Martin Bakole vs. Efe Ajagba | PPV - 3 May 2025

[Ruthless-RKO]

Don’t even know if I can do this myself

[joshj909]

Don’t even know if I can do this myself

These aren't the kind of videos Martin usually shares on Twitter

[KiwiRider]

Don’t even know if I can do this myself

These aren't the kind of videos Martin usually shares on Twitter

Yes he left out the ending where he is vomiting in a bucket again

[gregregegg]

Anyone know when bakole was allowed to full contact sparr after the Parker fight?

Anyone know when bakole started full contact sparring after the Parker fight?

There are only 9 weeks between bakole vs Parker and bakole vs usyk. Not much time when you allow for a bit of recovery time from a stoppage loss and a bit of taper time at the end of camp.

[Ruthless-RKO]

That stoppage wouldn’t have taken too much from him.

He’s probably recovered.

It’s not like he took a prolonged beating.

[gregregegg]

My point is it dosent have to have taken much. With a 9 week turn around it only has to have kept him away from sparring a couple of weeks to be bad.

And the shape he was in 9 weeks isn’t much either.

I guess the plan is a 4 week fat camp followed by 4 weeks sparring? And even that isn’t giving the brain a big rest.

[Jimmy2025]

My point is it dosent have to have taken much. With a 9 week turn around it only has to have kept him away from sparring a couple of weeks to be bad.

And the shape he was in 9 weeks isn’t much either.

I guess the plan is a 4 week fat camp followed by 4 weeks sparring? And even that isn’t giving the brain a big rest.

Does anybody with any real influence care about fighters' long term wellbeing - even the fighters themselves? I'm not so sure.

Should Bakole rest a bit longer? Probably, but I can think of many worse examples of fighters getting absolutely sparked in sparring and still fighting a few weeks later. First one that comes to mind... Lucas Browne's entire career trajectory changed after he got stopped in the Whyte fight, for example. Word on the street is he got tonked stiff by Derek Chisora only a few weeks prior.

[gregregegg]

My point is it dosent have to have taken much. With a 9 week turn around it only has to have kept him away from sparring a couple of weeks to be bad.

And the shape he was in 9 weeks isn’t much either.

I guess the plan is a 4 week fat camp followed by 4 weeks sparring? And even that isn’t giving the brain a big rest.

Does anybody with any real influence care about fighters' long term wellbeing - even the fighters themselves? I'm not so sure.

Should Bakole rest a bit longer? Probably, but I can think of many worse examples of fighters getting absolutely sparked in sparring and still fighting a few weeks later. First one that comes to mind... Lucas Browne's entire career trajectory changed after he got stopped in the Whyte fight, for example. Word on the street is he got tonked stiff by Derek Chisora only a few weeks prior.

I get that. But are you saying you think bakole just went strait into sparring? Because surely that won’t do him any favours in may….

Its prize fighting, and the best health advice is to not do it, so it’s not about that… it’s more about optimum preparation, people are acting like bakole will be well prepared here… I do not agree with this being an example of “good preparation”

[Jimmy2025]

I agree with you 100%. They should rest up but often don't.

[KiwiRider]

I guess the plan is a 4 week fat camp followed by 4 weeks sparring? And even that isn’t giving the brain a big rest.

Geeze that cracked me up.
He is sort of always on the heavy side.

[gilgamesh]

My point is it dosent have to have taken much. With a 9 week turn around it only has to have kept him away from sparring a couple of weeks to be bad.

And the shape he was in 9 weeks isn’t much either.

I guess the plan is a 4 week fat camp followed by 4 weeks sparring? And even that isn’t giving the brain a big rest.

Well let's not pretend he took a horrific beating from Parker, and needs a lengthy recovery time. He took a small handful of good shots from Parker, and the fight was over in the 2nd round. He's probably already recovered from the limited damage he took in that bout. The main thing is just getting back into shape.

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[joshj909]

This fight either elevates Parker's credibility 2% or elevates Sanchez's credibility 100%. It's a shame that Parker wouldn't get the fight he deserves and Sanchez refuses to take the fight he needs.

[Ruthless-RKO]

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[Jimmy2025]

Reminds me of that crazy African reverend from about 20 years ago saying "day-eet-da-poo-poo!".

[MightyWarrior]

So I’ve just realised as it’s in Saudi it’s gonna be taking place from midnight to 6 am local time - which is pretty crazy ( for American TV ) but how do they
get an audience in for that….

[Ruthless-RKO]

So I’ve just realised as it’s in Saudi it’s gonna be taking place from midnight to 6 am local time - which is pretty crazy ( for American TV ) but how do they
get an audience in for that….

Mannequins?

They’ll get people in for sure.

[KiwiRider]

So I’ve just realised as it’s in Saudi it’s gonna be taking place from midnight to 6 am local time - which is pretty crazy ( for American TV ) but how do they
get an audience in for that….

Mannequins?

They’ll get people in for sure.

Hey Ruthie,
When you do the R by R for this fight, can two of the poll viewing options after gone fishing, radio, and pub be "Staring in though a neighbors window" and "Sitting in a holding cell, regretting staring through a neighbors window"

[Ruthless-RKO]

So I’ve just realised as it’s in Saudi it’s gonna be taking place from midnight to 6 am local time - which is pretty crazy ( for American TV ) but how do they
get an audience in for that….

Mannequins?

They’ll get people in for sure.

Hey Ruthie,
When you do the R by R for this fight, can two of the poll viewing options after gone fishing, radio, and pub be "Staring in though a neighbors window" and "Sitting in a holding cell, regretting staring through a neighbors window"

HAHAHA!

[mickey1975]

So I’ve just realised as it’s in Saudi it’s gonna be taking place from midnight to 6 am local time - which is pretty crazy ( for American TV ) but how do they
get an audience in for that….

Mannequins?

They’ll get people in for sure.

Hey Ruthie,
When you do the R by R for this fight, can two of the poll viewing options after gone fishing, radio, and pub be "Staring in though a neighbors window" and "Sitting in a holding cell, regretting staring through a neighbors window"

Unless you live next door to handsofstone, I don't think anyone's neighbour will be tuning in.

[JamesPhilips]

I would’ve thought that much swearing is not appreciated in Saudi

[Ruthless-RKO]

I would’ve thought that much swearing is not appreciated in Saudi

It's Riyadh.

Riyadh is a western city

[MightyWarrior]

Had a look at Graham Houston’s preview for this, he reckons Efe might upset Bakole…I tend to agree it’s a tough one, as think that Parker ko could come back to haunt the big man