Calzaghe / Lacy press conf today

REAL_DEAL · Post by **REAL_DEAL** » 21 Nov 2005, 12:51

Cant trust the weather in wales.

kevin · Post by **kevin** » 21 Nov 2005, 12:58

JimmyJamJerusalem wrote:Why has it been moved to Manchester?? English pig dogs, plundering Wales again, lol.

Because they wanted to use the Millenium but the Welsh are playing egg-chasing that day apparently :-)

steve689 · Post by **steve689** » 21 Nov 2005, 13:23

The undercard looks impessive now but it will completely different come fight time and when all the tickets are sold. Enzo V Nelson will be off, the main even itself will be hanging by a thread and the rest of the bunch will be fighting TBA's...mark my words

Goz · Post by **Goz** » 21 Nov 2005, 13:28

steve689 wrote:The undercard looks impessive now but it will completely different come fight time and when all the tickets are sold. Enzo V Nelson will be off, the main even itself will be hanging by a thread and the rest of the bunch will be fighting TBA's...mark my words

You don't have to preach to me, I'm converted!!

jomothepure · Post by **jomothepure** » 21 Nov 2005, 14:44

MightyWarrior wrote:http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/4 ... acy203.jpg

If you go to BBC sport and go to the boxing main page, in the photo of Lacy and sicknote that links to the article, they're wearing judges wigs as well as santa costumes. WTF?!?! Don't suppose it's a stroke of biting satire to highlight the Warren/Hatton legal dispute

josh fg · Post by **josh fg** » 21 Nov 2005, 15:08

THe undercard doesn't look that good to me, someone who doesn't deserve a title shots and a load of warren fighters KOing Turkeys. If King had a similar event he would have top rated fights on the undercard. It would make sence for Warren to try to get Skelton an outing against someone good on the European scene in chiefe support, HWs attrackt interests and then maybe some of the americans would be interested in seeing Skelton get a good pay day in the US befor he reaches 78

josh fg · Post by **josh fg** » 21 Nov 2005, 15:11

P.s. I think the fight is billed judgement day or something hence the stupid costumes

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 21 Nov 2005, 16:44

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/4 ... ghe203.jpg

Think they should leave the wigs off for the poster perhaps....

leforge · Post by **leforge** » 21 Nov 2005, 16:54

Lacy to stop Joe, if the fight goes ahead. You never know with his track record

Max Molyneux · Post by **Max Molyneux** » 21 Nov 2005, 17:44

Bigger pics.

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ ... lkw105.jpg

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ ... lkw107.jpg

http://www.fightnews.com/lacy_calzaghe1.jpg

Seems Lacy bulks up quite a bit inbetween fights.

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 21 Nov 2005, 19:28

Quite apt to see Calzaghe holding his head alot, its going to be hurting in February.

Max Molyneux · Post by **Max Molyneux** » 21 Nov 2005, 19:31

Way Lacy brought his green belt as he knows only his red and Joes brown one matter. :P

Wondering what the hell are they wearing them for?

kevin · Post by **kevin** » 21 Nov 2005, 19:35

Where do you rate the IBO Belt in the bigger scheme of things, above the WBO or below?

And yes the bill is called 'Judgement Day' and the press conference was held at Browns Restaraunt in Covent Garden in the Courtroom.

Kev

kevin · Post by **kevin** » 21 Nov 2005, 19:36

stujones wrote:Quite apt to see Calzaghe holding his head alot, its going to be hurting in February.

Why? Will he be getting headaches worry about the fight in March??

josh fg · Post by **josh fg** » 21 Nov 2005, 19:45

Kevin wrote:Where do you rate the IBO Belt in the bigger scheme of things, above the WBO or below?

And yes the bill is called 'Judgement Day' and the press conference was held at Browns Restaraunt in Covent Garden in the Courtroom.

Kev

I like the IBO blet because the rankings are fair and therefore it can't be controled by promoters as the WBO certainly can. However promoters like that less so the caliber of fighters who hold it is lesser.

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 21 Nov 2005, 19:45

Kevin wrote:
stujones wrote:Quite apt to see Calzaghe holding his head alot, its going to be hurting in February.
Why? Will he be getting headaches worry about the fight in March??

