Boxing

[Kieran]

I thought Hagler won the fight - at the very least a draw. Leonard overachieved based on expectations, had the crowd, and worked the audience.

Yeah I think so. It was too close a call for them to take away a champs title. And I liked Leonard but this seemed like a corporate decision rather than a fair one..

 

[britbox]

Yeah I think so. It was too close a call for them to take away a champs title. And I liked Leonard but this seemed like a corporate decision rather than a fair one..

Kind of what I thought. Different fight if you turn the commentary off and look at scoring punches. Landing shots on the arms don't count. Still, it was close and I would never call it a robbery given some of the other ridiculous decisions in boxing. Leonard fought a great fight... just not in my eyes, enough to win.

 

[britbox]

Hagler/Hearns is still one of the greatest ever.

 

[britbox]

Another one of the greatest fights ever. Chavez v Taylor. I liked both of these fighters. Taylor stopped in the last round, with seconds left (ahead on points) and never the same again. Quite a sad story with Taylor.



This is a good documentary if you like boxing and have an hour to spare.

 

[britbox]

The Fury/Usyk fight was pretty good. I thought Usyk deserved the decision and was a worthy winner. I'm not sure what the referee was doing at the end of the 9th and Fury was lucky not to have been stopped.

 

[Federberg]

It was a superb fight. I'm so happy. Fury has been getting away with doing the bare minimum to fights. Utterly boring to watch. I have nothing with great craftsmanship so I was always a fan of Mayweather for example. But in Fury's case it was annoying giving the noise he makes about his skills. I'm particularly happy because it makes it clearer that AJ shouldn't be downgraded as much as he has been. That referee was incompetent. That a knock down!