Artur Beterbiev vs. Anthony Yarde | BT Sport - 28 January 2023

[CaptainSpacerod]

Why such bitterness towards a British lad who’s got a shot at a world title. Why not just get behind him and wish him well. I don’t remember the same spite being shown on here towards Callum Johnson when he got a crack at Bert.

I can’t help thinking that those posters having a right pop at Yarde are really conflating Yarde with the quite irritating Tunde

I said before on here that I found myself wanting the Arthur decision in the first fight to go against Yarde purely because of my dislike of Tunde and what they represent.

Callum Johnson’s always seemed level headed and with a professional team. Yarde, and his team mostly, talk nonsense and shout lions in the camp, even from the corner during fights.
Frank’s a master at getting undeserved world title fights with the WBO but the reality is that Yarde has one credible win and somehow 2 mandatory title fights. He’s fought 2 opponents who were natural light heavy’s with ability above or around British title level and both beat him.

I’ll be rooting for Yarde to win but there’s nothing I’ve seen that makes me think he’s in with a decent chance of winning and I won’t be too bothered if he loses.

Yep I wanted Arthur to beat Yarde too purely because Tunde is so irritating. I wanted Yarde to lose the rematch even moreso when Tunde was suggesting to Pat Barrett, who’s a serious dude, that they should take it to road or whatever nonsense he came out with. But Yarde himself seems a genuinely likeable sort whose main flaw personality wise is the loyalty he shows to Tunde.

Just to play devil’s advocate cos I’ve nout against Callum Johnson - who had he beaten who was above British level before he got a shot at Bert ?

[margaret thatcher]

was cal mandatory to bert? i cant remember

[maverick23]

was cal mandatory to bert? i cant remember

Yes - he was mandatory. Another one not really justified.

[maverick23]

Why such bitterness towards a British lad who’s got a shot at a world title. Why not just get behind him and wish him well. I don’t remember the same spite being shown on here towards Callum Johnson when he got a crack at Bert.

I can’t help thinking that those posters having a right pop at Yarde are really conflating Yarde with the quite irritating Tunde

I said before on here that I found myself wanting the Arthur decision in the first fight to go against Yarde purely because of my dislike of Tunde and what they represent.

Callum Johnson’s always seemed level headed and with a professional team. Yarde, and his team mostly, talk nonsense and shout lions in the camp, even from the corner during fights.
Frank’s a master at getting undeserved world title fights with the WBO but the reality is that Yarde has one credible win and somehow 2 mandatory title fights. He’s fought 2 opponents who were natural light heavy’s with ability above or around British title level and both beat him.

I’ll be rooting for Yarde to win but there’s nothing I’ve seen that makes me think he’s in with a decent chance of winning and I won’t be too bothered if he loses.

Yep I wanted Arthur to beat Yarde too purely because Tunde is so irritating. I wanted Yarde to lose the rematch even moreso when Tunde was suggesting to Pat Barrett, who’s a serious dude, that they should take it to road or whatever nonsense he came out with. But Yarde himself seems a genuinely likeable sort whose main flaw personality wise is the loyalty he shows to Tunde.

Just to play devil’s advocate cos I’ve nout against Callum Johnson - who had he beaten who was above British level before he got a shot at Bert ?

Johnson hadn’t really done enough to get a shot at Beterbiev. He beats Shilepo for the commonwealth and then wiped out Buglioni in the first round which made him mandatory. Buglioni had won 3 in a row against unbeaten Hosea Burton, Craig Richards (albeit as a late replacement I think) and Ricky Summers. I’d imagine 1 or 2 of them had a high ranking in the IBF than Johnson took.

[THEBUTCH]

Johnson's shot , while surprising, was more deserving than Yarde's crack at Kovalev....and now he's got another undeserving tilt

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This will be 100% confirmed after Yarde beats the bin man.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Oh and change of location.

Will likely be a at Wembley OVO Arena and NOT the O2 arena.

Not confidence in a sell out?

OVO is Half the size

[Manchester Hitman]

Oh and change of location.

Will likely be a at Wembley OVO Arena and NOT the O2 arena.

Not confidence in a sell out?

OVO is Half the size

Costs less than half to hire aswell. It’s probably a combination of both, plus January is a bad month for these types of events as most people are skint from Christmas

[Ruthless-RKO]

Oh and change of location.

Will likely be a at Wembley OVO Arena and NOT the O2 arena.

Not confidence in a sell out?

OVO is Half the size

Costs less than half to hire aswell. It’s probably a combination of both, plus January is a bad month for these types of events as most people are skint from Christmas

Yeh, after xmas, a lot of people that are paid monthly usually get paid at the end of Jan then.

[Dioufy]

Just can’t afford to go to these events anymore tbh. Last time I went to the OVO was to see Riakpohre and it was 7-50 a pint of plastic.

[maverick23]

Oh and change of location.

Will likely be a at Wembley OVO Arena and NOT the O2 arena.

Not confidence in a sell out?

OVO is Half the size

Costs less than half to hire aswell. It’s probably a combination of both, plus January is a bad month for these types of events as most people are skint from Christmas

If only they had your confidence of it selling out the O2.

There’s talk that Eubank/Smith Jr could be PPV the week before. I’d imagine they’d go to Liverpool for it but depending on availability they might be thinking London too. Also talk of Taylor/Catterall the week after on PPV.

Potentially 3 PPVs inside of 15 days won’t help anyone.

[Manchester Hitman]

Oh and change of location.

Will likely be a at Wembley OVO Arena and NOT the O2 arena.

Not confidence in a sell out?

