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Londonirish wrote:16 rounds


Not that im a trainer but he dont want to go over the top by fight night he might be stale, and thats as bad as being unfit...

How's the weight going?
He will be a MASSIVE bantam.....

hes at 8st 9 now looking strong sharp should be a cracker hes not sparring now all sparring done so just on speed work now i think yeh he does look huge for weight mate hes with jamie moore bin getting weight advice from him so everythings going well and the weigh in is day before so got 24hrs so god nos wat weight he will be on night

Dioufy wrote:Martin, you need to face Davies again and whoop proverbial arse.

imagine that gary davies vs martin power 2 fireworks or what ide pay a grand to see that war hopefully that happens in r home town that what your aiming for if he wins belt martin

I would love to see it too, but I think if Martin's head is right and so is his training then he will beat your brother.

Dioufy wrote:I would love to see it too, but I think if Martin's head is right and so is his training then he will beat your brother.

thats your opinion and your entitled to it its a fair point obviously i disagree lets just see what happens

if gary beats edmonds then i think he gets a voluntary defence doesnt he?not sure how it works

neil hibbert wrote:if gary beats edmonds then i think he gets a voluntary defence doesnt he?not sure how it works

dunno mate couldnt tell ya

martin, should you really be in contention after losing your last 4 fights tho?

i know they were all against a good level of opponent but anyone who loses 4 on the bounce does not deserve a title shot IMO.

that said tho, id like to see davies - power 2, would be a cracker...

unorthodox wrote:martin, should you really be in contention after losing your last 4 fights tho?

i know they were all against a good level of opponent but anyone who loses 4 on the bounce does not deserve a title shot IMO.

that said tho, id like to see davies - power 2, would be a cracker...

I see what your saying 4in a row I will have to get in a couple of wins before i do go for it, or do you mean coz of losing 4 in a row i Never deserve a shot again?...
The problem is there aint many other Bantam weights...

neil hibbert wrote:if gary beats edmonds then i think he gets a voluntary defence doesnt he?not sure how it works

Voluntary defence-
Who ever Frank M wants Gary to fight, he's got most of the Bantam weights and he wouldnt give it to a Bantam weight that he has'nt got a contrack with..
So who ever wins he Still has the Title....

i think the general consensus is that it's gonna go 1 of 2 ways
1. edmonds jabs and moves for 12 rounds wins a UD
2. Davies weathers an innevitable early blitz and stops him somewhere between 6 and 10

it's gonna be a stormer either way, me personally i'm going for a slightly biased No. 2 davies 8th rnd stoppage

Londonirish wrote:

unorthodox wrote:martin, should you really be in contention after losing your last 4 fights tho?

i know they were all against a good level of opponent but anyone who loses 4 on the bounce does not deserve a title shot IMO.

that said tho, id like to see davies - power 2, would be a cracker...

I see what your saying 4in a row I will have to get in a couple of wins before i do go for it, or do you mean coz of losing 4 in a row i Never deserve a shot again?...

no i mean you would have to get a couple of wins 1st! haha im not disrespectful like that man, those 13 months off did leave ya a little rusty like. i reckon you will find your form again with a few more tune up fights under ya belt...

unorthodox wrote:

Londonirish wrote:

unorthodox wrote:martin, should you really be in contention after losing your last 4 fights tho?

i know they were all against a good level of opponent but anyone who loses 4 on the bounce does not deserve a title shot IMO.

that said tho, id like to see davies - power 2, would be a cracker...

I see what your saying 4in a row I will have to get in a couple of wins before i do go for it, or do you mean coz of losing 4 in a row i Never deserve a shot again?...

no i mean you would have to get a couple of wins 1st! haha im not disrespectful like that man, those 13 months off did leave ya a little rusty like. i reckon you will find your form again with a few more tune up fights under ya belt...

davies vs power 2 that would be a cracker if gary wins the british

leeharding wrote:next weekend these 2 fight for the prestigious lonsdale belt what are your thoughs and views

im going for davies win

I usually find that anyone who feels the need to put "the prestigious" in front of a belt (Lonsdale or other) is usually trying to talk up a crap fight.

leeharding wrote:next weekend these 2 fight for the prestigious lonsdale belt what are your thoughs and views

im going for davies win

I usually find that anyone who feels the need to put "the prestigious" in front of a belt (Lonsdale or other) is usually trying to talk up a crap fight.

gobbles wrote:

leeharding wrote:next weekend these 2 fight for the prestigious lonsdale belt what are your thoughs and views

im going for davies win

I usually find that anyone who feels the need to put "the prestigious" in front of a belt (Lonsdale or other) is usually trying to talk up a crap fight.

do you know much about boxing? no 1 can deny tht this is a good 50/50 fight which means its going to be a cracker, not like some of the fights out there now which is proppect vs punchbag

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neil hibbert wrote:

gobbles wrote:

leeharding wrote:next weekend these 2 fight for the prestigious lonsdale belt what are your thoughs and views

im going for davies win

I usually find that anyone who feels the need to put "the prestigious" in front of a belt (Lonsdale or other) is usually trying to talk up a crap fight.

do you know much about boxing? no 1 can deny tht this is a good 50/50 fight which means its going to be a cracker, not like some of the fights out there now which is proppect vs punchbag

Are either of them really British title class yet? One boxer is 10-2, the other is 8-2-1. Davies's upset win of an out of sorts Power aside, who has either of them beaten that sees them deserve a British title shot?

