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gp. wrote: ↑15 May 2021, 22:47

JamesPhilips wrote: ↑15 May 2021, 16:58

maverick23 wrote: ↑15 May 2021, 16:54

Yeah - it’s one of the worst cartwheels I’ve ever seen.

Come on that’s not fair. If you'd won the world heavyweight title after 4 years out you'd be pretty happy.....

OK, what am I missing? Stupid though this fight was, who is suggesting any world title was on the line here? I can't see that anyone is.

Lovejoy said if he won then he would become champion so it must be correct

dave must've surely already known that loverboi was a fraud

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑16 May 2021, 04:19 dave must've surely already known that loverboi was a fraud

The German fans obviously didn't judging by the huge crowd

emallini wrote: ↑15 May 2021, 19:25Robbed

Lovejoy very unlucky there, if it wasn’t for damaging his shoulder that would’ve been another first round KO.

Charr takes over the P4P # 1 spot now, but fans will certainly want to see a rematch and Lovejoy will set the record straight in more fair circumstances, reclaiming his rightful spot at the pinnacle of the sport.

I couldn’t find this at any bookies but knew Lovejoy was a fake boxer and even tho Charr is over the hill that he’d deal with him.

MightyWarrior wrote: ↑16 May 2021, 06:20 Lovejoy very unlucky there, if it wasn’t for damaging his shoulder that would’ve been another first round KO.

Charr takes over the P4P # 1 spot now, but fans will certainly want to see a rematch and Lovejoy will set the record straight in more fair circumstances, reclaiming his rightful spot at the pinnacle of the sport.

Totally agree. And those two heavyweight frauds, Joshua and Fury will avoid both Charr and Lovejoy LIKE THE PLAGUE....

Lovejoy looked worse than the one round knock over jobs Bruno and Mason would wallop.

I've seen better quality super heavyweights in the preliminary rounds of the ABA championships.

Just watched this. What can you say really? Pure garbage.

THEBUTCH wrote: ↑16 May 2021, 06:49 Lovejoy looked worse than the one round knock over jobs Bruno and Mason would wallop.

I've seen better quality super heavyweights in the preliminary rounds of the ABA championships.

Who would win? Prime Lovejoy vs Chuck Gardner (the night he boxed Bruno.)

For me, it’s Gardner on points.

Great commentary

JamesPhilips wrote: ↑16 May 2021, 08:06

THEBUTCH wrote: ↑16 May 2021, 06:49 Lovejoy looked worse than the one round knock over jobs Bruno and Mason would wallop.

I've seen better quality super heavyweights in the preliminary rounds of the ABA championships.

Who would win? Prime Lovejoy vs Chuck Gardner (the night he boxed Bruno.)

For me, it’s Gardner on points.

Chuck was no mug. That job he took from Frank was on the button

He also beat Tyson 0n Michael's debut

forcefraser wrote: ↑17 May 2021, 14:55

JamesPhilips wrote: ↑16 May 2021, 08:06

THEBUTCH wrote: ↑16 May 2021, 06:49 Lovejoy looked worse than the one round knock over jobs Bruno and Mason would wallop.

I've seen better quality super heavyweights in the preliminary rounds of the ABA championships.

Who would win? Prime Lovejoy vs Chuck Gardner (the night he boxed Bruno.)

For me, it’s Gardner on points.

Chuck was no mug. That job he took from Frank was on the button

He also beat Tyson 0n Michael's debut

He won every round. He also beat Charles Atlas. He would’ve beaten Bruno but got caught before he’d warmed up. I rate it as one of Frank’s best wins.....

i think yall are underrating just how devestating a puncher charr is

those bullets he took............they rebuilt him into a machine after that

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑17 May 2021, 15:34 i think yall are underrating just how devestating a puncher charr is

those bullets he took............they rebuilt him into a machine after that

True. He’s like a Lebanese Rocky Marciano. Doesn’t
stop.

great to see the respect at the end between those 2 warriors

Christopher Lovejoy on his 19-fight win streak ending: 'I changed my life. I've got to come back and prove myself now'

"I've had no amateur fights, no trainer, no promoter," says Christopher Lovejoy. "There are guys who have been boxing their whole lives who don't get a shot. So I have to pat myself on the back. Win, lose or draw? It was a win-win situation for me."

Life is rarely dull for the heavyweight division's most mysterious enigma and, this week just hours after he was interviewed by Sky Sports, he revealed he had been arrested.

'Oh no,' we thought. 'Something we said?'

But Christopher Lovejoy is safe and well, he updated us. Phew. So the biggest problem he now faces is merely how to come back from the abrupt end to the puzzling 19-fight undefeated streak that made him notorious.

