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jordan0386
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gollumsluvslave
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Great round Calzaghe, thumping right-hand
Roy is BADLY cut.
Roy is BADLY cut.
MassiveAttack
Banned
Looks over for Roy...
sportzhead
Member
Roy is getting ROCKED.
Agent Icebeezy
Welcome beautful toddler, Madison Elizabeth, to the horde!
this shit sucks
MassiveAttack
Banned
The fight is going to be called... cut too severe.
TheCardPlayer
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So my two favorite boxers fighting and one got to lose. I finally decide to watch the fight and shit, Calzaghe is grinning, boxing with his hands down, punching the shit out of Jones and Jones is bleeding like fuck.
I hate fights like this when you can't pick anyone and want to see both win.
I hate fights like this when you can't pick anyone and want to see both win.
jordan0386
Member
Nobody goes out on top...
Agent Icebeezy
Welcome beautful toddler, Madison Elizabeth, to the horde!
I can't take this slapboxing shit man :lol
TheCardPlayer
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Slaps? Tell that to Jones's eye.Agent Icebeezy said:
I hope the fight doesn't get stopped but if it gets too dangerous for Jones I want him out of there.
gollumsluvslave
Member
That cut is really bad.
It's gonna get stopped soon
It's gonna get stopped soon
gollumsluvslave
Member
Cmon, ref, u gotta stop this
TheCardPlayer
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Roy is just getting hurt now, there is nothing more he can do. The ref should stop this. This is really getting retarded.
gollumsluvslave
Member
Indeed, the punch that caused the cut is as good a punch as you'll ever see.
Stoney Mason
Banned
That eye is just pouring blood.
gollumsluvslave
Member
Major props to Ruy,
tremendoues heart to last the distance with that cut
tremendoues heart to last the distance with that cut
Stoney Mason
Banned
Slizz said:
It's over. They are about to annouce Joe won.
TheCardPlayer
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Roy finished that fight even with the cut and he took all those punches like a freaking man. Amazing display of heart right there.
Calzaghe is just a machine.
Calzaghe is just a machine.
sportzhead
Member
Good fight. Big up Calzaghe.
The Faceless Master
Member
rjj got decimated 
calzaghe .. wow, respect again
calzaghe .. wow, respect again
~Devil Trigger~
In favor of setting Muslim women on fire
Calz BUSTED that ass
harSon said:
Joe has been calling him out for a decade. Do you think Joe is in his prime? Joe right now, is garbage compared to how good he used to be. Thats why RING magazine called it the number 2 fight they want to see. This was over 5 years ago.
It's not Joe's fault Roy refused to fight him. Roy is a legend. Joe is a legend. Both fought great fighters.
However, the age stuff needs to disapear. They are only three years apart. When Roy was the same age as Joe, he was busy getting knocked out.
Nobody knows how the fight would play out if they did figh in their primes. Speculating is fucking stupid. Roy is a top 50 boxer, Joe may end up being a top 50 boxer. Thats all that matters.
Nobody knows how a fight in their primes would have ended. Thats why everyone wanted to see it, when they were in their primes. No point in takng away anything from Joe's win. He fights anyone. He has never ducked.
harSon said:
He tried. They didn't want to fight him because there was no money in it. He has been calling out Jones for over half a decade.
Also. Joe has been beating top American boxers for a few years now. There is only 1 fighter he hasn't beaten worth fighting. Thats Dawson.
Projenitor
Member
Eh.....Lewis/ Tyson 2.
Roy (tyson) Jones has been done for awhile, people just dont want to let go of the old days.
Roy (tyson) Jones has been done for awhile, people just dont want to let go of the old days.
Trax416 said:
Bullshit. Calzaghe didn't fight a boxer worth a damn until two years ago when he exposed a highly overrated Jeff Lacy. Since then he has fought Kessler, an unchallenged Danish boxer, and Hopkins/RJJ both of whom are obviously beacons of their former selves. I don't think Manfredo is worth mentioning :lol
gollumsluvslave
Member
QFT.
