Boxing Thread 2012.

[D.boy]

Klitschko looks knackered.

[john e]

Chisora would have won a lot of respect for himself tonight if it wasn't for all that twatting around he did in the lead up to the fight

[dave.woodhall]

And after.

[paul_e]

decent fight, A better boxer than Chisora using than gameplan would've won easily I think, quite why people haven't targeted the ribs of the Klitschko's in the past is beyond me, they're both quite tall and thin (for heavyweight boxers) it seems an obvious target and even if you don't knock them down with those shots hitting a guy in the body enough just takes all the power out of their shots, at which point you can, as Chisora did, dictate the fight more and push them backwards.

[PaulWinch again]

That was actually a good performance by Chisora, much better than I expected.

[David_Nab]

Suprised by Chisora ...much improved from his fight against Tyson Fury

[FrankyH]

Fucking Man U shirt? Right, come on Klitschko.

Exactly, didn't like the slap, but seeing him in that fucking red dress made me want a Klitschko win

[PaulWinch again]

It's interesting that must motivate Haye to get that fight made now.

[paul_e]

I love that klitschko specifically mentioned the body punches in the interview saying they didn't hurt.  I'm afraid his body language in the ring rather contradicted that.  I just hope other people have been paying attention, the heavyweight division really needs better boxers than the klitschkos at the top.  It's lost all it's appeal since Lewis retired because the pair of them have dominated it by slowing things down and tiring people out for late knockouts with big hits.  Once they're gone hopefully the quality of fighting will improve.  That all the big money has moved away from the weight says it all really.

[David_Nab]

They have made the best of their size advantage to dominate the division but I don't think either are great boxers.

[Karlos96]

If that wasn't enough for the idiot he then had a fight with Haye at the press conference:-

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/feb/19/david-haye-dereck-chisora-brawl

[john e]

what a shambles,
 what was Haye there for anyway, getting involved, he had his crack and failed, just another load of self promotion, he would be better shutting up a bit and waiting to prove us all wrong in the ring, if he ever gets back in.

as for Chisora, when he's interviewed he comes over quite articulate for a boxer, but makes up for it with his childish antics elsewhere,
 for his fight last night alone he deserves another crack, but he's lost a lot of friends over the last couple of days


edit -just heard that Chisora said he was going to shoot Haye, could lose his licence for that

[FrankyH]

If that wasn't enough for the idiot he then had a fight with Haye at the press conference:-

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/feb/19/david-haye-dereck-chisora-brawl

another link with footage of the brawl

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/boxing/article-2103251/Dereck-Chisora-arrested-brawl-David-Haye.html

[PaulWinch again]

Bloody hell that brawl was ridiculous.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

You can see here at 3m26s the bottle beinmg smashed on his head. Ridiculous.