Boxing Thread

[Shizzmoney]

LOL

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Jose Uzcategui gets disqualified for a late punch that knocked Andre Dirrell to the canvas. Dirrell would get up and appear to make amends with Uzcategui; however, Dirrell's uncle, Leon Lawson does this and is now on the run from cops for assault and battery lol

[Tegnation22]

I was watching the fight and that was fucking crazy.

Much respect to Jose for eating that sucker punch like a man.

[Shizzmoney]

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[ErickAA]

My book is offering +185 for Kell Brook. Seems like good odds to me. I donno much about Spence, but Brook clearly defeated Porter a few years ago (meaning he is a pretty elite WW) and was outboxing GGG through 4 rounds his last fight at MW before GGG started to lay the wood in the 5th.

Seems like he is legitimately being underestimated. My once concern is that his busted eye socket might not have fully healed and could be a problem.

Anyone who knows a lot about Spence really think he should be this big a favorite?

[sonatine]

daniel franco went straight from his KO to a medically induced coma with 2 brain bleeds.

[Shizzmoney]

Kovalev v Ward 2 today; I like Kovalev +120 as he lost the first fight, but you could of argued he won......and you know these promoters want a trilogy lol.

[JMM]

Kovalev v Ward 2 today; I like Kovalev +120 as he lost the first fight, but you could of argued he won......and you know these promoters want a trilogy lol.

I initially wanted to bet Ward in the rematch. I think he was really starting to figure out Kovalev over the course of the last few rounds in the first fight.

I had a bet on Kovalev by decision in the first one. And I thought I should have won that bet. I really believe Kovalev won the fight.

Kovalev thinks he was robbed (Keeps calling Ward "Son of Judges" in interviews). So I think he's going to really come out and go for it this time. He doesn't want to leave it in the hands of the judges. I think he either comes out and stops Ward in the early/mid rounds, or gasses again and Ward takes another decision.

I think I'm going to lay off this one. Or maybe throw a little on Kovalev Inside the Distance. No value on Ward unless you're taking him by KO. Which I wouldn't even really call "value," because I don't think it can happen.

[Shizzmoney]

Ward getting a body KO when he's most likely losing the fight is crazy. He really is that good

[JMM]

Ward getting a body KO when he's most likely losing the fight is crazy. He really is that good

I had Ward up by a round when they stopped it.

I hated the stoppage, though. When the ropes are holding you, it's a knockdown and you get a count. This is the shit that always happens with boxing. There's always some kind of bullshit controversy. The ref should have let Ward finish him off. Kovalev was done, Ward should have been able to finish him.

The ref took a legit stoppage away from Andre Ward.

[Shizzmoney]

They may of missed a nutshot too, but I do agree, way too quick of a stoppage for a title fight this big.

https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2017/6/1...xing-low-blows

[El Gallo]

It was 3 nut shots in a row that eventually stops the fight. He is protesting the stoppage.... rightfully so

[JMM]

They're not going to overturn it.

Kovalev was done. He was looking for a way out anyway. Gassed after 4 rounds. He was finished.

Also, we're just gonna sit here and at like Kovalev wasn't throwing rabbit punch after rabbit punch?

It was a rough, sometimes dirty, fight. But Kovalev broke, and started crying to the ref.

If anything, Weeks robbed Ward of a legitimate stoppage.

I also don't think they were "nut shots." I'm not sure even one of them connected down that low. You could argue that two of them were belt line. I do think one was low, though.

[JMM]

I still haven't seen any angles that show definitive proof of whether they were low, or borderline. If all they have is what's on the broadcast, it'll be awfully hard to overturn.

This whole shit would have been prevented if Weeks did a better job as an official.

He should have given Kovalev a count, or even time to recover, if he thought the shots were low.

[Hockey Guy]

I still haven't seen any angles that show definitive proof of whether they were low, or borderline. If all they have is what's on the broadcast, it'll be awfully hard to overturn.

This whole shit would have been prevented if Weeks did a better job as an official.

He should have given Kovalev a count, or even time to recover, if he thought the shots were low.

WTF???

I've only seen one gif of the last shot before the stoppage & it was definitely low.
Ward should get a custom t-shirt made that reads:

[JMM]

I still haven't seen any angles that show definitive proof of whether they were low, or borderline. If all they have is what's on the broadcast, it'll be awfully hard to overturn.

This whole shit would have been prevented if Weeks did a better job as an official.

He should have given Kovalev a count, or even time to recover, if he thought the shots were low.

WTF???

I've only seen one gif of the last shot before the stoppage & it was definitely low.
Ward should get a custom t-shirt made that reads:

I haven't seen any gifs.

The last shot did look low.

But Kovalev was also dirty in the fight. He was a beaten fighter that got bailed out, and now has an excuse.

[Shizzmoney]

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[ErickAA]

I haven't seen the fight yet. I was busy yesterday doing something else. Will eventually see it when it comes on HBO in a week or two. I will take y'all word that the fight ended on some questionable blows from Ward, in a spot where he was always gonna win regardless.

Hard to tell what to do in such a spot, as it looks like the right fighter won, just for the wrong reason.

[Crowe Diddly]

LOL

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He was criticized unjustly, AND he was wrong? Guy should have thought that tweet through a bit better.

[JMM]

I haven't seen the fight yet. I was busy yesterday doing something else. Will eventually see it when it comes on HBO in a week or two. I will take y'all word that the fight ended on some questionable blows from Ward, in a spot where he was always gonna win regardless.

Hard to tell what to do in such a spot, as it looks like the right fighter won, just for the wrong reason.

Pretty much spot on. It sucks just as much, if not more for Ward. He was really starting to beat Kovalev up.

[El Gallo]

I still haven't seen any angles that show definitive proof of whether they were low, or borderline. If all they have is what's on the broadcast, it'll be awfully hard to overturn.

This whole shit would have been prevented if Weeks did a better job as an official.

He should have given Kovalev a count, or even time to recover, if he thought the shots were low.

I thought all 3 were clearly low. Yes they were both fighting dirty, but that shouldn't be how the fight ends, especially with a light puncher like Ward.