52 fight challenge: Week 34 - Richie Woodhall vs Thulani Malinga

Horse · Post by **Horse** » 22 Aug 2016, 11:50

Richie Woodhall vs Thulani Malinga.

https://youtu.be/cA9oJUdCBJI?t=50m22s

Watch and discuss.

Horse · Post by **Horse** » 22 Aug 2016, 11:50

Horse · Post by **Horse** » 22 Aug 2016, 11:51

Supplementary fight.

Richie Woodhall vs Vincenzo Nardiello.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6txyon5Jtnc

Andrew · Post by **Andrew** » 26 Aug 2016, 16:52

Watched this today as I've never seen Woodhall fight before. Decent fight great atmosphere only gave Malinga 2 rounds.

Woodhall without being brilliant had all the basics nailed down.

Counter-puncher · Post by **Counter-puncher** » 26 Aug 2016, 17:14

Naandrew wrote:

Woodhall without being brilliant had all the basics nailed down.

Yes. You cant help notice, he doesn't make the mistake of Holding His Feet (hes very good at Adjusting Those Feet so he can Maintain Distance), when he jabs he gets That Left Hand back in the On Guard Position very smartly, he obviously works to his strengths and Keeps it At Mid and Long Range for the most part (eschewing Bent Arm Shots, naturally), by doing all this he Keeps His Back Off Those Ropes, too.

Lead Write · Post by **Lead Write** » 26 Aug 2016, 21:10

Malinga dying for an uppercut in the early rounds, but Woodhall wasn't obliging. Wouldn't take the opportunity, sometimes get the feeling his feet hold him back from his opponent's punches as well as the chance to land his own.

Thanks for sharing was a nice watch, great support for Woodhall.

Horse · Post by **Horse** » 28 Aug 2016, 07:42

Woodhall - Malinga

1. 10 - 9
2. 10 - 9
3. 10 - 8
4. 10 - 9
5. 10 - 10
6. 10 - 9
7. 10 - 9
8. 10 - 9
9. 10 - 9
10. 10 - 9
11. 10 - 9
12. 10 - 10

120-109 Woodhall

Very good boxing display from Woodhall, lovely movement.

In the commentary I thought that Jim Watt was trying too hard to big up Malinga and he just seemed to be lying to me. Saying that Malinga was performing better than ever, whilst getting dominated and plodding around off balance seemed ridiculous.

mickey1975 · Post by **mickey1975** » 28 Aug 2016, 08:21

Counter-puncher wrote:
Naandrew wrote:

Woodhall without being brilliant had all the basics nailed down.

Yes. You cant help notice, he doesn't make the mistake of Holding His Feet (hes very good at Adjusting Those Feet so he can Maintain Distance), when he jabs he gets That Left Hand back in the On Guard Position very smartly, he obviously works to his strengths and Keeps it At Mid and Long Range for the most part (eschewing Bent Arm Shots, naturally), by doing all this he Keeps His Back Off Those Ropes, too.

JimJim2009 · Post by **JimJim2009** » 28 Aug 2016, 12:46

Counter-puncher wrote:
Naandrew wrote:

Woodhall without being brilliant had all the basics nailed down.

Yes. You cant help notice, he doesn't make the mistake of Holding His Feet (hes very good at Adjusting Those Feet so he can Maintain Distance), when he jabs he gets That Left Hand back in the On Guard Position very smartly, he obviously works to his strengths and Keeps it At Mid and Long Range for the most part (eschewing Bent Arm Shots, naturally), by doing all this he Keeps His Back Off Those Ropes, too.

Horse · Post by **Horse** » 30 Aug 2016, 06:47

Woodhall - Nardiello

10 - 9
10 - 10
10 - 9
10 - 9
10 - 9
- - - TKO

50-46 Woodhall

Good performance from Woodhall, one of his best wins. Nardiello was a headcase.

handsofstone · Post by **handsofstone** » 30 Aug 2016, 08:11

Counter-puncher wrote:
Naandrew wrote:

Woodhall without being brilliant had all the basics nailed down.

