Martin Bakole vs. Michael Hunter - 13 October 2018

[Tuan_Jim]

Jesus Christ, think of the million bullshit British referee stoppages we've seen in favour of the house fighter and tell me there aren't double standards. Hunter had to near kill Bakole before the ref was willing to step in.

[Exoddus]

Hunter must have been well clear on the scorecards. Can't wait to see them. If anyone knows the scorecards please post them up!

[Neil Gee]

Jesus Billy pull him out ffs!

‘We’ll repair the shoulder after the fight’

Jesus, that kind of trainer does boxing no credit whatsoever.

[adamwillan]

Can't believe how much Billy hyped Bakole. Against a puncher he would get his head taken off, so so easy to tag

[lillywhite14]

Jesus Billy pull him out ffs!

‘We’ll repair the shoulder after the fight’

Jesus, that kind of trainer does boxing no credit whatsoever.

Hunter was landing body shots and Bakole was signaling he was done, looking at the shoulder.
He’d absolutely checked out in the fight too, didn’t want to know at that point.

Strange decision.

[jamamb]

hunter isnt to be underestimated any longer, at hw or cw

he was dominant on the us am scene and an olympian for good reason, same reasons he gave usyk his 2nd toughest fight and handily stopped bakole and kiladze

his dad passed down those skills and hunter jr might have some more to go with it

[Exoddus]

All I can think of is that Billy thought they had a chance of a home town robbery? I'm very interested in the scorecards. Hunter must have been well clear.

[Cholo_cws]

Hunter must have been well clear on the scorecards. Can't wait to see them. If anyone knows the scorecards please post them up!

You'd like to think so but I couldn't help getting that feeling that all would not be as it seemed. I see Phil Edwards took one on the chin at the end.

[Neil Gee]

‘We’ll repair the shoulder after the fight’

Jesus, that kind of trainer does boxing no credit whatsoever.

Hunter was landing body shots and Bakole was signaling he was done, looking at the shoulder.
He’d absolutely checked out in the fight too, didn’t want to know at that point.

Strange decision.

He sends a beaten fighter out for the last two rounds with one arm in a fight where he's a mile behind anyway and the fighter gets stopped, thousands watch this.

It's not good for boxing that this is shown on national television. It's ammunition for the abolitionists.

[Tuan_Jim]

Hunter isn't a patch on crazy old Bounty Hunter Sr. His dad was an unnatural, one of a kind talent, with a freakish radar for punches. I doubt Bakole would have laid a glove on him. I still remember him stepping in at a day's notice, off his tits on coke, and knocking a giant Tyrell Biggs around for 12 fast paced rounds!

Jnr seems to have inherited the chin but I don't see anything else reminiscent of his father. He does seem more focussed and driven, just less... gifted.

[Exoddus]

Hunter must have been well clear on the scorecards. Can't wait to see them. If anyone knows the scorecards please post them up!

You'd like to think so but I couldn't help getting that feeling that all would not be as it seemed. I see Phil Edwards took one on the chin at the end.

Same, makes you wonder why Billy was so desperate for Bakole to continue. Although he had no chance on the scorecards or scoring a KO.

[Tuan_Jim]

Bakole's corner must have been holding out for a hometown decision. Given the shocking timing of the stoppage they were right to be expecting hoemtown favouritism.

[tobyh5]

I am fascinated to hear Billy come here and defend those actions.

Everyone wants a top heavy, that's the cash out dream for all involved. Felt like Billy has that dream and could not reconcile that dream to the reality in front of him. Was not living in the moment, was not looking objectively at the situation and could have totally just fcked that guys future career.

Told him to further injure himself. Put him in position to take further punishment. Forced him to fight when it was hopeless and he wanted out. Did not even look like throwing in the towel when punches where raining down on a defenceless Bakole

[Exoddus]

I am fascinated to hear Billy come here and defend those actions.

Everyone wants a top heavy, that's the cash out dream for all involved. Felt like Billy has that dream and could not reconcile that dream to the reality in front of him. Was not living in the moment, was not looking objectively at the situation and could have totally just fcked that guys future career.

Told him to further injure himself. Put him in position to take further punishment. Forced him to fight when it was hopeless and he wanted out. Did not even look like throwing in the towel when punches where raining down on a defenceless Bakole

What would your opinion be if Bakole was up on the scorecards?

[tobyh5]

I am fascinated to hear Billy come here and defend those actions.

Everyone wants a top heavy, that's the cash out dream for all involved. Felt like Billy has that dream and could not reconcile that dream to the reality in front of him. Was not living in the moment, was not looking objectively at the situation and could have totally just fcked that guys future career.

Told him to further injure himself. Put him in position to take further punishment. Forced him to fight when it was hopeless and he wanted out. Did not even look like throwing in the towel when punches where raining down on a defenceless Bakole

What would your opinion be if Bakole was up on the scorecards?

That the judges had been bought off because no effing chance.

Regardless, if that was the case, he gets a win but a shoulder fcked worse. Plus that ignores that he did not stop it when his guy was being battered.

[Controversial]

Bakole seriously needs to work on his conditioning

[rd350lc]

Was flitting in between both cards , not sure how early the shoulder went but on what I saw Hunter must have been a mile up on the cards , if the shoulder went early it might explain his poor performance and if that was the case as others have said why not pull him out ? Bit of an odd un .

[Boxing Writer]

[jonnyyorkshu]

Disgusting corner work and should of been retired.
Good card in all for nowt

[TheLeprechaun]

Nelson is just someone I've always taken with a grain of salt. Ritson didn't have too many good things to say about him. He put a lot into Bakole and rolled the dice. He's probably lost a few quid overall. Bakole can make some money as a sparring partner for fighters. Hunter has exposed his level.

[Gnome]

Anyone want to give me a rundown?

[funso banjo baby]

very chaotic style but im happy Hunter won.

surely people have seen Bakole fight before?

he is pretty awful

[forcefraser]

Nelson let Bokole down there

[handsofstone]

Best fight of the night for me that, Bakole was poor all night, lazy, out of ideas and defensively wide open, hands too low and no head movement to avoid any of Hunter's big looping right hands or left hooks, Hunter in all fairness was excellent used the height disadvantage to his advantage, Bakole looked upright and Hunter was to quick for him and caught him flush with some solid shots

Bakole was taking them to be fair but you knew he couldn't keep taking clean shots all night, Bakole's right arm going just capped off a poor performance, Hunter was superb in getting Bakole out of there in the last, clean accurate and rocking the head of Bakole back, I seen Phil Edwards cop a sore one as he stepped in

Cant say Hunter never deserved it he looked impressive from the start and I had him way ahead, not really sure what Bakole's tactics were but they were honking, he never made his size count, he did seem to be hurting Hunter right before the arm went which was unlucky but maybe if he'd got to work earlier he might have had Hunter out of there by then, the workrate of Bakole was his undoing, the defence was awful but he was either lazy or gassed, didn't look that gassed so I'm thinking lazy as the work was poor even in the 1st

Hunter needs to get himself in shape, lose the love handles, move back down to Cruiser because with Usyk out the picture he can be a force, skills and power

[jamamb]

hunter really shouldve pressed to get in the second wbss. finally cruiser gets some big attention and money, and he misses out on it.

he beat tabiti pretty handily as an am and id be interested in him being in the season 2 field