Stuart Hall v Martin Ward

[handsofstone]

All the best Gary

[reggaereggae]

Haha im beginning to hate that phrase!! Sure it's not medication m8
I preferred you when you was bigger you looked younger & happier

I was 21 stone fast approaching 40 and the ideal heart attack candidate, I had to do something.

Wow well done

[Crazyboy]

stueys a good mate of mine and i obviously hope he wins, but all i will say is i think it will be a great fight for boxing fans and especially the North East,

Just hope both lads put on a good show and come out healthy.

Great fight and good luck to both

[tear up]

stueys a good mate of mine and i obviously hope he wins, but all i will say is i think it will be a great fight for boxing fans and especially the North East,

Just hope both lads put on a good show and come out healthy.

Great fight and good luck to both

Good post

[davie]

If this fight was made for the British title, i'd be disappointed and demanding to know why they had ducked Lee Haskins or Paul Bulter.

The fact that it is for a world title strap is beyond comprehension.

all the best to the lads, but it is one of the many fights that makes a mockery of world boxing and the ABC titles.

in fact, even in the world of ridiculous titles and rankings, having the 2nd and 5th best bantamweights in Britain contesting a world title takes the fornicating biscuit!

[jackukmma]

stueys a good mate of mine and i obviously hope he wins, but all i will say is i think it will be a great fight for boxing fans and especially the North East,

Just hope both lads put on a good show and come out healthy.

Great fight and good luck to both

I know your his pal but come on it's not going to be a great fight for the fans. I don't blame Hall at all for getting an easier defence in but let's not try to kid anyone that this isn't a squash match

[davie]

stueys a good mate of mine and i obviously hope he wins, but all i will say is i think it will be a great fight for boxing fans and especially the North East,

Just hope both lads put on a good show and come out healthy.

Great fight and good luck to both

I know your his pal but come on it's not going to be a great fight for the fans. I don't blame Hall at all for getting an easier defense in but let's not try to kid anyone that this isn't a squash match

The funny thing is, this is actually a competitive match up, i believe this is a lose-able fight for hall
What wouldn't have been a good match up would have been if Hall had actually taken on someone in the top 15 in the world.

[Crazyboy]

If this fight was made for the British title, i'd be disappointed and demanding to know why they had ducked Lee Haskins or Paul Bulter.

The fact that it is for a world title strap is beyond comprehension.

all the best to the lads, but it is one of the many fights that makes a mockery of world boxing and the ABC titles.

in fact, even in the world of ridiculous titles and rankings, having the 2nd and 5th best bantamweights in Britain contesting a world title takes the effing biscuit!

I hear what you are saying mate, i'm just looking at the fight on face value.

Forget any politics involved, this is two lads who will put it all on the line in a very hostile atmosphere (Darlo v Newcastle) which i believe will be a very hard fight for both and is by no means a given for either fighter.

I'm actually a fan of lee haskins as well, i was there when he beat stuey and i genuinely feel for the guy.

Just focus on the fight for now....who knows what will happen in the future.

[Crazyboy]

stueys a good mate of mine and i obviously hope he wins, but all i will say is i think it will be a great fight for boxing fans and especially the North East,

Just hope both lads put on a good show and come out healthy.

Great fight and good luck to both

I know your his pal but come on it's not going to be a great fight for the fans. I don't blame Hall at all for getting an easier defence in but let's not try to kid anyone that this isn't a squash match

i genuinely think its a tougher match than you think mate and a good fight.

I'm not into getting into internet arguements but what makes you think it won't be great fight for the fans? Imagine being there...darlo v newcastle, two local lads with support even from both sides, i think it will be great!!

Stuey admits he was lucky...but what can he do? all he can do is fight the people he is put in front of.

[nick885]

If this fight was made for the British title, i'd be disappointed and demanding to know why they had ducked Lee Haskins or Paul Bulter.

The fact that it is for a world title strap is beyond comprehension.

all the best to the lads, but it is one of the many fights that makes a mockery of world boxing and the ABC titles.

in fact, even in the world of ridiculous titles and rankings, having the 2nd and 5th best bantamweights in Britain contesting a world title takes the effing biscuit!

Ah another one that has never been in a ring, if you had been at the Haskins hall fight you would know that hall was ripped off as ring magazine said hall had the first five rounds and everyone there saw Hall smash him in the last three rounds even haskins fans thought he had lost the fight. Only reason haskins really got the nod was the Tyson fans would have wrecked the place. Haskins should have been given at least two warnings for low blows he is seriously dirty fighter.

