The RedCafe Boxing Thread

Fights in Saudi don't half lack atmosphere. The place would be bouncing in the UK. Such a shame in terms of the feeling of the event.
 
Apparently the ref for the main event doesn't have a good reputation, allows clinching and dirty tactics which in theory should suit aj if he utilizes them well.

Wlad was a master of it.
 
This is a good scrap. Smith should win now that he’s dropped Baudelique
 
T00lsh3d said:
What’s the card like for this boys? I’m completely out the loop
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Not great.

Badou Jack beat somebody.

Callum Smith just beat the Euro champion in short order.

Then we've got Hrgovic who is a really interesting heavyweight prospect against Zhang.
 
Abraxas said:
Not great.

Badou Jack beat somebody.

Callum Smith just beat the Euro champion in short order.

Then we've got Hrgovic who is a really interesting heavyweight prospect against Zhang.
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Cheers….looks like it’s running well ahead of schedule?
 
Want an AJ win, but Usyk will have him.

War will have unlocked a new level in Usyks mindset, no amount of training can counter that.

Hope I’m wrong though
 
I'm not sure about the stoppage there, too early.
 
I think Usyk on points again

Joshua will try to be more aggressive, but will back off when he starts getting countered
 
Samid said:
I'm a casual viewer, only care about the top dogs. I was told the ring walk was going to be 10 mins ago. These two are wasting my precious time. This is unacceptable.
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I believe the ring walk for the main event was scheduled in about 45 minutes.

Might be sooner, Hrgovic is beginning to land.
 
Samid said:
I'm a casual viewer, only care about the top dogs. I was told the ring walk was going to be 10 mins ago. These two are wasting my precious time. This is unacceptable.
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You've never seen a boxing match with undercards before?
 
The lack of atmosphere is a shame. This has been a decent fight.
 
I guess this is what you get when the fighters and promotion sell out. They're getting paid, that's for sure, but they'd be getting paid in the UK and it's an event you would remember for life. It's like a library in Saudi, even more dead than German events.
 
Abraxas said:
Sky Go is a complete shambles of an app. Always has been. I think Sky deliberately make it shit.
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When SkyGo originally was launched you could use it in browser as well as the app (which I don't think you can now) and until the day it died it used Silverlight, which limited to only IE if you wanted official plugins and they used it for years after MS had basically abandoned the technology.

Compared to some of the other streaming services functionality, stability, speed etc. SkyGo is apalling.
 
Red the Bear said:
You've never seen a boxing match with undercards before?
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Undercards should be between 4-8 rounds. If these guys are good enough to go 12 rounds they should be headlining their own event.

This is like turning up to a concert and the opening act lasts as long as the main gig. Not for me.
 
slyadams said:
When SkyGo originally was launched you could use it in browser as well as the app (which I don't think you can now) and until the day it died it used Silverlight, which limited to only IE if you wanted official plugins and they used it for years after MS had basically abandoned the technology.

Compared to some of the other streaming services functionality, stability, speed etc. SkyGo is apalling.
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It's deliberate I reckon. They don't really want people sharing it. If it was 4k, sharp as a pin, nice to navigate, functional, they probably think it'd cut into their profits.
 
Awful corner advice from Hrgovic's team.

"You just need to stand there in the middle and give it to him" is literally the worst thing he can do.
 
I'm a little shocked how bad Hrgovic has looked. Well and truly hit a roadblock tonight after looking dominant in his career so far. Zhang's just a big lump with a chin on him and a dig, you wouldn't think he would remotely trouble the big guns.
 
Samid said:
Undercards should be between 4-8 rounds. If these guys are good enough to go 12 rounds they should be headlining their own event.

This is like turning up to a concert and the opening act lasts as long as the main gig. Not for me.
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Boxing has some major problems attracting viewers so I guess they're trying to make the most out of it.

Need to boost as many careers possible.
 
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