only 13 fights.

I was clear to say his early career. I think they have held back recently but early in his career they took huge risks... as the Pryce fight shows.

by Happytravelling Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 12:53

Alvarez is winning this..Felix just can't keep him off... Viva las Ticas!

by Happytravelling Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 12:54

Sorry, Vazquez!

by Happytravelling Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 12:56

And los Ticos!

by Herman Jaeger Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 13:10

The knockout could come but I'll guess Manny to win it on points, a bit wider than the last time.

by John Bloody Wayne Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 13:44

AlexHuckerby wrote:So BoxNation has Mario Lopez, the jock from Saved By The Bell commentating the fight... Jesus.

That who he is? To be fair, it's Top Rank who have him doing it.

by John Bloody Wayne Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 13:46

Reckon Vargas could be world class if he had some power.

by John Bloody Wayne Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 13:52

That being said, I think Provodnikov beats both these guys at the same time.

by mobilemaster8 Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 14:04

Haha yeh ok traveller.

Beltran to win this via KO.

by John Bloody Wayne Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 14:20

Wish I was Mexican so I could listen to the Chavez/Barrera commentary

by mobilemaster8 Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 14:20

Tough fight so far for Beltran. Have him a couple rounds down.

seemed to hurt him there though in the 4th with a left book to the body

by John Bloody Wayne Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 14:28

Beltran will come on as the fight goes on.

Late stoppage

by AlexHuckerby Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 14:43

God damnit KNOCK HIM OUT BELTRAN! Usmanee teak tough!

by mobilemaster8 Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 14:49

I have Beltran needing a KO to win.

very impressed by Usmane.

by AlexHuckerby Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 14:52

DAMNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

by mobilemaster8 Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 14:52

Lol unlucky mate. I have usmane winning that handily.

Beltran used his face as a defence mechanism

by AlexHuckerby Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 14:53

116-112 to Beltran for me.

by John Bloody Wayne Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 14:55

Can't see where you got that card mobile!

Lend a fiver Alex?

by mobilemaster8 Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 14:55

WOW! really?? I must be watching a different fight to be fair.

would love to have seen the punch stats.

by AlexHuckerby Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 15:03

Dunno to be honest was quite an easy UD for BEltran in my eyes...

by John Bloody Wayne Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 15:06

Same Alex.

Next Saturday's DC card looks pretty good

by John Bloody Wayne Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 15:12

From boxing news

Crowd appreciation chart (loudest cheers first):
1. Manny Pacquiao
2. Jack Nicholson
3. Ruslan Provodnikov
4. Miguel Cotto
5. Shane Mosley
6. Timothy Bradley

Love how Jack watches all the undercard fights.

by John Bloody Wayne Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 15:16

Go Manny is the top worldwide trend on twitter. I'm actually a little surprised at just how much his name is carrying this, fan wise.

by AlexHuckerby Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 15:18

Yeah terrific triple header next week.

by AlexHuckerby Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 15:24

Bradleys first round in my book

by AlexHuckerby Sun 13 Apr 2014 - 15:28

GREAT second round, Manny's for me due to stiffening his legs but Tim landed some terrific shots himself.

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