Boxing

[Buzzo]

Nigel Benn returning to boxing at 55. 23 years after he fought Steve Collins.

Absolute madness.

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[BobTheCharmer]

It's a good decision for Benn. Hes super fit. Never been hit hard. He'll be world champ in 2 years. Either that or dead by Christmas.

[Zapater]

Well on the subject, read this the other day about ex-crack addict and world champ Oliver McCall. Still fighting and calling out Ruiz

https://www.bbc.com/sport/boxing/48865942

Carl Froch seems to have outed himself as a flat earther

Hardly surprising, always been an absolute idiot.

[Buzzo]

I guess when they are dead we will have new research available as to the results of impact on the ageing brain. Maybe they are doing it for science?

[BobTheCharmer]

I guess when they are dead we will have new research available as to the results of impact on the ageing brain. Maybe they are doing it for science?

Yeah definitely science.

[Zapater]

Not ageing specifically, but neurohealth and boxing is something I've read about quite extensively, particularly when I used to box.

Thought this study was pretty interesting, particularly for young kids.

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1383386/doctors-call-for-crackdown-on-child-boxing

AIMC has conducted studies on 300 child boxers aged under 15 with two years to more than five years of experience, as well as 200 children who do not box, Dr Jiraporn said.

The findings show that child boxers not only sustain brain injuries, they also have a lower IQ, about 10 points lower than average levels. Moreover, the IQ level also correlates with the duration of their training.

Lowering an IQ by 10 is quite significant, would like to see something on people who only started combat sports later in life, like Sergio Martinez who only laced up the gloves in his 20s. Surely they should have significantly lower chance of ill-effects than other who started full contact as young children.

[Buzzo]

Benjamin Button. ****ing hell.

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[Saveloy]

Sad read this:

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/sep/25/jane-couch-britains-first-licenced-female-boxer-interview

[red g]

any chance anyone can PM me a link for tonights boxing?

cheers

[marcus50bucks]

Looking forward to Spence v Porter tomorrow night

[Zapater]

Looking forward to Spence v Porter tomorrow night

Missed the fight, but heard it was a cracker. Looking forward to watching the replay. Apparently Danny Garcia is next for Spence, really want to see him fight Crawford. That would probably be the best fight that boxing has to offer.

[Zapater]

Caught the card last night, both the Benavidez - Dirrell and Spence - Porter bouts were excellent. The Dirrell brothers are really good, slick operators but Benavidez is huge for the weight. Would like to see him fight Canelo after he's got a bit more experience. That would be one hell of a Cinco de Mayo clash.

Respect to Porter for his fitness and relentlessness. He's not the most gifted fighter and he has weird technique but he's an unbelievable athlete. His unorthodox nature must make him nightmare to get into the ring with. He doesn't have huge power, but managed to stun Spence a few times. Really good fight and think Spence deserved to win, but some of those rounds were impossible to score. Surprised Porter doesn't get caught with more shots like the hook he got dropped with, considering how he bends over infront of opponents.

Maybe we've moved on from the golden age of welterweights from 1990-2015 but the weight division is in good hands with a lot of quality fighters.

[Zapater]

Golovkin vs Derevyanchenko was a good fight. Golovkin is definitely getting over the hill. Still an excellent fighter, but he isn't what he used to be. He can't do everything he used to in order to land his massive shots. Think some of his aura is gone and other guys are more confident they can withstand his punches too. Imagine Canelo wouldn't be too concerned about a third bout, I still think that Golovkin would win [again, for a third time].

Been some good bouts recently, makes me happy after all of the freakshows and awful cards we were seeing a few years back.

Usyk makes his heavyweight debut next week.

[Shaggy]

PPV!

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[spud_gun]

PPV!

https://twitter.com/SkySportsNews/st...42195637211137

Taylor Vs Prograis is the headline fight and on paper it's a worthy PPV.

Undercard is being 'stacked' to attract the 'casual' fans