The RedCafe Boxing Thread

Only got round to watching the Alexander-Maidana fight last night. Maidana looked awful while Alexander looked like a different fighter compared to his last few fights. That can't all be down to the move up to welterweight, can it?
 
Why did they bother having this fight? Totally one-sided.
 
Haye on twitter: fight agreed.
Vitali's agent: no.

feck off Haye.
 
Not really any good heavyweights out there at the moment. Sky mentioning Tyson fury :lol:

He would get owned by either of the Klitschkos.
 
Won't Haye be getting a ban like Chisora?

I'd actually like to see that fight, just because of the bad blood.
 
StuCol101 said:
Won't Haye be getting a ban like Chisora?

I'd actually like to see that fight, just because of the bad blood.
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Haye's retired so I don't think they can punish him yet. If he wants to fight then I expect he'll get some sort of ban when he reapplies for his licence.

Whatever ban Chisora gets for the brawl, Haye deserves the same length of ban.
 
I'd love to see Fury fight either of them because it would be hilarious.
 
Round 9 one of the best I have seen in a long time.

I had questions over JuanMa's heart after he shamelessly ducked Caballero but yesterday he showed he had massive balls. Respect to both for making that fight happen like that!
 
Yeah was an unbelievable scrap. That 9th round was absolute carnage, haven't seen guys trading shots so relentlessly for quite a long time.
Pat_Mustard said:
So much so that JuanMa gets a pass from me for going full retard in his post-fight interview.
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Why, what happened? I didn't see the interviews.
 
Unbeaten Londoner George Groves has been thrust into a position that belies his relative inexperience as the super middleweight champion of Britain and the Commonwealth has, in the immediate aftermath of his withdrawal of a March 16 defence against Kenny Anderson on medical grounds, been aligned with WBO world titlist Robert Stieglitz in a contest tentatively scheduled for April 28.

A back injury sustained during a routine sparring session with training partner Eamonn O’Kane prevented Groves (14-0-0, 11ko) from participating in combat this weekend and, of the collapse of the entire Wembley Arena card, promoter Frank Warren said: “In sport, injuries occur and there is very little anyone can do about it. We had already lost Matthew Hall and now with George withdrawing from the main event I have had no option but to postpone the whole card until a later date.”

It was not the only 168lb fight that had gone from booked to scrapped as, just weeks before, Mikkel Kessler had abandoned plans to challenge Stieglitz (41-2-0, 23ko) for the WBO championship… the third time a meeting between the two prominent Europeans had failed to materialise.

“As a boxer, my fists are my biggest weapon,” Kessler commented, citing hand complaints as the catalyst for his pulling out of the April 14 tussle. “To fight and to win at the highest level, I need my hand to be fully recovered.”

Where two fights have fallen apart, one very different match-up can – and has – been made as Groves, who is the WBO’s mandatory challenger, will now be the one to take Kessler’s place and box Stieglitz, albeit at the end of April.

Groves recently confirmed the fight and claimed that the rematch with Anderson could well be for a world title as he has no problem facing the big-hitting tough Scotsman once he has captured honours at world level: “Maybe after I challenge and win the WBO super-middleweight championship [I will fight Anderson],” Groves is quoted by the Daily Mail to have said.

“I’m bringing another world title to Britain.”

Stieglitz, too, has also spoken of the Groves fight, commenting that he is pleased the WBO ordered the contest.
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Groves confirms world title fight with Stieglitz following collapse of respective Anderson and Kessler bouts « On The Beak

Too soon for him? even if he wins this title this is one of the best divisions out there and I think there might be a few challengers out there that he not ready to meet, Froch, Kessler not to even mention Ward
 
Widnes said:
Groves confirms world title fight with Stieglitz following collapse of respective Anderson and Kessler bouts « On The Beak

Too soon for him? even if he wins this title this is one of the best divisions out there and I think there might be a few challengers out there that he not ready to meet, Froch, Kessler not to even mention Ward
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Dunno how good Stieglitz is because I've never see him but I'm surprised that Groves is moving up to world level already. Way too soon for him IMO.
 
BAMSOLA said:
I'd back DeGayle to have the better career of the two. Far more talented boxer IMO and providing he learns fast he can go onto big things.
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I really don't rate Degale to highly, the fact that Groves is a couple years yoounger and had similar amount of fights goes well for him aswell. Plus I really can't stand Degale so maybe I just want him to fail every time he enters the ring.
 
mr.suave said:
Yeah was an unbelievable scrap. That 9th round was absolute carnage, haven't seen guys trading shots so relentlessly for quite a long time.
Why, what happened? I didn't see the interviews.
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He accused the referee of having a gambling problem and said he had asked the commission not to appoint him. Basically said the ref stopped the fight because he was corrupt and stood to gain financially. Even the translator looked embarrassed. For anyone who hasn't seen the fight it was a great stoppage on the ref's part.
 
Widnes said:
I really don't rate Degale to highly, the fact that Groves is a couple years yoounger and had similar amount of fights goes well for him aswell. Plus I really can't stand Degale so maybe I just want him to fail every time he enters the ring.
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Can't stand degale myself he's a knob but as far as boxing and skills go if he ever gets his game together and teams up with a Roger Mayweather or Freddy Roach then he can become a big star in his weight class. He has pretty much all the tools required except for a good guard.

Groves will never really improve his skill level to the point where he will simply outclass an oponent, he relies alot on heart and text book ability which is great but that only gets a boxer so far.
 
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