Jimbo Ram Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 2 hours ago, 86 Hair Islands said: @BaaLocks this will please you fella. Most of the expert picks are for Smith! Was feeling pretty smug about getting 8/11 for a now 1/3 shot but now it's me wondering whether I've got this right ? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/64292535 Could go either way….not sure who I want to win ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaaLocks Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, 86 Hair Islands said: @BaaLocks this will please you fella. Most of the expert picks are for Smith! Was feeling pretty smug about getting 8/11 for a now 1/3 shot but now it's me wondering whether I've got this right ? I think you have, I didn't realize how much bigger Junor is in the frame till the weigh in. But it's far from clear cut, should be a great scrap. 5 hours ago, 86 Hair Islands said: @BaaLocks this will please you fella. Most of the expert picks are for Smith! Was feeling pretty smug about getting 8/11 for a now 1/3 shot but now it's me wondering whether I've got this right ? Edited January 21, 2023 by BaaLocks Comrade 86 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 9 minutes ago, BaaLocks said: I think you have, I didn't realize how much bigger Junor is in the frame till the weigh in. But it's far from clear cut, should be a great scrap. Went to hedge this on the exchanges as you can get some 5/2 Smith now which is surely too big. Ended up having a small additional wager on Eubank by KO / TKO. WTAF! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Essumo - Kongo fight a decent enough match up. This cruiserweight bout though ? Hoping Riakporhe connects and ends it swiftly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, 86 Hair Islands said: Essumo - Kongo fight a decent enough match up. This cruiserweight bout though ? Hoping Riakporhe connects and ends it swiftly. LOL - 60 seconds later! That'll do pig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaaLocks Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Wow, there won't have been many predicting that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Wow. Fair play to Smith. Me and Chris take a beating there ? Rev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jubbs Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 (edited) WOW Eubank got up too quickly, perhaps his inexperience of being in that situation being knocked down, but he just needed to take the 8 count. Just think though, Eubank wanted GGG... GGG would've done that in 1 minute. Edited January 21, 2023 by Jubbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Getting the death stare from the girly. Heading out now to try and pacify her with a few glasses of something expensive ? Archied 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Jnr's career is a mess. This trainer, that trainer, no trainer, Dad in, Dad out, Super Middle, Middle, hunting stupid titles, entering the Ali trophy tournament... I think he's just paid the price for arrogantly thinking his natural ability will take him anywhere he wants to go. He started off well but even so lacked power and imo some of that pace he fought with in the past. Maybe weight really has been an issue? Anyway, I would have been happy for Smith had he not had some digs about Jnr's sexuality which was weird and sounded like Smith has a problem he needed to talk about. So not pleased for him. Benn having the audacity to mock Jnr in a video. Probably frustrating being on maternity leave Jubbs and Comrade 86 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Alpha said: Jnr's career is a mess. This trainer, that trainer, no trainer, Dad in, Dad out, Super Middle, Middle, hunting stupid titles, entering the Ali trophy tournament... I think he's just paid the price for arrogantly thinking his natural ability will take him anywhere he wants to go. He started off well but even so lacked power and imo some of that pace he fought with in the past. Maybe weight really has been an issue? Anyway, I would have been happy for Smith had he not had some digs about Jnr's sexuality which was weird and sounded like Smith has a problem he needed to talk about. So not pleased for him. Benn having the audacity to mock Jnr in a video. Probably frustrating being on maternity leave My spidey senses were ringing right from the ring walk tbh. Watched the fight again and it was even stranger the second time around. Smith was out to 8/1 on BF by the end of the 3rd as Jnr was boxing his ears off but it seemed to me that winning the fight was not enough. No need to hang his left around his waist and that lack of respect predictably didn't end well. Without being especially gifted, Smith is granite and without being destructive, he's a spiteful puncher. Jnr had him cold but seemed to want to humiliate him and that's where it all went wrong, to my eyes at least. Hard to know where he goes from here, but I doubt he's short of money and I think the smart thing to do would be to call time as despite an abundance of natural talent, I don't think his heart is in it. As for Smith, I share your sentiments which is a shame as I'd all kinds of respect for him beforehand. Even more disappointed in Conor Benn who is someone I thought could be a star. He needs to STFU and get his own s*** together before he takes the piss out of any other fighter. Right now, he's halfway to nowhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archied Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Watched it on sky when I got home from pp , I’m also wow couldn’t see that coming, smith win maybe but to blow him away like that wow, good to see respect afterwards, fighters really need to stop this pre fight personal stuff , they just goad each other into making themselves look cxnts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Some fights have genuine beef. Like AJ Vs Whyte did. Some are just mind games like Fury who winds em up, plays it down, makes them take it serious then it's all a joke.... He's just making sure he's in charge and it works pretty much every time. Josh Taylor is one that says it's not personal but he has to hate someone to be at his best. Then yeah, there's all the petty stuff like "he disrespected my cat". Eubank Jnr in fairness is the villain so he always just trolls his haters. Everyone is hostile to him. He brings out the worst in people. It's terrible when some really nice fellas like Joe Joyce do the whole build up nonsense. But promoters push it because even fake beef gets more attention than no beef. Bad attention still sells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jubbs Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Looking forward to Beterbiev absolutely battering Yarde tomorrow, can't see a world where Yarde wins. Beterbiev is an incredible fighter with crazy power, his win over Gvozdyk is such a great win. A Beterbiev win sets up a nice fight vs Bivol which *should* be an outstanding, true 50/50 fight. Don't know what it is about Yarde (perhaps it's the "Lions in the camp" thing) but I just don't like him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Genuinely scared for Yarde in this one. Played Beterbiev in rounds 1 or 2. Not expecting this to go long, but then I'm coming off a beating on the Eubank fight so confidence is tempered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 13 minutes ago, 86 Hair Islands said: Genuinely scared for Yarde in this one. Played Beterbiev in rounds 1 or 2. Not expecting this to go long, but then I'm coming off a beating on the Eubank fight so confidence is tempered. Boooo. Boxing's a rubbish sport ? Yarde doing ok thus far, but how long can he avoid Beterbiev's right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 1 minute ago, 86 Hair Islands said: Boooo. Boxing's a rubbish sport ? Yarde doing ok thus far, but how long can he avoid Beterbiev's right? Yarde tagged and wobbled right on the bell. Ominous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jubbs Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Beterbiev wearing him down here, Yarde won't last much longer I don't think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 What a round!!! Respect to Yarde, he's hurt Beterbiev there and isn't afrid to go toe-to-toe. Much, much better fight than I expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jubbs Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 An absolutely incredible fight so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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