Alph

There’s so many regrets and mistakes for me that it’s bloody depressing to think back on which ones to start with. 

There was a part of that speech that perhaps should have drawn more attention than his slip up. Sky and Co missed that bit though. 

35 minutes ago, Jubbs said:

See that's the difference with AJ vs Fury and Usyk.
AJ is so so poor in the clinch, doesn't use his size, doesn't try dirty punches or anything to rough up his opponent. Fury leans all over opponents in the clinch, uses his size well. Usyk as well, really clever when clinching.

It’s been embarrassing in the past. Getting wrestled by Andy Ruiz and Povetkin who are what? 6ft? And as you say by Usyk. Another one who’s 6ft (although clever with his elbows when he senses a grab) 

Massive unit but just can’t tie up opponents. Dubois nearly shoved his head off every time he tried tonight. Didn’t come out on top once and probably spent more energy trying to tie up. It’s like watching a panda. 

23 minutes ago, Jubbs said:

Credit to Dubois, incredible performance. Don't get some of the hate Joshua gets, especially when compared to what a bamford Fury is and he's loved by everyone, strange. Never ducks anyone, always shows heart on the ring. 

Fight would've been completely different if AJ hadn't walked back to his corner with 5 seconds to go in the first round with his hands down. 

Complacency? Lack of preparation? Or was Dubois just that good? Guess we'll see in the rematch if it happens.

See I like Fury but agree completely on the AJ hate. It’s well OTT. 
 

I think AJ expected Dubois to be more aware of Dubois own weakness. He’s got a poor defence so it would make sense for him to work behind that double jab he loves and then get in range before doing owt. Then AJ could send one straight down the middle. Counter punch KO. 
Instead Dubois didn’t give a toss about getting caught and threw hooks from out of range and almost jumped in with them. 
 

That one in the first round. Look how far that travels from AJ’s perspective. He’s stepped well out of range of the right hand but suddenly it’s come all the way through to his chin. And when you can’t clinch then you’re just bouncing around the ring with nowhere to hide. He’s a bit thick too. He won’t cover up in a corner. 

Shocker! 
 

Where to start with AJ. 
Forever an absolute pussy in the clinch. Always been so weak. You can’t recover if you don’t know how to cover up or clinch. 6ft 6”, 18st and he’d get wrestled to the ground by a pug. 
 

As if he hurt Dubois, got a reply and then thought that he could go again. Dubois just replied!!! He’s obviously not finished!!! 

Credit to Dubois. Clearly saw AJ was open to those quick lunging hooks around the guard. Still gotta be brave though because a straight right hand in reply ends the night. Joshua really looked shell shocked from the start. 
 

AJ fought how Dubois has so often fought. Dubois fought like an underdog with nothing to lose. 

I feel like pretending Liam Gallagher is good to fit in. 

4 minutes ago, Day said:

Easily won 11 of the 12 rounds, one judge had it a draw, the other two just edged it for Kelly. Wild. 
 

114-114, 115-113, 115-114

Oh right. One of the scores for Buatsi v Hutchinson was stupid too. 
 

Mad innit that boxing still goes one with the most blatant corruptible system 

1 hour ago, Day said:

What was that Josh Kelly scoring? 😅

Only got back from work for the Cacace fight.

what happened? 

Terminator 2 is the best of them all isn’t it? What a film. 
Also Mad Max reboot I think is better. 
Die Hard 3 edges out Die Hard. Love em all though. 
The Batman franchise with Christian Bale is the best. And even within that the second movie is best. 
I wonder if we’ll be adding Gladiator 2 to the list…. Pfft 

Can we include The Hobbit > Lord of The Rings books? 
 

Crystal Maze. Richard Ayoade makes everything better. 
I prefer the new Gladiators with Bradley Walsh 

I can’t think of any music I like where the face of a group has left and I like the group better since. That’s a tough one? 
 

