Great stuff from AJ last night. A truly big night of boxing in Britain, felt like the big fight nights of the 80's/90's.
For the record... Joshua Rallies To Stop Klitschko In 11th Round - ESPN http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/...hua-defeats-wladimir-klitschko-11th-round-tko LONDON -- Anthony Joshua, now the face of the heavyweight division, persevered through some very difficult moments but retained his world title -- and won a vacant belt to boot -- in dramatic fashion. He did so by getting off the mat and knocking out former longtime world champion Wladimir Klitschko, who was bidding to become a 3-time world champion, in the 11th round of an epic slugfest on Saturday night before a British-boxing-record crowd of 90,000 at sold-out Wembley Stadium. Joshua had to get off the floor in the 6th round, when he was in major trouble and on the verge of being stopped by the man for whom he once served as a sparring partner. The 5th round was wild. Joshua hurt Klitschko and he pounced, landing several shots, including a hard left hook, as he knocked him down. Klitschko, his face showing bruises and cut over his left eye, got up quickly and took more incoming shots before turning things around. By the end of the round, Klitschko had Joshua in trouble after landing a powerful left hook that rocked him. Klitschko was going for the knockout and had Joshua backing into the ropes and taking deep breaths as they swung away, with Klitschko landing another left hook. Klitschko picked up in the 6th round where he left off in the 5th, as he landed an overhand right that deposited Joshua on the canvas for the first time he had been knocked down in his career. Klitschko had Joshua in tremendous trouble as he sagged along the ropes with each incoming punch and looked to hold on. Another right hand bent Joshua over, and he appeared exhausted as the round ended. The pace slowed a bit, as both had poured out tons of energy in the previous rounds, with Joshua going past the 7th for the first time. Joshua landed a good hook to Klitschko's head and had him looking to hold on early in the 11th round, but Klitschko quickly recovered. It was short-lived. Joshua blasted Klitschko with a right uppercut, and he went down hard. Joshua continued to rain punches on Klitschko before landing a huge left hook that knocked him down again. Klitschko showed heart to make it to his feet, but as Joshua hammered away at him along the ropes, referee David Fields stepped in and waved it off at 2 minutes, 25 seconds. The crowd sent a jolt of human electricity through the packed stadium.
Tyson Fury: 'I Would Run Rings Around Anthony Joshua' - ESPN http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/...y-run-rings-anthony-joshua-british-superfight
Any opinion on this Mayweather vs. Mcgregor fight people? Personally I think they are making a mockery of boxing. There is absolutely no reasons whatsoever we need to see retired boxer fighting an MMA fighter.
That's going to be the most underwhelming sporting event I'll tune into. I know McGregor is going to get destroyed, but what if?
It'll be another runfest UD. I was hoping MMA rules, but oh well. We'll see if pbf can knock a sucka out
A big joke but, of course, there's one born every minute... McGregor-Mayweather Fight Could Make $1 Billion - N.Y. Post http://nypost.com/2017/06/15/mayweather-mcgregor-fight-could-top-1b-in-revenue/ From what I've read, if McGregor wins Las Vegas will take a bath.
Sadly, pbf will carry him instead of early KO. I predict a Bruce Seldon type KO in the 4th. No one gets hurt, they get paid
For some odd reason I only managed to watch a repeat of Ward vs Kovalev II and I have to say, wow. Imo this first was not only underwhelming but a sore. For all the promises of forcing someone into retirement Kovalev showed very little Imo, add to that the fight is stopped prematurely with punches that are borderline legal. Although one gets the feeling that Kovalev was about to go anyway.
Unfortunately Floyd is old, retired, and over the last few years he's been fighting with those sore hands. During his peak I honestly think he was just going to prove to be too good for GGG. I look at GGG fights against Murray and Monroe Jnr and have to say boxing skills seemed to be lacking from GGG in those fights despite the results.
Pacquiao fight to be broadcast on ESPN....oh how the mighty have fallen. The funny thing is that its still PPV in Australia though.
