Its not just boxing ... a lotmore can Be done for Parkinson's, dementia, MND & alzeimhers... I will Contradict myself now ... the problem is if more research went into the effects of rugby and boxing it would give the do gooders more fuel To ban us. The brain is proper complex ... Gambling ... ...

Usyk Vs Parker will be a pretty hard fight to sell .. however, the Saudis aren't into tickets sales so much are they.

It should be a closer than expected fight. Usyk points.

Calzaghe looked gassed after that 10 second play around .. I believe Calzaghe would have beaten Froch even on his worse night - but likely lost to Ward on his best.

They sure gotta match Terri Harper carefully for her to keep a title. A 42yr old who only started boxing at aged 38yr seems a safe bet I guess.

Bakole has never fought anyone of Parker's calibre, except in sparring, of course.

In sparring it would have been Bakole knocking out Parker of course ...

THEBUTCH wrote: ↑04 Feb 2025, 19:09 Imposing a ban on a long since retired boxer !

That will really act as a preventive to others

Yes - does seem a bit pointless .. and political.

Hearing Fury say he is retiring doesnt come as a surprise does it. Half of me says he means it because he won`t want to tarnish his already devalued legacy any further by getting KO`d by AJ - the other half says he is just trying to maximise his next fight purse. Fury won`t sit high in the ATG heavy...

Canelo calls the shots at what weight he wants the fight. All the talk of him moving down to catch-weight with Bud is silly .. Canelo is more likely to insist the fight is made at lt-heavy than middleweight.

Both guys are similar height, but one is a slim build the other a tank.

It's not like Wlad was some unbeatable titan though, he'd already been ktfo 3 times previously and then Joshua ko'd him right after Fury fiddled his way to a narrow points win :OhYes: Don't forget that Wlad had been described as showing clear signs of decline in his fight prior to Fury against Brya...

Usyk is fighter of the year for 2024. Honorable mention to Rodriguez, Opetaia and Beterbiev. Prospect of the year is Itauma. Agreed. Will be interesting how they try to develop Itauma. I think hard lessons have been learnt previously about needing the solid foundation of early tests before getting ...

Good old Mick :bow: I had no idea you don't drink - how would I? From memory the only things I remember about you is that you worship Tyson Fury, used to have a thing about Travellers, and some poster here used to threaten you which made you leave the forum for a few months each time. Ignore my post...

Well I read Coco's rather predictable post. I have been on boxrec over 20yrs and remembered when he started posting. I'm sure I am not the only one who knows Coco's real name. Never have I personally attacked him or hinted knowing him .. my recollection of him previously hinting at that was in the c...

Tony, if you actually listened to experienced boxing people, like Jimmy above, and virtually all the big names in boxing instead of scrolling social media to find trolls with, quite frankly, a similar knowledge level to yourself then you may find a more balanced view of Fury's career. Still salty a...

Tony, if you actually listened to experienced boxing people, like Jimmy above, and virtually all the big names in boxing instead of scrolling social media to find trolls with, quite frankly, a similar knowledge level to yourself then you may find a more balanced view of Fury's career. Still salty a...

I can excuse him not accepting he lost - that's what took him to the level he achieved. It will be interesting to see where he goes next; what opportunities he gets. The obvious fight is the AJ fight .. if that doesn't get made then I really can't see Turki giving him an easy way back. Like Wilder, ...

Out of interest, who did you have as the best of Wlad's era during that period? Or better than Usyk now? Do you class Ali's performances against Holmes and Berbick as badly exposing Joe Frazier's win against him? I see how and why you trying to derail the topic about Tyson Fury over or under achiev...

I guess its how you consider overachieving or underachieving. Money wise securing his family financially for life then I`d say he has most definitely overachieved. As others have already said - he wasn`t expected to go too far early on. But made the best of what he had - with a generous helping of ...

I guess its how you consider overachieving or underachieving. Money wise securing his family financially for life then I`d say he has most definitely overachieved. As others have already said - he wasn`t expected to go too far early on. But made the best of what he had - with a generous helping of l...

The point is Ali, Foreman, Holmes, Tyson, Holyfield and Lennox all lost to opponents or were fortunate to get decisions whilst in their peak years. For example, you could say Ali struggled against quick heavyweights, or Lennox Lewis was susceptible to big punchers. Usyk has faced all types at cruise...

Usyk hasn't looked looked like losing this far. Yes he can give away early rounds, and whether that is to work an opponent out or tire them out, he always moves up a gear to win. Ali had quite a few very close fights and losses even in his peak years; same with Lennox. Usyk hasn't shown that vulnera...

the beginning.

Its a perfect time for Usyk to retire now. He may see the Dubois fight as an easy pay day, but I`d prefer he avoids Dubois because its almost certain Dubois will be throwing even more low blows next time because there are still idiots out there who felt he should have won the last fight .. despite D...

Would love for him to retire on the high of the Fury win. But there will be a lot of money on offer for him which will be very difficult to turn down for his foundation supporting Ukraine during the war. Definitely deserves to be on par with Ali performances wise .. on a higher level than Ali as a ...

Yes a longtime belt holder, but absolutely nothing of quality during his reign.

The Valuev comparison is very accurate

Usyk is without doubt now an ATG. He beat the recognised best at Cruiserweight, and despite massive physical disadvantages, he beat the recognised two best heavyweights conclusively .. twice. However, lets not get distracted by the fact the two recognised heavyweights in question were not great the...