When the river runs

8 minutes ago, Super said:

So what time do i need to set the alarm?!

4.30 I reckon for a 5am start

David haye said that he'd hit some of the blokes Wilder had fought as hard as he could and they didn't budge where as Deontay as absolutely iced them.

Scary to think although Haye was probs wearing bigger gloves in sparring.

5am the main fight should be on so think I will set the alarm for 4.30.

Definitely an interesting match up can't pick a winner.

14 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said:

Josh Taylor live on IFL tomorrow on their YouTube channel for free

I'm losing touch with all the channels and streams boxing is now on.

I used to like ringside every thursday on sky but now it's online podcast seems to confuse things a bit.

Didn't even know Taylor was fighting and he's quality.

I'll be watching Frampton Warrington for sure.

Whyte vs chisora should never be box office IMO,  although there first fight was good I don't think it should be pay per view in a million years

2 minutes ago, RedM said:

Only Lansdown and South Stand open, so cameras are showing an empty Dolman, but it does look bare. Tickets were £10 I think, and kids £1, so not high.

Fair play , that's a reasonable price then.

Must be because of the mickey mouse cup that there isn't a lot more, Or that they are not opening the dolman for this reason.

The vixens get a bigger crowd at stoke Gifford

17 minutes ago, RedM said:

I’m not going tonight as I’m still now feeling great (LadyFlu) but delighted to discover just now that the game is on BT Sport. 

You're not the only one not going as the stadium looks empty

Is this because it's not a league match and the ticket prices to high

6 hours ago, JBFC II said:

500k a year equates to under 10k a week. 

The likes of Webster, Baker, weimann, hunt, kalas, Diedhiou will all be on more than that. 

But odd to say sl prefers rugby off the back of that... 

Yes I suppose you are correct when you break it down like that. 

500,000 a year seems a lot for rugby, how times have changed I can remember it being amateur and seeing top level players pissed right up in the Chinese after a match on a Saturday. Those were good days cheap to get in

I'm a cherry and whites man 

14 minutes ago, Owl Visiting said:

I can't bring myself to watch any of the build up on IFL, find them both too cringey. I actually like Tyson when he sits down one to one, think he comes across as a decent guy, he just seems to be poorly educated and occasionally says stupid things which land him in hot water, I genuinely think he's a nicer guy than most boxers. 

Can't watch when he's in front of an audience though, I find it really embarrassing. It's like watching someone do an awful audition on X-Factor, just can't bare it. 

It'll be great if he wins though, even if you don't like the guy, if it means Wilder misses out on fighting AJ and an enormous pay day then that'd be funny. 

I'm not sure if it's been mentioned on here before yet but TF has done a really good interview with Joe Rogan that's worth listening to.

Wow 500,000 grand a year for hughes. He's a good player but that's a serious amount of money. 

Bristol will blow everyone away with spending like that.

The man city of rugby.

 SL must prefer rugby I reckon

Better fight on sky 

 Gill vs Doyle

11 minutes ago, joe jordans teeth said:

I don’t think cheeseman could knock me out after I downed 18 bottles of vodka,the minute he steps up to world level he will be found out 

Cheeseman a good fighter. Let's hope he's got a good chin with his walk forward style.

I always thought Froch was a ko waiting to happen when he first was boxing on the BBC, turns out he had one of the best chins ever and you need that with Cheeseman a style.

Cheeseman not a light puncher

17 minutes ago, Stortz said:

Matchroom's Ryder v Sirotkin card from the Copper Box at 7 too, some good fights on there.

I'm looking forward to Cheeseman vs byfield the most , should be a good fight I think

McGregory is a huge draw still, even though he's not the best fighter out there. His personality just sells fights and they become massive shows, with the Sinead O'Connor music and all the plastic paddy getting hard on's over him.

Since he sold out fighting mayweather, I now tune in to see him get beaten. That's a good thing for a fighter though because you're watching either way and he's getting paid, not that he needs it.

What I will say and much admiration for him that he doesn't duck any challenges, worth 100m and still getting in there taking on the best.

2 minutes ago, Owl Visiting said:

Thanks Stortz, I've ran out of reactions today due to the boxing last night. Pleased with the win obviously, couldn't find a stream today so had to settle for the radio. Was it deserved? 

