The RedCafe Boxing Thread

#Carl said:
Is the Hatton fight on Box Nation this weekend?

Does anyone give a shit?
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Think it's on showtime is it? I certainly give a shit loved Hatton I'm actually going to this one, most exciting thing to happen in boxing for quite sometime for me.
 
Had a look on Google. It's on Primetime which is PPV. No chance am I paying for it. Hopefully it'll be on in my local Casino.
 
Thought you said Kirspy Kreme then.

Time for some food I reckon...
 
Alright Box'tards, would you go this then?

http://www.matchroomboxing.com/schedule/betfairs_christmas_cracker.htm

I have the possibility of going with a mate of mine & some other lads. As a night out it will be a good laugh I know that.

What about the card though, any good?

He is going on the VIP package & £150 seems like a lot even though there is a free bar & something to eat.
 
Colin129 said:
Alright Box'tards, would you go this then?

http://www.matchroomboxing.com/schedule/betfairs_christmas_cracker.htm

I have the possibility of going with a mate of mine & some other lads. As a night out it will be a good laugh I know that.

What about the card though, any good?

He is going on the VIP package & £150 seems like a lot even though there is a free bar & something to eat.
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Murray - Rees and Jones - Purdy should be good action fights. I have never been much of a fan of Barker though. I wouldn't pay £150 to go, of course your financial situation is probably better than mine and you know if the company is good. Just get your monies worth at the bar.
 
Nobody talking about this?

http://www.maxboxing.com/news/main-lead/the-ped-mess-part-one

On May 20, 2012, a rumor filtered through the drug-testing community that Mayweather had tested positive on three occasions for an illegal performance-enhancing drug.

More specifically, it was rumored that Mayweather’s “A” sample had tested positive on three occasions and, after each positive test, USADA had found exceptional circumstances in the form of inadvertent use and gave Floyd a waiver. This waiver, according to the rumor, negated the need for a test of Floyd’s “B” sample. And because the “B” sample was never tested, a loophole in USADA’s contract with Mayweather and Golden Boy allowed the testing to proceed without the positive “A” sample results being reported to Mayweather’s opponent or the Nevada State Athletic Commission (which had jurisdiction over the fights).

In late-May, Pacquiao’s attorneys heard the rumor. On June 4, 2012, they served document demands and subpoenas on Mayweather, Mayweather Promotions, Golden Boy and USADA calling for the production of all documents that related to PED testing of Mayweather for the Shane Mosley, Victor Ortiz and Miguel Cotto fights.

The documents were not produced. There was a delay in the proceedings while Floyd spent nine weeks in the Clark County Detention Center after pleading guilty to charges of domestic violence and harassment. Upon his release from jail on August 2nd, settlement talks heated up.

On September 25, 2012, a stipulation of settlement ending the defamation case was filed with the court. The parties agreed that the terms of settlement would be kept confidential. Prior to the agreement being signed, two sources with detailed knowledge of the proceedings told this writer that Mayweather’s initial monetary settlement offer was “substantially more” than Pacquiao’s attorneys had expected it would be and an agreement in principle was reached soon afterward.

As part of the settlement, the Mayweathers and Mayweather Promotions issued a statement that read: “Floyd Mayweather Jr., Floyd Mayweather Sr., Roger Mayweather and Mayweather Promotions wish to make it clear that they never intended to claim that Manny Pacquiao has used or is using any performance-enhancing drugs nor are they aware of any evidence that Manny Pacquiao has used performance-enhancing drugs. Manny Pacquiao is a great champion and no one should construe any of our prior remarks as claiming that Manny Pacquiao has used performance-enhancing drugs.”

I don’t know if Floyd Mayweather or Manny Pacquiao has used performance-enhancing drugs or not.

I do know that, if Mayweather’s “A” sample tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug on one or more occasions and he was given a waiver by USADA that concealed this fact from the Nevada State Athletic Commission, his opponent and the public, we have an ingredient that could contribute to the making of a scandal.
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There's much more in the link. Important to note that it's a rumour, but he's a respected writer.
 
Nanderson said:
There's much more in the link. Important to note that it's a rumour, but he's a respected writer.
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It seems that the story is starting to gather some legs. This is what Dan Rafael (one of America's most respected boxing writers) had to say about when asked on his chat this week.

That has been the rumor for a long time but I need to see proof before I accuse somebody of something so serious. What is fact, however, is that the settlement in the Pacquiao/Mayweather lawsuit happened after the Pacquiao camp tried to get Mayweather's USADA testing records. So maybe where there is smoke there is fire.

It is rumour at this point but I certainly wouldn't put it past Floyd to have been doping, especially in the early part of his career when doping was endemic in American sports and boxing.
 
Is the lad that Hatton is fighting any good? I'm going to watch on a stream. It'll be interesting to see what Hatton's resistance is like.
 
DixieDean said:
Is the lad that Hatton is fighting any good? I'm going to watch on a stream. It'll be interesting to see what Hatton's resistance is like.
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He isn't bad, he is a former world title holder, last time out he was stopped by Paulie Malignaggi, which is rather embarrassing. It is a good test for Hatton though, not a walk over.
 
What time should we expect the Hatton fight to start? 10ish?
 
pauldyson1uk said:
yeah on a pay per view channel at £15, I forget what it is called.
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I'd pay £15 to watch Mayweather v Pacman with an undercard of Silva v GSP and a jelly wrestling contest between Scarlet Johansson and Jessica Alba.

£15 quid to watch Ricky Hatton now? :lol: feck that, I can not even be arsed to stream it.
 
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