Round-By-Round - Billy Joe Saunders (c) vs. Artur Akavov - December 3rd 2016

[Stuarty]

on December 3’s Paisley Lagoon Centre show...

How badly were they struggling for a venue?
Paisley is 5 miles from me and I wouldn't drive through it if I could avoid it

That's my home town you bastard Fair point though

[Neil Gee]

Looks like a comfortable win for Ormond on the ref's card but that was a difficult night's work.

[Neil Gee]

Motherwell Flyweight Iain Butcher looks a decent prospect, it was a reasonably exciting fight.

[Stuarty]

Motherwell Flyweight Iain Butcher looks a decent prospect, it was a reasonably exciting fight.

I thought he was robbed against Satchell a few years back. Lillis mentioned Butcher v Jamie Conlon as they're both MGM. Quite like the idea of that.

[crusader]

Butcher was hosed against Satchell IMO. Satchell got way too much credit for his ineffectual pitter-pat punching.

[rd350lc]

Butler not looking that elusive in there .

[handsofstone]

Yeah Butcher showed glimpses of class tonight,he gassed a bit though and switches off defensively at times


Dire card though every fights been pretty poor and Butler looking too tentative as well

[Neil Gee]

Interesting fight for Paul Butler. Alexander Cazares only has a 13-7 record but he's giving Butler problems so far.

[Boxing Prospect]

Butler has been dire for years, think he's lucky he hasn't been in there with anyone of note other than Hall and Tete. Was thinking I couldn't work out why they keep tossing him in with this type of opponent but the performances are why, aren't they

[handsofstone]

Butler much better when fighting aggressively, he needs to get in close and bang away to Cazares body

[Neil Gee]

A decent round for Butler. Alexander Cazares typical tough Mexican and awkward.

Gotta give it to BocksN. They keep the bouts coming. Puts Channel 5 and Dave to shame.

[handsofstone]

Catterall is a good fighter but he has been in a couple of stinkers,I just hope tonight is not another one but there's something in the air tonight which tells me its "awa to be shite"

[Boxing Prospect]

RE Catterall - I have a feeling an upset is around the corner for him, might not be tonight but it'll be soon

[chrisnew86]

Oh look, another tough Mexican

[stellar]

Stream?

[Boxing Prospect]

Stream?

You're better off without one, this is shite

[chrisnew86]

Stream?

You're better off without one, this is shite

[handsofstone]

Stream?

You're better off without one, this is shite

Its not that good

[handsofstone]

Butler looked pedestrian against a tough fighter who I reckon he would've bulldozed before he became world champ

[handsofstone]

Bad cut for Butler

[Neil Gee]

Stream?

You're better off without one, this is shite

It wasn't a thrill a minute but not every fight can be, I could happily have skipped a round or two, but it was competitive, as competitive as someone with the skill level of Alexander Cazares could make it. Decent workout for Butler.

For anyone using a stream make sure you have adblock. Those adverts! You try to get rid of them and they just leade to more pages of adverts.

[Boxing Prospect]

Just realised I used to live a stones throw from this venue...2/2 40 Bank Street

[samwbr]

Butler looked pedestrian against a tough fighter who I reckon he would've bulldozed before he became world champ

Tete has fucked him up.

[Tangerine]

caterall looks in better shape tonight,looks much leaner than previously.needs a big performace tonight i think

[Cholo_cws]

Butler has been dire for years, think he's lucky he hasn't been in there with anyone of note other than Hall and Tete. Was thinking I couldn't work out why they keep tossing him in with this type of opponent but the performances are why, aren't they

Exactly, yet according to the wisdom of John Rawling the 'wider audience' ie boxing fans underappreciate him. Perhaps like Rawling what we need is to be regularly employed by Butler's employers to fully appreciate him #sychophanticcheerleaderscourgeofboxing