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['Frilla]

According to the schedule they are fighting on the Mundine / Medley card.

Well it should be an interesting fight ive got Junior via UD

[caveman]

if nader dosnt have to starve himself could be real interesting. still think juinior will have too much

[Beltane]

Last night's episode clashed with the T20 cricket, but with the cricket eventually washed out, the later replay of the Contender's first half was also a washout.

Thankfully no more half-baked challenges led by that elderly ingenue: Charlotte and this quiz and archery shambles scrapped the bottom of the barrel. Thankfully the fight so came around and the urgers whipped up the audience to new heights of mafficking.

The fight was a spoiling contest, with Nadar clinching and fighting in close to offset Kariz's reach. Yet Nader landed the better shots in the first two rounds to be ahead 20-18. Then he was sat on his Khyber in round three and it was all 28-28. Rounds four and five saw Kariz land the cleaner hits to just shade Nader, who was using his head a bit in close and got cut for his trouble. On my scorecard, gleaned from the pruned replay, had Kaziz in front 48-46.

Two judges had similar scores but one again was a bit off target and that's what triggered Nader's dummy spit as he expected a split win, not an unanimous loss . He did carry on with a bit of tripe and looked a goose. Now he has to contend with Junior (not one of Nader's fans), a fighter who really can complain to have been dudded by the judges.

[dan h]

After watching the full fight i scored as follows:
rd 1 - 10-9 Nadar
rd 2 - 10-9 Kariz
rd 3 - 10-8 Kariz
rd 4 - 10-9 Kariz
rd 5 - 10-9 Kariz

Total Kariz 49-45

Nadar embarresed imself by the way he carried on IMO but I can understand him being upset as that was his last shot at anything big in boxing. He had a good career, pitty he behaved that way.

['Frilla]

After watching the full fight i scored as follows:
rd 1 - 10-9 Nadar
rd 2 - 10-9 Kariz
rd 3 - 10-8 Kariz
rd 4 - 10-9 Kariz
rd 5 - 10-9 Kariz

Total Kariz 49-45

Nadar embarresed imself by the way he carried on IMO but I can understand him being upset as that was his last shot at anything big in boxing. He had a good career, pitty he behaved that way.

I wouldve gave round 2 to Nader but the rest looks about right

[Hounddawg]

Nader lost the fight no doubt.

If you get knocked down in a 5 round fight, 9 times out of 10 you will lose.

I would of much preferred Taliepai v Oganov over 8 rounds in the contender finally.

IMO the contender Australia sucks for scheduled rounds, I'm fine with the 5round format in the first round of competition but when the semis and final are finalized they should be 8 rounds for the semi's and 10 rounds for the final.

['Frilla]

Nader lost the fight no doubt.

If you get knocked down in a 5 round fight, 9 times out of 10 you will lose.

I would of much preferred Taliepai v Oganov over 8 rounds in the contender finally.

IMO the contender Australia sucks for scheduled rounds, I'm fine with the 5round format in the first round of competition but when the semis and final are finalized they should be 8 rounds for the semi's and 10 rounds for the final.

Agreed

[Lethaleigh76]

Sorry Nader you lost the fight, I believe Karuki landed the more and cleaner punches, let alone the knockdown.

[Soundkamp]

whats your predictions (of the already determined outcomes)

[Brute]

Victor and Garth would do well as wrestlers. Wild old fight.

[Marlin]

Had Angelo been a corner man in any contender fights prior to last night?

[Brute]

Kariuki will be too strong for Wood.

[Marlin]

Not sure about too strong per se, too "long" and too slick perhaps...

[Brute]

He has been impressive in the series.

[Hounddawg]

Kariz has been impressive, but last night Kariz's biggest weakness(chin) was exposed for the first time in the series, i honestly thought Josh had done enough to get the nod. Kariz is very chinny, just ask Victor

Garth and Victors fight was disgraceful, Garth was tackling and Victor leading in with his head, neither 1 deserved to be there, with Garths free walk into the quarters then fighting the least experienced fighter he was guaranteed a semi finalist position. Victor was beaten convincingly by junior in the first round and since has demonstrated that he will even struggle in the Australian domestic scene.

