Bigblackted4
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Middleweight boxing y’all
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middleweight division is definitely not representing in 2019..from its champions down
reservoirdogs
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I don't know if Skipper calls shots like that...
Yes, he can pressure Canelo and Oscar but as far as I know he has no rights in saying who he can and can't fight next. To my understanding they gave Canelo the deal and from now on it's up to Canelo's and Oscar's conscience how hard fights they pick for the time the deal is on. Except if there's a deatail in the contract which says otherwise and we don't know about, Skipper and people at DAZN can only hope he will stick to tough opponents but it'd be beneficial to both DAZN and GBP if he would do so.
They can't be that worried though, Canelo fought GGG 2X and Jacobs in his last 4 fights, only a stay busy parade against Fielding came in between. So it can't be said that Canelo would shy away from challenges not even if he would end up fighting Munguia on his next fight. Not the fight I wanted but it's not a laughable showcase either.
but skipper is only concerned about the fights on DAZN...his fight with Fielding was lambasted and his fight with Jacobs was a dud
reservoirdogs
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We got Canelo vs Jacobs though, even that is more than many other divisinos can hold up...
reservoirdogs
Superstar
Feels like Canelo can do no good, he fought Jacobs half a year after he fought GGG the 2nd time, unified titles --> ppl complaining that the fights wasn't that spectacular... Not all fights are, sometimes styles just don't mash that way
And the Fielding fight was rather an introduction fight at DAZN, a true stay busy, nobody even expected Canelo to step in the ring in December straying from his general May-September MO.
I said he doesn't need to worry about Canelo's level of opponents because while he had his meh-bad fights he still has a very strong resume, one of the best ones in boxing today. Nobody can say he just sits on his ass fighting bums.
We got it but it was a dud...it was the marquee fight on the dazn rollout and for the first half of this year in boxing overall..and we got 2 mufukkas with piss poor conditioning and lackluster boxing as a result breh
I prefer to have at least 1 Mexican fighter not be struggle
Knicksman20
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J-Rock hasn't been disrespectful at all. He's just showing confidence like he always has. And even if he had a chip on his shoulder can you blame him? The media wrote him off after his loss & even here many of you guys shytted on him talking about how bad his chin is & being overrated
ditto..j rock is just talking the talk of a champ...he silenced his critics...let him enjoy his extended day in the sun
Its not his place to speak on Hurd moving in a different direction with a trainer, he doesn't know the extent of their relationship and Rodriguez was violating speaking family business to YouTubers. JRock gotta stay in his own lane.
reservoirdogs
Superstar
Hearn: Unification Bout With Estrada Would Be Massive For Yafai
Would be a massive L for Yafai
Hearn: Unification Bout With Estrada Would Be Massive For Yafai
By Jake Donovan
PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Kal Yafai’s year was supposed to begin with a unification bout. With any luck, it will at least end that way.
Up next for England’s unbeaten super flyweight titlist is rest and relaxation to heal several injuries suffered in a clear-cut win over Norbelto Jimenez in his fifth successful defense Saturday evening. Yafai suffered a cut for the first time in his career, along with a punctured eardrum and yet more damage to his oft-injured hands in retaining his title.
As the healing process begins, the Matchroom Boxing-promoted titlist can take in summer action on DAZN—which carried Saturday’s contest—with the company’s latest signing. World 115-pound champion Juan Francisco Estrada became the latest to join the stable, set to debut with Matchroom later this summer in his native Mexico.
“Estrada will box August 24 and we’re looking to put him in straight away with Kal after that,” Hearn told BoxingScene.com. “Kal suffered some damage tonight, he’s got to heal up but he just wants the big fights. We owe him that and we are really going to push for this unification clash later in the year.”
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The pair of 115-pounders were supposed to appear on the same April DAZN show in separate bouts, but several circumstances changed those plans.
Yafai (26-0, 15KOs) was due to collide with Donnie Nietes in a title unification clash but suffered a hand injury and was unable to honor the April date. The bout was due to take place on the same show as the scheduled rematch between Estrada and Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, which landed in late April and with Estrada scoring a 12-round decision to avenge a loss to the Thai boxer 14 months prior.
The fallout in the intended chief support resulted in Nietes having to commit to a mandatory title defense versus Aston Palicte, instead opting to vacate his title in pursuit of bigger game. The delay in Yafai’s schedule was long enough to have to honor his own mandatory challenge in facing Dominican Republic’s Jimenez before moving forward.
Another mandatory challenger is waiting in the wings in Australia’s Andrew Moloney, but Yafai’s side seems confident that such a bout won’t be ordered in the near future. Assuming that Estrada prevails in his August 24 hometown appearance, a title unification bout could be up next.
“I want that fight,” insists Yafai. “I want all the big fights.”
His longtime promoter is prepared to deliver them.
“This was Kal’s 5th title defense,” noted Hearn of England’s current longest-reigning titlist. “It’s time to gamble. I’m so proud of how much he’s already made. When you sign a 115-pound fighter, you think of how little money used to be available for these guys.
“But you look around today, and a big fight here can really secure his legacy, provide his family with a fortune. It’s time to gamble. A unification bout with Estrada straightaway would be massive.”
Jake Donovan is a senior writer for BoxingScene.com. Twitter: JakeNDaBox
Would be a massive L for Yafai
reservoirdogs
Superstar
Don't see how Hurd beats J Rock after the first fight. Wasn't even that close, Williams just straight up beat him in is own game and he won't outbox Williams either.