shaaark 11,836 Posted Tuesday at 09:53 Report Share Posted Tuesday at 09:53 (edited) 8 minutes ago, jukel123 said: Two of Usyk's well schooled bitches. One a fat, desperate attention seeker. The other a super cautious pacifist in disguise as a boxer. I am distinctly underwhelmed.lol I had breathed a sigh of relief when Fury retired, but feck me , they're back! Plus they've got Tyson's 14 year old son carrying on the family business of talking utter shite. Take me now Jesus. Pretty succinct post, juke. I still think joshua knocks fury out, though, if the fight does go ahead. Edited Tuesday at 09:57 by shaaark 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jukel123 10,588 Posted Tuesday at 10:54 Report Share Posted Tuesday at 10:54 (edited) 1 hour ago, shaaark said: Pretty succinct post, juke. I still think joshua knocks fury out, though, if the fight does go ahead. I've a feeling he might too. I've a suspicion that for all the talk about Tyson's iron chin, he hasn't really been hit that hard. He goes over easily...... maybe because he's so tall, his centre gravity isn't great? Imo, the only time Fury was in big trouble was when he was tagged by Usyk. He was out on his feet, genuinely concussed. It was a combination of three sets of ropes, a lenient ref who couldn't count , the bell, and a very disciplined Usyk, who stopped punching immediately the bell sounded, that saved Fury that night. Joshua can bang hard, so if he genuinely comes to fight and opens up, he could stop Fury. Personally, I can't take to either of them as individuals. So I hope this is their last hurrah. But it probably won't be. Fury will probably keep on for ever, irritating us all. Edited Tuesday at 10:56 by jukel123 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 31,970 Posted Tuesday at 15:45 Report Share Posted Tuesday at 15:45 No interest at all personally.....just another irrelevant pantomime fight,it just so happens these 2 did used to be champions once upon a time....but now,who cares ! 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jukel123 10,588 Posted Tuesday at 19:37 Report Share Posted Tuesday at 19:37 Mind you gents, we've got to factor in that gruelling fight to the death that Joshua endured against Jake Paul. That must have taken a lot out of him. Fury too must have have been running on empty unloading on that Russian punching bag in his last contest, sorry last work out. Lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Billy b 827 Posted Tuesday at 20:58 Report Share Posted Tuesday at 20:58 Prenga is a fight thats not even worth talking about,glorified sparring and is in no way going to help aj prepare for fury, even at this late stage of the game where interest is dwindling A tune up is fair enough, but theres tune ups and then theres this Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jukel123 10,588 Posted Wednesday at 05:51 Report Share Posted Wednesday at 05:51 (edited) 10 hours ago, Billy b said: Prenga is a fight thats not even worth talking about,glorified sparring and is in no way going to help aj prepare for fury, even at this late stage of the game where interest is dwindling A tune up is fair enough, but theres tune ups and then theres this Joshua doesn't want to fight and test himself against the best. He wants to make easy money. Hungry fighters don't exist to the same extent as they did. So the sport as a spectacle is not what it was. Especially at heavyweight level. I don't just mean stony broke hungry, I mean hunger to fight the best, to be considered the best. Edited Wednesday at 07:55 by jukel123 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 31,970 Posted Wednesday at 11:44 Report Share Posted Wednesday at 11:44 Money was always going to be the destruction of elite level boxing......as in any area of life once a certain level of wealth is attained the goals change,unless the person is a true sportsmen in their heart which most of them now are not. Nowadays when a fighter has made sufficient fortune,self preservation becomes the goal,leaving the game with reputation and pride intact.....whereas genuine sportsmen who are fighters in their heart have to be literally scraped up off the canvas and told by a doctor " no more ". For me a bit of the romance and excitement has gone from the sport.....being replaced by what is no more than a sporting popularity contest....its just tacky and classless. 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jukel123 10,588 Posted Wednesday at 12:13 Report Share Posted Wednesday at 12:13 (edited) 3 hours ago, gnasher16 said: Money was always going to be the destruction of elite level boxing......as in any area of life once a certain level of wealth is attained the goals change,unless the person is a true sportsmen in their heart which most of them now are not. Nowadays when a fighter has made sufficient fortune,self preservation becomes the goal,leaving the game with reputation and pride intact.....whereas genuine sportsmen who are fighters in their heart have to be literally scraped up off the canvas and told by a doctor " no more ". For me a bit of the romance and excitement has gone from the sport.....being replaced by what is no more than a sporting popularity contest....its just tacky and classless. Exactly so. When there is genuine rivalry or needle between boxers, you can feel it in your blood, even if you are watching the contest on the box. It's a long time since I witnessed a fight where both boxers had no give whatsoever. One's that do stand out are the Ali/Frazier trio. The Mark Kaylor/ Errol Christie tear up, the Ward / Gatty thrillers and the Eubank /Benn contests. Even watching them now causes the hair on your neck stand up. Pure, brutal, testosterone fuelled theatre. Edited Wednesday at 15:08 by jukel123 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dodger 3,673 Posted yesterday at 15:27 Report Share Posted yesterday at 15:27 Big fight for the monster and the Tokyo dome this weekend.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 31,970 Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago (edited) On 29/04/2026 at 13:13, jukel123 said: Exactly so. When there is genuine rivalry or needle between boxers, you can feel it in your blood, even if you are watching the contest on the box. It's a long time since I witnessed a fight where both boxers had no give whatsoever. One's that do stand out are the Ali/Frazier trio. The Mark Kaylor/ Errol Christie tear up, the Ward / Gatty thrillers and the Eubank /Benn contests. Even watching them now causes the hair on your neck stand up. Pure, brutal, testosterone fuelled theatre. For me the " back story " of great fights is made during the fight itself not on the cobbles as in Kaylor/Christie or via the fathers as in Benn/Eubank kids ( i know you was referring to the Dads ) Nobody ever really thought Gatti/Ward or even Ali/Frazier would be all time great fights and rivalries....the fight itself created the rivalry whereas now they work hard on creating a " back story " before a punch has even been thrown in order to sell the fight......Benn/McClellan another,one of the greatest fights ive ever seen but it was expected to be a wash out. For me its a sad part of the game today.....its just too manufactured. Edited 4 hours ago by gnasher16 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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