Boxing

[kev776]

So who is he fighting, Errol Spence or Sheffield council.

[Bender]

So who is he fighting, Errol Spence or Sheffield council.

[marcus50bucks]

Jacobs, can count himself unlucky not to win last night. Two of the scorecards were a little too wide for my liking. I thought Jacobs won it. He boxed a very good fight. At times he engged unnecessarily. I think had he kept the fight at range and stuck to boxing, he'd have got the decision. He made Golovkin look slow. The early knock down did him no favours. I don't see a rematch even though this is the first time Golovkin has gone the full 12 rounds. The canelo fight has to happen now. I'd tip canelo but only just. :

[Daniel 7]

With my admittedly rudimentary eye, I thought Jacobs won that last night. Golovkin looked slower, older and less able to throw with the same regularity. He looked too reliant on throwing the big punch to get the result - Jacobs was smart with his movement and recovered brilliantly after the 4th round.

[Doc_Piptorious]

Think Golovkin did enough to win, but it was a close thing.

The knock down was huge, and I reckon the fact that Golovkin did things like jabbing through Jacob's guard on a semi regular basis caught the eye when it came to the scoring.


He did look sluggish and out of sorts, and maybe age is starting to catch up, but I think I would prefer to give Jacobs the kudos for making Golovkin look off his game rather than me just assuming that father time was the factor.

Thought Jacobs fought a very clever fight and showcased a lovely mix of skills, heart, and boxing smarts. Loved how he gave Golovkin trouble by switching stance without telegraphing it.


Don't think there will be a rematch, but it is a performance that in many ways may do Golovkin a few favours (assuming it was a case of Jacobs fighting really well rather than any major falling away by Golovkin) as it might be seen as a sign of decline by some fighters and make them more willing to get in the ring with Golovkin.

[spud_gun]

Jorge Linares taking Anthony Crolla to school this evening.

Boxing masterclass through 6.

[calvoboy]

Fair play to Crolla, he showed immense heart to see out the twelve rounds there. Totally outclassed though. Linares by a distance on all three cards, and quite rightly.

[marcus50bucks]

Andre Ward and Sergey Kovalev agree to terms for June rematch in Las Vegas

• Ward and Kovalev to wage rematch of light heavyweight title fight
• American won close, controversial decision in last year’s first bout
• Title fight will take place on 17 June at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas

Bryan Armen Graham
@bryanagraham
Tuesday 4 April 2017 20.12 BST

There was little to separate Andre Ward and Sergey Kovalev after their unified light heavyweight title fight in November, but now both men will have the opportunity to produce a more definitive conclusion.

An agreement is in place for the rematch between Ward and Kovalev for the WBA, WBO and IBF light heavyweight titles to take place on 17 June at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, the Guardian has learned.

A press release formally announcing the fight was due for release on Tuesday afternoon with a news conference in New York City scheduled for early next week.

Negotiations between the fighters have been ongoing since their hotly contested first showdown in November at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, where Ward survived an early knockdown before rallying during the second half of the fight to nick a narrow, controversial unanimous decision. All three judges scored it 114-113 for Ward. (The Guardian had it 115-112 to Kovalev.)

Afterwards Kovalev’s promoter, Kathy Duva, said the fighter would be exercising a clause in the fight contract that calls for an immediate rematch unless both parties agreed to forgo it.

HBO pay-per-view will carry the rematch in the United States. A decision on UK broadcast rights is to be determined.

Ward (31-0, 15 KOs), a longtime champion at 168lbs who all but cleaned out the division, went 114-5 in an extraordinary amateur career that culminated with an Olympic gold medal at the Athens Games, which remains the last time an American has topped the podium in men’s boxing.

With November’s victory, the Oakland native became only the seventh fighter to win titles at super middleweight and light heavyweight, a class that includes Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns, Iran Barkley and Roy Jones Jr.

Kovalev (31-1-1, 26 KOs), who earned $2m for November’s fight compared to Ward’s career-high $5m purse, had made eight defenses of the WBO light heavyweight title he won from Nathan Cleverly in 2013 before suffering his first career loss to Ward.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/20...h-in-las-vegas

Big news. Come on Kovalev, make it count this time!