OVO is Half the size

Costs less than half to hire aswell. It’s probably a combination of both, plus January is a bad month for these types of events as most people are skint from Christmas

If only they had your confidence of it selling out the O2.

There’s talk that Eubank/Smith Jr could be PPV the week before. I’d imagine they’d go to Liverpool for it but depending on availability they might be thinking London too. Also talk of Taylor/Catterall the week after on PPV.

Potentially 3 PPVs inside of 15 days won’t help anyone.

Yeah, if they’re not sure it’s better to be conservative. However, it could just be due to logistics/costs why its at Wembley or they may have only had a provisional booking whilst they waited on Beterbiev and somebody else took the date.

Taylor v Catterall on PPV is ridiculous. Josh is not likeable and Catterall has zero track record/ relevance to the public other than the controversy of the first fight, which wasn’t even big news outside o& the hardcore anyway.

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Costs less than half to hire aswell. It’s probably a combination of both, plus January is a bad month for these types of events as most people are skint from Christmas

If only they had your confidence of it selling out the O2.

There’s talk that Eubank/Smith Jr could be PPV the week before. I’d imagine they’d go to Liverpool for it but depending on availability they might be thinking London too. Also talk of Taylor/Catterall the week after on PPV.

Potentially 3 PPVs inside of 15 days won’t help anyone.

Yeah, if they’re not sure it’s better to be conservative. However, it could just be due to logistics/costs why its at Wembley or they may have only had a provisional booking whilst they waited on Beterbiev and somebody else took the date.

Taylor v Catterall on PPV is ridiculous. Josh is not likeable and Catterall has zero track record/ relevance to the public other than the controversy of the first fight, which wasn’t even big news outside o& the hardcore anyway.

To be fair to Sky, the first fight was shown on Sky Showcase too..
So a lot more eyes.

But then again, if someone hasn't heard of them, they probably wouldn't have tuned in.

[Manchester Hitman]

If only they had your confidence of it selling out the O2.

There’s talk that Eubank/Smith Jr could be PPV the week before. I’d imagine they’d go to Liverpool for it but depending on availability they might be thinking London too. Also talk of Taylor/Catterall the week after on PPV.

Potentially 3 PPVs inside of 15 days won’t help anyone.

Yeah, if they’re not sure it’s better to be conservative. However, it could just be due to logistics/costs why its at Wembley or they may have only had a provisional booking whilst they waited on Beterbiev and somebody else took the date.

Taylor v Catterall on PPV is ridiculous. Josh is not likeable and Catterall has zero track record/ relevance to the public other than the controversy of the first fight, which wasn’t even big news outside o& the hardcore anyway.

To be fair to Sky, the first fight was shown on Sky Showcase too..
So a lot more eyes.

But then again, if someone hasn't heard of them, they probably wouldn't have tuned in.

Fair enough, I forgot that It was on Showcase.

I’m not having this as a PPV though, the styles clash made the first fight very sloppy and stop start.

[maverick23]

So I started listening earlier to Tunde being interviewed by ID boxing yesterday. The interview starts with Tunde wearing a suit, shadow boxing for 10 seconds, giggling and then saying ‘you see the moves….fast….if the trainer’s like this can you imagine what the fighter’s like’.

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So I started listening earlier to Tunde being interviewed by ID boxing yesterday. The interview starts with Tunde wearing a suit, shadow boxing for 10 seconds, giggling and then saying ‘you see the moves….fast….if the trainer’s like this can you imagine what the fighter’s like’.

That’s embarrassing.

[kbackup408]

This is poor matchmaking if you are team Yarde - the inactivity will tell in January. There is a perception boxing has changed and is modern with all the technology available - truth is inactivity has no cure.

[maverick23]

This is poor matchmaking if you are team Yarde - the inactivity will tell in January. There is a perception boxing has changed and is modern with all the technology available - truth is inactivity has no cure.

Fully agree. It seems to be getting worse across the sport too.

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[Cent0089]

damn, Yarde must have around 200 lbs in ring :O

[gregregegg]

yarde is a 1.03 favorite to knockout his opponent in this tuneup. That means theres a 97% chance he gets knocked out... This type of tune up absolutly should not be sanctioned.

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Anthony Yarde: When I'm Challenged, It Brings Out The Best In Me

“There’s been killers in boxing before. I do believe that styles make fights,” insisted Yarde. “When I’m challenged, whenever there is a challenge it brings out the best in me.”

“I’m better than I was a few years ago,” Yarde insisted. “I think it’s exciting times for the future.”

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Yarde Warns Beterbiev: "I’m on That Mission, I’m Pissed Off, I'm Going To Stay Pissed Off"

“I don’t overlook anybody, but this guy – there’s no footage of him online, this could be someone else that I fight,” Yarde said. “He could be anybody, but do I care? No, because I have got Beterbiev next. I’m ready for anybody.”

“After that first fight [with Arthur], circumstances brought out the best in me,” Yarde said. “I fought in Birmingham and got a first-round knockout, I fought Lyndon Arthur and knocked him out in the fourth round. I’m on that mission, I’m pissed off, I’m going to stay pissed off.

“It’s not a negative emotion, I just know what I need to do now. That first fight happened for a reason.

“I feel like when I was an amateur and I was robbed and it was blatant and everyone was booing. I am in that headspace again.

“When there’s an element of the unexpected, that’s when I get the best out of me, or when I’m pissed off.”

“I don’t take no one lightly,” Yarde said. “I’m looking straight at him. I’m looking straight through him.”

[Dioufy]

Koykov been doing at super earlier this year, too.

Dangerous.