For me neither 1 of these fighters in the final are the goods, Kariz should win, but will be lucky to make it to the 4th round against Mundine, thats right you heard it here first Mundine will KO his first opponent since Clavero almost 2 years ago.

The series robbed itself, the judges and referees need to be sacked, they are fornicating hopeless and it's the same hopeless fucks that time and time again that just fuckup the scoring and have very little controll over the fights, both in the series and on fox cards.

How much does a judge or ref make? How do you become a Judge or ref?

[Marlin]

I had never seen Kariz before the show and when I looked at his record I didn't think it was too flash... I'm not sure where all this champion talk is coming from...

[Hounddawg]

I had never seen Kariz before the show and when I looked at his record I didn't think it was too flash... I'm not sure where all this champion talk is coming from...

It will be Kariz's career highlight. I did see him fight Sonni and he looked good, but i'm with you it's hard to be impressed with a guy who's been knocked out that many times.

[dberry]

I had never seen Kariz before the show and when I looked at his record I didn't think it was too flash... I'm not sure where all this champion talk is coming from...

Kariuki has only one loss at super middle, stoppage to Oganov in a topsy turvey fight after rocking Oganov, a stopage loss to Briggs from a huge right hand( I was sitting ringside and bore witness to this). Kariuki was in the hunt up to this point. and one stoppage to and two mor stoppages at 85/86 kg (he is a natural super middle). He has had a draw and two close losses to DeLisle and went the distance with Kelly after dropping him twice as well as pouncing the crap out of Dale Westerman and Sonni Micheal Angelo, all of these tough, international class opponents and all before the contender series. My take on this would be here is a guy, mainly fighting out of the blue corner, not trying to pad his record, not a dud with a suspect chin, but a guy who will fight any one, any where any weight. A warrior worth having a look at and someone that most other local boxers should take a lesson from.

[dan h]

I would have to agree dberry.

Kariz has losses to real good fighters. He would have learnt more in that than Oganov did in all of his early rd KO victories. I would have backed Kariz to defeat Oganov if they had a rematch

[Hounddawg]

I would have to agree dberry.

Kariz has losses to real good fighters. He would have learnt more in that than Oganov did in all of his early rd KO victories. I would have backed Kariz to defeat Oganov if they had a rematch

I think Oganov would be a dream opponent for anyone right now, people are taking his punches he's easy to hit he's a short fighter in a heavy division.

[Brute]

I had never seen Kariz before the show and when I looked at his record I didn't think it was too flash... I'm not sure where all this champion talk is coming from...

It will be Kariz's career highlight. I did see him fight Sonni and he looked good, but i'm with you it's hard to be impressed with a guy who's been knocked out that many times.

Most of his losses have been against light heavies and cruisers. He was KOed in the 7th by Lawrence Tauasa, who has beaten heavyweights. Looks like he has found the division where he belongs.

['Frilla]

Paul Briggs also TKOed him,
he looked wobbely everytime Clenshaw landed clean
very chinny

[Marlin]

I would have to agree dberry.

Kariz has losses to real good fighters. He would have learnt more in that than Oganov did in all of his early rd KO victories. I would have backed Kariz to defeat Oganov if they had a rematch

I think Oganov would be a dream opponent for anyone right now, people are taking his punches he's easy to hit he's a short fighter in a heavy division.

Yeah he seems to be just about finished, anyone who can box and move should be able to beat him easily now...

[Brute]

Paul Briggs also TKOed him,
he looked wobbely everytime Clenshaw landed clean
very chinny

Briggs was a light heavyweight.

['Frilla]

Paul Briggs also TKOed him,
he looked wobbely everytime Clenshaw landed clean
very chinny

Briggs was a light heavyweight.

So?? he still got TKOed,
Kariz was also a LHW