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MasterG wrote: ↑28 Mar 2021, 10:12 Serious question here.

What's the difference between intim title and a Diamond title which was also on the line last night?

What is the worth of the diamond Belt in terms of belt status? Being diamond it must have a significant

coneye wrote: ↑27 Mar 2021, 21:30

KiwiRider wrote: ↑27 Mar 2021, 21:23 Ted Cheeseman always manages to entertain.
Enjoyed that fight a lot. He is learning defence and patience bit by bit. Metcalf has a good chin, got popped hard early and regrouped.
As for Povetkin, the dude was drained of legs from the start.

Agree , Cheesman is defo value for money ,, would worry about him if he was my son , will say he's one of them guys who i sincerly hope has a good rapport with his trainer , and will listen if they say time to pack it in ,,, He just gets hit a lot , and its not from lack of skills or anything , just that he's not head and shoulders above his competition so he will mostly be involved in wars , defo good value though

asmund wrote: ↑28 Mar 2021, 11:15 I think Povetkin legs were jelly even before the fight, because he knew he couldnt win this one.

maverick23 wrote: ↑28 Mar 2021, 07:14 Just seen an interview with Dillian and he said he hasn’t seen his 4 month old son once since he was born as he’s been in camp. Got to respect how seriously he takes the sport and I genuinely think he’d fight anyone and everyone.

Don't think not seeing his son since he's born is due to how serious he's took the camp , more how he does'nt give a fook ,, 4 months a multi millionaire could'nt hire a private jet and spend half a day travvelling to England , or just simply put the mother on a plane with the baby and bring her for a weekend ,, don't care if he's fighting King Kong , you don't need 7 days a week for 4-5 months ,,, In fact 7 days a week for 4-5 months would be highly detrimentral to a boxer called overtrained

Can't comprehend that ,, just could'nt see how any way in the world i would go 4 months without seeing my new born ,,,, Unless it was covid restrictions

stujones wrote: ↑27 Mar 2021, 20:51

NoScoutingReports wrote: ↑27 Mar 2021, 19:25 Can't get over how bad Pov looked coming down that ramp, horrendous sight. Time is right to hang them up regardless, he's had a good career.

I remember how bad Hasim Rahman looked in the ring walk vs Povetkin on the undercard of Haye vs Chisora - that was equally sad.

Wrists wrote: ↑28 Mar 2021, 05:52 I agree with most on here who say the talent pool at HW isn’t great.

I think what you have are 2 guys who are far better than the rest, but you then have 4 or 5 guys below that who are decent and would provide different challenges stylistically to the big 2.

For example I think AJ smashes Wilder but Ruiz (a fully fit Ruiz) will always be an issue for him. I think Fury plays with Ruiz.

Whyte poses more problems for Fury than he does for AJ.

It’s an interesting division for me, albeit not a great one.

Cyclops wrote: ↑28 Mar 2021, 19:04

stujones wrote: ↑27 Mar 2021, 20:51

NoScoutingReports wrote: ↑27 Mar 2021, 19:25 Can't get over how bad Pov looked coming down that ramp, horrendous sight. Time is right to hang them up regardless, he's had a good career.

I remember how bad Hasim Rahman looked in the ring walk vs Povetkin on the undercard of Haye vs Chisora - that was equally sad.

That fight wasn't on the undercard of Haye-Chisora.

EDIT: I see this has already been addressed. fornicating anal bunch, aren't we?

gregregegg wrote: ↑29 Mar 2021, 00:05 This seems mental to ask, But would that version of povetkin of beaten Dave allen (lucus brown vesion)..?

DrDuke wrote: ↑29 Mar 2021, 03:12 Povetkin is shot completely. No reflexes, no steadiness on his feet, no speed, no punch resistance. As his fan, I won't like to see him against anybody anymore, even Allen. It's time to retire.

stujones wrote: ↑29 Mar 2021, 04:09 So far, I've not seen them all....but a much of the youtube interviews post this fight have not addressed the white elephant (no pun) which was how shot/ill was Povetkin. Not just with Eddie, but all the usual suspects of boxing experts. All just talk about how Pov was up for it and always trying to land the big one. Ridiculous

Deserter wrote: ↑29 Mar 2021, 04:22

stujones wrote: ↑29 Mar 2021, 04:09 So far, I've not seen them all....but a much of the youtube interviews post this fight have not addressed the white elephant (no pun) which was how shot/ill was Povetkin. Not just with Eddie, but all the usual suspects of boxing experts. All just talk about how Pov was up for it and always trying to land the big one. Ridiculous

Couldn't agree more with you and other posters Stu - I'm a huge Donald McRae fan, but his two post-fight pieces for The Guardian are so poor by any standards, let alone his own. I know he's a fan of Whyte, but to just brush Povekin's condition under the carpet is appalling.

black panther wrote: ↑29 Mar 2021, 05:10

Deserter wrote: ↑29 Mar 2021, 04:22

stujones wrote: ↑29 Mar 2021, 04:09 So far, I've not seen them all....but a much of the youtube interviews post this fight have not addressed the white elephant (no pun) which was how shot/ill was Povetkin. Not just with Eddie, but all the usual suspects of boxing experts. All just talk about how Pov was up for it and always trying to land the big one. Ridiculous

Couldn't agree more with you and other posters Stu - I'm a huge Donald McRae fan, but his two post-fight pieces for The Guardian are so poor by any standards, let alone his own. I know he's a fan of Whyte, but to just brush Povekin's condition under the carpet is appalling.

Sad to see the brilliant “Dark Trade” man towing the company line.

Deserter wrote: ↑29 Mar 2021, 05:21

black panther wrote: ↑29 Mar 2021, 05:10

Deserter wrote: ↑29 Mar 2021, 04:22
Couldn't agree more with you and other posters Stu - I'm a huge Donald McRae fan, but his two post-fight pieces for The Guardian are so poor by any standards, let alone his own. I know he's a fan of Whyte, but to just brush Povekin's condition under the carpet is appalling.

Sad to see the brilliant “Dark Trade” man towing the company line.

It was mate. Though to be fair my guess is that it's more about his clearly-stated attachment to Whyte rather than towing the company line... at least I hope that's the case!

stujones wrote: ↑29 Mar 2021, 05:29 Counter puncher I agree re Whytes physique/condition

Whether it was Covid, age or a combination of both...that was a frail old man Whyte bashed about....Why cant someone say how terrible he looked.

To think Costello and Bunce alluded (albeit briefly) that Warringtons mild covid might have had an impact on his showing (and I think they got the tone of that spot on) but hardly mention it for Povetkin, who was hospitalised and has looked obviously poor all week isnt good form...perhaps they'll mention it more this week....

I do feel bad singling out Costello and Bunce (I do love that show) but they were the only ones too mention Covid for Warrington.

Whether it was age, Covid or what Whyte did to him in August...that was physically no where near the same guy as the first fight

black panther wrote: ↑29 Mar 2021, 05:10

Deserter wrote: ↑29 Mar 2021, 04:22

stujones wrote: ↑29 Mar 2021, 04:09 So far, I've not seen them all....but a much of the youtube interviews post this fight have not addressed the white elephant (no pun) which was how shot/ill was Povetkin. Not just with Eddie, but all the usual suspects of boxing experts. All just talk about how Pov was up for it and always trying to land the big one. Ridiculous

Couldn't agree more with you and other posters Stu - I'm a huge Donald McRae fan, but his two post-fight pieces for The Guardian are so poor by any standards, let alone his own. I know he's a fan of Whyte, but to just brush Povekin's condition under the carpet is appalling.

Sad to see the brilliant “Dark Trade” man towing the company line.