Round-by-Round: Artur Beterbiev vs. Anthony Yarde - 28 January 2023

[Terminator666]

Good- main event now

[MightyWarrior]

thought the Czech was ahead on points at the time of stoppage

[Kilburn]

Oh my god that is terrible.

[margaret thatcher]

omfg........ko punch landed bang on the gloves

[skanksta]

The Czech's manager said, "you fancy a weekend away in London, you only gotta fight a chubby 18 y/o debutant...?"

[milpool]

Pop Quiz............ What have Joe Bugner and Michael Bentt got in common?

Both stopped on their debut…?

[gilgamesh]

maybe when they find out instead of having to sell tickets and fight for free to get a win, they can make pounds just by covering up and going rounds. kind of like finding out the cold hard reality of the world you once dreamed of.

obviously if you're good enough to make it at a high level it's better to be a winner, but lower down it makes sense. pounds pay the bills, but wins only pay the ego for many pros

For U.K. paid losers, they'll actually stop getting work if they win. Kristian Laight and a few others mentioned in the book "Journeyman" that if they were to win, especially twice within a few months. They may go a month or two without even being booked for a fight.

So basically. They HAVE to lose to keep getting work.

Several of them straight up admitted to the fact that the fights are more or less fixed too. They were instructed before hand to "Give the kid the 'ol move about"

Basically. Move around. Lose the rounds. Get your check. Go home.

[rd350lc]

Pathetic, embarrassing $hitshow there .

[margaret thatcher]

that is one of the worst flops ive seen in a while, 10 seconds and down on a punch to the gloves

[Ricky]

That was a dive by Bode. None of those shots by Itauma landed.

Withold his purse.

[margaret thatcher]

well, moses did look fast at least

[Kilburn]

Bode curled up into a ball and said that’ll do me thanks.

[margaret thatcher]

That was a dive by Bode. None of those shots by Itauma landed.

Withold his purse.

absolutely, clear dive 10 seconds into the fight, shameful.

[Delta Jay]

Surely all boxers start off with the dream and hopes of being a champion...
At what point does one become that kind of journeyman....

Ahh shite, another loss...okay I won't be a champ but I don't mind being beaten up for a few hundred quid a pop....

Lad I know has just turned pro with the sole goal of being a jman. They’re not stupid, they know what they’re doing and they’re happy for their little slice of the pie. It’s such an odd concept when you think about it, though. No other sport has an equivalent really.

[milpool]

Jake Darnell would’ve been a better opponent.

[handsofstone]

Moses Ituama is best heavyweight since Ali

[handsofstone]

omfg........ko punch landed bang on the gloves

[rd350lc]

Main event next ? Ruth might get the early night he wanted.

[margaret thatcher]

i think moses has looked ridiculously talented as an am, and in those 10 pathetic seconds he did look very quick handed. hopefully they realize if they match him too soft ppl will talk more about how pathetic the match was than his ability

[Black Sam Bellamy]

You couldn't really call that sport.

[KiwiRider]

I'm just surprised youse poms are still awake through this tosh.
It's 11am here and even I'm feeling drowsy

[Kilburn]

No doubt about it Karol’s opponent would have given it a far better go.

[Ricky]

Bunce is a fvckn patsy

[Teddy's Toupee]

Pop Quiz............ What have Joe Bugner and Michael Bentt got in common?

Both boxed. Both of 'em's last name starts with B.

That's 2 things.

Both lost their pro debuts by first round stoppage.

[margaret thatcher]

we were questioning sharp's effort, but the czech made it look like sharp was just in hagler-hearns