I was impressed by you're fans today, definitely noisier than those blades cheese nutty lot and that's even before you started winning. 

We should have been out of sight by half time though imo.

7 minutes ago, joe jordans teeth said:

He definitely isn’t a puncher mate,good pay day for the lad so can’t begrudge him it 

Yeah good luck to him

Make hay while the sun shines

1 minute ago, joe jordans teeth said:

Perfect for canelo,stepping up against a man who doesn’t carry power,good choice 

I thought Rocky was a bit of a puncher. 

I thought Ryder was unlucky not to get the decision against fielding  or maybe my judgement was clouded by the wager I had on it .

Obviously not in Canelos  league though

21 minutes ago, Stortz said:

I also love a boxing book @Dylan! A few of my favourites:

'Dark Trade' by Donald McRae featuring Tyson, ODLH, Holyfield, Roy Jones Jnr, James Toney, Bruno and Naz is the best book written on boxing imo. His biography of Emile Griffith 'A Man's World' is fantastic too.

I love 'War Baby' by Kevin Mitchell on Benn v McClellan and 'Unforgivable Blackness' which is Geoffrey Ward's biography of Jack Johnson.

'Four Kings' by George Kimball about the shoot out between Hagler, Hearns, Duran and Leonard is great.

I recently read 'The Road to Nowhere' by Tris Dixon and that's a top read; it's about semi forgotten and cult hero American boxers like Buster Douglas, Gene Fullmer and Micky Ward.

Prose wise 'The Fight' by Norman Mailer is a classic I ag

22 minutes ago, Stortz said:

I also love a boxing book @Dylan! A few of my favourites:

'Dark Trade' by Donald McRae featuring Tyson, ODLH, Holyfield, Roy Jones Jnr, James Toney, Bruno and Naz is the best book written on boxing imo. His biography of Emile Griffith 'A Man's World' is fantastic too.

I love 'War Baby' by Kevin Mitchell on Benn v McClellan and 'Unforgivable Blackness' which is Geoffrey Ward's biography of Jack Johnson.

'Four Kings' by George Kimball about the shoot out between Hagler, Hearns, Duran and Leonard is great.

I recently read 'The Road to Nowhere' by Tris Dixon and that's a top read; it's about semi forgotten and cult hero American boxers like Buster Douglas, Gene Fullmer and Micky Ward.

Prose wise 'The Fight' by Norman Mailer is a classic too.

I agree Stortz, Dark trade is a must for every fight fan I think, a brilliant book. I've got his new one a man's world just can't get into it at the moment.

War baby was good too, the G man has always intrigued me.

I shall bare the other two in mind especially as I've read all the four kings autobiographys,  bar Hagler, who's up there with the best fighters ever Imo.

I've always loved reading about boxing, more than any other sport I think. These are two cracking books ive read recently, just thought i would share it on here.

I'm not saying Groves quit but he looked like he possibly could have fought on.

I'm just wondering about his mental state after causing such damage to Eduard gutnecht, surely it must play on you're mind when he's in there and on the receiving end.

Now he's a young dad and achieved all he has maybe it's best to call it a day with his health intact. 

Billie jos and fury both failed tests and they both look like they train down the pub. Drugs are rife in boxing as the testing not as stringent as in other sports imo. I've heard plenty of rumours about cutting weight etc. Most of them just know how to pass and about the timing of when to take stuff.

I do love boxing though don't want to knock it. Just don't trust a lot of what I'm seeing.

I love boxing but it's so bent it's untrue.Looks like joshua vs whyte again then. I can't think of any other sport where the best can avoid each other, more a business and Eddie Hearn is doing a cracking job of that. 

AJ selling out stadiums fighting the likes of Takam

2 minutes ago, Super said:

Would Povetkin beat Wilder, Fury or Whyte?

Think he'd beat whyte. Although I've a lot of respect for him.

Probably not Fury or wilder.

1 minute ago, Stortz said:

I hear you there, but you can only judge on his history rather than Lance's.

AJ is more likely to piss hot for the holy cess imo.

He boxed well to be fair. After the first round and finished well , showed good heart again.