Callum Smith v Rocky Fielding

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Afternoon all,

Who's watching this at the weekend? Predictions anyone?

I actually think it's going to be a lot tighter fight than most are suggesting. I'm hoping for a fight of the year candidate.

Cheers.

The lad deserves one after that, can't see Eddie wanting to take the risk though.

Ricky Burns......is like sex with the wife....Tiresome..

"Oh hello honey"....

Luckily for me the dinner party is cancelled. 

Great fight, terrible stoppage. The guy was badly hurt. But he was hit on the back of the head to put him down. For me it shouldn't have been a knockdown and he should have had chance to recover. At the very least he gets a standing count.

At least Eddie was honest about the stoppage... But that may have been a bit of 'I smell a froch groves style rematch'. Wembley anyone?

Is Ricky Burns in an eliminator by any chance?

Nick Halling is a fully paid up member of the Burns fan club "he is a modern British great" etc

British referees are a disgrace and that idiot is right up there with Ian John Lewis. I can't believe he stopped it then. No sense without a count. Inept.

British referees are a disgrace and that idiot is right up there with Ian John Lewis. I can't believe he stopped it then. No sense without a count. Inept.

To be honest milky It was a 10-8 round and Cardle wins...

But it did stink..

wheelchair1991 wrote:Is Ricky Burns in an eliminator by any chance?

Where is left for Ricky to go ??

Why would Cardle have won if it was a 10-8 round Truss? Dodd was up by 4 on two of the cards.

No arguments there truss... The lad deserved to lose a disputed split decision though! Maybe this result sells a few more rematch tickets!

4 rounds on 1 card, 1 round on the other

He was up one one card and one point down on another mate after 11..

Thought he was up with 2 judges... 1 by 1 round and 1 by 4 rounds Hampo

He was but cardle would have had a 10-8 with the count that should have been..

TRUSSMAN66 wrote:

wheelchair1991 wrote:Is Ricky Burns in an eliminator by any chance?

Where is left for Ricky to go ??

Up the WBO rankings again apparently

Why is Sims telling Burns to get inside? He's a 5'10 pure boxer against a 5'5 brawler. Why the hell is he forehead to forehead?!

milkyboy wrote:Thought he was up with 2 judges... 1 by 1 round and 1 by 4 rounds Hampo

 
Thought I heard by four on 2 and 1 on other, seen a few mention it on social media as well.

Pound-for-Pound wrote:Why is Sims telling Burns to get inside? He's a 5'10 pure boxer against a 5'5 brawler. Why the hell is he forehead to forehead?!

I was confused by that myself

Bit scrappy this one..

PaulHv2 wrote:

milkyboy wrote:Thought he was up with 2 judges... 1 by 1 round and 1 by 4 rounds Hampo

 
Thought I heard by four on 2 and 1 on other, seen a few mention it on social media as well.

Just rewound and listened to it again.

He was up on 2 cards.
On one he was up by 4 rounds.
On the other he was up by 1.

With a 10-8 in the last Cardle would have won an SD.

This Burns fight is dire.

Maybe watching Mamma Mia for the 50th time wouldn't be so bad !!

I've gone to the shop, hopefully be finished by the time I get back, time to retire Ricky.

Burns' long range work, that took him to titles in two different weights, hasn't been the same since he left Nelson. He may not have beaten Crawford but I was extremely impressed by his jab in that fight; it made a very, very good fighter in Crawford look unimpressive at times.

For a short fighter King is very poor on the inside....

Problem is he isn't much better on the outside...

"Unfortunately for King he isn't much of a banger"..

He wouldn't be over here If he was you donut..

I can't see Burns beating Flanagan based on recent performances.

Just wondering, do you guys reckon Terry Flanagan is better than a peak Ricky Burns? Whenever I watch Flanagan something about his work reminds me of Burns when he was champ.

I have the burns fight on the tv but my eye is being drawn to one of my floorboards which is just starting to warp slightly.

Pound-for-Pound wrote:I can't see Burns beating Flanagan based on recent performances.

Just wondering, do you guys reckon Terry Flanagan is better than a peak Ricky Burns? Whenever I watch Flanagan something about his work reminds me of Burns when he was champ.

I think Flanagan beats Burns easily now, back at Burns peak i still think Terry would have edged it

Wouldn't be surprised to see Eddie feed a fading Burns to Luke Campbell towards the back end of next year.

I think Fielding beats Smith tonight. Something about Smith doesn’t add up for me. Fielding KO.

Got a similar feeling. Can't see what everybody is seeing in Smith to be calling him "the best prospect in the world", or something to that effect, as they were last year. Then again, haven't seen much in Fielding either, apart from the fact that he seems to be able to pull one punch KO power from nowhere.

Well what can I say....

The first fight was an absolute cracker. Dodd winning handily by 3 on my card gets stopped with just over a minute left......and have to say I didn't agree with that. Should have got an 8 count minimum there.

The Burns fight? He is so far passed it. Just retire buddy. What a dog awful scrap that was just there.

Never the less hoping for a cracker in the main. Feeling a smith stoppage late but wouldn't be surprised to see a fielding super uppercut end things randomly.

Who knows....who's kidding who?

I don't think anybody has ever said anything of the sort about Smith.

Smith has class..Fielding doesn't.

Anybody know anything about their durability? Can't recall either of them having their chin tested.

Have to agree with HH, I remember people saying he was the best of the Smith brothers but certainly haven't see people say he's the best prospect in the world.

Fielding early or he can forget it...

Think that's where the fight is won or lost.

I'm not the only one who remembers it:

http://www.boxingforum24.com/showthread.php?t=492154

mobilemaster8 wrote:Think that's where the fight is won or lost.

Smith's excellent body punching will be the difference...Fielding always looks fleshy ..

I can see a body shot ending it !!

Couldn't agree more. Said earlier I can smith winning this based on his body work. Fielding looks fleshy and always will hold his hands high and leaves that area for a good hook.....smith seems to have a great one......

Us Brits give Germany stick but we're hardly any better when it comes to dodgy refs and judges.

Dodd was denied what I'm sure would of been the pinnacle of his career.

Valero's Conscience wrote:Us Brits give Germany stick but we're hardly any better when it comes to dodgy refs and judges.

Dodd was denied what I'm sure would of been the pinnacle of his career.

Makes for a hard luck story but he wasn't denied anything, unless he came roaring back to drop/stop Cardle the knockdown itself cost him the fight.

I imagine he'll make more money from the rematch than he ever expected to make in his entire career when he first laced up the gloves.

Not sure hammer he was 4 up on 2 score cards and 1 up on another so even with the knockdown he would have definitely won a split decision.

Hammersmith harrier wrote:

Valero's Conscience wrote:Us Brits give Germany stick but we're hardly any better when it comes to dodgy refs and judges.

Dodd was denied what I'm sure would of been the pinnacle of his career.

Makes for a hard luck story but he wasn't denied anything, unless he came roaring back to drop/stop Cardle the knockdown itself cost him the fight.

I thought Dodd would of still won on the cards but if not, fair enough.

A joke from the ref though!

mobilemaster8 wrote:Not sure hammer he was 4 up on 2 score cards and 1 up on another so even with the knockdown he would have definitely won a split decision.

No he wasn't.

Wow

That's what the commentators stated mate not me.