We have just seen Napa exposed at European title level, yet who would fancy either of these against Napa?

It can be a good 50-50 fight and be an eight-rounder. But that's what this is, at best an eliminator. If the winner of this boxed Napa for the British title, fair enough.

But this is a problem with Sky's present planning. They have to have a "title" in the top of the bill. So we end up with second rate Commonwealth title fights and downgrade the British title to keep it busy. Rather than that, how about a decent ten-rounder? How about we get opponents from the world's top 20, or serious tests for our champions, to see if they can get up the ranking on merit.

Sky may have ditched all the WBU rubbish, but is what we get instead any better?

Trouble is I grew up watching the likes of Sibson v Finnegan for the British title, or Cowdell v Needham. That's what I call a "prestigious" belt.

gobbles wrote:

leeharding wrote:next weekend these 2 fight for the prestigious lonsdale belt what are your thoughs and views

im going for davies win

I usually find that anyone who feels the need to put "the prestigious" in front of a belt (Lonsdale or other) is usually trying to talk up a crap fight.

gobbles get a grip and watch the fight then the next day come and say it was a crap fight because it wont be and yeh they do both deserve it gary especially he beat a former british champ who is still very highly rated come back and post when to be onnest its the truth because that that post is just stupid

gobbles wrote:

leeharding wrote:next weekend these 2 fight for the prestigious lonsdale belt what are your thoughs and views

im going for davies win

I usually find that anyone who feels the need to put "the prestigious" in front of a belt (Lonsdale or other) is usually trying to talk up a crap fight.

that comment has absolutely wound me up stupid person if you must no i thought of that saying because i read it in a book and the auther of the book said me holding the PRESTIGIOUS lonsdale belt i dont no if you no that person his name is mr joe calzaghe and im 100pcent sure that any british boxing fan who loves the sport would call it prestigious and to fight for it is even better and that load of bollocks it usually means its a rubbish fight who the hell r u i can tell that you have probably never even been in a ring you fake

leeharding wrote:

gobbles wrote:

leeharding wrote:next weekend these 2 fight for the prestigious lonsdale belt what are your thoughs and views

im going for davies win

I usually find that anyone who feels the need to put "the prestigious" in front of a belt (Lonsdale or other) is usually trying to talk up a crap fight.

that comment has absolutely wound me up stupid person if you must no i thought of that saying because i read it in a book and the auther of the book said me holding the PRESTIGIOUS lonsdale belt i dont no if you no that person his name is mr joe calzaghe and im 100pcent sure that any british boxing fan who loves the sport would call it prestigious and to fight for it is even better and that load of bollocks it usually means its a rubbish fight who the hell r u i can tell that you have probably never even been in a ring you fake

The point is that everyone knows the Lonsdale Belt is prestigious, you don't need to add prestigious to it.

How good do you think the viewing figues will be for this fight? Call me a fake all you like, but it is strange you resort back to the basic "have you ever been in a ring" bollocks, as if you are some kind of guardian to the sport.
I am amazed the Board OK'd Davies v Edmonds for the British title. I am equally amazed that Sky are headlining a show with it. That is not to put down either boxer, but I would hope that British titles were contested by boxers who are of title standard, not two guys who are essentially prospects.
But that's the world we live in when a guy like Napa gives up his British title, seemingly to allow a TV date to be filled by other boxers. I guess the title wasn't that prestigious to him.

gobbles wrote: But that's the world we live in when a guy like Napa gives up his British title, seemingly to allow a TV date to be filled by other boxers. I guess the title wasn't that prestigious to him.

The only reason Napa gave it up is coz he had won it out right and he was European champ at the time...

Still a pay day thou martin. Thats why Witter had it for so long even thou he didn't defend it for yonks.

Londonirish wrote:

gobbles wrote: But that's the world we live in when a guy like Napa gives up his British title, seemingly to allow a TV date to be filled by other boxers. I guess the title wasn't that prestigious to him.

The only reason Napa gave it up is coz he had won it out right and he was European champ at the time...

So where does Napa go now? Until the need to fill Sky TV dates of recent years, boxers were proud to hold on to their British titles after they won European titles. For instance Clinton McKenzie, who lost his Euro title on a low punch, but still was British champion and went on to defend that against Terry Marsh.

There was a sense of pride in being the best in Britain which seems to have been lost now.

i agree with gobbles, poor caliber fight for both the british & too headline a sky sports card

if FW was the promoter on this card this would now be on page10 with people calling this a scandel an how they are all going to cancel their subsription to sky sports

sweetscience wrote:i agree with gobbles, poor caliber fight for both the british & too headline a sky sports card

if FW was the promoter on this card this would now be on page10 with people calling this a scandel an how they are all going to cancel their subsription to sky sports

lets just see what youve gotta say after the fight!!!

neil hibbert wrote:

sweetscience wrote:i agree with gobbles, poor caliber fight for both the british & too headline a sky sports card

if FW was the promoter on this card this would now be on page10 with people calling this a scandel an how they are all going to cancel their subsription to sky sports

lets just see what youve gotta say after the fight!!!

my opinion isnt about the actual fight, its a cracking match

but its not worthy of sky sports headline, thats a fact