Boxing Thread

[nostrildamus]

I thought for a near 2m human at 40 his handspeed was pretty good but I'll have another look. I can't judge the outcome, just hope it is exciting.

[Duluth]

A relaxed Parker interview with David Adesanya

00:45 Happy Training Camp
01:20 Lupesoliai Laaulialemalietoa Samoan Matai (Chief) Titles
02:41 Upbringing / Amateur Career
04:48 Turning Pro / WBO Title Run / Recent Changes In Career
06:53 2023 Campaign (4 - 0, 2 KO) / Deontay Wilder Fight
08:36 Has Saudi Arabia Come To Save Boxing?
09:11 Zhilei Zhang Match Up
10:39 Francis Ngannou vs Tyson Fury
11:24 Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk

[MN5]

Saudi time is perfect for NZ in terms of watching fights.

Two awesome fights coming up, c’mon JP !

Gotta watch that awkwardness and power….but he can do it.

[MN5]

Zhang looking ponderous but drops him with a single straight left.

Shit he can hit, JP needs to watch out.

Looks unhurt though.

[MN5]

Much better 4th round from JP.

Commentators reckon zhang gases late in the rounds, could be a factor.

[MN5]

Another knockdown in the 8th.

Zhang has that Foreman like power but no follow up.

Could be costly for JP if he doesn’t win the later rounds

[kiwiinmelb]

Well done joe , that’s 2 fights in a row his constant feinting and changing of height has heavy hitters hesitant to let their hands go

[MN5]

Joe does it again !

What an unbelievable career turnaround, absolutely amazing stuff.

[kiwiinmelb]

@MN5 said in Boxing Thread:

Joe does it again !

What an unbelievable career turnaround, absolutely amazing stuff.

Yeah he is only 32 as well ,

The title probably came too easy before he was ready , and was under developed mentally and technically for this big fights that followed

In the form of his career now though , good on him

[MN5]

@kiwiinmelb said in Boxing Thread:

@MN5 said in Boxing Thread:

Joe does it again !

What an unbelievable career turnaround, absolutely amazing stuff.

Yeah he is only 32 as well ,

The title probably came too easy before he was ready , and was under developed mentally and technically for this big fights that followed

In the form of his career now though , good on him

Happy to be proven completely wrong on him. I thought he was absolutely finished after the Joyce beating.

Zhang has immense power and an awkward style but fuck all else. That power is dangerous though and hats of to JP for getting straight up, outboxing him and gassing him out.

JP is just so damn likable too, unlike another famous fighter out of Auckland.

[MN5]

Wow, huge punch from Joshua to drop Ngannou in the first round !

[kiwiinmelb]

Brutal by AJ , speaking of form reversals , he is looking much better than the gun shy fighter we have seen since the Ruiz loss

[MN5]

All over in the second.

Amazing from Joshua, extraordinary power.

[MiketheSnow]

Did not see that coming

Neither did Francis

[MN5]

@MiketheSnow said in Boxing Thread:

Did not see that coming

Neither did Francis

Pretty amazing knocking out someone with a much vaunted chin like Ngannou in a series of one punch knockdowns.

[MiketheSnow]

Full card highlights

[sparky]

AJ delivering on his potential. He seems to have cut down his entourage and found a style again that suits his attributes.

[African Monkey]

@sparky Until he steps up again.

[sparky]

@African-Monkey Or he brings back all the hangers on?

[African Monkey]

@sparky Both.