NXTGEN this Friday

[mickey1975]

Take it from reading this not a lot of people watch or care for any boxing that's not on TV.

Are you joking?

[ozzy1875]

Total blag by Hearn these NXTGENS.Fills up some dates though....

They shouldnt even be on TV if they are just being put in for televised sparring.

It's not filling dates - it's outwith the normal Sky contract.

It's more live boxing on the TV - it's a bonus.

It isn't a bonus, the card is truly abysmal, the worst on Sky I have ever seen.

The point of Next Gen is to develop the younger fighters, I get that, not a problem.

But, don't go and pack your card with older boxers who aren't the Next Gen.

[handsofstone]

There's a lot of talented fighters on this bill and i'll be watching but ive got to agree that the opponents are poor

[Stuffs]

A lot of them are 30+, but there's reasons for each of them being there.

Saunders hasn't been active in ages, much like Hall (albeit not as badly as BS), so as Matchroom fighters they need to get out at some stage. Being relatively local, it makes sense to have them on. They're not topping the bill. They're not being advertised as the "Next Gen" from this promotion.

They're putting their eggs on Fowler and Kelly. Whether you think they are or not is entirely subjective, but from MR's perspective, that's the "Next Gen" and everything below is just a supporting cast to a) sell tickets b) get fighters active again, shake off the rust c) a bit of both.

The likes of Baister, Vallily, Jonas are, whilst older, at a relatively "novice" stage of their career.

Some of them in against easier opponents, there's still the chance for someone to emerge. You can still recognise skills, just don't rely so much on the records or Boxrec rankings. Use your eyes. It's just a chance though. We'll have to wait and find out. I wouldn't commit to knowing anything about for example Kyle Redfearn. Let's see what he's like and who he is.

Is it a brilliant card? Nope. Is it a good card? Up for debate, but probably not. Is it an awful card? Not for me. It's decidedly average, for me. I'd feel the need to give it more stick if this was being promoted to death by Sky and it's hardly getting much mention. It's being taken for what it is, a reasonable Small Hall-er.

If you wanna get your knickers in a twist over something, wait for Frank Buglioni headlining the O2 with a similar supporting cast of knockover jobs. At least this card knows what it is and is being promoted as such.

It's not that much different to BN having their shows from Brentwood or Bolton or whatever other provincial outpost. Not everything needs to slick big bollocks "STACKED" with 50-50's, that often don't turn out to be that.

[Horse]

There's a lot of talented fighters on this bill and i'll be watching but ive got to agree that the opponents are poor

I might tune in for Natasha Jonas' debut, but the rest of the bill insults me, so I won't watch it.

[ozzy1875]

A lot of them are 30+, but there's reasons for each of them being there.

Saunders hasn't been active in ages, much like Hall (albeit not as badly as BS), so as Matchroom fighters they need to get out at some stage. Being relatively local, it makes sense to have them on. They're not topping the bill. They're not being advertised as the "Next Gen" from this promotion.

They're putting their eggs on Fowler and Kelly. Whether you think they are or not is entirely subjective, but from MR's perspective, that's the "Next Gen" and everything below is just a supporting cast to a) sell tickets b) get fighters active again, shake off the rust c) a bit of both.

The likes of Baister, Vallily, Jonas are, whilst older, at a relatively "novice" stage of their career.

Some of them in against easier opponents, there's still the chance for someone to emerge. You can still recognise skills, just don't rely so much on the records or Boxrec rankings. Use your eyes. It's just a chance though. We'll have to wait and find out. I wouldn't commit to knowing anything about for example Kyle Redfearn. Let's see what he's like and who he is.

Is it a brilliant card? Nope. Is it a good card? Up for debate, but probably not. Is it an awful card? Not for me. It's decidedly average, for me. I'd feel the need to give it more stick if this was being promoted to death by Sky and it's hardly getting much mention. It's being taken for what it is, a reasonable Small Hall-er.

If you wanna get your knickers in a twist over something, wait for Frank Buglioni headlining the O2 with a similar supporting cast of knockover jobs. At least this card knows what it is and is being promoted as such.

It's not that much different to BN having their shows from Brentwood or Bolton or whatever other provincial outpost. Not everything needs to slick big bollocks "STACKED" with 50-50's, that often don't turn out to be that.

Understand the above but the show was made for Josh Kelly, who's headlining.

At least the small hall shows for BN have two or three decent match ups, last one was Skeete - Singleton and Markham - Mullender. The Bolton show last time out on paper wasn't great but that was a VIP show and turned out well.

The frustrating thing is the poorly matched low level opponents, surely get somebody better for Stuart Hall, who they're touting for another world title show. Likewise with Fowler, he wants to be moved fast, beating Georgia's fifth best light middle does naff all for him.

The Valilly fight could be OK, Menduou is no mug and he was simply too small against Dubois.

[Horse]

Some of them in against easier opponents, there's still the chance for someone to emerge. You can still recognise skills, just don't rely so much on the records or Boxrec rankings. Use your eyes. It's just a chance though. We'll have to wait and find out. I wouldn't commit to knowing anything about for example Kyle Redfearn. Let's see what he's like and who he is.

Why would we want to do that?

Is it a brilliant card? Nope. Is it a good card? Up for debate, but probably not.

It's not up for debate.

The bill is clearly abysmal.

Is it an awful card? Not for me. It's decidedly average, for me. I'd feel the need to give it more stick if this was being promoted to death by Sky and it's hardly getting much mention. It's being taken for what it is, a reasonable Small Hall-er.

