Cardiff RBR

[keithmoonhangover]

Have Cook-Pace fought yet? Tony Pace is much better than his record suggests.

[expe]

Have Cook-Pace fought yet? Tony Pace is much better than his record suggests.

On after Selby-Munroe, doubt it's televised. Joshua-Darch up next, come on the Welshman

[lefty]

God the hype around Joshua is doing my head in.

[expe]

'Experts'

Then they show Glenn McCrory

[expe]

God the hype around Joshua is doing my head in.

I hope he gets knocked out and fast, same with Campbell.

[Exoddus]

Terry O is the ref in the Joshua fight. Just in case things don't go to plan for Match Room .

[keithmoonhangover]

'Experts'

Then they show Glenn McCrory

Easy there son. He's hurtin' for certain after the match today.

[expe]

Terry O is the ref in the Joshua fight. Just in case things don't go to plan for Match Room .

Talk about protecting your investment, even though Hearn's hardly put much cash into him.

[expe]

'Experts'

Then they show Glenn McCrory

Easy there son. He's hurtin' for certain after the match today.

Would have loved to have seen Pardew's face.

[Autobarn]

John Keane is on something tonight, 116-113 Buckland is a shocking card.

That's a shocking decision, there's no way Buckland won that fight and as usual the promoter - Eddie Hearn

Gavin Rees will probably retire now, off the back of two defeats that for me he didn't deserve, especially the one tonight, he doesn't deserve that.

yeah, for you...can't speak for buckland, but I had crolla winning without doubt vs rees due to subtle control, tight defense and keeping rees off balance. my big issue was ppl calling crolla-rees a war, when it was more technical, subdued and with tamer exchanges than expected given who was in the ring.

[keithmoonhangover]

I'm rapidly approaching the bottom of the third wine bottle. From now on, I will be talking complete nonsense.

First up. Joshua looks like Jozy Altidore.

[ThereByTheGrace]

'Experts'

Then they show Glenn McCrory

Yeah he's a clown. Too early to say if Joshua is any good because the British Heavyweight periphery is very poor.

[lefty]

I think Joshua could of picked a better trainer than Tony Sims.

[expe]

John Keane is on something tonight, 116-113 Buckland is a shocking card.

That's a shocking decision, there's no way Buckland won that fight and as usual the promoter - Eddie Hearn

Gavin Rees will probably retire now, off the back of two defeats that for me he didn't deserve, especially the one tonight, he doesn't deserve that.

yeah, for you...can't speak for buckland, but I had crolla winning without doubt vs rees due to subtle control, tight defense and keeping rees off balance.

I thought Rees took both, Crolla was the closer but I thought he comfortably did enough, but he didn't help by dropping the pace in the last couple of rounds.

[expe]

'Experts'

Then they show Glenn McCrory

Yeah he's a clown. Too early to say if Joshua is any good because the British Heavyweight periphery is very poor.

I think his chin's going to be dodgy, his legs are way too skinny.

[gilgamesh]

Musular looking fellow they have to fight Joshua here, but with a record of 7-2 with only 1 KO he's probably not much of a threat.

[expe]

I think Joshua could of picked a better trainer than Tony Sims.

He seems to be the house trainer for Matchroom so that's probably why, I don't think Joshua really knows enough to pick a good trainer.

[Finch]

Are Joshua's legs a bit skinny?

[lefty]

He threw about 5 right hands in a row and still didnt put Darch down.

[expe]

Darch's legs went at the end of the first, but before that Joshua hardly landed, constantly made to miss by Darch slipping his punches.

[keithmoonhangover]

Why was Joshua bone dry when the first bell started?

[gilgamesh]

He tagged him with a sh*t load of big shots there at the end of the 1st. Darch was lucky to stay on his feet.

Doubtful he makes it out of the 2nd round.

[crusader]

Are Joshua's legs a bit skinny?

Yes. He's built a lot like Wilder, although bulkier up top.

[lefty]

Price hits harder.

[Autobarn]

John Keane is on something tonight, 116-113 Buckland is a shocking card.

That's a shocking decision, there's no way Buckland won that fight and as usual the promoter - Eddie Hearn

Gavin Rees will probably retire now, off the back of two defeats that for me he didn't deserve, especially the one tonight, he doesn't deserve that.

yeah, for you...can't speak for buckland, but I had crolla winning without doubt vs rees due to subtle control, tight defense and keeping rees off balance.

I thought Rees took both, Crolla was the closer but I thought he comfortably did enough, but he didn't help by dropping the pace in the last couple of rounds.

I think crolla didn't do too much offensively to prevent rees from getting into the fight. like with crolla-derry 2, crolla was careful not to make a mistake. (I had crolla-derry 2 a draw, was worried for crolla in that one).

what I saw, crolla broke the rhythm of rees and had him off balance all night. crolla picked some clever shots, tucked up and usually timed rees at the end of exchanges, making him lose his balance. rees'd come back with slappy flurries, not being in position (and outreached) to punch, and AC'd have it covered. recall Anthony's jabs and body shots being good - albeit only single shots. I hoped crolla would punctuate this, with big, championship calibre attacks, say, toward the end of the rounds - but he kept in within himself, boxed seemingly to instructions, winning with the judges (& the commentators who got stick, but whom I had no problem with watching the sky sports broadcast).