[Doc_Piptorious]

Big news. Come on Kovalev, make it count this time!

Ward on points again, just by a slightly wider margin.

[rodo]

bt sports opening fight for a "new era of boxing"

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzBGmvkt278"]Daniel Dubois vs Marcus Kelly 08/04/2017 - YouTube[/ame]

[Doc_Piptorious]

Great showing by Lomachenko as usual. He just toyed with the very game but outclassed Sosa.



But Oleksandr Gvozdyk was just beastly on the same card last night. Everything just clicked so well for him, and will be very interesting to see if he can get in the ring with either Ward or Kovalev in the next 12 to 18 months.

Have a feeling that he and Ward could be something special if he keeps progressing and improving as he has been doing.


Usyk picked up his 12th straight win at cruiserweight last night, but whilst he won soundly enough he just was not as impressive as Gvozdyk or Lomachenko.

[marcus50bucks]

Lomachenko is my favourite boxer. Pure artistry. I would like to see him have a rematch with Salido. He will easily right the wrongs next time

[Doc_Piptorious]

Lomachenko is my favourite boxer. Pure artistry. I would like to see him have a rematch with Salido. He will easily right the wrongs next time

It really is. He is a wonderful mix of movement, technique, creativity, reflexes, timing, and conditioning.

Not to mention he can throw with a touch of venom when he gets the opening.

There is a nice batch of quality Ukrainians with very little pro miles on the clock out there now, and the three from last night should really be in the mix for a number of high quality fights in the coming years.


Gvozdyk is the one that is impressing me a lot though. He is not in Lomachenko's league in terms of talent (then again you won't need to use many fingers to count those with that kind of talent out there) but he seems to be improving fight on fight. He is just so well balanced and does not get flustered when his opponent changes mid fight.

He is a lovely counter puncher and that would be his main strength in my eyes, but he can scrap quite well too. Do like how he has taken on (and beaten) some good names in the division despite last night only being his 13 fight.


Actually the very quick learning curve in the pro ranks is something that Lomachenko, Gvozdyk and Usyk have in common. Very little by way of clocking up wins and padding out records by taking on sub par opponents.

[marcus50bucks]

It really is. He is a wonderful mix of movement, technique, creativity, reflexes, timing, and conditioning.

Not to mention he can throw with a touch of venom when he gets the opening.

There is a nice batch of quality Ukrainians with very little pro miles on the clock out there now, and the three from last night should really be in the mix for a number of high quality fights in the coming years.


Gvozdyk is the one that is impressing me a lot though. He is not in Lomachenko's league in terms of talent (then again you won't need to use many fingers to count those with that kind of talent out there) but he seems to be improving fight on fight. He is just so well balanced and does not get flustered when his opponent changes mid fight.

He is a lovely counter puncher and that would be his main strength in my eyes, but he can scrap quite well too. Do like how he has taken on (and beaten) some good names in the division despite last night only being his 13 fight.


Actually the very quick learning curve in the pro ranks is something that Lomachenko, Gvozdyk and Usyk have in common. Very little by way of clocking up wins and padding out records by taking on sub par opponents.

Top post as usual mate.

What do you think of Miguel Berchelt? I don't think he is as slick as Lomachenko but he has a good technique, hits hard and has a very good chin.

[Doc_Piptorious]

Top post as usual mate.

What do you think of Miguel Berchelt? I don't think he is as slick as Lomachenko but he has a good technique, hits hard and has a very good chin.

Not seen an awful lot of him. Saw his last fight against Vargas and watched replays of a few of his other fights.

He looks a tidy fighter, but save for a couple of names his record appears very padded to my eyes. The Vargas win was a good one but think I would rate Berchelt more on the level of Sosa than being potentially any real threat to Lomachenko should their paths cross.


Lomachenko is just stupidly talented though, and he looks so seasoned already despite having only had nine pro bouts.


My guess would be that if Berchelt and Lomachenko were to go at it right now, then it would be a shorter night for Lomachenko than it was against Sosa. My logic there is that I suspect Berchelt (and it is based on nothing more than a gut feeling) does not have the sort of grit/pluck that Sosa showed whilst being outclassed.