Caught up with Sugar Ray last weekend. He’d been kind enough to have me and Eder Jofre at his home just a few months back. Also, had Michael Spinks, Pipino Cuevas in town too. Great champions and great people! Also, one of my absolute idols and good friend Danny “Little Red” López and Michael Nunn, another top man.
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Caught up with Sugar Ray last weekend. He’d been kind enough to have me and Eder Jofre at his home just a few months back. Also, had Michael Spinks, Pipino Cuevas in town too. Great champions and great people! Also, one of my absolute idols and good friend Danny “Little Red” López and Michael Nunn, another top man.
That's you? You lucky bastard, those are some great people, sigar ray was a inspiration of mine , great boxers to boot as well.
Shame how we lost Hagler so soon, there never will be a reunion ever again.
Yup that’s me. Yeah, Sugar Ray was something else. One of the greatest ever. A hell of a nice guy too. Yes, was gutted about Hagler, he’s one of my favorites ever. I had always wanted to meet him.
What era those 70s and 80s where , the 4 kings definitely deserved their monikers.
Shame about hagler , he never really got over that disgrace of a fight in wembely and what he considered a robbery against sugar ray.
Did make a nice little action movie star career for himself in Italy at least.
Hoping Katie Taylor can do the business tonight, would be a great way to cement her legacy as the greatest ever female boxers. Don’t know much about Serrano apart from her being really dangerous hopefully Katie can outbox her…
A very, very dangerous fight for Katie this, and if it's one of those close fights, like her first one with Persoon (sp?), she's probably not getting the benefit of the doubt this time.
Serrano is a SEVEN-weight champion, a southpaw, and heavy handed. Will be interesting. Whatever Katie does, she better not get dragged into a dogfight here, can't see that ending well for her.
I put 60 blips on Taylor.
Anyone staying up for this?
And also, is DAZN the only way of watching this?
Stupid time difference. It's in the middle of the damn night.
Anyone staying up for this?
And also, is DAZN the only way of watching this?
Stupid time difference. It's in the middle of the damn night.
It doesn't really make sense that Fury is happy to hang up his gloves and talks about staying mentally healthy, but then would happily consider stepping into an octagon against an absolute fecking animal who would potentially tear his head off (Ngannou).
Exhibition fights may sound like a laugh but fighting people like Ngannou, Belfort, etc is no joke. I would hope that Tyson's advisors steer him away from mma.
Exhibition fights may sound like a laugh but fighting people like Ngannou, Belfort, etc is no joke. I would hope that Tyson's advisors steer him away from mma.
I'm going to attempt to wake up for it and find a river.
Same, well the attempting to wake up part. Should have gone to bed already if I plan to be successful.
Same, well the attempting to wake up part. Should have gone to bed already if I plan to be successful.
How long is it til ring walk now, do you reckon?
I'd say 5 and a half hours from now, that's what I've set my alarm for, but most probably 20mins after that I think, just being safe.
Edit: Dazn puts ring walks at 3:15am gmt.
I really like Fury but he talks a lot of shite. The bigger the name, the more focused he is. I can’t see him passing up an opportunity to get in the ring with either AJ or Usyk. Both would be great fights and what a way to cement a legacy and put it into the top drawer if he could get both of those names on his resume.
Thanks!
GMT or Summer Time, which would be an hour later?
Yep. As good as Fury is, he can't really talk himself up as being the best if Whyte turns out to be his swansong and Usyk (or I guess Joshua) goes on to dominate the division.
Usyk seems unbeatable but Fury defensively looked back on his game against Whyte. He barely got hit - although Whyte was dreadful.
Best way for Fury to go in that fight is to come in light, keep the range and annoy the crap out of Usyk and score a marginal points win.
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Time was fairly spot on but was Summer time. National anthems are being played now.
Well that was pretty rough (US anthem).
Cmon katie
Doesn’t sound good for Taylor.,
Katie just standing there taking punches. Was always going to be her downfall.
Feck sake.
Right, onto eurovision. I've a good feeling about it this year lads
Right, onto eurovision. I've a good feeling about it this year lads
I think Taylor might get her down the line if she hangs on…
I actually had a bad feeling about tonight was fairly sure it wouldn't go our way.....but yet i paid 8 euro for it.
Its absolute done. No hope here at all
She can maybe win on points if she avoids a brawl but she tends to get sucked into it.
2 better rounds for Katie, she needs 2 more to end to give herself a chance of winning this.
Close fight
I think Katie is gonna get it done
Katie landing a lot cleaner past few rounds
Katie really dominated round 9.
Serrano took last round. This is a tight fight defo rematch
Incredible end to the fight, hopefully Katie has won it but this is going to be a very tight decision.
I'm not sure Katie did enough in the last round.
Draw?
YES!!! Not sure where 97-93 came from though.
Taylor gets the decision, well done Gwoat!
My fecking Jesus get the fu k in
Jake Paul just lost $1m to Eddie Hearn tonight which was enjoyable…
Thought it might have been a draw. Well done Katie. It seems odd the judges score cards were so far apart.