Roy comes out of this with a tremendous amount of credit.
Most important thing I think was it was a great fight to watch, both fighters going for it, trading. The kind of fight boxing really needs.
Yeah, he sure knows how to take a punch!
harSon said:
1. Over-rated Lacy? THe same lacy with one loss in his career, and is still a top 10 SMW?
Kessler, Lacy, bika, Ashira, Veit, Salem, Ferreyra, Eubank Where all ranked when he beat them. Kessler, Bika, and Lacy are still ranked at Super middle weight. That doesn't count Roy, who ducked him for 5 years (and is ranked), or Hopkins, either. He fought other ranked fighters as well.
Joe is the only established undefeated fighter left in the rankings next to Dawson. Thats it.
Trax416 said:
Yes, the very same Lacy who fought nobodies to spring himself to stardom. The very same Lacy that looked like absolute shit against Manfredo and Epifanio Mendoza, the very same Lacy who was supposed to fight Jermain Taylor but decided to retire instead. Kessler and possibly Lacy (I'm being quite generous) are the only names worthy of recognition in that list. And to my knowledge, Calzaghe wasn't able to get a fight until he broke his ridiculous requirement of not fighting outside of Europe.
MrToughPants
Brian Burke punched my mom
Jones should retire...and why wasn't he throwing punches when Joe had his guard down and taunted him the entire match?
gollumsluvslave
Member
So Haye vs Barret and Lacy vs Taylor this weekend.
I expect Haye to be explosive and dispose of '2 Gunz' in the 2nd round.
Taylor will completely shut out a tough, but shot Lacy in a lopside UD.
I expect Haye to be explosive and dispose of '2 Gunz' in the 2nd round.
Taylor will completely shut out a tough, but shot Lacy in a lopside UD.
gollumsluvslave
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Haye v Barret just startin.
Barret fell on his ass gettin into the ring!
Let's see if Haye can walk the walk!
Barret fell on his ass gettin into the ring!
Let's see if Haye can walk the walk!
gollumsluvslave
Member
Good 1st round from Haye, connected with a few nice digs.
Barret very cautious, felt the hits. Haye in 3
Barret very cautious, felt the hits. Haye in 3
gollumsluvslave
Member
No Boxing GAF out tonight?
Better round from Barret in round 2 - caught Haye a with a good shot.
Better round from Barret in round 2 - caught Haye a with a good shot.
gollumsluvslave
Member
So close for Haye there!
Barret down twice in the 3rd, just couldn't close it out!
Barret down twice in the 3rd, just couldn't close it out!
gollumsluvslave
Member
Haye with KO in 5.
Great display, Barret down 5 times.
2 rounds earlier than Wlad Klitschko toook Barret out.
Great display, Barret down 5 times.
2 rounds earlier than Wlad Klitschko toook Barret out.
SSGMUN10000
Connoisseur Of Tedium
So anyone have a stream for the Taylor fight? I am stuck at work tonight and need something to do.
Ninja Scooter
Member
watched last night but didn't post, but Lacy got dominated. Sad to see as i had high hopes for him but it seems the Calzaghe fight destroyed the guy. Like some Meldrick Taylor type of shit.
and caught a replay of the Calzaghe/Jones fight. Calzaghe looked great, but did he come across as a huge douche in the last few rounds, even the announcers pointed it out. Clowning around and taunting your opponent when he's fighting blind and still toughing it out only makes you look like a dick.
and caught a replay of the Calzaghe/Jones fight. Calzaghe looked great, but did he come across as a huge douche in the last few rounds, even the announcers pointed it out. Clowning around and taunting your opponent when he's fighting blind and still toughing it out only makes you look like a dick.
gollumsluvslave
Member
Ninja Scooter
Calzaghe was actually letting Jones off the hook. He could have pressed it and got the fight stopped easiliy.
Calzaghe was actually letting Jones off the hook. He could have pressed it and got the fight stopped easiliy.
The Ring updated their ratings for the week.
