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SeanBrennan wrote: ↑15 Mar 2025, 14:07 Undercard has been good so far, lots of stoppages including for both Birchall
Brothers. Leighton was very impressive, really good body puncher (unless it’s your body he’s punching).

Leighton was a top youth. His final with Adam Maca was better than most top class pro bouts! Maca won.

Clarke is good obviously, but this is pointless undercard fare.

The Finn is an international journeyman hardcase, but he doesn't even seem to have any air of jeopardy, that maybe he can land one and make it interesting.
"Give him rounds"

mickey1975 wrote: ↑15 Mar 2025, 14:49

SeanBrennan wrote: ↑15 Mar 2025, 14:07 Undercard has been good so far, lots of stoppages including for both Birchall
Brothers. Leighton was very impressive, really good body puncher (unless it’s your body he’s punching).

Leighton was a top youth. His final with Adam Maca was better than most top class pro bouts! Maca won.

And there's Maca with Atang sat behind Liam Smith.

i saw maca fighting for albania in the world juniors, got schooled by a class russian but looked a fun style. was swinging for the fences trying to flatten him

Great to see the (actually not Finn) Latvian giving Clarke a detailed critique of his performance, complete with suggested moves, when he coulda got him better etc....!

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑15 Mar 2025, 15:01 i saw maca fighting for albania in the world juniors, got schooled by a class russian but looked a fun style. was swinging for the fences trying to flatten him

The Russian is p4p the best youth in the world.

mickey1975 wrote: ↑15 Mar 2025, 14:49

SeanBrennan wrote: ↑15 Mar 2025, 14:07 Undercard has been good so far, lots of stoppages including for both Birchall
Brothers. Leighton was very impressive, really good body puncher (unless it’s your body he’s punching).

Leighton was a top youth. His final with Adam Maca was better than most top class pro bouts! Maca won.

Thanks Mickey he’s clearly got some am pedigree will be good to see him develop as a pro

It is really nice to see passed fighters get a memorial

Class from Nick Ball seeing him support his gym mate before he headlines.

I also like it when you see Maxi or Josh cornering for people from their gym. Very humble approach.

Glen Johnson used to do it all the time, you’d see him in a huge fight then see him on gumshield duties for someone shortly after.

looks like 4-0 Strand, but Baluta doing his thing - alwasy competitive and looks like he could turn things around.

Always a good fight with Baluta, but he's surely between 4 and 6 rounds down ATM..?
Coming on strong late and Brad tiring....

I'm 5-2 Strand, I guess it could be 4-3, Strand defo on the back foot now and Baluta coming on..

Baluta on points, spilt decision

When your relying on Terry O'Connor for back up your fcked

handsofstone wrote: ↑15 Mar 2025, 16:07 When your relying on Terry O'Connor for back up your fcked

I said that to the cats when it came to his score!

I thought Strand done enough, the knockdown was bogus too

SeanBrennan wrote: ↑15 Mar 2025, 16:07

handsofstone wrote: ↑15 Mar 2025, 16:07 When your relying on Terry O'Connor for back up your fcked

I said that to the cats when it came to his score!

I had it 96-93 Strand

Lots of fairly close rounds, but I thought he outboxed him in most of 'em. Even the round he went down in would've been his round if not for the knockdown call. Tough break for Strand there. The 98-91 score in favor of Baluta seemed particularly insane.

WTF was that decision ?
Brad mostly boxed his ears off, Baluta always in every round, but he's got a massive gift there.

Judges seeing ineffective aggression and scoring it, especially surprising to see a home fighter getting jobbed like that.
I suppose it's good - means judges are useless which is (slightly) better than corrupt..

My mum’s terminally ill, if Terry O’Connor was the doctor she’d have passed away and instead of pronouncing her dead he’d be signing her off as fit to go home then lobbing her in a wheelchair

97-93 Strand without the KD, 96-95/ or 94 with it and it shouldnae have been one clearly.

Herrera taking bombs in the 1st

Great talent, but still raw as he's showing here...

Herrera got something about him but wide open defensively and nowhere near as good as he thinks he is

handsofstone wrote: ↑15 Mar 2025, 16:46 Herrera got something about him but wide open defensively and nowhere near as good as he thinks he is

Stat about his grandad was unreal