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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,777 ✭✭✭OmegaGene


    Whittaker is putting on an act to self promote himself like many fighters have done in the past and he’s doing a great job, he’s clearly a talented boxer but as yet not tested

    Cheeky elbow against him in the 7th

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 517 ✭✭✭reclose


    I think many other fighters had the charisma to pull it off, he doesn’t.

    Looking forward to see him stepping it up the levels.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,777 ✭✭✭OmegaGene


    he goes viral all the time which is what sells these days

    that was meant to be a step up for Ben but he didn’t even get out of second gear, a clearly talented fighter with his precision punches and agility

    No idea how that was for a title of some sort

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,777 ✭✭✭OmegaGene


    What’s the opinion here folks ?
    Callum of Richard

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,777 ✭✭✭OmegaGene


    un favouring Richard myself

    Last couple of times I’ve watched cbs he’s not been great

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  • Registered Users Posts: 4,938 ✭✭✭squinn2912


    that messing around makes his fights boring as hell! Don’t really think it’s his personality either.
    this next one will be a proper fight. I’m leaning towards Riakporhe



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,629 ✭✭✭ThebitterLemon


    Ben W, agile, accurate, good footwork and fairly entertaining. Good variety of punches too. He won that in a canter, if he can start to generate a bit more power he’ll be very good


    Don’t get all the hate.


    TbL



  • Registered Users Posts: 4,938 ✭✭✭squinn2912


    think CBS looks the more comfortable in there so far



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,777 ✭✭✭OmegaGene


    cbs is a sneaky fighter he’s getting in close to force a clinch and then making it clear to the ref he’s not clinching, it’s like the okolie fight again

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,777 ✭✭✭OmegaGene


    Richard has stopped using the jab and close fighting isn’t working in his favour

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 517 ✭✭✭reclose




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,777 ✭✭✭OmegaGene


    cbs is running away with this

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  • Registered Users Posts: 4,938 ✭✭✭squinn2912


    poor fight Riakporhe doesn’t deserve it



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,777 ✭✭✭OmegaGene


    angel Fernandez in the corner with words of wisdom

    You’re better than this bro

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  • Registered Users Posts: 412 ✭✭Robert Nairac


    Awful fight. Both terrible to watch. Boxxer with another stinker of a card.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,512 ✭✭✭Dick phelan


    The fact CBS is a world champion is testament to the fact of too many belts in boxing.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 517 ✭✭✭reclose


    I’d have to agree with this. It wasn’t great card.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,777 ✭✭✭OmegaGene


    things are bad when a boxxer show isn’t as good as what Eddie was doing in his garden during lockdown

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  • Registered Users Posts: 4,938 ✭✭✭squinn2912


    that was horrendous corner advice going into the final round for a world title. To me it didn’t look like there had been much of a plan all along for him. He was heart afraid of gassing, smothered his own work and was very dirty with the head (to no real avail). He’s not improved much since their last fight and when you put those two together along with Okolie and CW is poor for English fighters. CBS is limited but he’s game as anything and has some grey matter between his ears to follow a game plan. Cards close for me that was more a 117-111.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 56,729 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Tank scored a KO last night

    Ok, him, Loma, Shakur need to fight each other.. hopefully Loma v Tank or v Shakur in the next 4-6 months.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,505 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    Without having to dig deep.

    Probably a bit rusty but when he was asked to step it up, he did.

    Don't think the other two can put a stop to him.

    And sometimes boxers can give the stupidest excuses when they lose but I think Martin gave a good assessment after of what happened in the fight.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 56,729 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Tank looked explosive closing the show last night. Hard, sharp and heavy finishing shots. Martin’s lack of power a real issue



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,505 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    Anyone watch the Whitaker fight?

    This is my 3rd time seeing him and he's painful to watch.

    I'd be amazed if he was even anyway competitive with someone decent.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,777 ✭✭✭OmegaGene


    there was a convo about him last night if his go back in the thread

    The only thing I think he needs to improve is power, it’s all well and good doing what he does but but round 4 or 5 he needs to be going for the knock out

    I know someone he fought and he said it was the most frustrating contest of his life, he felt humiliated

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 56,729 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    His behaviour in the ring with the clowning and ridiculous showboating in trying to demean and humiliate opponents is a disgrace. And what’s worse is officials allowing it. But no surprise. Boxing has fook all standards. And I don’t want to hear the pathetic “he’s promoting himself” angle so that makes it all ok.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,505 ✭✭✭✭blade1




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,777 ✭✭✭OmegaGene


    interesting points made here regarding the sanctioning bodies and how many belts are in play, 1700 plus belts around is madness

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 56,729 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    CBS is a world champion. Nuff said



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 517 ✭✭✭reclose


    Don’t forget the 5 minute ring walks for a fighter who hasn’t even reached English title level yet. It’s so forced.

