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Enlightened-One wrote: ↑09 May 2019, 06:16 Gorman is the more rounded boxer, very smart and has quick hands. Dubois has the size, reach and power advantages, as well as being a decent inside fighter and having a good chin.

I reckon Gorman will establish an early lead, assuming he doesn’t trade with Dubois, but will inevitably tire down the stretch. Nathan needs to turn this into a chess match rather than a fight.

In my mind, Dubois is more than capable of coming back from behind to score a late stoppage, as long as he can force Gorman to engage with him.

I feel the outcome of this fight will be dependant on how things play out during the final few rounds, when both men are tired.

I favour Gorman to score a decision victory, but he may have to overcome adversity and do his upmost to avoid being stopped late by a desperate and relentless rally from Dubois.

jamamb wrote: ↑30 May 2019, 18:45 i can see gorman throwing and landing some good combos but not able to hold off the much stronger dub, dub will get to him and stop him, its when rather then if

Enlightened-One wrote: ↑09 May 2019, 07:52 For the record, I’m not defending Eddie Hearn, but in terms of broadcasters, his stable of fighters are free agents and DAZN allegedly offers them bigger purses than Sky does. And DAZN expects the events they televise to be staged on US soil.

In order for Sky to compete with those purses and have the Matchroom events staged in the UK, they’ll have to be PPV’s, with this rule applying to the bigger names.

Fighters like Dillian Whyte are reluctant to compete on foreign soil, which is the reason why he’s still headlining Sky Box Office PPV’s.

And hence the reason why a British domestic fighter like Dave Allen, whose popularity was solely a result of his social media exploits, are headlining Sky’s boxing events. DAZN wouldn’t be interested in a fighter like that, since he's only popular in the UK.

The rest of Matchroom’s stable are mercenary’s that are willing to go anywhere expected of them by the highest bidder. Many of them aren't considered big enough names to headline PPV events in the UK, which means that from a financial perspective, their choice is relatively straightforward.

BT's partnership with ESPN may have different terms than Sky's business relationship with DAZN, which might explain the reason for the different approach used by Queensberry and Matchroom promotions.

jamamb wrote: ↑07 Jun 2019, 14:53 is that patty cake pad work really useful? it seems kinda vaniety focused and silly but i see so many pros doing it

oogiebe wrote: ↑07 Jun 2019, 16:17 Dubois in five. Gorman has never been in the ring with a bomber like Dubois, and Dubois is beginning to get underrated in this forum.