Stuart Hall v Martin Ward

[iamasadlittleboy]

Awful match up but it does sort of sum up what happens with so many damned titles. I'd feel pissed if I was someone like Ryosue Iwasa or Kohei Oba...

[danconnollyeire]

Haskins has beaten both of these guys in the last 19 months and he's beaten McDonnell as well.

When is his world title shot?

Yep, he thrashed Hall, stopped Ward and edge Haskins. No justice there!

[orbtastic]

New title holder in voluntary defence against local(ish) fighter with no obstacles promoter, shocker.

[Wa1nuts]

If in the near future, Paul Butler wins this belt and ends up fighting McDonnell, is McDonnell good enough to beat Butler? I haven't seen much of Jamie so wouldn't really know, suppose he has a slight weight advantage with Butler being a natural super fly.

[stujones]

Very impressed with Butler, I hope he doesn't fight Hall soon. I'd like him to fight against a proper world champion (no disrespect to Hall) at Super Fly before moving up.

Think Butler could become a multiple weight world champion and a bit of a star.

[Wake up call]

Anyone who thinks Lee Haskins beat Jamie McDonnell back in 2008 needs re-watch the tape. Jamie was robbed.

[ste1983]

has this fight been confirmed by the way or just rumour?

[earsjohn]

has this fight been confirmed by the way or just rumour?

Unconfirmed rumour at the moment. But it seems to have legs with the unexplainable promotion of Ward into the IBF rankings and the local derby nature of the fight.

[dhb-raging bull]

Anyone who thinks Lee Haskins beat Jamie McDonnell back in 2008 needs re-watch the tape. Jamie was robbed.

And he wasn't training properly for the fight he only took it for the money I recall he was only in the gym 3 times a week most weeks

[Wake up call]

Anyone who thinks Lee Haskins beat Jamie McDonnell back in 2008 needs re-watch the tape. Jamie was robbed.

And he wasn't training properly for the fight he only took it for the money I recall he was only in the gym 3 times a week most weeks

Exactly, Jamie didn't really start taking the game seriously until he went with Stefy and Dave Hulley.

[Hagler2002]

I met Hall on Sunday, top bloke who had plenty time for a chat. Even he admitted he was lucky to get a shot due to boxing politics.

[tear up]

Great photo hagler hope hall v ward goes ahead great for the northeast watched them spar many times

[Horse]

New title holder in voluntary defence against local(ish) fighter with no obstacles promoter, shocker.

I'm not shocked, I just think it's a pathetic joke of a fight.

[tear up]

Horse everyone in the game deserves a bit of luck hall got it now ward gettin a bit buy a ticket and watch a good fight with both lads having good support

[mickey1975]

I met Hall on Sunday, top bloke who had plenty time for a chat. Even he admitted he was lucky to get a shot due to boxing politics.

Have you been on a diet, Hagler?

[lefty]

I met Hall on Sunday, top bloke who had plenty time for a chat. Even he admitted he was lucky to get a shot due to boxing politics.

Looking more and more like Statham by the day mate!

[tear up]

Lookin at that picture I'll have to take you to beat the goods in side 2 rounds

[Hagler2002]

I met Hall on Sunday, top bloke who had plenty time for a chat. Even he admitted he was lucky to get a shot due to boxing politics.

Have you been on a diet, Hagler?

I've lost 7 stone m8 in the last 11 months.

[Hagler2002]

Lookin at that picture I'll have to take you to beat the goods in side 2 rounds

I'd take him to the fornicating cleaners!!!! Let's get it on

[DMA1987]

This is a joke why not give the rightful champion who never lost the belt in the ring a rematch

The rightful champion holds the belt, can't skip mandatory defences.

Oh please. Hall isn't the rightful champ at all.

[expe]

This is a joke why not give the rightful champion who never lost the belt in the ring a rematch

The rightful champion holds the belt, can't skip mandatory defences.

Oh please. Hall isn't the rightful champ at all.

How is he not? Jamie McDonnell was stupid enough to turn down a mandatory defence and not get it sorted in time, the IBF took the next two highest ranked fighters available, Hall and Malinga, they fought for the belt, Hall won to take the title.

[pyenest77]

This is a joke why not give the rightful champion who never lost the belt in the ring a rematch

The rightful champion holds the belt, can't skip mandatory defences.

Oh please. Hall isn't the rightful champ at all.

McDonnell was naïve, didn't defend his title so got stripped. He wont be the first & wont be the last!

[handsofstone]

Surely McDonnell pays someone to make sure mandatorys etc are taking care off

Who knows what really happened,maybe it was Jamie,maybe it was Dennis Hobson,either way it seems like a waste of money for Hobson

[lefty]

Surely McDonnell pays someone to make sure mandatorys etc are taking care off

Who knows what really happened,maybe it was Jamie,maybe it was Dennis Hobson,either way it seems like a waste of money for Hobson

Im pretty sure the mandatory was arranged and McDonnell wasnt happy about the money on offer and turned it down and thus lost his belt in the process.

[tear up]

I met Hall on Sunday, top bloke who had plenty time for a chat. Even he admitted he was lucky to get a shot due to boxing politics.

Have you been on a diet, Hagler?

I've lost 7 stone m8 in the last 11 months.

Iv just started training strict lose my beer belly after a holiday in January I felt Shan going to the bar with my top off need your diet mate the goods is a lot bigger than you hagler