Following a unanimous decision victory over Jeff Lacy, Jermain Taylor is rated #5 in the super middleweight division after polling. Lacy, previously #5, is dropped to tenth.
Ring Magazine's Super Middleweight Ratings for period ending Nov. 17
1. Mikkel Kessler DEN 41-1-0 (31)
2. Lucian Bute ROU 23-0 (18)
3. Librado Andrade MEX 27-2-0 (21)
4. Anthony Mundine AUS 34-3-0 (23)
5. Jermain Taylor USA 28-2-1 (17)
6. Carl Froch GBR 23-0-0 (19)
7. Sakio Bika CMR 27-3-2 (17)
8. Allan Green USA 27-1-0 (19)
9. Denis Inkin RUS 34-0-0 (24)
10. Jeff Lacy USA 24-2-0 (17)
Ring Magazine's Pound for Pound Ratings for period ending Nov. 17
1. Manny Pacquiao PHI 47-3-2 (36)
2. Juan Manuel Marquez MEX 49-4-1 (36)
3. Joe Calzaghe GBR 46-0-0 (32)
4. Bernard Hopkins USA 49-5-1 (32)
5. Israel Vazquez MEX 43-4-0 (31)
6. Antonio Margarito MEX 37-5-0 (27)
7. Rafael Marquez MEX 37-5-0 (33)
8. Miguel Cotto PUR 32-1-0 (26)
9. Ivan Calderon PUR 32-0-0 (6)
10. Paul Williams USA 35-1-0 (26)
Their site was re-designed after their partnership with Yahoo!. It's dumb because you'd have to click through each division (seventeen!) to see what's new.
The fight itself was okay, but a little tedious after the middle rounds. Taylor looked good working off his jab, but Lacy wasn't really doing much to get out of the way.
Because of the way the fight was going and the showboating and the blood and Jones' age (likely his last fight so there's no need to keep him viable), it didn't look like he was carrying his opponent through twelve, but rather dragging him through the mud. Not that that's what he was meant to do, but it looked like it.
Following a unanimous decision victory over Jeff Lacy, Jermain Taylor is rated #5 in the super middleweight division after polling. Lacy, previously #5, is dropped to tenth.
Ring Magazine's Super Middleweight Ratings for period ending Nov. 17
1. Mikkel Kessler DEN 41-1-0 (31)
2. Lucian Bute ROU 23-0 (18)
3. Librado Andrade MEX 27-2-0 (21)
4. Anthony Mundine AUS 34-3-0 (23)
5. Jermain Taylor USA 28-2-1 (17)
6. Carl Froch GBR 23-0-0 (19)
7. Sakio Bika CMR 27-3-2 (17)
8. Allan Green USA 27-1-0 (19)
9. Denis Inkin RUS 34-0-0 (24)
10. Jeff Lacy USA 24-2-0 (17)
Ring Magazine's Pound for Pound Ratings for period ending Nov. 17
1. Manny Pacquiao PHI 47-3-2 (36)
2. Juan Manuel Marquez MEX 49-4-1 (36)
3. Joe Calzaghe GBR 46-0-0 (32)
4. Bernard Hopkins USA 49-5-1 (32)
5. Israel Vazquez MEX 43-4-0 (31)
6. Antonio Margarito MEX 37-5-0 (27)
7. Rafael Marquez MEX 37-5-0 (33)
8. Miguel Cotto PUR 32-1-0 (26)
9. Ivan Calderon PUR 32-0-0 (6)
10. Paul Williams USA 35-1-0 (26)
Their site was re-designed after their partnership with Yahoo!. It's dumb because you'd have to click through each division (seventeen!) to see what's new.
The fight itself was okay, but a little tedious after the middle rounds. Taylor looked good working off his jab, but Lacy wasn't really doing much to get out of the way.
Ninja Scooter said:
gollumsluvslave said:
Because of the way the fight was going and the showboating and the blood and Jones' age (likely his last fight so there's no need to keep him viable), it didn't look like he was carrying his opponent through twelve, but rather dragging him through the mud. Not that that's what he was meant to do, but it looked like it.
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