Josh Taylor week

[KiwiRider]

“It will be a great night in The Hydro,” Taylor told Sky Sports. “It’ll be full of passion and very loud – the fans always make a lot of noise. It might be a bit hostile for Postol, so we’ll have to wait and see how he deals with it.
“That atmosphere lifts me that extra five, 10 percent every time and when I walk out of the ring I feel like ‘King Kong.’ I know no one is going to beat me in front of my home fans.”

Rock and roll!

[Taansend]

“It will be a great night in The Hydro,” Taylor told Sky Sports. “It’ll be full of passion and very loud – the fans always make a lot of noise. It might be a bit hostile for Postol, so we’ll have to wait and see how he deals with it.
“That atmosphere lifts me that extra five, 10 percent every time and when I walk out of the ring I feel like ‘King Kong.’ I know no one is going to beat me in front of my home fans.”

Rock and roll!

I'd love it if an athlete used a percentage outside of 5 or 10?

"The crowd will lift me 22.37%"

[ILikeBeer]

I'd love it if an athlete used a percentage outside of 5 or 10?

"The crowd will lift me 22.37%"

[The_Don1]

Taylor KO opened up at 2.05 in decimal odds with Bet 365, just above evens both KO and Points were priced at 2.05, the punters smashed the price down to odds on.

He is popular. A lot of expectation on Josh to get the KO. I hope he doesn't try too hard, too early. Postol is a tough old steak, he might need some marinading first.
Like Pipi said, break Postol down, let his age and some good early body shots get him ready.

I think the fact that as of today Postol has had one fight in 23 months and in that fight he looked poor, being knocked down twice (one of them was incorrectly not called) by relative unknown has something to do with it too. Honestly think Taylor gets Postol out of there within 8 rounds, it's more the narrative that the "bookies odds are wrong" that I disagree with, the bookies couldn't separate points or KO with their odds, the punters helped them do that by hammering the price.

[smiling assassin]

Both looked great at the weigh in. Taylor oozeing confidence, I can't wait for tomorrow now

[TheLeprechaun]

Taylor KO opened up at 2.05 in decimal odds with Bet 365, just above evens both KO and Points were priced at 2.05, the punters smashed the price down to odds on.

He is popular. A lot of expectation on Josh to get the KO. I hope he doesn't try too hard, too early. Postol is a tough old steak, he might need some marinading first.
Like Pipi said, break Postol down, let his age and some good early body shots get him ready.

I think the fact that as of today Postol has had one fight in 23 months and in that fight he looked poor, being knocked down twice (one of them was incorrectly not called) by relative unknown has something to do with it too. Honestly think Taylor gets Postol out of there within 8 rounds, it's more the narrative that the "bookies odds are wrong" that I disagree with, the bookies couldn't separate points or KO with their odds, the punters helped them do that by hammering the price.

"Hammering the price" is a bit ridiculous. Trust me, it takes very little to move those initial prices. The bookies have limits on how much exposure they can take and as soon as they see a moderate amount they shift the line.

[The_Don1]

He is popular. A lot of expectation on Josh to get the KO. I hope he doesn't try too hard, too early. Postol is a tough old steak, he might need some marinading first.
Like Pipi said, break Postol down, let his age and some good early body shots get him ready.

I think the fact that as of today Postol has had one fight in 23 months and in that fight he looked poor, being knocked down twice (one of them was incorrectly not called) by relative unknown has something to do with it too. Honestly think Taylor gets Postol out of there within 8 rounds, it's more the narrative that the "bookies odds are wrong" that I disagree with, the bookies couldn't separate points or KO with their odds, the punters helped them do that by hammering the price.

"Hammering the price" is a bit ridiculous. Trust me, it takes very little to move those initial prices. The bookies have limits on how much exposure they can take and as soon as they see a moderate amount they shift the line.

Not ridiculous at all when you're aware of the serious money that went on the stoppage, in decimal odds they went from 2.05 to 1.90 to 1.83 to 1.80 to 1.72 to 1.66 to now 1.57 trust me I've been following them on 365, all the sharps jumped on the early price & it's settled into a realistic one, which will be proven tomorrow evening.

[TheLeprechaun]

Lol at not realizing bet365 are a joke

[Taansend]

First round KO for Illunga against a bloke who went three rounds with Dubois

Eftychia Kathopouli is making her debut tonight.

[sgtcecil]

Undercard on TV/stream anywhere?

[ILikeBeer]

I've switched Spike in for the undercard. There's a show called Trucking Hell on.

[ILikeBeer]

Undercard on TV/stream anywhere?

Spike.

[ILikeBeer]

Al Bernstein in da house.

[sgtcecil]

Cheers troops - knew it would be on sky somewhere.