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Truther Vandross
Jun 17, 2008

TheKingslayer posted:

Just getting into regular boxing viewing. Why does it look like Rolls has way bigger gloves than GGG? Am I crazy?

I don’t know for sure but white gloves always look bigger to me.

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blue footed boobie
Sep 14, 2012


UEFA SUPREMACY
Nasty KO

Jump King
Aug 10, 2011

Lid posted:

WE NEED MORE ROBE FACTS

The Ninth Layer
Jun 20, 2007

If they make Canelo-GGG 3 for September I'm definitely gonna (try very hard to) get tickets.

Marching Powder
Mar 8, 2008



stop the fucking fight, cornerman, your dude is fucking done and is about to be killed.
well, that was loving brutal.

The SituAsian
Oct 29, 2006

I'm a mess in distress
But we're still the best dressed
Well fortunately for me and ninth nothing nuts happened but a worthy nonprofit shouldn't be punished by boxing's matchmaking apparatus


The SituAsian fucked around with this message at 04:48 on Jun 9, 2019

GalacticAcid
Apr 8, 2013

NEW YORK VALUES
Well that was fun. Was kind of hoping Rolls would be better but eh, things happen.

The Ninth Layer
Jun 20, 2007

The SituAsian posted:

Well fortunately for me and ninth nothing nuts happened but a worthy nonprofit shouldn't be punished by boxing's matchmaking apparatus

And my matching donation:

Jack B Nimble
Dec 25, 2007


Soiled Meat
GGG, thinking of the children with that knockout.

Jump King
Aug 10, 2011

Weren't the donations supposed to happen if he lost?

Jack B Nimble
Dec 25, 2007


Soiled Meat
The big bet was, but some smaller bets were for GGG.

afatwhiteloaf
Oct 19, 2012
Zab Judah’s in the hospital with a brain bleed after his last fight but is talking and moving around

The SituAsian
Oct 29, 2006

I'm a mess in distress
But we're still the best dressed

afatwhiteloaf posted:

Zab Judah’s in the hospital with a brain bleed after his last fight but is talking and moving around

Prayers up for Zab. And in related news Mexican super flyweight Felipe Orucuta-who may be best remembered for headlining the main event of Superfly 3 last year against Gallo Estrada-was knocked out in a fight on Friday and is in a coma after literally needing to be resuscitated in the ring. Incredibly disturbing video of the immediate aftermath in the spoiler tags

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFlTweKr1g4

The SituAsian fucked around with this message at 01:35 on Jun 10, 2019

kimbo305
Jun 9, 2007

actually, yeah, I am a little mad
Skimmed the Judah fight on Daily Motion. It was someone way past his prime getting ground down by a journeyman. The ref stopped the fight and hopefully reduced the damage to Judah as much as possible.

Cigar Aficionado
Nov 1, 2004

"Patel"? Fuck you.
Judah’s 41, originally retired over 5 years ago, and hasn’t fought in a year and a half. He shouldn’t be fighting at all, let alone against a real contender. It’s unfortunate guys keep fighting past their 40th birthday, it’s very dangerous and rarely worth it.

Jump King
Aug 10, 2011

Cigar Aficionado posted:

He shouldn’t be fighting at all, let alone against a real contender.

Even fighting against Seldin was dangerous

kimbo305
Jun 9, 2007

actually, yeah, I am a little mad
https://twitter.com/StarBoxing/status/1137760822724321280

Marching Powder
Mar 8, 2008



stop the fucking fight, cornerman, your dude is fucking done and is about to be killed.

what the gently caress? jesus christ.

Cigar Aficionado
Nov 1, 2004

"Patel"? Fuck you.

MMM Whatchya Say posted:

Even fighting against Seldin was dangerous

Seldin isn’t a total bum. Mainly here though he’s a decade younger and in his prime.

Jump King
Aug 10, 2011

My main exposure to Seldin was seeing him receive a boxing lesson in Laval, where he looked very basic. Agreed about the overall point though and I hope Judah is ok.

GalacticAcid
Apr 8, 2013

NEW YORK VALUES
The Athletic's boxing section is now live -- https://theathletic.com/boxing/

Rafe Bartholomew, Mike Coppinger & Lance Pugmire are the main writers seems like

The Ninth Layer
Jun 20, 2007

Seems like you need an app to read it?

GalacticAcid
Apr 8, 2013

NEW YORK VALUES
Might be a function of the paywall

Jump King
Aug 10, 2011

The Athletic is, to be clear, the DAZN of the article writing world

GalacticAcid
Apr 8, 2013

NEW YORK VALUES
Lol true. Some of their baseball & hockey writing is very good. I don't read as much about other sports though so can't speak to that.

Jump King
Aug 10, 2011

I just meant in terms of their subscription model and snapping up of all the talent they can find

The SituAsian
Oct 29, 2006

I'm a mess in distress
But we're still the best dressed

MMM Whatchya Say posted:

I just meant in terms of their subscription model and snapping up of all the talent they can find

In both cases I feel like there's a lot of value for the hardcore fan. The most appealing thing is that writers get to stick to one sport and just cover it full time. All 3 of the boxing writers for the site were doing something else (Rafe Bartholemew wrote a couple books and edited for Grantland and Eater, Mike Coppinger was also covering the Anaheim Ducks and Lance Pugmire also covering mma for the LA Times) in addition to boxing before going to The Athletic.

EDIT: And for something completely unrelated here's Eddie Hearn knocking out his employee, CEO of Matchroom Frank Smith with a body shot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaNAPqTL4A8

The SituAsian fucked around with this message at 01:21 on Jun 13, 2019

Jack B Nimble
Dec 25, 2007


Soiled Meat
Boardroom Beefs, I'd watch it.