Horn Takes Pacquiao's Title In Stunning Upset - ESPN http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/19786678/jeff-horn-defeats-manny-pacquiao-unanimous-decision
Pac needs to hang it up. He won that fight but he deserved to lose just like he did with Bradley in the first fight. He should have gone for the KO when he had the chance. He either didn't want to or he doesn't have it in him anymore. I hate how he made an excuse again like he did with Mayweather. BTW those judges should be banned from the sport.
That Pac-Horn fight was entertaining though. Horn has a ton of potential but calling out Mayweather is kind of premature - that's because he won on a very controversial decision. If that even comes to fruition, Mayweather will remain the top bet. The kid needs to test his abilities on other boxers first with the absence of incompetent judges.
When the rematch with Pac happens he won't be entertaining those thoughts anymore. I think Pac will make sure to knock him down next time (I am not sure he can TKO or KO anyone anymore). If Horn wins then he needs to go after Bradley or Diaz before fighting anyone else of higher caliber.
Mayweather-McGregor Will Cost An Arm And A Leg - N.Y. Post http://nypost.com/2017/07/11/mayweather-vs-mcgregor-is-going-to-cost-an-arm-and-a-leg/
Mayweather-McGregor To Air In Movie Theaters - ESPN http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/...onor-mcgregor-showdown-offered-movie-theaters https://www.fathomevents.com/events/mayweather-vs-mcgregor
Wladimir Klitschko Announces Retirement From Boxing - ESPN http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/...o-retires-boxing-fight-anthony-joshua-rematch Wladimir Klitschko, one of the longest-reigning heavyweight champions in boxing history, announced his retirement on Thursday, ending a 21-year professional career in which he competed in more heavyweight title bouts than anyone. Klitschko's second world title reign, from his 2006 victory over Chris Byrd to the loss to Tyson Fury in 2015, was one of the most dominant in boxing history in any weight division. Klitschko's final bout, on April 29 before a crowd of 90,000 at Wembley Stadium in London, was his 29th heavyweight title fight appearance and it was a classic battle against England's Anthony Joshua, who had once sparred with Klitschko but against whom he now was defending his title. It was a rousing, dramatic fight of the year contender in which both fighters got knocked down and showed enormous grit. But Klitschko, 41, went down three times overall and was stopped in the 11th round. It was Klitschko's second consecutive defeat following a massive upset loss to Tyson Fury 17 months earlier that cost him the unified world championship he had held for nearly a decade. Fury's issues kept Klitschko out of the ring while he waited for the rematch before he finally returned to face the young Joshua for his belt and a vacant one. Although Klitschko lost the fight he showed tremendous heart and made it the most exciting fight of his career. Despite the defeat, it was a high note on which to go out because he had been heavily criticized for being a boring, clinical fighter. The truth was that he so dominated his opponents he made it all look easy even if not overly exciting. But he did beat virtually all the heavyweights of note during his time, although it was a down era. Klitschko (64-5, 54 KOs) had the right to an immediate rematch with Joshua and most thought he would accept the fight. Klitschko's team and Joshua promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing were proceeding as though it was going to happen and making plans for a Nov. 11 rematch in Las Vegas. However, Klitschko still had not made up his mind about whether he wanted to exercise his rematch option and the decision lingered. He had said after the April fight that he wanted time to think about his future, but also said if he did return it would be only to fight Joshua. Klitschko won his first title with a one-sided decision over Byrd in October 2000 and defended that belt five times before a shocking 2nd-round knockout loss to big puncher Corrie Sanders in 2003. In 2004, Klitschko got a shot at a vacant belt against Lamon Brewster and was battering him all over the ring until stunningly running out of gas and getting knocked out in the 5th round in Las Vegas. That loss was also Klitschko's first fight under the tutelage of the late, great Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward. But they stayed together despite the defeat and Steward helped rebuild Klitschko in a dominant fighting machine.