Boxing 2024

[Demitri_C]

Incredible by AJ. Fury looked worried.Wont be too harsh on ngannou he has fought two of the three best heavyweights in his first 2 fights. But he was out of his depth tonight

If he wants to stay in this sport needs to go fight some lower level boxers like takam, joyce zhang ruiz who are names. Personally think he should go back to UFC and fight jon Jones

[ozzjim]

Not a chance Fury will take the AJ fight while AJ is looking confident. For all his talk he has an incredible ability to duck fights. AJ prepared like a pro for a huge money fight and did the job he should do. Fury is a disgrace for how out of shape he was for the Ngannou fight last time.

Wathching Ball was the best bit of the night though, what a little scrapper lol - should have had the decision too.

[Gareth]

Not a chance Fury will take the AJ fight while AJ is looking confident. For all his talk he has an incredible ability to duck fights. AJ prepared like a pro for a huge money fight and did the job he should do. Fury is a disgrace for how out of shape he was for the Ngannou fight last time.

Wathching Ball was the best bit of the night though, what a little scrapper lol - should have had the decision too.

I’ll still be shocked if Fury gets in the ring with Usyk let alone AJ

[tomd2103]

Not a chance Fury will take the AJ fight while AJ is looking confident. For all his talk he has an incredible ability to duck fights. AJ prepared like a pro for a huge money fight and did the job he should do. Fury is a disgrace for how out of shape he was for the Ngannou fight last time.

Wathching Ball was the best bit of the night though, what a little scrapper lol - should have had the decision too.

I’ll still be shocked if Fury gets in the ring with Usyk let alone AJ

He looked in good shape in the pictures and footage over there.  From a British perspective, hopefully Fury beats Usyk and then fights Joshua at Wembley (more likely to be in Saudi though).

[ozzjim]

Fury isn't taking that fight. He will find many many ways to not be.

[nigel]

Disagree, Fury didn’t take the Ngannou fight seriously and almost paid the price.
Don’t be fooled, he will be well up for Usyk and AJ.

[Rory]

Disagree, Fury didn’t take the Ngannou fight seriously and almost paid the price.
Don’t be fooled, he will be well up for Usyk and AJ.

I have to agree.

I think Fury beats Usyk on size alone. I think he'll move him around, attack on the outside and disrupt his rhythm. (If not, Usyk is an even more accomplished fighter than I thought, and I rate him very highly already.)

I think Fury beats Joshua on unpredictability. AJ looks better against more technical opponents because as a late developer and Olympian, he has been taught to pick apart fighters who adopt a technical approach.

Taking no credit away from AJ whatsoever, because it was a proper demolition job, he clearly saw Ngannou was trying to 'box', but wasn't moving his head and was dropping his left after throwing a shot, leaving him open to the right cross and hook. He executed beautifully, but no way would Fury's head be in the kind of space you'd expect it to be in for a man fighting technically correct - he fights intuitively and his head could be fucking anywhere.

[Rory]

Let’s see if Mike Tyson does that to Jake Paul in the latest farce fight

The saddest thing about that fight isn't that I think Tyson should be above it; but I think Jake Paul should be above it.

I hate 'influencer boxers', but Paul has at least shown he has technique and power. He shouldn't be fighting a 57-year old. Even if, 35 years ago, that 57-year old was one of the best fighters the sport has seen.

[PaulWinch again]

Indeed, it’s utterly ridiculous.

[dave.woodhall]

On a more positive note, tonight's bill promises to be a cracker.

[Gareth]

Switched on for the Joyce fight….saw the end of the Parker fight, his opponent seemed a character

[dave.woodhall]

Parker was down in the second but Zeuge didn't do much after that.

[Gareth]

Not an exciting performance by Joyce….he always seems way to slow but most of time he gets the job done

[dave.woodhall]

And exactly the opposite from Liam Davies. It might end before midnight after all.

[Gareth]

Davies v impressive