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HomicideHenry wrote: ↑22 Jun 2019, 10:13 It's been quite a journey over the last decade. The first few "sanctioned" events were in England with "rings" made out of hay bales, under the watchful eye of a local sheriff or magistrate who allowed it to take place.

It didn't take long to weed out the frauds and the real deals. Mainly because the frauds refused to participate as competitors or would start their own organization, never compete in it, etc--- or they would "fight" people nobody ever heard of in some undisclosed location, and it was obviously fake, or they had opponents take dives at organized events.

Boxing is boxing, regardless of fists or gloves. Generally speaking the man with the most skills and experience will win the contests, just like with gloved boxing.

However--- because it is bone on bone contact, occasionally an underdog gets the win, because it doesn't take much to cut or swell someone.

My only issue with the BKB of today is that it's not the BKB of Sullivan, let alone Bartley Gorman. There's no wrestling, etc--- it's just the Marquis of Queensbury rules with bare knuckles. It may be more exciting, but, I tend to think that the MQ rules just causes more chance of permanent injury.

As for Malignaggi, I used to like and respect the dude. But ever since McGregor he's turned into not just a slimey bastard but a complete attention whore. He's an annoying fuckwit who needs his ass handed to him by somebody.

Whether Artem Lobov will be that man to do it is another question. Win or lose, though, Malignaggi will know he's been in a fight--- unless he pulls out his bicycle and basically runs, slips, dodges, etc the entire time. Which I wouldn't be surprised if he did instead of fulfilling his promise to "knock him out and piss in his toothless mouth."

Onetimeonly wrote: ↑22 Jun 2019, 13:47 Actually looking at what's on tonight I may buy this.

Counter-puncher wrote: ↑22 Jun 2019, 14:22 I've been quite looking forward to Moose-Lovato

gilgamesh wrote: ↑22 Jun 2019, 14:51 Randall Bailey is apparently on this card. That might be more interesting than the Paulie fight.

Tantum wrote: ↑22 Jun 2019, 14:16 I think an old fat Hatton would probably fare well in bare knuckle. Better than babyfists Pauly.

Nondescript wrote: ↑22 Jun 2019, 15:09 Bailey fighting bare knuckle should be illegal

HomicideHenry wrote: ↑22 Jun 2019, 13:17 If Paulie got his ass handed to him, and is lying that it didn't happen, and is angry that the truth was told--- I'd tell him to man up. His intentions going there wasn't entirely pure because weeks beforehand he said he'd beat McGregor's ass.

Now if the sparring session was overblown, then who cares? Instead of complaining about it, getting angry about it, he should look at the big picture. If he destroys Artem what does it prove other than you're officially a bully because the opponent was limited? If you annihilate Artem just to take out frustrations because of McGregor, what does it say to your character?

If he wants McGregor, then he should have made every concession just to get McGregor. Instead, he's joining a sideshow promotion in a match that's nothing more than a curiosity just so he has an excuse to make more videos ranting how McGregor is a bitch ducking him--- and we have to hear this nonsense for another few years.

Now had I got whooped in sparring I'd shrug my shoulders and say, "Maybe next time I'll get you back." After all sparring and fighting are two different things. Now, if someone exaggerated their prowess--- which is not unusual in this sport because everyone thinks they're the shiznit--- I'd laugh and say, "Ahuh, we'll see next time."

It's ironic that originally Malignaggi was actually quite complimentary of McGregor after sparring him the first time (8 rounds) and was again after the second time (12 rounds) only to completely flip out just because a clip or two was shown to the public.

Malignaggi has this mentality that McGregor broke "the code of ethics" by doing so, but--- if he actually looked at the big picture, nobody took the fight seriously in any capacity UNTIL that clip was released, making it suddenly the biggest money fight of all time. So, instead of being pissed off, Malignaggi ought to be proud he basically was the catalyst for making the fight seem legitimate.

It was a great night for combat sports. Boxing and MMA fans all coming together. McGregor, though beaten, did the MMA community proud. Mayweather, for the first time in a long time, gave us all a fun night. It was a nice little note to end his career with instead of that boring fight with Andre Berto. It was truly an EVENT, something boxing hasn't had often in the passed forty years.

The fact that Malignaggi won't let it go, only shows that despite everything he's ever done he's always going to be remembered for the sparring session. And that drives him batshit.

Onetimeonly wrote: ↑22 Jun 2019, 16:18 He could kill someone. He'd smash Paulie.

Nondescript wrote: ↑22 Jun 2019, 16:39 I feel sorry for whoever is fighting him lol

Impractical Poster wrote: ↑22 Jun 2019, 18:00 This promotion would have been more fitting for Baily's entire career. Too bad for him it's just now getting going.

gilgamesh wrote: ↑22 Jun 2019, 14:51 Randall Bailey is apparently on this card. That might be more interesting than the Paulie fight.

HomicideHenry wrote: ↑22 Jun 2019, 20:31 Bailey will royally mess someone up. That SOB comes to fight and hits hard.