ironstu wrote:Got some free tickets to the 02 for "Summertime Brawl" on Saturday. Wouldn't have paid to go but I will now! Buatsi debut, Okolie, Connor Benn, Buglioni v Summers. Not too sure why it's being held at the 02, I know first hand that there are thousands of tickets unsold. Will be good to see a couple of talented boxers early in their careers and have a few beers mind!
Matchroom had it booked, but didn't really have a fight big enough to sell it out and put on a 'Box Office' show
Rather than lose the fee, they are cracking on with the show but just on regular Sky Sports
Not seen that confirmed anywhere, but quite a few respected boxing pundits/journos posted about it a while ago online
The boy looks very good, I think he'd beat Stevenson, I really do. I have no idea what Stevenson is playing at, he won't fight Kovalev or Ward and doesn't seem like he's that keen on fighting again any time soon, despite being 39. If you ask me he's holding the WBC light heavyweight title hostage, what was the point in that Fonfara rematch? If I was Cleverly I'd be making noises about going in with him.
I watched him a lot as a kid but I was never able to warm to Benn, he really does come across as a bit of a prick. The Dark Destroyer can't let go of the fact that he couldn't beat Collins and Eubank and had he fought the young Calzaghe he'd have got smashed up and schooled to f*ck. He lost his last three fights more than 20 years ago, sparring with his tw@t of a son seems to make him think he can avenge those defeats, it's over Nigel.
And to think he wanted a rematch with Mayweather. I bet Amir Khan is gutted, it could have been him rather than Jeff Horn, probably Khan's last chance of claiming a big name scalp in the welterweight division.
fmgod wrote:Pac won but just got massively cheated, properly robbed
I'm not so sure, Horn was more the aggressor and Pacquiao had a chance to finish Horn in the tenth and blew it. If Mayweather or any other top Welterweight were in there I think they'd have finished the job. Pacquiao is finished, but if he fancies a few more big fights against the top level welters I wouldn't mind watching him getting smashed about and ruining his legacy, after his homophobic comment I don't really have much respect for the bloke.
Went to the O2 for the show on Saturday night, it was actually a very enjoyable show and evening (despite being full of Millwall supporting Ted Cheeseman...who was excellent by the way)! Yes there were a few gimme fights in terms of the opponents but really enjoyed the Buglioni v Summers fight and good to see all of the youngsters do what they had to do and all of them put in pretty tidy performances.
Can't see Buglioni going much further than British level but it was a good tough fight to watch. Buatsi looked calm and composed, did his job well. Okolie is a dangerous ****er, that Henshaw is a tough bloke who was meant to stick around for a few rounds but he couldn't handle the power, great to see him work the body like he did. Conor Benn looked vicious, very good movement, excited to see him progress. Ted Cheeseman and Reece Belotti both put in very impressive performances.
I'm away at a hair metal party, I'll watch it the next day on YouTube :lol:
Eubank jnr is an idiot, after this, if he wins, what second rate super middleweight will he go for next, Rosado? I'm pretty certain he'll go up to that weight now.
