What this forum really needs is a cull of the braindead morons who come here just to troll!forcefraser wrote: Who cares, what I want to know is whether McCloskey is British or Irish?
What you need to do is stop twisting posts into a perceived attack on the Irishslapbangwhallop wrote:What this forum really needs is a cull of the braindead morons who come here just to troll!forcefraser wrote: Who cares, what I want to know is whether McCloskey is British or Irish?
You can go to Eastside Boxings General Forum if you feel you need to get that out of your system.
forcefraser wrote:What you need to do is stop twisting posts into a perceived attack on the Irishslapbangwhallop wrote:What this forum really needs is a cull of the braindead morons who come here just to troll!forcefraser wrote: Who cares, what I want to know is whether McCloskey is British or Irish?
You can go to Eastside Boxings General Forum if you feel you need to get that out of your system.
With pleasure Sirslapbangwhallop wrote:forcefraser wrote:What you need to do is stop twisting posts into a perceived attack on the Irishslapbangwhallop wrote: What this forum really needs is a cull of the braindead morons who come here just to troll!
You can go to Eastside Boxings General Forum if you feel you need to get that out of your system.
bore off!
Not sure im staying out of that one - but i considered the WBU title as a world title (well back in the day anyway, not these days).slapbangwhallop wrote:I know what he is saying but I am struggling with the reasoning or logic behind it.kingfinn wrote:I think he's saying maybe in ireland they consider the interim title holder a world championslapbangwhallop wrote: are you saying it isnt a title?
Not sure about logic behind that statement really.
Based on what? Its just a dumb comment really.
Does he think the average person on the street in Dudley is more clued up on the varies alphabet shenanigans than the average person on the street in Dublin? Or does he just think we are all dumb Paddies that havent the ability to recognise the difference in the WBU and the WBA champion.
Good post. Thought the same - seemed like man v boy and most 12 fight prospects would have lost that one. Plus that punch that caught him in the 5th was near perfect, right on the temple and most would have been out cold from that.mrbassie wrote:Most of the posts on this thread baffle me. We're talking about a twelve fight novice who was thrown in at the deep end and won. That was man vs boy and boy won. Of course he didn't win easy, of course he didn't dominate, did anybody honestly expect him to? Everybody and their dog who posts on boxing forums constantly complain about about young or inexperienced fighters being matched too softly and then when the opposite happens everybody dives in and says the lad's just crap. I thought he'd lose that and he's shown us all a few attributes we didn't know he had. If anything, the only valid criticism is that he's perhaps being moved a bit too fast.
Boxing Addict wrote:Good win for Degale
His got talent, no doubt but is a work in progress
I mean for example Tyson Fury a few fights ago was uppercutting himself in fights but now looks a force and could possibly match the likes of Povetkin in my view
Talent dosn't mean finished article, he needs to learn his game, work out his strenths and fine tune everything. Needs another 10-12 fights at european level before moving to world level.
Defence needs working on.
One other significant thing is that Degale is very good up close but from range he isn't, even though he is counter attacking boxer, needs to work on his fight game from range.
Dosn't always punch with the knuckle part of his gloves, needs to fine tune this as these are amatuer habits that he needs to get rid of
If he makes 4 or 5 successful defences of his european title he will be there or there abouts to challenge for world honours
What have you got against Jaffa?DavidPayne wrote:I'd like to see Tony Jeffries fight that Polish kid.
He could do with an opponent he doesn't have to chase.
So you like his attitude ??? Oh and what the fornicate is "sniffy" Bright sparkkeithmoonhangover wrote:Oh, FFS stop being so bloody sniffy man. You're complaining about his 'attitude' like you're a 14 year old going through puberty. Degale is 25 years old and he's had 12 fights and he's learning about boxing and life. Give him a break for god's sake.wesley05 wrote:Tonight he fought a tough tough Polish kid, he was caught and hurt bad but still pulled a win out of the bag. He just dos'nt have the Benn, Eubanks,Watson, Collins aggression but yet looks so good in stages. But as soon as a fight finishes he kills all respect any fan has for him by the attitude he has. Ok boxers has made a great deal of money from it but not De Gale he is really a thorn in his own boot
Nothing wrong with this match up, mate. A calculated move, non puncher, come forward type, slower than Degale, at 33, hardly on the up and with a higher World ranking. In short, a perfect 'opponent' for Degale, at this stage of his career.mrbassie wrote:Most of the posts on this thread baffle me. We're talking about a twelve fight novice who was thrown in at the deep end and won. That was man vs boy and boy won. Of course he didn't win easy, of course he didn't dominate, did anybody honestly expect him to? Everybody and their dog who posts on boxing forums constantly complain about about young or inexperienced fighters being matched too softly and then when the opposite happens everybody dives in and says the lad's just crap. I thought he'd lose that and he's shown us all a few attributes we didn't know he had. If anything, the only valid criticism is that he's perhaps being moved a bit too fast.