    He’s a few levels above the opposition he’s facing. It’s time to step it up and back up the nonsense.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,175 ✭✭✭✭Rjd2


    He's not got the knockout power to be a star, yeah he can create a buzz but to go truly viral you need knockouts of not just postmen.



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  • Registered Users Posts: 4,938 ✭✭✭squinn2912


    his last opponent is finishing off his doctorate. Not usually the type of person who is gona be a killer in the ring. He does have an Olympic silver medal so he deserves some respect too



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,175 ✭✭✭✭Rjd2


    He's from all accounts a good bloke and yeah anyone with a silver medal at the Olympics is clearly no mug.

    Its somewhat early days as he is only 8 fights in, but having watched all his fights as his opponents have got slightly less rubbish, it doesn't seem the knock out power is their, he found his opponent plenty Saturday night and he never looked like stopping him and that's worrying because he should be finishing guys like that easily.

    Again not saying we should give up on him, but Boxxer have bet big on him on been the next big UK boxing star and I just don't see it sadly. I'd like to be proved wrong because I don't dislike the bloke whatsoever.



  • Registered Users Posts: 4,938 ✭✭✭squinn2912


    I wouldn’t exactly say I’m against him but his lack of respect towards opponents doesn’t endear him to me, especially considering they are obviously levels below him. I think a lot of that is just unnecessary.

    I think he could have brought about the knockout at any time on Saturday night. He turned the screw in the last 30 seconds and Ezra was in big trouble.

    This style is pretty marketable so I suppose he’s laughing all the way to the bank but a lot of that is just personality. I think he has plenty of tools that will bring him right up to world level. But at that level he will need power and he will have to take shots. Give it another 5-6 fights and things will get more exciting.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 56,729 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    I missed his fight other night, but saw clip him getting a headbutt after he patronisingly walked opponent back to his corner. Absolute pox.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,777 ✭✭✭OmegaGene


    the lad gave him an elbow too

    I didn’t realise he’s the bloke that randomly turned up to a press conference claiming to be an African king

    Apparently whittekar brings in his previous opponents for sparring at his gym, he needs to stop this idea of training himself and get someone guiding him

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 56,729 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Ryan’s done a Shakur and “retired.” Sport’s full a fooking imbeciles!!!

    Y’all this and y’all that!!!😖



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 56,729 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    TJ Doheny touted to get crack at Inoue's belt in September…..my goodness.



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,825 ✭✭✭Sebastian Dangerfield




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  • Registered Users Posts: 412 ✭✭Robert Nairac


    Card on DAZN now. The Croc on later



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,777 ✭✭✭OmegaGene


    cracker and walker is a decent scrap

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,777 ✭✭✭OmegaGene


    I expected Walker to get the nod tbh

    Good watch and now to see why cash has got after what seems like two years out now

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,777 ✭✭✭OmegaGene


    jack catteral v Regis prograis august 24th

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,777 ✭✭✭OmegaGene


    fight stopped with felix cash having his eye cut with a clash of heads so we are off to the score cards after 5 rounds

    Denny wins

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 56,729 ✭✭✭✭walshb




  • Registered Users Posts: 412 ✭✭Robert Nairac


    Crocker is nothing special. Felix Cash has nothing to offer.

    Matchroom pulled the Fiaz-Baker rematch due to irregular betting activity. Someone was going to take a dive.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,175 ✭✭✭✭Rjd2


    Bookies have been taken before by lads taking dives, but must have been decent money a specific round. It was odds on to go the distance so early round a big price IMO. Its interesting to see the fallout in this now.

    Crocker agreed is nothing special sadly, he absolutely threw the kitchen sink at Tyrone Mc Kenna and could not finish him and last night very lucky.

    I hope the Donovan fight happens though be nice to get a somewhat big Irish domestic fight.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,777 ✭✭✭OmegaGene


    most of the pundits had Crocker losing, paddy Donovan was asking Eddie for the winne in Limerick but looks like the rematch will be on

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,398 ✭✭✭megadodge


    Bam Rodriguez looked superb last night against Estrada.

    Despite Estrada's age and my belief that he is slightly overrated, it was the all-round performance from Rodriguez that really impressed. His footwork, feinting and shot-selection are top-notch.

    Though I have to say the silly questions afterwards about a potential matchup with Inoue are very unfair, with Inoue having moved through much the same weights there's not really a natural size advantage and it certainly would be a mouth-watering matchup.



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