Yes. You cant help notice, he doesn't make the mistake of Holding His Feet (hes very good at Adjusting Those Feet so he can Maintain Distance), when he jabs he gets That Left Hand back in the On Guard Position very smartly, he obviously works to his strengths and Keeps it At Mid and Long Range for the most part (eschewing Bent Arm Shots, naturally), by doing all this he Keeps His Back Off Those Ropes, too.

Stuarty · Post by **Stuarty** » 30 Aug 2016, 08:15

handsofstone wrote:
Counter-puncher wrote:
Naandrew wrote:

Woodhall without being brilliant had all the basics nailed down.

Yes. You cant help notice, he doesn't make the mistake of Holding His Feet (hes very good at Adjusting Those Feet so he can Maintain Distance), when he jabs he gets That Left Hand back in the On Guard Position very smartly, he obviously works to his strengths and Keeps it At Mid and Long Range for the most part (eschewing Bent Arm Shots, naturally), by doing all this he Keeps His Back Off Those Ropes, too.

Genius

handsofstone · Post by **handsofstone** » 30 Aug 2016, 15:53

Excellent showing from Woodhall to beat Malinga,118-110 on my card,he was a real neat and tidy boxer was Richie,just done the basics very well,1/2 sometimes finishing off with the left hook but it was his jab that won the fight,always in Malinga's face and the right hand that put him over was textbook,always on his toes too,Sugarboy gave it his all but was always 2nd best

handsofstone · Post by **handsofstone** » 31 Aug 2016, 15:07

I thought the fight with Nardiello was closely contested until he started to look like he wanted out the round before the end,i had Woodhall winning all the rounds but as i said they were close,you would have thought the KD Nardiello scored would galvanise him but it seemed to signal the end,Richie scored with a bodyshot to score his own KD in the same round then Vincenzo took a dive crying foul claiming a punch after the bell,thats when you knew he didnt fancy it any more,he looked enraged when his corner threw the towel in after he was put down again and under fire but he was probably relieved TBH

davie · Post by **davie** » 17 Sep 2016, 00:09

Woodhall - Malinga

1. 10 - 9. Woodhall. Good sharp use of the jab, moved and boxed well.
2. 10 - 9. Woodhall. doing very little wrong, plenty to like about what he's doing although he does look a little one dimensional.
3. 10 - 8. Woodhall. Malinga looks crude and awkward, but Ritchie controlling him well and scores the knockdown
4. 10 - 10. Not a lot happened here, Ritchie jabbed well but let Malinga back him up too much
5. 10 - 10. Couple of nice shots thrown by Ritchie, but Malinga came back with an answer every time Woodhall had a bit of success
6. 10 - 9. Woodhall just edged it, but very reliant on the straight one two, easy to see how a fighter with a bit more quality might work Ritchie out.
7. 10 - 9. Woodhall, much better round, Ritchie timing shots and getting out of range better to make Malinga reach and look clumsy
8. 10 - 9. Woodhall, close in the first half with Malinga putting more into it, but Woodhall finshed stronger
9. 10 - 9 Woodhall really starting to look in control now and looks like he could keep this up for 15 rounds
10. 10 - 9. Woodhall, more of the same
11. 10 - 9. Woodhall well on top now. some nice footwork to work his way out of corners in this round.
12. 10 - 9. Woodhall cruised over the finish line

120-109 Woodhall

Woodhall had plenty to like about him and worked well to that game plan, but it looked like Malinga played right into his style, coming forward without really applying real pressure, swinging clumsily at times and not having the speed or movement to get into range past Woodhalls straight shots.
I haven't seen enough of Woodhall in the past but he looks very much like a fighter who lacks a plan B and would come unstuck against a certain style of fighter or could be made to look quite basic against better opposition.

I think someone like an early 90s SMW Benn would have given him nightmares.

