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Many of you predicted that Matt Skelton will challenge Michael Sprott next if he gets past Julius Francis on Saturday. And sure enough allegedly confirmed that in yesterday's News of the World (and on his website). Now, Skelton needs to get rid of Francis and look good in the process.

That would be an interesting fight, and it's one I could see Skelton winning

It's pretty obvious when Warren now talks about trying to "liven up the heavyweight scene with a 1 or 2 great match ups" he means Skelton v Sprott followed by Skelton v Williams.

Personally I don't believe Skelton v Francis will prove much at all, it certainly won't be exciting.

This weekend is all about Woods v Johnson II / Rothmann v Thompson.

When is the Woods fight being shown. Friday night or on grandstand the next day

too bad francis will beat skelton :P :P :P

Kevo wrote:When is the Woods fight being shown. Friday night or on grandstand the next day

Friday night, thank god.

Kevo wrote:When is the Woods fight being shown. Friday night or on grandstand the next day

11.35pm on Friday night.

I shall be there at ringside, god willing...looking forward to it.

Kevo wrote:When is the Woods fight being shown. Friday night or on grandstand the next day

Friday night, thank god.[/quote]

fornicate i'm in work friday night. I was for the last one as well. I tired to avoid the result, but it was kinda hard with all the fellas walking out of the telly room saying
" fornicating draw!? you must be fornicating joking!"

arseholes

Kevo wrote:telly room

?????

I take it you don't work, down't pit or under't loom.

The Beeb screened the first Woods-Johnson fight 'live', and drew almost two million viewers (1.9m to be exact). That's why they're showing it before midnight on Friday, as opposed to after.

Good scheduling - we'll all be so pissed up we wont notice as Johnson gets ripped off yet again!

Kevo wrote:

Kevo wrote:When is the Woods fight being shown. Friday night or on grandstand the next day

Friday night, thank god.

fornicate i'm in work friday night. I was for the last one as well. I tired to avoid the result, but it was kinda hard with all the fellas walking out of the telly room saying
" fornicating draw!? you must be fornicating joking!"

arseholes[/quote]

I too am working friday night........ but none of us near a tv.... and no radio on the way home, just in case !!

ever heard of pulling a sickie 8) 8)

REAL_DEAL wrote:ever heard of pulling a sickie 8) 8)

Self employed..... no work = no pay, plus "pulled a sickie" last Saturday for wembley (williams/sprott)

somerstown wrote:

REAL_DEAL wrote:ever heard of pulling a sickie 8) 8)

Self employed..... no work = no pay, plus "pulled a sickie" last Saturday for wembley (williams/sprott)

oh didnt know that

I rekon this could be a snore,depends if Francis has any ambition left.
I'd like to see Mitchell and Concepion though.I fought Concepcion a few years ago amateur,we had a right good brawl,he beat me on a split decision.He's strong but technically limited.Has anyone else noticed him at all ?

If Francis can recapture his form of about 4 years back I'd pick him to beat the over hyped and strictly limited Skeldon... but on recent form he'll probably get stopped in about 7 rds....

REAL_DEAL wrote:ever heard of pulling a sickie 8) 8)

Good idea , never thought of that. But then again, I might just lock myself in the bogs till everyone goes home.

Looks like the public are getting behind Woods in a push for him to win the title, i was on my national travels yesterday and stumbled across the Crystal Peaks leisure centre in Sheffield which had a load of pre-fight posters stuck up around the place. I think it would be a huge let down were he to lose again (lol, offically this time 8) )