The American had travelled to Germany for the fight alone - no trainer, no cut-man, nobody at all - and admits: "I overlooked the situation. You need somebody in your corner for motivation."

He was also nursing a shoulder issue but says "there would have been so much embarrassment if I pulled out".

He weighed in at 306lbs (nearly 22st) but the strangest event was to happen en route to the venue.

"There was a misunderstanding with my driver from the hotel to the venue," Lovejoy tells Sky Sports.

"I arrived late.

"I thought: 'Why is this happening?'

"I only had my hand-wraps five minutes before I walked out.

"I did a few jumping jacks backstage then, when I walked out, I wasn't even sweating.

"I usually don't warm-up because I feel like it's a waste of energy."



Lovejoy was barrelled to the floor in the opening round and hurt his shoulder, and the end was nigh.

"I didn't want to go too hard in the first round," he says. "I didn't want to waste energy. I wanted to size him up, feel him out.

"The shoulder threw me off. My mind was thinking about it. It was a lack of experience.

"When I was dropped I was only dazed for a couple of seconds.

"On my knee, I was in shock - 'wow, this is my first time getting knocked down'.

"Then I realised the referee had counted me out.

"'Damn, I blew it. I messed up'.

"It was a flash knock-down. It was a lack of experience because I had never been in that position before.

"No excuses, man. He deserves it."

Lovejoy then did a two-hour gym workout straight after the fight to release some energy, he says.

Charr had shared a ring with Vitali Klitschko and Alexander Povetkin but was inactive since 2017. Lovejoy says: "He's good, better than I thought. He stood in the pocket and threw shots. He's up there with the top guys, he'd be a good fit against Anthony Joshua."



It is difficult what to make of Lovejoy's claim that he is a legitimate heavyweight danger man.

He was scheduled to fight Dave Allen last year in Britain but it fell through due to a legal issue with his own promoter, the legendary Don King who previously oversaw Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson.

Lovejoy insists the build-up to his fight with Charr was dominated by the legal issue. He had no option but work his day job for a security firm until a week prior to travelling to Germany.

But he insists that, finally, he can afford to become a full-time boxer. His $200,000 earnings will be reinvested into himself.

"I changed my life. Not just financially. I don't have to go to my job anymore, I can focus on boxing," he says.

"I don't drink or smoke, I don't party, I don't like fancy clothes or cars. I do like to eat good! But I'm a low maintenance guy and I will put my money into my boxing.

"I've had no amateur fights, no trainer, no promoter.

"There are guys who have been boxing their whole lives who don't get a shot. So I have to pat myself on the back.

"Win, lose or draw? It was a win-win situation for me."

Lovejoy is based in Los Angeles and will train at Henry Tillman's gym where Roney Hines and Jean Pierre Augustin are the resident heavyweights. Down the road at Buddy McGirt's place, he can find sparring with Gerald Washington and Scott Alexander. He has vowed to trim down by 20-30lbs.

The strange world of heavyweight boxing means Lovejoy's name is now out there.

He will not be taken seriously by everybody, but he is likely to at least get a chance again.

"There is added pressure because I've got to come back and prove myself now," he says.

"[The Charr fight] was to get my foot in the door, to let everybody know that I will go anywhere to fight anyone under any circumstance.

"No matter the situation, I will fight.

"But it's up to me to work and show everybody that I'm here to stay.

"I know that I'm a good fighter. But they think I'm a pushover. I'm getting called out now more than at any time."

You know i've never seen anyone give so much attention to Lovejoy other than Sky Sports..

It's really sad..

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑27 May 2021, 05:09 You know i've never seen anyone give so much attention to Lovejoy other than Sky Sports..

It's really sad..

When Hearn leaves he’ll probably be headlining Sky’s shows

JamesPhilips wrote: ↑27 May 2021, 07:59

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑27 May 2021, 05:09 You know i've never seen anyone give so much attention to Lovejoy other than Sky Sports..

It's really sad..

When Hearn leaves he’ll probably be headlining Sky’s shows

Hearn was talking about who he wanted to match Lovejoy with in his latest interview....

I think he was taking the piss mate. He said he would happily match him for Johnnuy Fisher's next fight which sums up what he really thinks of Lovejoy.

jameswilson wrote: ↑27 May 2021, 08:15 I think he was taking the piss mate. He said he would happily match him for Johnnuy Fisher's next fight which sums up what he really thinks of Lovejoy.

Lol Fisher fighting a former ‘world’ champion in his third fight. You could definitely get some press out of it.

Hope you're right but 3/1 he's Hughie Fury's opponent at Fight Camp.....

garethhop wrote: ↑27 May 2021, 09:08 Hope you're right but 3/1 he's Hughie Fury's opponent at Fight Camp.....

I think the white Muhammad Ali will beat the 2021's version of Sonny Liston