Martin Murray vs. Hassan N'Dam - 22 December 2018

[skanksta]

i thought macklin got robbed vs sturm but i did think murray-sturm was closer and couldve gone either way

Yeah - best performance of Macklin’s career imo.
If you “really have to take it from the champ” then Mack did it that night. He made a ferocious start as won the first 5-6 rounds big.

[Ruthless-RKO]

i thought macklin got robbed vs sturm but i did think murray-sturm was closer and couldve gone either way

Yeah - best performance of Macklin’s career imo.
If you “really have to take it from the champ” then Mack did it that night. He made a ferocious start as won the first 5-6 rounds big.

It has a CONTROVERSY RATING: 91% on EOTR

[Ruthless-RKO]

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Martin Murray: I'm One Loss Away From Retirement - I Won't Lose

THE WELL USED label of 'crossroads fight' is one that is familiar to Martin Murray, more than most.

The particular piece of boxing terminology was again being bandied about in his direction when his potential barnstormer against Hassan N'Dam was announced for the Manchester Arena on December 22 in support of his stablemate, Carl Frampton, challenging for the IBF world featherweight title held by Josh Warrington.

Middleweight Murray now uses the mere mention of retirement as motivation to keep on winning. He is not having one last one for the road because the 36-year-old still firmly believes he has got a world title win in him.

However, if he were to lose another fight, he will call it quits and that has been the case since he suffered a points reverse to George Groves in June 2016.

"I know how important it is to win anyway, but I think people want to see me retire!" quipped the four-time world title challenger.

"The stakes are high and I think people do want to see me retire more than I do because it gets thrown in my face all the time.

"I'm a survivor. I've just been surviving and surviving and it always seems to be one loss and I will be retired. I've had that, well, since the Groves fight and I've not lost since."

Despite being one loss away from collecting his punching pension, the force of Murray is showing no signs of diminishing and he demonstrated that he remains in the belt collecting business with the hard-fought victory over Roberto Garcia for the WBC Silver title last time out in June.

"I'm feeling great, you know, really good. I am one loss away from retirement, although I don't want to retire, I know it is one loss away. So I am focusing, training hard and really enjoying the work at the minute.

"I keep getting the crossroads fight thing thrown at me by people. A really good mate of mine, a couple of months ago, said to me that after the Groves loss he never thought I would still be here.

"Everybody wrote me off after Groves, but I have just survived, scrapped and scraped - and I am still here.

"I am in a tough fight now, a meaningful fight and I am just focused on getting a win against a good live opponent."

IBF world featherweight champion Josh Warrington takes on former two-weight world champion Carl Frampton at the Manchester Arena on December 22nd live on BT Sport Box Office. Mark Heffron and Liam Williams contest the vacant British middleweight title and Belfast’s blue chip featherweight prospect Michael Conlan (9-0) takes on former commonwealth champion Jason Cunningham (24-5). In a step up, Nathan Gorman puts his undefeated record and WBC International Silver Heavyweight Title on the line against former World Title challenger Alex Leapai. Tyson Fury's younger brother Tommy Fury also makes his professional debut.

Elsewhere on the bill. World flyweight title challenger Paddy Barnes (5-1) and unbeaten Light Heavyweight contender Steven Ward (9-0) return to action. Manchester’s 12-0 Light Heavyweight Lyndon Arthur and 7-0 Darlington middleweight Troy Williamson also return.

[Ruthless-RKO]

I think some people underrate Hassan’s boxing ability.

I reckon this will be a close fight.

Hoping for a good scrap at least.

[seanilius]

I see N'dam nicking this on points, or being stiffed on the cards.

Murray isn't the slickest and doesn't have the power to trouble N'dam.

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I see N'dam nicking this on points, or being stiffed on the cards.

Murray isn't the slickest and doesn't have the power to trouble N'dam.

There doesn’t need to any pre-written scorecards for this. Hopefully. Unless Murray is gunning for another world title shot.

[Andrew]

I really fancy NDam here.

Just by logic.

18 months ago I though Rosado beat Murray. I think NDam is better than Rosado.

Last time I checked odds had this very close.

[Ruthless-RKO]

I really fancy NDam here.

Just by logic.

18 months ago I though Rosado beat Murray. I think NDam is better than Rosado.

Last time I checked odds had this very close.

Rosado was not given a fair shake here. Judges fücked it up.

[jamamb]

ndams a bit underrated, hes actually got a really solid resume vs b level guys

murray, murata, khurtsidze, stevens, and with a cracking ktfo of the year winner vs alfonso blanco