Official Lee vs Saunders RBR Thread

[sir123]

Why isn't this a PPV fight

Fast Eddie must be devastated he doesnt promote Liam Smith!

[MightyWarrior]

Kelly shaping up well in that round

[Neil Gee]

Fair play to Smith: he said he hasn't took this lightly and he hasn't. But fair play to Kelly too: he's come with total self-belief.

[PredatorHayds]

Beating shot Mosley wouldn't prove much in my opinion.

Mosley looked good last night.

He'd still be the best fighter on Smiths record.

I reckon it's a 50/50 fight.

Who was Mosley fighting? And wasn't Shane stopped by Anthony Mundine not long ago?

I don't see how beating SSM boosts Smith's claim to being a world class fighter.

Name a person on the Smith record better than the current Mosley?

[reggaereggae]

Why isn't this a PPV fight

Because Matchroom and Sky pirates are not showing it. Can you imagine the typical Hearn (senior and junior) hyperbole about '2 all British/Irish world title fights on one bill with a stacked 10 fight undercard' 'we're talking 6 hours of competitive Boxing including 2 evenly matched world titles' 'real value for money' 'when was the last time you witnessed a British bill like it?' Blah blah

[Andrew]

Smith Vs Soro is a bout I still want to see!

Want to see Smtih v Andrade but I know Gallagher and Warren won't

[MightyWarrior]

Decent boxer Kelly, nice shots, Smith looks like he's got the edge in brute strength, as usual, looking forward to seeing someone wipe that smirk off his face...

[Black Sam Bellamy]

Two well schooled boxers here, great to watch

[Boxing Prospect]

Commentary sounding pretty biased, as usual, Kelly more than just holding his own here. Tactically it's probably not the best idea to go toe-to-toe with Smith but he's certainly having some solid success

[keithmoonhangover]

29-28 to Kelly

[keithmoonhangover]

Wine and Tramadol tonight, so they'll all be good fights.

[handsofstone]

Even for me now

[crusader]

Mosley looked good last night.

He'd still be the best fighter on Smiths record.

I reckon it's a 50/50 fight.

Who was Mosley fighting? And wasn't Shane stopped by Anthony Mundine not long ago?

I don't see how beating SSM boosts Smith's claim to being a world class fighter.

Name a person on the Smith record better than the current Mosley?

I think an ESPN-level guy like John Thompson is at least on Mosley's level these days and could well be better than him.

That's aside the point anyway, because beating Mosley would hardly prove Smith's world title credentials, even if Mosley were his best opponent. The last time Mosley faced anyone half-decent he was stopped in 7 by a fading Anthony Mundine; don't be fooled by a win over a blown-up fighter like Patrick Lopez who lost pretty much every time he faced anyone near the top 50.

[keithmoonhangover]

Commentators completely biased towards Smith.

[jameswilson]

Why isn't this a PPV fight

Because Matchroom and Sky pirates are not showing it. Can you imagine the typical Hearn (senior and junior) hyperbole about '2 all British/Irish world title fights on one bill with a stacked 10 fight undercard' 'we're talking 6 hours of competitive Boxing including 2 evenly matched world titles' 'real value for money' 'when was the last time you witnessed a British bill like it?' Blah blah

The last Crolla bill had multiple WT fights and wasn't PPV. As much as the last PPV wasn't good enough it's a given people would go ballistic if one of the Matchroom World champs had a defence against someone like Kelly.

[Rexob]

I thought they had to shave beards off ? or is that just Heavy weights?

[Boxing Prospect]

For a bully Smith really does like looking to the teacher for some help

[jameswilson]

I thought they had to shave beards off ? or is that just Heavy weights?

Not sure on the rule. It might be a case you have to if the opponent requests. expe would be a good guy to ask, his knowledge on that kind of stuff is usually very good.

[Baboon]

got this 4-1 to Smith, but Kelly has put up a fine showing. Got some nice moves, just lacking quite enough pop to keep Smith off.

[Rexob]

This is pretty poor for a "World Title Fight"!

[jameswilson]

For a bully Smith really does like looking to the teacher for some help

You not a fan?

[Rexob]

I thought they had to shave beards off ? or is that just Heavy weights?

Not sure on the rule. It might be a case you have to if the opponent requests. expe would be a good guy to ask, his knowledge on that kind of stuff is usually very good.

The Smiths, Probably thought it was an easy job, so let him leave the beard on?

[Baboon]

This is pretty poor for a "World Title Fight"!

Dunno Rexob, that was a World level headbutt....

[Neil Gee]

Brave effort by Kelly but class is telling. I knew Kelly couldn't be bad if Ensley believes in him.

[hitman_hatton1]

Two well schooled boxers here, great to watch

kelly deserved the cane for that one.