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Anybody watching these lads in their respective bare knuckle fights tonight?

Jimmy2025 wrote: ↑28 Jun 2025, 15:07 Anybody watching these lads in their respective bare knuckle fights tonight?

Me.

mickey1975 wrote: ↑28 Jun 2025, 15:08

Jimmy2025 wrote: ↑28 Jun 2025, 15:07 Anybody watching these lads in their respective bare knuckle fights tonight?

Me.

Good man, knew you would be.

Sad.

Didn't go well for Frankie

Sparked in the first!

Bigdogsnose wrote: ↑28 Jun 2025, 16:40 Sparked in the first!

Did he even get properly hit?

Not watching it, just reading a blog. Apparently looked in shit condition (must if been in the full fat coke), get smoked by an uppercut.

Bigdogsnose wrote: ↑28 Jun 2025, 16:45 Not watching it, just reading a blog. Apparently looked in shit condition (must if been in the full fat coke), get smoked by an uppercut.

I saw it. His tactics were awful and he looked in bad condition. He fell to pieces the second his opponent employed BKB skills.

Great night for the boxers… I know a few lads who’ve done both and they all say it’s a completely different sport. I thought Cox would have suited it, though.

Cox got stopped

Being ignorant of BKB , what's the approach the fighters use , meaning difference to gloved boxing is it more go for it and not trying to box too much?

Old bones Ian wrote: ↑28 Jun 2025, 18:03 Being ignorant of BKB , what's the approach the fighters use , meaning difference to gloved boxing is it more go for it and not trying to box too much?

Dirty boxing they call it. Holding and hitting. They're very good at it. I only realised tonight that it's legal, I've seen bkb guys in the gym practicing it but thought it was illegal.

Old bones Ian wrote: ↑28 Jun 2025, 18:03 Being ignorant of BKB , what's the approach the fighters use , meaning difference to gloved boxing is it more go for it and not trying to box too much?

Did you ever watch Cain Velasquez in his pomp in UFC? If so, his stand up work (without the kicking) would have been great in BKB.

P.s. I've never seen anybody (IMO) who'd be better in a real fight than Cain at his best. There are great boxers, MMA guys and wrestlers who do/did their sports well including better than Cain did MMA but in a pure scrap I've not seen a man yet I'd back over Cain.

Don't follow it, pretty grim stuff IMO, heard Paulie is doing it too, crazy, he must have made some good dough from boxing

Yeah. Hannah Rankin got knocked into the next century when she had a fight. Same will happen to Paulie

Nightmare Roy wrote: ↑29 Jun 2025, 02:01 Don't follow it, pretty grim stuff IMO, heard Paulie is doing it too, crazy, he must have made some good dough from boxing

Didn’t he already try it once and lose? He surely can’t be broke, he has the commentary work as well.

Nightmare Roy wrote: ↑29 Jun 2025, 02:01 Don't follow it, pretty grim stuff IMO, heard Paulie is doing it too, crazy, he must have made some good dough from boxing

Grim generally or grim when it's washed-up boxers involved?

I like it, whether it's in a ring, a barn or wherever providing it's a good match between fit lads. Purest version of the sport IMO.

What channel was this on?

JamesPhilips wrote: ↑29 Jun 2025, 07:54 What channel was this on?

DAZN

mickey1975 wrote: ↑29 Jun 2025, 08:10

JamesPhilips wrote: ↑29 Jun 2025, 07:54 What channel was this on?

DAZN

Thanks I looked for it live but couldn’t find it!

Nightmare Roy wrote: ↑29 Jun 2025, 02:01 Don't follow it, pretty grim stuff IMO, heard Paulie is doing it too, crazy, he must have made some good dough from boxing

he had one fight, and i thought he won but got robbed (although it was very close)

mickey1975 wrote: ↑28 Jun 2025, 19:04

Old bones Ian wrote: ↑28 Jun 2025, 18:03 Being ignorant of BKB , what's the approach the fighters use , meaning difference to gloved boxing is it more go for it and not trying to box too much?

Dirty boxing they call it. Holding and hitting. They're very good at it. I only realised tonight that it's legal, I've seen bkb guys in the gym practicing it but thought it was illegal.

I know he’s 38 and not boxed professionally for 7 years but you kind of assume a former fringe world level pro boxer and decorated amateur would be a force in BKB, just goes to show if you are caught flush anyone can be knocked out.

Pretty embarrassing results. Any footage?

Jimmy2025 wrote: ↑29 Jun 2025, 03:31

Nightmare Roy wrote: ↑29 Jun 2025, 02:01 Don't follow it, pretty grim stuff IMO, heard Paulie is doing it too, crazy, he must have made some good dough from boxing

Grim generally or grim when it's washed-up boxers involved?

I like it, whether it's in a ring, a barn or wherever providing it's a good match between fit lads. Purest version of the sport IMO.

On both fronts for me.