As for Malinga, a guy that got no shortage of chances at world level, looked limited here. And in his 40's I'd be intrigued to see how he managed to beat an undefeated Robin Reid six months before, let alone Nigel Benn (albeit in his twilight years.)

davie · Post by **davie** » 17 Sep 2016, 00:11

Stuarty30 wrote:
handsofstone wrote:
Counter-puncher wrote:

Yes. You cant help notice, he doesn't make the mistake of Holding His Feet (hes very good at Adjusting Those Feet so he can Maintain Distance), when he jabs he gets That Left Hand back in the On Guard Position very smartly, he obviously works to his strengths and Keeps it At Mid and Long Range for the most part (eschewing Bent Arm Shots, naturally), by doing all this he Keeps His Back Off Those Ropes, too.

Genius

1705909 · Post by **1705909** » 11 Oct 2026, 17:55

Hi everybody,

Does anyone still have access to the footage of the Woodhall vs Malinga fight? i've looked far and wide for footage on the Internet but there doesn't seem to be any available,

Cheers,

Erik.

MasterG · Post by **MasterG** » 14 Oct 2026, 06:49

1705909 wrote: ↑11 Oct 2026, 17:55 Hi everybody,

Does anyone still have access to the footage of the Woodhall vs Malinga fight? i've looked far and wide for footage on the Internet but there doesn't seem to be any available,

Cheers,

Erik.

I've most likely got the full fight.

Search, Mimmy Boxing Archive on this forum and locate the disc it's on.

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 14 Oct 2026, 12:06

davie wrote: ↑17 Sep 2016, 00:09 Woodhall - Malinga

1. 10 - 9. Woodhall. Good sharp use of the jab, moved and boxed well.
2. 10 - 9. Woodhall. doing very little wrong, plenty to like about what he's doing although he does look a little one dimensional.
3. 10 - 8. Woodhall. Malinga looks crude and awkward, but Ritchie controlling him well and scores the knockdown
4. 10 - 10. Not a lot happened here, Ritchie jabbed well but let Malinga back him up too much
5. 10 - 10. Couple of nice shots thrown by Ritchie, but Malinga came back with an answer every time Woodhall had a bit of success
6. 10 - 9. Woodhall just edged it, but very reliant on the straight one two, easy to see how a fighter with a bit more quality might work Ritchie out.
7. 10 - 9. Woodhall, much better round, Ritchie timing shots and getting out of range better to make Malinga reach and look clumsy
8. 10 - 9. Woodhall, close in the first half with Malinga putting more into it, but Woodhall finshed stronger
9. 10 - 9 Woodhall really starting to look in control now and looks like he could keep this up for 15 rounds
10. 10 - 9. Woodhall, more of the same
11. 10 - 9. Woodhall well on top now. some nice footwork to work his way out of corners in this round.
12. 10 - 9. Woodhall cruised over the finish line

120-109 Woodhall

Woodhall had plenty to like about him and worked well to that game plan, but it looked like Malinga played right into his style, coming forward without really applying real pressure, swinging clumsily at times and not having the speed or movement to get into range past Woodhalls straight shots.
I haven't seen enough of Woodhall in the past but he looks very much like a fighter who lacks a plan B and would come unstuck against a certain style of fighter or could be made to look quite basic against better opposition.

I think someone like an early 90s SMW Benn would have given him nightmares.

As for Malinga, a guy that got no shortage of chances at world level, looked limited here. And in his 40's I'd be intrigued to see how he managed to beat an undefeated Robin Reid six months before, let alone Nigel Benn (albeit in his twilight years.)

Reid vs Malinga is seriously up there with THE worst World title fight on British soil - I mean I think it might even beat Nelson vs De Leon / Waring. Reid used to blow so hot and cold. He was pretty pretty poor vs Cherifi also (and blamed Princess Diana death!).

JC · Post by JC » 14 Oct 2026, 14:34

stujones wrote: ↑14 Oct 2026, 12:06Reid vs Malinga is seriously up there with THE worst World title fight on British soil - I mean I think it might even beat Nelson vs De Leon / Waring. Reid used to blow so hot and cold. He was pretty pretty poor vs Cherifi also (and blamed Princess Diana death!).