[jameswilson]

If this fight was made for the British title, i'd be disappointed and demanding to know why they had ducked Lee Haskins or Paul Bulter.

The fact that it is for a world title strap is beyond comprehension.

all the best to the lads, but it is one of the many fights that makes a mockery of world boxing and the ABC titles.

in fact, even in the world of ridiculous titles and rankings, having the 2nd and 5th best bantamweights in Britain contesting a world title takes the effing biscuit!

Ah another one that has never been in a ring, if you had been at the Haskins hall fight you would know that hall was ripped off as ring magazine said hall had the first five rounds and everyone there saw Hall smash him in the last three rounds even haskins fans thought he had lost the fight. Only reason haskins really got the nod was the Tyson fans would have wrecked the place. Haskins should have been given at least two warnings for low blows he is seriously dirty fighter.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xs2wuj ... unds_sport


Yeah annhialated him in those last rounds didn't he. And Hall when the scores were being read, you could see he thought he had won it.

That is of course if you face away from the screen and ignore what actually went on in this fight. Hall did have a decent 12th and last minute to the 11th tho.

[nick885]

If this fight was made for the British title, i'd be disappointed and demanding to know why they had ducked Lee Haskins or Paul Bulter.

The fact that it is for a world title strap is beyond comprehension.

all the best to the lads, but it is one of the many fights that makes a mockery of world boxing and the ABC titles.

in fact, even in the world of ridiculous titles and rankings, having the 2nd and 5th best bantamweights in Britain contesting a world title takes the effing biscuit!

Ah another one that has never been in a ring, if you had been at the Haskins hall fight you would know that hall was ripped off as ring magazine said hall had the first five rounds and everyone there saw Hall smash him in the last three rounds even haskins fans thought he had lost the fight. Only reason haskins really got the nod was the Tyson fans would have wrecked the place. Haskins should have been given at least two warnings for low blows he is seriously dirty fighter.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xs2wuj ... unds_sport


Yeah annhialated him in those last rounds didn't he. And Hall when the scores were being read, you could see he thought he had won it.

That is of course if you face away from the screen and ignore what actually went on in this fight. Hall did have a decent 12th and last minute to the 11th tho.

Didn't notice any screens at the so called Arena come stinking of horse piss equestrian centre but standing ten foot away from the ring I saw every low blow that Haskins landed and every non scoring punch haskins landed outside the target area and every punch that hall landed on target. I even spoke to loads of haskins fans that thought haskins lost the fight.
I'm sure everyone on these forums knows the official scoring target area on a fighters boddy as per the official rules of boxing.

[jameswilson]

Ah another one that has never been in a ring, if you had been at the Haskins hall fight you would know that hall was ripped off as ring magazine said hall had the first five rounds and everyone there saw Hall smash him in the last three rounds even haskins fans thought he had lost the fight. Only reason haskins really got the nod was the Tyson fans would have wrecked the place. Haskins should have been given at least two warnings for low blows he is seriously dirty fighter.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xs2wuj ... unds_sport


Yeah annhialated him in those last rounds didn't he. And Hall when the scores were being read, you could see he thought he had won it.

That is of course if you face away from the screen and ignore what actually went on in this fight. Hall did have a decent 12th and last minute to the 11th tho.

Didn't notice any screens at the so called Arena come stinking of horse piss equestrian centre but standing ten foot away from the ring I saw every low blow that Haskins landed and every non scoring punch haskins landed outside the target area and every punch that hall landed on target. I even spoke to loads of haskins fans that thought haskins lost the fight.
I'm sure everyone on these forums knows the official scoring target area on a fighters boddy as per the official rules of boxing.

I'm sure the judges, commentators as well as the journalists and fans who scored the fight to Haskins know the rules of boxing and how to score a fight too.

Oh you spoke to a few people who saw it the other way?

Oh.....well despite them being outnumbered about 20 to 1 that's good enough for us then..........

[Boxing Prospect]

The same Hall who got a gift against Parades...would beat Chemito?

[nick885]

Rules of the forum stopped me adding to my last post, but the whole arena that was watching the Haskins hall fight thought haskins lost, and when you are ringside as I was you can see the scoring punches. The ref was appalling allowing Haskins to punch low and, as he always does punch whilst holding. Haskins was out on his feet at the end. Haskins is a dirty fighter who has been allowed to get away with dirty tactics for to long.
People slag hall off all the time and don't rate him, this happens a lot and its mostly by people who have never been near the inside of a boxing ring armchair warriors who know nothing

[orbtastic]

I was ringside for Hall/McDonnell as I was for the Ceja, Pozo & Jamoye fights.