I think it will be pretty easy work for Joshua. Dubois just hasn’t got enough in the toolbox. He’s coming off two big wins but let’s look at those wins

Hrgovic. Should have lost vs Zhang and was battering Dubois in the face until he lost his way. And he does have a tendency to look a bit disinterested when it’s not going his way. I’ve always thought him a bit lazy to be honest. 
 

Miller. Miller is awful. Truly awful and is a punchbag. He’s a 20st+ blob that’s weighed down by cheeseburgers and has a body made to absorb punches. He walks forward throwing heavy handed slow shots that don’t have KO power unless you’re a muppet that stands there eating them. He’s where he is due to his big mouth. Dog turd. 
 

Dubois has a solid jab, he can bang a bit and he’s a solid opponent for anyone. But he’s got nothing that AJ hasn’t seen before. The only risk in this is if Joshua decides to go for a shootout like after he knocked down Ruiz. But he’s better in every department so Dubois has a punchers chance and nothing more in my view
 

I'm looking forward to Cacace v Warrington. That should be a war and I hope the space raider gets smashed. 
What’s the support fight? Buatsi v Hutchinson? 
 

Might be a good event though. Saudi money meets UK atmosphere!

I reckon AJ within 5. Anyone going Dubois?

23 minutes ago, bimmerman said:

I mean, mines because at the time I had a bmw

Ive not had one for 5 years now 😂

Did you buy something with indicators? 

10 minutes ago, Crewton said:

I wonder what Fulhams recent history would have looked like if Mohammed Fayed's sex crimes had seen the light of day sooner?

Less Michael Jackson statues 

1 hour ago, Archied said:

Plenty I agree with in there though in the interest of balance there is plenty on the left that I put on a par with the right🤷🏻‍♂️

That’s fair enough. I don’t see it myself but that’s probably down to my bias. So I’m not going to disagree too strongly with you mate

Israel, AIPAC, Conservative Friends of Israel, Labour Friends of Israel and whatever other powerful lobbying groups that act on behalf of a racist, apartheid colonial state which openly defies international law, is protected under veto power by America (used half their veto’s in relation to Israel), tear up the rules created after WWII to protect us and speaks openly with genocidal intent about “Greater Israel” 

Right now that is a bigger threat to our way of life and values. It makes us question our own values and the integrity of our leaders. Right wing organisations with leaders who are part of shady groups financing Israeli settlements are being pushed to the front and centre. 
 

The biggest threat to our way of life comes from within and I’m absolutely sure the Russian bots are working overtime to make sure we are busy fighting each other. 
 

If Putin has his eyes on anything west of Ukraine, which is highly debatable, then it won’t be any time soon before he can do anything about it. He’s headed for a Pyrrhic  victory. He’s pushed countries towards NATO and shown the complete incompetence of Russian military leadership. 
It seems to me the more immediate threat to our way of life comes from within and our politicians who serve lobby groups and the wealthy. In terms of conflict I think more immediately the threat to the UK comes from what’s happening in the Middle East. The impact that’s having on our society and the chances of our biggest ally having to step in with direct force. 

 

What’s wrong with life in Russia? Genuinely. 

Iran, great safe country to visit with low crime rates and friendly people living under a cruel, greedy dictatorship… not so good. 
 

Not sure the two are similar

1 minute ago, bimmerman said:

Wasn't it alpha sigma before or something? 

Yeah, just a random generated name. You don’t expect to stick around for life do ya when you sign up to these things. 

1 hour ago, Loughborough Ram said:

Better working conditions? Seriously?

Yeah, seriously. And I’m typing this from a building site where every single person would say they’ll happily swap places with Rodri. (Although would die of heart attack with one training session) 

The idea that you can’t complain or be unhappy about aspects of your life if there’s others in the world that are worse off is fecking stupid. 
It’s what makes people bottle up and not seek support. 
 

You work a 75 hour week? Only state pension to look forward to? Zero hour contract with basic sick pay? You don’t know how lucky you are! Said a 12 year old Indonesian factory worker. 
 

