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Rjd2

Assuming this is on PPV ,will be curious to see how it does, I'd like it to do well but am skeptical.

selectamatic

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118542178#Comment_118542178

Not sure on that tbh?

She was very good against Jonas imo. Jonas boxed well and is talented and Katie simply left her for dust in the final 4 rds. Serious output that showed the mark of a champion. Cards should have been wider too in my view.

The Spaniard who fought Serrano last is tough but very very ordinary. Katie beat her handy too so not a lot to be told by either performance against her.

walshb

I am not seeing any marked regression with Katie at all.

squinn2912

Great fight gonna be on a knife edge I feel. If I’m pressed I think Katie is in trouble here. What an opportunity for an already great legacy.

Big Ears

Tbh I think the hand and foot speed have declined just a fraction.

She is more seasoned now, and the experience of those massive fights with Persoon will have her well acclimatised to fighting in such a massive event, but Serrano will have the speed advantage here.

Serrano is typically very aggressive, although not that hard to hit. It'll be a very interesting fight, but right now I'd be edging the Puerto Rican to with it.

walshb

Serrano will not have speed advantage. Katie's feet and hands are sharper.

Serrano has a power advantage.

walshb

Nice lil Sky Sports card tonight.

Eubank and Shields on it.

dougm1970

should be a great fight...i think.

both come forward, both throw loads, neither has one punch ko power, both have good chins...so i think it'll be a great toe to toe battle that eubank likely wins due to faster hands.

i think :)

been looking forward to this one.

walshb

Shields and Marshall an embarrassment..

carltonleon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118588679#Comment_118588679

Big time…. Shields Sounded like a wailing cat

walshb

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118588797#Comment_118588797

Two a them idiots.

Shields very difficult to warm to

walshb

A loud fart would knock Williams down!

carltonleon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118588820#Comment_118588820

Struggling badly alright…. Eubank totally overdoing the showboating/goading, almost to an embarrassing level

carltonleon

carltonleon

Eubank has stepped up in class twice and found wanting both times, don’t think he has that top World Level

walshb

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118588862#Comment_118588862

Eubank very limited. Williams should have been taken out 20 minutes ago

carltonleon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118588882#Comment_118588882

Eubank more interested in supposedly punishing him… just get him the **** outta there and move on

Morrison J

Both pretty poor performances really. If Williams punch resistance hadn't completely gone to shite he'd have probably won. GGG has nothing to be worried about.

megadodge

I found the knockdowns bizarre to say the least.

Obviously the fourth wasn't a knockdown, but the first three came from punches that couldn't even be called 'innocuous'. I had to wait for the end of the round replays to see the actual punches and I was shocked to see how harmless they were. Considering Williams has always been tough, I really cannot understand what happened. After all the knockdowns he immediately went on the attack as if nothing had happened, so how come he went down so easily in the first place?

I have to say for a fight that beforehand looked like a can't-miss action fight, it was a disappointment overall. While Eubank was using his jab very well early on and looked reasonably impressive, the longer it went the worse he looked. Williams' performance was just strange.

Morrison J

I do remember Williams fighting Gary Corcoran a few years ago in a bit if a gruelling bloodbath that was fit for a car park. Might just have that few too many miles on the clock now that his punch resistance is completely shot.

Morrison J

Bam Rodriguez was absolutely superb last night. Well worth a watch for people who haven't seen it. Proper breakout performance against a quality operator in Carlos Cuadras. So many good fights to be made at the lower weights.

https://twitter.com/DAZNBoxing/status/1490179097359753218?t=h7IiwxTenI1NKRPHdEXl4A&s=19

megadodge

That's a great win for Rodriguez, especially given the late notice and moving up two weights. Obviously worth keeping an eye on.

https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/1489646598892236807

squinn2912

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118588891#Comment_118588891

Totally. I’m catching up today. Average performance by Eubank against a guy he shouldn’t be wasting time on. 3 rounds, look impressive and shout about titles. After the fight he wanted to continue the spat. He’s 32 and possibly less mature now than ever before. He’s got a hope against GGG though who will fight on too long until a pretender like Eubank beats him

ted1

So any thoughts On Katie and Serrano doing 3 minute rounds?

she really got taking back with that comment

AdrianG08

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118597930#Comment_118597930

She certainly did get taken aback by it, and her protests that the fight is big enough without the need for 3 minute rounds sounded a bit hollow.

Not one for reading into gamesmanship before fights, but if you were that was inclined, it's definitely 1-0 Serrano, it was a telling blow.

3 minute rounds would be a disaster for Katie too.

walshb

Katie likely suffers more from 3 minutes rds, assuming the rounds have actual pace and fight

It's as much Katie being a bit too strung and eager and committed as it is general cardio stamina.

funkey_monkey

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118597930#Comment_118597930

I think that 12x3 definitely would have favour for Serrano. Katie does seem to gas and 10x2 is already a struggle for her. I would have thought thought that this would all have been agreed in the contracts they signed and this is just Serrano pissing about.

walshb

Saunders crawled out from his cave to have a go at Eubank.. looking for a payday..

squinn2912

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118600119#Comment_118600119

Would there be an awful lot between them? Eubank wasn’t impressive at all at the weekend for me I think that’s a toss up between tossers