Off Topic Boxing tonight

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Listened on the radio (5Live)...they seemed to think Tyson just lost out, but 8 rounds to 4....on a 10/9 system...Not on your nelly!!....Challenger has to literally make mince meat of the champ...Hope Fury retires...
 
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The fight game has had a checkered history for decades that’s for sure. Unfortunately modern day promoters have turned a once anticipated exiting sport into a complete overrated circus now. Its difficult to find a needle fight with real boxing talent on show these days without the need for showboating The undercard bouts are usually shocking and whilst Usyk easily defended his title last night neither him or the bloated Gypsy would last a few rounds with some of the truly great heavyweights of yesteryear.
 
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Tentotwo said:
The fight game has had a checkered history for decades that’s for sure. Unfortunately modern day promoters have turned a once anticipated exiting sport into a complete overrated circus now. Its difficult to find a needle fight with real boxing talent on show these days without the need for showboating The undercard bouts are usually shocking and whilst Usyk easily defended his title last night neither him or the bloated Gypsy would last a few rounds with some of the truly great heavyweights of yesteryear.
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They certainly don't sit with the likes of Tyson in his pomp, or Ali (the goat) but tbh to Usyk, he has beaten the so called best out there at the minute, he has a very solid chin, and is a very smart fighter. I think we're doing him a disservice if we don't think he is a bloody good boxer.
 
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Tentotwo said:
The fight game has had a checkered history for decades that’s for sure. Unfortunately modern day promoters have turned a once anticipated exiting sport into a complete overrated circus now. Its difficult to find a needle fight with real boxing talent on show these days without the need for showboating The undercard bouts are usually shocking and whilst Usyk easily defended his title last night neither him or the bloated Gypsy would last a few rounds with some of the truly great heavyweights of yesteryear.
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Of course they would
That’s rose tinted specs
And boxing has always been hype not just currently
 
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They certainly don't sit with the likes of Tyson in his pomp, or Ali (the goat) but tbh to Usyk, he has beaten the so called best out there at the minute, he has a very solid chin, and is a very smart fighter. I think we're doing him a disservice if we don't think he is a bloody good boxer.
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Excellent Boxer Usyk but he’s no true Heavyweight.

Unfortunately he can only beat what’s in front of him but that’s my point. The current Heavyweight division is so poor it’s allowing Cruiseweights like Usyk to beef up and go 12 rounds with the likes of Fury who cannot punch his weigh properly.
 
The skill and fitness levels in all sports are going up and up with the help of knowledge and technology. Chances are Fury and Usyk both wipe the floor with everyone from yesteryear. Two pretty evenly matched boxers with Usyk just that little bit better.

A lot of people claiming fury is a pile of ****e todays if that was the case he would have been sparked out in the first few rounds, not drawn out a very cagey 12 round contest with the best in the business that was impossible really to call.
 
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The skill and fitness levels in all sports are going up and up with the help of knowledge and technology. Chances are Fury and Usyk both wipe the floor with everyone from yesteryear. Two pretty evenly matched boxers with Usyk just that little bit better.

A lot of people claiming fury is a pile of ****e todays if that was the case he would have been sparked out in the first few rounds, not drawn out a very cagey 12 round contest with the best in the business that was impossible really to call.
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Fury is a good fighter, but he's nowhere near as good as he thinks he is or people make him out to be. He's just the master of self marketing, self promotion and his career/fights have been carefully picked to build him up. He's been very lucky throughout his career to come this far without a loss
 
Paddy Power paying out on a Dave Allen win.

Johnny Fisher was 1/16 on so whatever the odds are on Dave Allen a few people are in for a nice treat.

You couldn’t even bet on an Allen knockout, I did look before the fight started, the only method of victory they had odds for was a win by DQ <laugh>
 
the pathetic droning on by fury today is one of the main reasons boxing holds little interest for me, it's a fundamentally flawed sport when there can be 'contention' over who has won, no ****er knocks anyone out anymore so in a perverse way the judges become almost as important as the athletes thenselves
 
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I like the idea of DAZN's AI Judge, and the concept of being entirely data driven and removing bias. Although it had it as an even bigger Usyk win, so perhaps there's still some more work to do on that...
 
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