Brook vs. Gavin, Joshua vs. Johnson, Mitchell vs. Linares & Gradovich vs. Selby discussion thread

[Lenny Cravats]

Linares again with the cleaner punches, but it was close.

20-18

[Lenny Cravats]

Not much happening in the 3rd. Mitchell landed a left hook that looked to be the punch of the round.

29-28 JL.

[Neil Gee]

Lost stream mid round 3 but it's back now. The guy with less talent always has to work slightly harder but Mitchell looks up for the job.

[Lenny Cravats]

Both men cut from a headbutt.

Another unexciting round where neither established a great deal.

Even round.

[Lenny Cravats]

Linares is down and hurt!

[Neil Gee]

Didn't see that coming (neither did Linares). I'm beginning to believe Mitchell wants this more than Linares does.

[Lenny Cravats]

Linares down, but recovered well. Came back pretty strong, Mitchell looks awful on the ropes.

10-8 round, so I have it

48-47 to Mitchell.

[Lenny Cravats]

Cagey 6th. Not much in it. A couple of nice bodyshots from Linares, some good aggressive work from Mitchell - who just scraped it, for me.

It'll be fun to see the scores for this one.

58-56 Mitchell.

[Neil Gee]

It's still up in the air, nobody can take charge of this fight.

[Lenny Cravats]

68-65 after 7

There's a lot of blood in the 8th from Mitchell's eyes. I'm not sure if this can continue, that cut is not in a good place - that's if it's a headbutt, a punch and it'll continue.

Linares wins round 8.

77-75 Mitchell.

[Neil Gee]

Good round. Mitchell caught but he comes firing back. This is a better fight than I was expecting.

[kidbazooka1]

If it goes the cards linares is gonna get robbed.

Don't know why he took a fight in Mitchell's hometown.

[kaiserbill]

People have Mitchell ahead?

[Lenny Cravats]

Round 9 was tough to score, could go either way. I'm giving it to Linares.

87-86 Mitchell.

[Lenny Cravats]

Mitchell's face is horrific.

Mitchell down and it's stopped in 10.

[Lenny Cravats]

That was stopped because of the damage rather than the knockdown, I think. Grotesque swelling.

Linares was coming on strong, he was having a good round.

[Neil Gee]

A tough ask for Mitchell but fair play to him, he went forward and gave it his best shot.

[kidbazooka1]

People have Mitchell ahead?

Linares isn't getting a decision we all knew that already.

He's an idiot for a taking a fight that does nothing for him in his opponents backyard.

They were setting him up to hijack that belt.

[Lenny Cravats]

People have Mitchell ahead?

1 point up at the end of the 9th. How did you see it?

One judge had Mitchell up 2, another had it even and one had Mitchell up by 6.

[Lenny Cravats]

People have Mitchell ahead?

Linares isn't getting a decision we all knew that already.

He's an idiot for a taking a fight that does nothing for him in his opponents backyard.

They were setting him up to hijack that belt.

One judge looked a bit mental, but the other two were spot on.

[kidbazooka1]

Linares saved his belt.

Anyone know the scorecards?

[Lenny Cravats]

3 posts up, mate.

[Neil Gee]

What predictions for the Joshua fight? I'm picking round 2.

[Lenny Cravats]

Linares saved his belt.

Anyone know the scorecards?

One had Mitchell up 2, one had it even and another had him up by 6.

Pretty sure that's what the commentary said.

[Lenny Cravats]

What predictions for the Joshua fight? I'm picking round 2.

IJL is refereeing, I think.

Johnson probably get stopped on his way to the ring.