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Re: Artur Beterbiev vs. Callum Smith | ESPN - January 13, 2024
Posted: 13 Jan 2024, 22:42
by lazboy
Wow. Great fight.
Re: Artur Beterbiev vs. Callum Smith | ESPN - January 13, 2024
Posted: 13 Jan 2024, 22:42
by margaret thatcher
maloney just seems to have that bit of extra energy down the stretch
Re: Artur Beterbiev vs. Callum Smith | ESPN - January 13, 2024
Posted: 13 Jan 2024, 22:46
by lazboy
I’d give rd 12 to Sanchez and rd 11 to Moloney. No idea who won though. Great fight. Well done.
Re: Artur Beterbiev vs. Callum Smith | ESPN - January 13, 2024
Posted: 13 Jan 2024, 22:47
by ironbeard
Round 12 = WAR!!
What a fight. Respect to both. Sanchez goes windmill late.
10-9 Sanchez
No idea what happened in 10. I have Maloney up 1 in 11 rounds.
If Sanchez won 10, I would have it a draw. If Maloney won 10 I have it 115-113 Maloney.
Re: Artur Beterbiev vs. Callum Smith | ESPN - January 13, 2024
Posted: 13 Jan 2024, 22:49
by ironbeard
Absolutely wonderful fight. I salute them both!
Re: Artur Beterbiev vs. Callum Smith | ESPN - January 13, 2024
Posted: 13 Jan 2024, 22:50
by ironbeard
Could have gone either way. Can’t argue against that decision.
Re: Artur Beterbiev vs. Callum Smith | ESPN - January 13, 2024
Posted: 13 Jan 2024, 22:52
by margaret thatcher
very close fight, lotsa rounds hard to score. maloney by a whisker i thought
Re: Artur Beterbiev vs. Callum Smith | ESPN - January 13, 2024
Posted: 13 Jan 2024, 23:13
by haben
Terrific fight, Moloney wins by a whisker.
Hard fight to judge and punch count but the right decision.
Sanchez deserves a shot again, in the near future.
The long breaks between televised fights is annoying
Re: Artur Beterbiev vs. Callum Smith | ESPN - January 13, 2024
Posted: 13 Jan 2024, 23:18
by ironbeard
Waiting on a college basketball game to end.
Re: Artur Beterbiev vs. Callum Smith | ESPN - January 13, 2024
Posted: 13 Jan 2024, 23:24
by haben
We've waited half an hour and now ESPN pump out the ads!
Watch out for Mbili, he can punch. That's if the ads stop.
Re: Artur Beterbiev vs. Callum Smith | ESPN - January 13, 2024
Posted: 13 Jan 2024, 23:31
by ironbeard
Mbilli v Murdock
Round 1 =
Mbilli typically aggressive and wild. Murdock lands a few shots. Murdock game. Throwing hard. Mbilli lands combo. Good brawl.
10-9 Mbilli
Re: Artur Beterbiev vs. Callum Smith | ESPN - January 13, 2024
Posted: 13 Jan 2024, 23:35
by haben
Murdock doesn't have the power to hurt Mbili and sitting on the ropes too much.
Slowly getting broken down
Re: Artur Beterbiev vs. Callum Smith | ESPN - January 13, 2024
Posted: 13 Jan 2024, 23:36
by ironbeard
Round 2 =
Mbilli finding range but Murdock lands hard back. Good body digs and comes up top. This won’t last much longer. Murdoch winging it though. Big round Mbilli.
10-9 Mbilli
20-18 Mbilli
Murdoch won’t last 5 at this rate.
Re: Artur Beterbiev vs. Callum Smith | ESPN - January 13, 2024
Posted: 13 Jan 2024, 23:36
by margaret thatcher
mbili reminds me a touch of james kirkland
murdock looking overwhelmed. mbili has much more firepower, though needs to watch his chin from sticking out when he unloads
Re: Artur Beterbiev vs. Callum Smith | ESPN - January 13, 2024
Posted: 13 Jan 2024, 23:40
by ironbeard
Round 3 =
Murdoch winging it in bursts but can’t dent Mbilli. Murdoch has heart baby. Maybe too much. Murdoch winging. Murdoch is a tough mofo.
10-9 Mbilli
30-27 Mbilli
I would not leave Murdoch in there much longer if he was my fighter.
Re: Artur Beterbiev vs. Callum Smith | ESPN - January 13, 2024
Posted: 13 Jan 2024, 23:41
by lazboy
Mbili dominating and showing an impressive work-rate but not impressing from a skills perspective.
Re: Artur Beterbiev vs. Callum Smith | ESPN - January 13, 2024
Posted: 13 Jan 2024, 23:44
by ironbeard
Round 4 =
Murdoch still throwing heavy. Murdoch left eye in trouble. Loses mouthpiece. Murdoch still there.
10-9 Mbilli
40-36 Mbilli.
Re: Artur Beterbiev vs. Callum Smith | ESPN - January 13, 2024
Posted: 13 Jan 2024, 23:45
by haben
Is Mbili burning out a bit? The round before he looked like he was ready to end it but slowed down.
Was thinking he would be a good fight for Morell.
Re: Artur Beterbiev vs. Callum Smith | ESPN - January 13, 2024
Posted: 13 Jan 2024, 23:49
by ironbeard
Round 5 =
Murdoch just nails. Body wearing down. Murdoch’s beard is ludicrous. They should stop this now. Dude is TOO game. He has nothing left in his punches.
10-9 Mbilli
50-45 Mbilli
Re: Artur Beterbiev vs. Callum Smith | ESPN - January 13, 2024
Posted: 13 Jan 2024, 23:50
by lazboy
Murdoch is so very tough and has taken unbelievable punishment. He looks to have lost his punching power now as his punches have become slow.
Re: Artur Beterbiev vs. Callum Smith | ESPN - January 13, 2024
Posted: 13 Jan 2024, 23:53
by lazboy
Murdoch's best rd, which he lost. Serious toughness.
Re: Artur Beterbiev vs. Callum Smith | ESPN - January 13, 2024
Posted: 13 Jan 2024, 23:53
by ironbeard
Round 6 =
Murdoch trying but he has near 0 yet. Mbilli gives Murdoch time to gather himself. Murdoch scoring. Close round. Mbilli comes on late.
10-9 Mbilli
60-54 Mbilli
Corner stops it.
Re: Artur Beterbiev vs. Callum Smith | ESPN - January 13, 2024
Posted: 13 Jan 2024, 23:54
by haben
Good stoppage but Mbili showed a very leaky defence and if he wants the Canelo money then he wants to cover his chin a lot more because Canelo will chin check him.
Re: Artur Beterbiev vs. Callum Smith | ESPN - January 13, 2024
Posted: 13 Jan 2024, 23:56
by margaret thatcher
mbili good movement when not punching, bobs well. but ya when he throws his chin comes way up. if he can keep an output like this over 12 though he could still go pretty high, but the eltes like canelo and bena will be much too much
fun style
Re: Artur Beterbiev vs. Callum Smith | ESPN - January 13, 2024
Posted: 14 Jan 2024, 00:04
by lazboy
Do we think Smith can survive, like he did against Canelo?