It was a very close fight, but I thought McDonnell won reasonably clearly with workrate and movement, particularly in the latter rounds. Hall can punch hard, much harder than a lot of people give him credit for but at times he was loading up and that's what cost him the fight, single [harder] shots versus volume and movement. Great fight though. If anything, the Jamoye fight was much closer in my eyes, I thought he lost that one.

I thought Hall looked very good on the undercard to McDonnell/Ceja too.

[expe]

Rules of the forum stopped me adding to my last post, but the whole arena that was watching the Haskins hall fight thought haskins lost, and when you are ringside as I was you can see the scoring punches. The ref was appalling allowing Haskins to punch low and, as he always does punch whilst holding. Haskins was out on his feet at the end. Haskins is a dirty fighter who has been allowed to get away with dirty tactics for to long.
People slag hall off all the time and don't rate him, this happens a lot and its mostly by people who have never been near the inside of a boxing ring armchair warriors who know nothing

Hall looked a beaten man at the end, no celebration from him and Al Bernstein had Haskins winning comfortably by at least 4 rounds. The judges are ringside too, closer than you were and they all had Haskins winning by wide margins.

[Counter-puncher]

armchair warrior, obvs

[mickey1975]

I was ringside for Hall/McDonnell as I was for the Ceja, Pozo & Jamoye fights.

It was a very close fight, but I thought McDonnell won reasonably clearly with workrate and movement, particularly in the latter rounds. Hall can punch hard, much harder than a lot of people give him credit for but at times he was loading up and that's what cost him the fight, single [harder] shots versus volume and movement. Great fight though. If anything, the Jamoye fight was much closer in my eyes, I thought he lost that one.

I thought Hall looked very good on the undercard to McDonnell/Ceja too.

I was literally the front row for the Jamoye fight. Good bout. Really enjoyed it.

[orbtastic]

Terrible hat he wore, I thought.

[nick885]

Rules of the forum stopped me adding to my last post, but the whole arena that was watching the Haskins hall fight thought haskins lost, and when you are ringside as I was you can see the scoring punches. The ref was appalling allowing Haskins to punch low and, as he always does punch whilst holding. Haskins was out on his feet at the end. Haskins is a dirty fighter who has been allowed to get away with dirty tactics for to long.
People slag hall off all the time and don't rate him, this happens a lot and its mostly by people who have never been near the inside of a boxing ring armchair warriors who know nothing

Hall looked a beaten man at the end, no celebration from him and Al Bernstein had Haskins winning comfortably by at least 4 rounds. The judges are ringside too, closer than you were and they all had Haskins winning by wide margins.

Surprise surprise with over 2000 Tyson/haskins supporters and a ref that constantly allowed haskins to hold and punch and to punch below the belt on a regular basis also constantly ducking his head below belt level which is against the rules the place would have been smashed to pieces if it had gone to hall, and it would have been mayhem if it had kicked off due to the lack of safe entrances/exits. The atmosphere in the arena was intimidating with large groups leaving before the end to avoid any trouble can't imagine that the judges would have ever been stupid enough to give it to hall.

[jameswilson]

Nick I'v posted coverage of part of the fight and it goes completely against what you were saying about that part of the fight before I posted this. So how can anyone possibly take a word you are saying seriously.

Haskins won the fight deservedly. And everyone bar yourself and about 3 people you spoke to agree.

[Horse]

Surprise surprise with over 2000 Tyson/haskins supporters and a ref that constantly allowed haskins to hold and punch and to punch below the belt on a regular basis also constantly ducking his head below belt level which is against the rules the place would have been smashed to pieces if it had gone to hall, and it would have been mayhem if it had kicked off due to the lack of safe entrances/exits. The atmosphere in the arena was intimidating with large groups leaving before the end to avoid any trouble can't imagine that the judges would have ever been stupid enough to give it to hall.

There would have been no riot if Hall had won and the atmosphere was not intimidating.

[nick885]

Nick I'v posted coverage of part of the fight and it goes completely against what you were saying about that part of the fight before I posted this. So how can anyone possibly take a word you are saying seriously.

Haskins won the fight deservedly. And everyone bar yourself and about 3 people you spoke to agree.

Footage from tv often fail to show how the fight goes you have to be there to see all the low blows and actual punches that score.

[mickey1975]

I can assure you Fury fans would not have kicked off if Hall got it. Fury has a lot more friends in Darlington than Bristol.