Rodri is allowed to say he’s overworked. So are you. 

My instinct was to defend the players too, to be honest. 
It’s a weird one because there’s always somebody worse off and that’s no reason to just put up and shut up. That’s been a really dangerous thought process in mental health. 
 

Nobody should be afraid to speak up for better working conditions. 

I hate it when street circuits throw up good races. Just encourages more of them. 
 

Vegas last year when everyone was like “Ha! All the haters said we wouldn’t have a good race”

As a hater, that was hard to take. 
But I don’t know how anyone can defend Monaco. It’s barely watchable after you’ve seen qualifying. This year was where it was about how slow you could go without losing too much heat. That’s awful for spectators 

7 hours ago, i-Ram said:

I wonder why @Alph is no longer @Alpha? Why one day, did he think you know I might drop that ‘a’. Does make you really wonder that one?

It was shortened even before that. 
 

I dropped the ‘a’ cus I thought it makes me come across as a pretentious tw@ and that should only be evident after my posts have been read, not before. 

I’ve met you haven’t I? Must have been more than 10 years ago? 

Canelo v Berlanga was a lot better than you could have imagined. 
The results was as expected and Canelo won easily on the cards but Berlanga showed up to fight and the rounds were heated and competitive. 

You’re probably right about Canelo, @Comrade 86. I think he’s not really looking for anything too heavy from now on. As you said, can’t blame him as he’s done hard miles. Benavidez is chasing him, Bivol is a challenge that’s in front of him. But he’s not really paying them much attention. We might see him make the Crawford fight as he must surely back himself with the physical advantages. 
As with pretty much all boxers, you don’t want to see them go past their best before date. 

3 hours ago, Red_Dawn said:

Probably not the filler tonight fella

Yep, still the filler. I just googled the last team to beat Liverpool at Anfield in the PL. It’s Leeds apparently. They were filler. You’re filler. Brentford, Palace, Bournemouth…. filler, filler, filler. 
Try to think back to how you thought of the PL before you were in it. That’s what everyone else thinks now. It’s 15 punchbags for a handful of elite clubs that want to play in a European Super League because playing Forest and Wolves is just swatting flies
 

Occasionally the punchbag hits back before normal service is resumed. Sorry to burst your bubble. Your mate talked about being with the big boys with the big money. It’s deluded. You’re not in the club. Filler

1 hour ago, Red_Dawn said:

Oh no

What on earth would give me that opinion ..

I don’t watch/comment on Derby. I check results. Football is ruined 

19 minutes ago, RadioactiveWaste said:

Apparently, Aston Martin are making moves to tempt max Verstappen himself after hiring AN.

I'm highly amused by the idea of max being made to do "Lance Stroll will be world champion, for sure" media bits and being ordered to move over for Lance, given the crappy strategy each time etc etc.

Yes! What a dream team we could have. Fernando Alonso, an all time great, alongside a future legend Max Verstappen!! Lawrence, this would be brilliant. 
 

Wait! Why is Fernando clearing his locker?

19 minutes ago, Scarlet Hound said:

No problem. We're in the land of plenty up here. 

If there even was an international-based add on you can just take it out of petty cash in the Prem.

You’re extras in a movie. That’s all anybody outside the elite is.

win 10 games per season, a -15 goal difference, spend fortunes on tickets, get 5 or 6 goal drubbings occasionally and target a point per game. 

You're making up the numbers. Just so you don’t think I’m a jealous Derby fan, I contribute nothing to the Rams Talk/Transfer Talk section of the forum anymore. I’m here out of habit. Consider me pretty neutral and as a neutral I can tell you that your team is the filler on Match Of The Day when people fall asleep. This is an England thread. No boasting about a finishing with 35 points and a -20 goal difference is relevant here. Go dream of a narrow defeat at Anfield in which you play well and sing songs referencing a time when dinosaurs roamed the earth