The Ninth Layer
Jun 20, 2007

Tyson Fury back in action this weekend. Naturally ESPN will be promoting the upset angle, I don't know enough about Schwarz to comment really.

I hadn't heard this before but according to Arum, the plan is for Fury to fight again in the fall after this fight before Wilder-Fury 2 next year. Wilder already has a fight scheduled for the fall and I was wondering if Fury would just wait for him or what, but I think it's smart (if somewhat risky) to keep Fury busy through the end of the year, which should also help promote the rematch for the public. Arum expects 2 million buys and says the network divide can be bridged with a joint ESPN/FOX event.

Arum also says Crawford will return in the fall and claims he is trying to make Crawford-Spence happen. Last I heard Spence was negotiating with Shawn Porter, Arum says that fight hasn't been signed because there may not be enough money in a Spence-Porter PPV to see Spence get paid. He makes the point that once a guy goes to PPV it's hard to dial them back to network TV money. Incidentally what news I can find about Spence-Porter suggests that terms are mostly figured out and what remains to be seen is the date, but it's also unclear if the fight is being targeted for PPV or not.

Finally it sounds like Al Haymon is looking to sell the PBC brand to UFC's parent company Endeavor, presumably staying involved going forward like Dana White has for the UFC. I don't know what to make of this news, a lot of people have said for years they want to see the UFC model applied to boxing but I personally think the sport is too spread out for any attempt like that to work. The UFC developed MMA into a lucrative sport in tandem with their own brand; boxing is already a developed sport. I think it would be bad for boxing to have a fifth world title organization, which ironically is what people were speculating the PBC would be when it was first announced.

The SituAsian
Oct 29, 2006

I'm a mess in distress
But we're still the best dressed
The "boxing esquire" Kurt Emhoff did a podcast on Endeavor possibly purchasing the PBC with mma writer John Nash that's the best take in the situation for now until more information comes out.

https://m.soundcloud.com/emhoffk/boxing-esq-podcast-25-john-nash

The SituAsian fucked around with this message at 23:49 on Jun 14, 2019

Jump King
Aug 10, 2011

I'm going to be busy probably but if whoever does watch this can keep a look out for Sonny Conto and report back, that'd be nice.

The SituAsian
Oct 29, 2006

I'm a mess in distress
But we're still the best dressed
Yuniel 'Cool Ranch' Dorticos just put Andrew Tabiti down

https://twitter.com/DAZN_USA/status/1140002015814270976

The Ninth Layer
Jun 20, 2007

Check out Breidis-Glowacki if you have a chance. Pretty entertaining three rounds, and also one of the most mismanaged rounds I've ever seen.

The SituAsian
Oct 29, 2006

I'm a mess in distress
But we're still the best dressed
https://twitter.com/DAZN_USA/status/1140009934945431562

It's bizarre as hell. The WBC withdrew their sanctioning of the bout because of a dispute with the WBO about the officials and Adalaide Byrd was judging a fight which her husband Robert was reffing. So shady.

https://twitter.com/MichaelBensonn/status/1140011161229942785

EDIT: https://twitter.com/MichaelBensonn/status/1139828046997987328

The SituAsian fucked around with this message at 00:18 on Jun 16, 2019

The Ninth Layer
Jun 20, 2007

Wow that's some shady poo poo indeed. Also if I was the ref I probably would have issued a DQ for that really blatant elbow throw.

hrollins
May 20, 2003
Radio Friendly Unit Shifter

The Ninth Layer posted:

Wow that's some shady poo poo indeed. Also if I was the ref I probably would have issued a DQ for that really blatant elbow throw.

Yeah, that should’ve been a DQ no doubt. Also that after the bell exchanging for like 10 seconds was ridiculous. Boxing is trying so hard to come back, but there’s too much stuff like this.

Marching Powder
Mar 8, 2008



stop the fucking fight, cornerman, your dude is fucking done and is about to be killed.

The SituAsian posted:

https://twitter.com/DAZN_USA/status/1140009934945431562

It's bizarre as hell. The WBC withdrew their sanctioning of the bout because of a dispute with the WBO about the officials and Adalaide Byrd was judging a fight which her husband Robert was reffing. So shady.

https://twitter.com/MichaelBensonn/status/1140011161229942785

EDIT: https://twitter.com/MichaelBensonn/status/1139828046997987328

to be honest it's been a little while since something this egregious has occurred.

The Ninth Layer
Jun 20, 2007

https://youtu.be/Lg2uQ1uoBJU

Still amazes me Fury got up. For the first five seconds he was napping.

Also Dana White of the UFC says Fury is the #1 heavyweight in the division for whatever his opinion is worth.

Marching Powder
Mar 8, 2008



stop the fucking fight, cornerman, your dude is fucking done and is about to be killed.

The Ninth Layer posted:

https://youtu.be/Lg2uQ1uoBJU

Still amazes me Fury got up. For the first five seconds he was napping.

Also Dana White of the UFC says Fury is the #1 heavyweight in the division for whatever his opinion is worth.

such a dramatic fight. re-watching that i'm actually more ok with the draw despite it being genuinely impossible with competent judges.

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Troy Queef
Jan 12, 2013




The SituAsian posted:

https://twitter.com/DAZN_USA/status/1140009934945431562

It's bizarre as hell. The WBC withdrew their sanctioning of the bout because of a dispute with the WBO about the officials and Adalaide Byrd was judging a fight which her husband Robert was reffing. So shady.

https://twitter.com/MichaelBensonn/status/1140011161229942785

EDIT: https://twitter.com/MichaelBensonn/status/1139828046997987328

this wasn't the only massive home-town decision tonight: Josh Warrington won a split-decision over Kid Galahad in a fight more than a few people had going to Galahad, because it was in Leeds.

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