The Boxing Thread

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as you have to have a certain amount of letters in the thread title

Vitali Klitschko v Tomasz Adamek coming up


http://boxingguru.eu/gurutv1.html

[Barnes 10]

Space bar counts as letters.................

[misslfc]

WHAT-E-V-E-R

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http://boxingguru.eu/gurutv1.html

Link, if anyone is staying up for mayweather fight

I wont be, think its 4am

[misslfc]

Haye announces his retirement

[south]

The World Boxing Council on Thursday ruled Chad Dawson did not defeat light-heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins by technical knockout, as officials working the Saturday fight at Staples Center ruled.

Instead, the WBC ruled the outcome was a technical draw, allowing Hopkins, 46, to keep his belt.

"I'm obviously thrilled by that decision," Hopkins' promoter, Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy Promotions, said. "It's the right decision. Bernard Hopkins did not lose that fight."

Dawson was deemed the winner after Hopkins fell to the canvas and separated his left shoulder in the second round of their title fight. With Hopkins unable to continue, referee Pat Russell named Dawson the winner.

Schaefer has already appealed the outcome to the California State Athletic Commission, and commission executive officer George Dodd said a hearing on the matter is scheduled Dec. 13 in Los Angeles.

Hopkins-Dawson fared poorly at the Staples box office and pitifully on HBO pay-per-view.

And after Dawson promoter Gary Shaw said his fighter had no interest in giving Hopkins a rematch, Schaefer is reciprocating.

Schaefer said he'll meet with Hopkins in the near future and discuss other options.

"Ticket sales and the pay-per-view were poor, and it certainly had nothing to do with Bernard Hopkins," Schaefer said.

Yes, he actually said that.

Schaefer later added Hopkins is "a proven star."

Sorry, a proven star carries a pay-per-view to the 300,000-400,000 range even when he has an obvious victory. Schaefer tried to talk up high HBO ratings and a big live gate in Canada for Hopkins-Jean Pascal earlier this year. Pascal's from Canada.

So now, on the strength of less than two rounds of action and lackluster sales, a fight that was being hyped all last week by Golden Boy and ended in controversy now has no relevance?

OK, we get it.

Maybe that relevance was tarnished by putting the fight on pay-per-view. Staging a bout between a fighter from Philadelphia (Hopkins) and one from Connecticut (Dawson) was also puzzling.

"I don't need a media guy to tell me how to do a pay-per-view," Schaefer said. "We tried to sell the fight. Chad Dawson is not as charismatic as he needs to be to sell a pay-per-view. Our team [knows] how to market a pay-per-view. We know what we're doing."

Fine, but the lack of appeal in Hopkins has something to do with this.

In the meantime, we'll wait for Schaefer to find another opponent to prove his point.

[misslfc]

RIP Joe and apologies



Police suspect foul play in the death of Joe Frazier.

They're currently grilling George Foreman.

[Barnes 10]

Wot time Mannys fight on at?

[south]

I'd say any time between 4 and 5

[Barnes 10]

Dunno how Pacman got that decision.....its what I hate about boxing its so corrupt.

[Barnes 10]

You watch it South? I scored it close but had Marquez ahead.

[south]

Yeah i watched it alright. I know a lot of people had Marques as a clear winner but to be honest i didn't see it like that. Manny never got going or just couldn't handle Marques style but i think he won more of the rounds then Marques did. Marques landed some nice hits but Manny landed more of them. I have to say i had a few drinks in me when i watched it so maybe i'm wrong

[misslfc]

If you have sky the fight is now free on 456

Some balls up with subscriptions or something

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[misslfc]

Frank Warren is a scumbag as well,

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/feb/20/david-haye-dereck-chisora?CMP=twt_gu

David Haye: I fled Munich because of Dereck Chisora's 'shoot' threat

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Size of Naseem

[Barnes 10]

Sweet Jesus

[misslfc]

Well done Katie Tylor, through to the final

[misslfc]

Best of luck to Katie Taylor

[Barnes 10]

She was awesome

[misslfc]

Conlon gets us another medal

[Barnes 10]

Brilliant last round from him

[south]

What a great fight to watch that was. Well done Michael. Paddy (8.45) and Katie (2.00) tomorrow.

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