Ummm yes, worrying when he tells Frank and Gary Shaw he is injured again. Thats what I meant honest

kevin · Post by **kevin** » 21 Nov 2005, 19:55

josh fg wrote:
Kevin wrote:Where do you rate the IBO Belt in the bigger scheme of things, above the WBO or below?

And yes the bill is called 'Judgement Day' and the press conference was held at Browns Restaraunt in Covent Garden in the Courtroom.

Kev
I like the IBO blet because the rankings are fair and therefore it can't be controled by promoters as the WBO certainly can. However promoters like that less so the caliber of fighters who hold it is lesser.

Apart from of course Antoine Tarver and maybe Jeff Lacy...

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 21 Nov 2005, 19:58

Kevin wrote:Where do you rate the IBO Belt in the bigger scheme of things, above the WBO or below?

And yes the bill is called 'Judgement Day' and the press conference was held at Browns Restaraunt in Covent Garden in the Courtroom.

Kev

It will always be below the WBO, tad unfair - IBO does seem to be fair, and fair do's a lot of the fighters keep the belt.

They had some strange title fights in their past though - Chris Barnett challenging for the title?

Naseem Hamed 1 fight after losing to Barrera for the vacant IBO title?

josh fg · Post by **josh fg** » 21 Nov 2005, 20:11

stujones wrote:
Naseem Hamed 1 fight after losing to Barrera for the vacant IBO title?

So was his fight against barrera. More realisticaly his first fight back was for the European title though as he was against the European champion. Lewis kept the IBO for a while if I remember correctly aswell

jomothepure · Post by **jomothepure** » 22 Nov 2005, 04:20

Kevin wrote:Where do you rate the IBO Belt in the bigger scheme of things, above the WBO or below?
Kev

IBO wins hands down in terms of rankings and uncorruptability. Helped recently by Lacy, Tarver, Marquez pickking up their belt. Whilst it may be by default, they at least havn't thrown them away. (Back on the ratings front - WBO have Michael Jennnings at #1

) With the IBO the rankings are objective and they enforce a top #30 challenger stipulation, so there's no Evans Ashira's slipping into the top #15 and magically getting a fight with sicknote.

BTW, some intelligent chap has been attempting some marvellous discussions in the IBO's website forum. Worth a look, I found what he said incredibly profound.

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 22 Nov 2005, 06:01

The IBO belt is a crock of shite - the last thing boxing needed was another belt - fair ratings or not. Have they ever staged a big fight that wasn't going to happen anyway, regardless of IBO "sanctioning" or not?
I doubt it.

They're all rubbish - but four main rubbish belts are a 100 times better than 5 rubbish belts............or 6,7,8 etc etc

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 22 Nov 2005, 06:06

Hear hear!

I agree, their rankings might be unbiased, but their title fights are a fornicating farce and it just creates another trinket for 'WORLD TITLE SHOWDOWN' on crappy boxing shows.

My T Sharp · Post by **My T Sharp** » 22 Nov 2005, 07:25

Tickets on sale now, a suite ticket costs £150 did they have them for the Hatton fights? I just wondered how many people are required to book a suite, appreciated if anyone knows?

Max Molyneux · Post by **Max Molyneux** » 22 Nov 2005, 08:15

My T Sharp wrote:Tickets on sale now, a suite ticket costs £150 did they have them for the Hatton fights? I just wondered how many people are required to book a suite, appreciated if anyone knows?

Better off just watching it for free on ITV.

Wonder if the hand injury and all the talk afterwards between both sides was just for publicity to sell the fight.

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 22 Nov 2005, 08:38

josh fg wrote:
stujones wrote:
Naseem Hamed 1 fight after losing to Barrera for the vacant IBO title?
So was his fight against barrera. More realisticaly his first fight back was for the European title though as he was against the European champion. Lewis kept the IBO for a while if I remember correctly aswell

EBU title wasn't on the line, IBO title was. Can you remember Hamed telling the ignorant (his words, not mine) fans that he is a world champion.... again.

And he called the fans ignorant?