Boxing

[Doc_Piptorious]

Bum performance from Taylor.

Was out fought and out boxed by a guy he should have been able to dispatch.

Was not as one sided a beating as the one he got from Catterall (no matter what the dodgy scoring on the night said that night) but still was a performance that reeked of a guy who looks like he thinks all he has to do is turn up to get a win.

The scoring last night/this morning flattered Taylor a hell of a lot and if he is stupid he will start clinging to that and claim it was close, just like he clung to the "result" against Catterall as being a decisive win.

Everything about him and his team was classless. Before the fight, during the fight and after the fight.

His last two fights have really tarnished his reputation and that is a shame because regardless of whether one thinks he is a bit of a prick or not, he was prior to those two fights a genuine top ten P4P guy imo.


What Taylor needs now is a reality check. Accept he was poor two fights in a row, accept he and he alone was not good enough twice in a row and work his arse off with a contender's mentality rather than trying to be the new Carl Froch.

The guy has the ability and the physical tools, up to him now to show he has the mentality and heart that champions have.

[Zapater]

Scorecards way too close. No idea how they found that many rounds for Taylor. He was battered. He must be getting secrets from Canelo.

Taylor's always been a dirty fighter but his team not handing over the belt seemed a bit extreme. **** sportsmanship and hardly surprising.

[spud_gun]

**** few hours sporting wise

[Zapater]

Taylor's getting smashed (again). So no doubt he's 5 rounds up haha.

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Not betting on this on principle after my 16-1 for Catterall on points robbery

[Doc_Piptorious]

Taylor should have more than enough to win clearly.

Lopez is good but should be a level below Taylor if Taylor has taken this one seriously and if he has managed to shake off whatever ring rust he would have to had.


Anything other than a clear points win or a late stoppage would be a poor result for a fully prepared Taylor imo.

[spud_gun]

JOSH TAYLOR VS TEOFIMO LOPEZ tomorrow night (well early Sunday morning)

Should be a really good fight

[RichC]

Lara has missed weight for the Woods fight this weekend

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/65723809

[Doc_Piptorious]

Should be a cracking fight. Slightly lean towards a Crawford win but no clear favourite for me.

Favour Crawford as well, but is as close to a true 50/50 fight as it gets imo.

[RichC]

Should be a cracking fight. Slightly lean towards a Crawford win but no clear favourite for me.

[Doc_Piptorious]

The two best boxers in the world meeting.


Number one and number two in the Jaco P pound for pound rankings.

And at one of the weights that is a traditional great weight. (Welter, Middleweight and Heavyweight being the trinity for purists though the latter is a muck division nowadays)

[marcus50bucks]

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I thought we was gonna get another Mayweather v Pacquiao drawn out saga. Glad it's finally been made.

I'm going for Crawford to win via decision or late stoppage.

[Doc_Piptorious]

Oh....I thought you were talking about Tyson Fury vs Demsey McKean

Not been paying any attention at all to what that jokeshop has been up to.


In other news I see that on July 29th another fight has been signed with the winner to face the winner of the Jaco P/Shaggy bout.


So Jaco vs Crawford for the EST undisputed multi weight title sometime around Xmas then.

And it is strongly rumoured that Crawford signed his contract last night so that it is on Spence to either sign his or be the one that causes it to break down again. Contracts were presented to both fighters last weekend.

[spud_gun]

Oh....I thought you were talking about Tyson Fury vs Demsey McKean

[Doc_Piptorious]

Has it been officially confirmed?

Not getting my hopes up until it's 100% official

July 29th.

Shaggy and I outside the Albert Hall.


What are you on about?