Should Sam Sexton be forced to give Rogie a rematch

[slapbangwhallop]

from the tone of his voice I got the feeling that Sexton will duck Rogan into infinity (and possibly beyond)

Does he now have to give Rogan a rematch or whats the craic?

[metropol]

from the tone of his voice I got the feeling that Sexton will duck Rogan into infinity (and possibly beyond)

Does he now have to give Rogan a rematch or whats the craic?

Im sure for the health of boxing i think he should im sure the public will want it and i think warren will make it

[whicker]

Doubt it will happen, given that nowadays fighters can win various titles anyway without fighting each other.

Rogan's comeback fight might well be for the WBU _EU Continental belt , whilst Sexton heads a York Hall Friday Fight Night against some guy from Africa.

[TheCobra]

Gota be a rematch that fight was great to watch, great clash of styes, just a massive shame how it ended, Im sure everybody would like to see that again and the rematch would still be a 50-50 pick 'em as I felt Sexton almost had Rogan out a couple of times but then Rogan came back like the warrior he is and had Sexton out on his feet. Ref stoppage was timed to ridculum.

[Coco]

Of course he should, but whether he does or not is up to FW. I don't think FW will be interested in investing in Sexton, he was seen as an easy first defence for a man who can sell Belfast out. The Englishman is the luckiest man alive to be holding that belt, everyone knows that and I think FW will have little interest in him.
I expect FW will want to keep the Rogan ship sailing

[stujones]

Of course he should, but whether he does or not is up to FW. I don't think FW will be interested in investing in Sexton, he was seen as an easy first defence for a man who can sell Belfast out. The Englishman is the luckiest man alive to be holding that belt, everyone knows that and I think FW will have little interest in him.
I expect FW will want to keep the Rogan ship sailing

If Warren really wanted to make any sort of long term investment in Rogan then it was a silly silly match up. I am sure even my Gran could see Rogan is not the next coming of Ali - it was always a huge bannana skin.

Where were the African imports.

Although, it could be also very clever - better for the Rogan train to be derailed by a young FW fighter who probably didn't get paid that much, compared to say an EBU or a even world title fight.

[Asterix]

Where were the African imports.

Thank God they were nowhere to be seen! It was an entertaining night's boxing. I'd have liked to have seen some of Bellew's fight, though.

With regards to the rematch, as long as we have our better heavyweights facing each other then I'm happy. Rogan's popular enough to have a variety of options. We've got Chisora vs Williams coming up. Perhaps one of these guys can fight the winner? There are many good fights to be made.

[Spud]

I honesly believe there should be a rematch - I hope Sexton wins.

[knightster]

There's got to be a rematch! It was good fight (especially compared to some 'domestic' (I know Rogan is Irish) heavy weight clashes that we have seen over recent years). Rogan sells tickets, SKY would probably want it and I think that the boxing public would want to see it as it was close, entertaining and really, nothing was settled last night. It could have gone either way.

[slapbangwhallop]

I honesly believe there should be a rematch - I hope Sexton wins.

news from the Emerald Isle is that Warren wants a rematch, Rogan wants a rematch but Sexton doesnt - but may have no choice.

[leforge]

Rogan had Sexton out of it in the 8th. Sexton should give him a rematch maybe in Norwich. I can see Frank wanting to match them again.

[Abbo]

There has to be a rematch, it's a complete gift horse for the promoters who have surely been around long enough to see these guys for what they are.

I think with the right preparation and four months r&r that Rogie would rip him up.

[yiddo14]

I honesly believe there should be a rematch - I hope Sexton wins.

news from the Emerald Isle is that Warren wants a rematch, Rogan wants a rematch but Sexton doesnt - but may have no choice.

I hope there is a rematch, it was an enjoyable fight.
Not to sure if Sexton has no choice though. Afterall, it was only the Commonwealth strap and he was talking about bigger and better things.
I think he may drop the belt and look to fight the winner of Chisora and Williams.

[steve689]

Sexton said afterwards that he would leave it up to his team to sort his next move out. allegedly apparently wants it. Whether it will happen remains to be seen. If it does I doubt it'll be in Belfast anyway now Sexton has the belt.

[TheCobra]

I don't see Sexton selling as many tickets as Rogan, so maybe economics will mean it's in Ireland again, but with Sexton getting a better purse than this time.

[Coco]

Of course he should, but whether he does or not is up to FW. I don't think FW will be interested in investing in Sexton, he was seen as an easy first defence for a man who can sell Belfast out. The Englishman is the luckiest man alive to be holding that belt, everyone knows that and I think FW will have little interest in him.
I expect FW will want to keep the Rogan ship sailing

If Warren really wanted to make any sort of long term investment in Rogan then it was a silly silly match up. I am sure even my Gran could see Rogan is not the next coming of Ali - it was always a huge bannana skin.

Where were the African imports.

Although, it could be also very clever - better for the Rogan train to be derailed by a young FW fighter who probably didn't get paid that much, compared to say an EBU or a even world title fight.

The next coming of Ali he may not be but Sexton is weak and it was a sensible easy first defense. Sexton clearly has stamina and chin problems and an early ending seemed enevitable, Sexton got lucky with the eye and even then he still should have lost but for some disgraceful refereeing.