Calzaghe/Starie was another on the Tyson/Francis undercard

Kilburn · Post by **Kilburn** » 14 Oct 2026, 16:42

1705909 wrote: ↑11 Oct 2026, 17:55 Hi everybody,

Does anyone still have access to the footage of the Woodhall vs Malinga fight? i've looked far and wide for footage on the Internet but there doesn't seem to be any available,

Cheers,

Erik.

I’ll definitely have the fight on VHS tape in the loft Erik, whether it still plays is another matter.

Malinga was (I believe) 42 years old by this point and even at his best was never as effective when he had to come forward.

Bit of a soft WBC belt win for Woodhall if we’re being honest. Reid should never have let it go in the first place (and I was a big fan of Malinga).

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 15 Oct 2026, 03:49

Reid must have been one of the most inconsistent fighters we have ever produced. I do think the Calzaghe fight (and Calzaghes own problems) flatters Reid a bit - but take that fight away. There are some tremendous performances on his resume, and then some really bizarre ones - he was awful vs Malinga. There have been some stinkers of world title fights in the uk, but that might be number 1.

Remember him blaming Princess Diana’s death for his drab showing in a close win against Hasine Cherifi in a bizarre post fight interview. He seemed truly cut up about it.

Frostieballs · Post by **Frostieballs** » 15 Oct 2026, 11:16

stujones wrote: ↑15 Oct 2026, 03:49 Reid must have been one of the most inconsistent fighters we have ever produced. I do think the Calzaghe fight (and Calzaghes own problems) flatters Reid a bit - but take that fight away. There are some tremendous performances on his resume, and then some really bizarre ones - he was awful vs Malinga. There have been some stinkers of world title fights in the uk, but that might be number 1.

Remember him blaming Princess Diana’s death for his drab showing in a close win against Hasine Cherifi in a bizarre post fight interview. He seemed truly cut up about it.

Had a few dealings with Reid back in the day (through Brian Hughes who I liked very much).

Robin had so much going on outside the ring. He was a genuine Spice Boy, in the Lee Sharpe mould.

1705909 · Post by **1705909** » 17 Oct 2026, 21:53

Kilburn wrote: ↑14 Oct 2026, 16:42
1705909 wrote: ↑11 Oct 2026, 17:55 Hi everybody,

Does anyone still have access to the footage of the Woodhall vs Malinga fight? i've looked far and wide for footage on the Internet but there doesn't seem to be any available,

Cheers,

Erik.
I’ll definitely have the fight on VHS tape in the loft Erik, whether it still plays is another matter.

Malinga was (I believe) 42 years old by this point and even at his best was never as effective when he had to come forward.

Bit of a soft WBC belt win for Woodhall if we’re being honest. Reid should never have let it go in the first place (and I was a big fan of Malinga).

Yeah, Malinga was getting very old by then, I think that he made up for his age by sheer agression as a fighter knowing that he couldn't be as athletic as people like Richie who were natural boxers and much younger than him. It's incredible at his age that he finally scraped the WBC Super Middleweight title twice. I just found out that he was oldest champion to win a World title for the first time.

I've always liked Woodhall for his honesty, even though he wasn't the most talented boxer, he made up for it by dedication to his training program supervised in part by father Len. I got attached to his story not only because he grew up in Telford not far from where I lived but also the fact that he won the title at the Ice Rink in Telford which was only a 5 minute drive from where he lived and in front of all his fans and the people he grew up with. After the big night he just got back home just like after an ordinary day of work and then took the dog out for a walk in the woods as if nothing happened.

Shame about the judges scorecards for his first defence against Glen Catley, Catley should have got the decision and Woodhall being the gentleman he is even admitted it in the post-fight interview. But anyway Woodhall went in to the Nardielo fight and did what was expected of him (even though the italian played the diving antics) before losing to Beyer at the Ice Rink.

Fortunately for Glen Catley, he could finally get his WBC belt by gambling a desperate all or nothing last round TKO against Beyer on foreign soil in Frankfurt in front of the latters fans

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