No, it's not average, it's crap.

If you wanna get your knickers in a twist over something, wait for Frank Buglioni headlining the O2 with a similar supporting cast of knockover jobs. At least this card knows what it is and is being promoted as such.

Why are you getting your knickers in a twist at people saying that an awful show is awful?

[ElJefe]

11 opponents announced at the moment. Just 3 have winning records. Literally every single opponent is coming off a loss. That must be some sort of record for a televised show?

[mickey1975]

Am I the only one who sees incredible potential in Saunders? I've really rated him since he was a kid. Easily better than Fowler!

[Stuffs]

Some of them in against easier opponents, there's still the chance for someone to emerge. You can still recognise skills, just don't rely so much on the records or Boxrec rankings. Use your eyes. It's just a chance though. We'll have to wait and find out. I wouldn't commit to knowing anything about for example Kyle Redfearn. Let's see what he's like and who he is.

Why would we want to do that?

Is it a brilliant card? Nope. Is it a good card? Up for debate, but probably not.

It's not up for debate.

The bill is clearly abysmal.

Is it an awful card? Not for me. It's decidedly average, for me. I'd feel the need to give it more stick if this was being promoted to death by Sky and it's hardly getting much mention. It's being taken for what it is, a reasonable Small Hall-er.

No, it's not average, it's crap.

If you wanna get your knickers in a twist over something, wait for Frank Buglioni headlining the O2 with a similar supporting cast of knockover jobs. At least this card knows what it is and is being promoted as such.

Why are you getting your knickers in a twist at people saying that an awful show is awful?

I'm not getting twisty at all. Just explaining. Look beyond the records. If you can't, don't bother watching. It might be alright, it might be total dogshit. Watch and find out. Or just ignore it.

[ScottDetonator]

The only thing positive about this card is the fact that Adam Smith might not be commentating.

13 fights, 13 home wins and Sky shoving it down your throat that all the home fighters are exceptional talents.

I like the look of Kelly and Fowler but they aren't headline material yet. Nxtgen sounded a good idea at first but if this is it, bloody hell, can we see the generation after please?

It's a record and watch on fast forward when you've got an hour spare the next day.

At least put one of the local guys in a decent match up. Every fight could be an opening bout for a regular card and even then, most of them wouldn't make it. Garbage.

[Andrew]

This from a few years ago pretty much says all that needs to be said

Later on there was another moment of right place, right time fortune: by 2011, Sky’s head of sport, Barney Francis, was frustrated with the lack of competitive fights on his channel. Hearn scented an opportunity and grabbed it.

“The shows that all promoters were doing – Matchroom included – were absolute garbage,” Hearn says. “They were in half-empty leisure centres with probably one remotely competitive fight on the bill. We tried to change that. We took a chance. We booked big arenas and made big fights, and we saw those arenas fill up and Sky’s viewing figures double. We then pushed to be the exclusive provider of boxing content on Sky, something that had never been done before, and we got it.”

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/ ... aye-boxing


The odds for tomorrow as per Paddypower

Stuart Hall, Josh Kelly, Natasha Jonas, Anthony Fowler all 1/200 Bradley Saunders is 1/50

[Andrew]

Still no one is putting forward a worse card than this in the history of sky sports then..........

I can't think of anything worse.

"Prizefighter 31: The Light Welterweights III" is the worst that I could think of, but I can't remember a thing about how entertaining the actual show was.

http://boxrec.com/show/672664
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prizefigh ... eights_III

This is the worst I can think of in recent memory is Brook v Bizier

http://boxrec.com/show/727134

At least that had a "world title" fight. The bookmakers odds would not be as wide as they are for Friday though.

[Andrew]

Am I the only one who sees incredible potential in Saunders? I've really rated him since he was a kid. Easily better than Fowler!

Garrido took his soul

[mickey1975]

Am I the only one who sees incredible potential in Saunders? I've really rated him since he was a kid. Easily better than Fowler!

Garrido took his soul

He had no hands!

[Andrew]

Am I the only one who sees incredible potential in Saunders? I've really rated him since he was a kid. Easily better than Fowler!

Garrido took his soul

He had no hands!

Hence why he used his head

[mickey1975]

Garrido took his soul

He had no hands!

Hence why he used his head

Brad is a rough kid!

[stujones]

Why can't sky put the Hall / Saunders etc. fights on red button.... seems like those fights are only on live stream. I'll be in a place with a shite internet connection on Friday.

[paniam]

Why can't sky put the Hall / Saunders etc. fights on red button.... seems like those fights are only on live stream. I'll be in a place with a shite internet connection on Friday.

On my sky epg it says that they're showing hall and Kelly fights.

[paniam]

The earlier pre TV results are on boxrec already if anyone's interested.

[rio]

saunders ia now a super middleweight! Look for degale to make his voluntary against him next!!

[skanksta]

It's a shame the card is so shocking - this NXTGen could be a really good idea.

Area titles, 80/20 'first real test' fights for the prospects, some 4 round journeyman nobbins wars...

It would be raw and exciting, like watching League2, but instead we have a £10 accumalator on the favourites to winning you 33p IF you shop around wisely.

[Neil Gee]

Jeez we're 25 minutes into the programme and we've had a one round mismatch and a load of waffle.

[paniam]

I didn't even bother putting it on.

[handsofstone]

Fowler's head shots didn't seem to have an effect on the Georgian but the body shots were class, he did look open though and got caught more than once exchanging