[nobby_nobbins]

That fight contained one of the worst pieces of sportsmanship I've ever seen. Sexton, on the verge of being knocked out, appealed to Rogan to stop boxing so his gumshield could be retrieved. Rogan sportingly dropped his guard and backed off, only to be clouted by three head punches from the vile Sexton. Sexton then has the gall to suggest he will duck a rematch and go on to bigger and better things. I look forward to this disgusting specimen of a boxer being humiliated and destroyed in the near future.

As for the stoppage - why on earth would the ref call for the doctor when the injured fighter is on the verge of scoring a knockout? Nothing wrong with the doctor's advice, but it was not appropriate to send Rogan for an examination at that moment. It would have made more sense for the ref to wave off the fight a few moments earlier, with Sexton helpless on the ropes with his back turned. He was clearly "unable to defend himself" and as such, was unfit to continue. I never want to see that referee again and I only want to see Sexton when he is being pummelled back to the classless obscurity he so richly deserves. Rogan is an absolute hero in every sense.

[yiddo14]

Boxing is a sport where the emotions run high!

Just wondering, if Sexton is this good for nothing bum, why had he outboxed Rogan at times and was clearly ahead at the time of stoppage?

Don't take things to heart so much. I'm sure Fwanky will m ake sure a rematch comes about and Rogiie will get his chance for redemption.
Rogan showed decent sportsmanship but don't forget the elbow he landed after the bell at one stage and he is pretty regular with his bonce. Hardly Mary Poppins. This is Boxing anyway, it's brutal and ruthless.

[Coco]

Boxing is a sport where the emotions run high!

Just wondering, if Sexton is this good for nothing bum, why had he outboxed Rogan at times and was clearly ahead at the time of stoppage?

Don't take things to heart so much. I'm sure Fwanky will m ake sure a rematch comes about and Rogiie will get his chance for redemption.
Rogan showed decent sportsmanship but don't forget the elbow he landed after the bell at one stage and he is pretty regular with his bonce. Hardly Mary Poppins. This is Boxing anyway, it's brutal and ruthless.

He is clearly not a bum but he is clearly not a 12 round fighter due to his chin and stamina issues, also he is not a puncher either, so someone like Rogan is guarateed to get to him in the end, even with one eye

[yiddo14]

Boxing is a sport where the emotions run high!

Just wondering, if Sexton is this good for nothing bum, why had he outboxed Rogan at times and was clearly ahead at the time of stoppage?

Don't take things to heart so much. I'm sure Fwanky will m ake sure a rematch comes about and Rogiie will get his chance for redemption.
Rogan showed decent sportsmanship but don't forget the elbow he landed after the bell at one stage and he is pretty regular with his bonce. Hardly Mary Poppins. This is Boxing anyway, it's brutal and ruthless.

He is clearly not a bum but he is clearly not a 12 round fighter due to his chin and stamina issues, also he is not a puncher either, so someone like Rogan is guarateed to get to him in the end, even with one eye

I agree that Rogan would have got to him had his eye not blown up.
I quite enjoyed the fight and hope for a rematch.

[steve689]

Coco's right, Sexton has major stamina issues and was on the verge of being forcibly removed. He boxed well for ther first six rounds or so and even claimed later that he won every round and had comprehensively outboxed Rogan. This is of course bullshit, but around seven he imploded. His stamina is extremely questionable and the jury is still out on him although I noticed improvements in his all round boxing ability early in the contest and it is wrong to say he has not improved in that department.

[JDC]

I'm sure when Sexton sees the footage he'll want to give Rogan a rematch. Rogan needed a bit of the Mike Tyson, Nigel Benn about him there.

Rogan has probably done himself as much justice in this fight as in his previous 2 fights. Rogan was a true gentleman in there who was rewrded by shocking officiating. I've never seen the doctor be called for the guy who is about to KO his opponent.

[hitman09]

That fight contained one of the worst pieces of sportsmanship I've ever seen. Sexton, on the verge of being knocked out, appealed to Rogan to stop boxing so his gumshield could be retrieved. Rogan sportingly dropped his guard and backed off, only to be clouted by three head punches from the vile Sexton. Sexton then has the gall to suggest he will duck a rematch and go on to bigger and better things. I look forward to this disgusting specimen of a boxer being humiliated and destroyed in the near future.

As for the stoppage - why on earth would the ref call for the doctor when the injured fighter is on the verge of scoring a knockout? Nothing wrong with the doctor's advice, but it was not appropriate to send Rogan for an examination at that moment. It would have made more sense for the ref to wave off the fight a few moments earlier, with Sexton helpless on the ropes with his back turned. He was clearly "unable to defend himself" and as such, was unfit to continue. I never want to see that referee again and I only want to see Sexton when he is being pummelled back to the classless obscurity he so richly deserves. Rogan is an absolute hero in every sense.

All true. I hope Sexton gets KTFO in the rematch if it happens, he seems a right bollox.

[Dioufy]

Was the injury caused by a head, a punch or a culmination of punches?

[Dioufy]

I think it came from a bad clash of heads too. I can't see how a single shot made the eye explode like that. In the space of a round, the eye went from being black to completely closed. My guess would be that is was caused by Sexton's napper.