Chris Bourke vs. Marc Leach | BT Sport - 11 March 2022

[skanksta]

Bourke getting marked up and picked off.
59-55.

Bourke not out of it at all though. He’s clearly stronger and could be a lot closer for some judges.

[high tower 1]

Come on bourke !

[Dioufy]

5-2 leach
Bourke complaining about hand I think

[skanksta]

Bourke is covered in blood and he won’t win close rounds looking like that.
The rounds aren’t so close now either.
6-1 Leach

[Cholo_cws]

fight much closer than people here have it

That's what IJL was saying to himself during the fight a couple of weeks ago

[skanksta]

6-2 Leach

Bourke just so determined I’ll give him a round.

[handsofstone]

7-2 Leach

[skanksta]

7-2 Leach.

It’s hard to win away from home with back foot boxing but Leach is doing it in some style.

[Dioufy]

7-3 leach
Bourkes face is a mess

[garethhop]

Leach fighting to a plan but prepared to trade when Bourke lands anything at all.

An excellent watch. I could watch one of these proper British title fights at York Hall every month

[skanksta]

8-2 Leach.

Bourke is trying so hard, but Leach has a lovely defence. He’s barely been hit all fight.
Lovely mover.

[margaret thatcher]

leachh shouldve put it on him more there

[skanksta]

9-2 Leach.

Tayloresque levels of skullduggery if Leach doesn’t get this. Even if you prefer Bourke’s ting you’d have him down by now.

[margaret thatcher]

leach has gotten clean ahead now and had a strong 11th, he should be more aggresive, he stunned bourke a bit there but didnt follow up

[maverick23]

8-3 Leach for me. I think the judges will have it closer though.

Good fight. Makes me wish the British titles were more active across the board. Rarely have a bad fight for them. Give me a British title fight over an international title fight any day.

[skanksta]

Rawlplugs on comms mentions Taylor and says, “surely it can’t happen again…”
Is he preparing us…..

[margaret thatcher]

bourke has a face like he's just had leaches all over it

[skanksta]

RAWLINGS lol spellcheck

[margaret thatcher]

leach defo won, but could see closer scores than expected for him. dudes were already jizzing themselves to some masterclass when he was basically throwing a couple air jabs a round. it wasnt until second half he started really separating himself

[Dioufy]

117-111
Bit of a lesson taught to Bourke.
Just kept coming in in straight lines. No variation.
He might be suited better to orthodox fighters.
Leach a handful for all British fighters in the division.

[skanksta]

bourke has a face like he's just had leaches all over it

118-110 Leach.
He probably coulda got the stoppage but he didn’t need too.

[maverick23]

117-111 Leach. Good fight.

Credit to Jamie Moore and Nigel Travis - they’ve doing a terrific job at the moment.

[skanksta]

leach defo won, but could see closer scores than expected for him. dudes were already jizzing themselves to some masterclass when he was basically throwing a couple air jabs a round. it wasnt until second half he started really separating himself

Yes but he hardly got hit all night - he didn’t need to land much to win rounds.
He got more emphatic the longer it went too.

[margaret thatcher]

116-113
116-112
117-111

ud leach, well deserved

reminded me of a more competitive xu can - wood

[handsofstone]

118-110 Leach, full credit to Bourke in there, incredible bravery and never once stopped coming forward trying to land that shot that can turn things in his favour but he got schooled and in the end it was death by a thousand cuts, a bit of a drawn out hiding, it was bull/matador stuff in there for vast majority of that fight, Leach's defensive work and his movement were first class for 12 rounds, really slick, he never stopped moving making Bourke miss repeatedly, the lead right hand done the job, the jab and right hook counter very impressive, maybe he could've worked the left more but he didn't need to, everything else worked, engine was tremendous, very good performance, agree with Frampton regarding scores, could've been a shut out