Matthews vs Luis Discussion Thread

[JC]

Right now looks as though Liam Smith might turn out to be a Macklin sort of fighter. He's tough and fit, hard to beat, but his punch technique isn't brilliant.

I think he's got good technique,especially the body shots and uppercuts

Not seen that much of Smith before, but tonight he reminded me a bit of the Macklin that fought Sturm: heart, work rate, determination, switching between body and head, but not all that crisp. I felt that hurt Macklin in the end at the very top. Still a really good career though, EBU champ, multiple title challenger, etc.

[doug.ie]

i have no clue whats gone on here with this fight...abril is no longer wba champ??..he's in recess ??.
awarded to darleys perez??...perez was 'interim' ?
why is abril being stripped for not following through with a voluntary defence ?

its beat me all this

[handsofstone]

Right now looks as though Liam Smith might turn out to be a Macklin sort of fighter. He's tough and fit, hard to beat, but his punch technique isn't brilliant.

I think he's got good technique,especially the body shots and uppercuts

Not seen that much of Smith before, but tonight he reminded me a bit of the Macklin that fought Sturm: heart, work rate, determination, switching between body and head, but not all that crisp. I felt that hurt Macklin in the end at the very top. Still a really good career though, EBU champ, multiple title challenger, etc.

Yeah they both box workman like, Beefy looks like he'd be tough to KO though

[Boxing Prospect]

i have no clue whats gone on here with this fight...abril is no longer wba champ??..he's in recess ??.
awarded to darleys perez??...perez was 'interim' ?
why is abril being stripped for not following through with a voluntary defence ?

its beat me all this

It's about the third one he's pulled out of (Linares and Troyanovsky)...

[handsofstone]

I'm expecting lots of blood tonight in the main event

[expe]

i have no clue whats gone on here with this fight...abril is no longer wba champ??..he's in recess ??.
awarded to darleys perez??...perez was 'interim' ?
why is abril being stripped for not following through with a voluntary defence ?

its beat me all this

Abril made 2 defences in 2 years, pulled out of at least 4, the last 2 within 2 weeks of the fight. He's now been made champion in recess by the WBA if he returns in the next 6 months he gets a fight against Perez, who has been made full champion, if he doesn't then he's at the back of the queue again. Derry is now fighting for the vacant title.

[Boxing Prospect]

I like Tony Luis a lot listening to him. He called a spade a spade.

[doug.ie]

It's about the third one he's pulled out of (Linares and Troyanovsky)...

and they were both voluntaries ?

[doug.ie]

Abril made 2 defences in 2 years, pulled out of at least 4, the last 2 within 2 weeks of the fight. He's now been made champion in recess by the WBA if he returns in the next 6 months he gets a fight against Perez, who has been made full champion, if he doesn't then he's at the back of the queue again. Derry is now fighting for the vacant title.

hope you'll excuse my confusion....i normally try to be more clued up than this.

[Boxerbeetle]

Come on Derry

[Boxing Prospect]

It's about the third one he's pulled out of (Linares and Troyanovsky)...

and they were both voluntaries ?

Yeah, both in the last 24 months as well, strangely he seemed to curse opponents as rescheduled dates with both were cancelled when they got injured and then of course Crolla suffered his nasty incident. Watch Derry break his leg after 2 rounds in some freak incident...

[doug.ie]

dirty derry is like a cat...on about the 4th of his 9 lives

[JC]

Luis seems to be punching short a lot.

[Andrew]

Uppercut working well for Derry as Luis is coming in.

[Old bones Ian]

So far so good after the 3rd, Luis seemed to come into it a bit more towards the end of the round, but Derry up so far. Needs to keep to his long range boxing though not get dragged in

[Old bones Ian]

That left hook of Luis is wild , but if one of them lands

[JC]

Luis's jab never lands.

[Old bones Ian]

Think Luis just shaded the 4th, bit more workrate and more spoiling from Derry. But very close

[handsofstone]

Derry like a fine wine,improving with age,showing some tidy boxing in there, great footwork

[Old bones Ian]

Much better by Derry in the 5th, boxed , moved and picked his punches well, stayed off the ropes.
Luis is tough and just keeps coming forward, the final 3rd of this fight is going to be great , if it gets that far

[handsofstone]

Bodyshots look key for Luis

[Andrew]

The Luis from his last fight turned up there.

This is getting more interesting as it goes on.

[Old bones Ian]

Derry just takes the 6th with better accuracy , landed some good uppercuts early on. Luis come back near the end of the round lands a couple of cracking body shots as Derry is against the ropes

[Boxing Prospect]

Really can't see how Derry won the 6th

[milpool]

Derry struggling a bit now...