Irish Boxing

[leo_messi]

Originally Posted by brickfists

seriously ? i think nevin has looked like the best bantem so far. think he'll box circles around valdez

He's looked better.

my worry is he has gotten hit a good few times and at times isnt throwing enough. The judges could easily go against him for that, especially against someone like the mexican.
I'm not saying he's doing badly, I just think he'll need to up it again against the mexican.

[jonnytightlips]

Have that feeling that O'Neil will get beat today. Hopefully not.

[Greg]

Ogogo is up now, looks nervous walking to the ring...interesting to see how the judges scoring this...Khytron is a class act

[jonnytightlips]

Ogogo through. Thought the Ukranian got it to be fair. Mon O'Neil ta fuck!!!

[jonnytightlips]

O'Neil 6-4 down. Gonna be very tough from here.

[jonnytightlips]

14-8 down. They say he can bang, he needs to do it here.

[jonnytightlips]

O'Neil out 19-12. German deserved it but the scoring system is absolute bollocks. The judges almost seem to pick the winner before the fight. O'Neil got the better of the German in the last and still lost it 5-4.

[BK99]

Originally Posted by jonnytightlips

O'Neil out 19-12. German deserved it but the scoring system is absolute bollocks. The judges almost seem to pick the winner before the fight. O'Neil got the better of the German in the last and still lost it 5-4.

How da fuck was da second round 8-4?? Fuckin clowns!!!

[ó Cuinneagáin]

O' Neill's punches seemed slow and telegraphed.

[jonnytightlips]

As said earlier they O'Neil has a helluva dig but seems weaker physically against most of his opponents. Though your man shoved him around in there today.

[leo_messi]

No complaints, O Neill lost fair and square. By about 3 in my book though.

Ogogo lost by about 3 in my book also. Not a massive robbery, but it was clear to me the ukranian landed the cleaner, heavier shots more often.

[Greg]

Have to agree Johnnytiplips, O neill boxed his heart out in there but the German lad was able to physically out muscle him, something similar happened to him when he boxed the Japanese / Koren lad last year in the worlds, maybe the fact he has a full time job as a school teacher?. Having said that Darren is a class act both in and out of the ring.

Great result for Team GB with Ogogo beating Khytron, another dubious enough decision, but nowhere near as bad as the Josha fight......Really worried if any of our lads have to box one of the team GB lads / ladies

[leo_messi]

Originally Posted by Greg

Have to agree Johnnytiplips, O neill boxed his heart out in there but the German lad was able to physically out muscle him, something similar happened to him when he boxed the Japanese / Koren lad last year in the worlds, maybe the fact he has a full time job as a school teacher?. Having said that Darren is a class act both in and out of the ring.

Great result for Team GB with Ogogo beating Khytron, another dubious enough decision, but nowhere near as bad as the Josha fight......Really worried if any of our lads have to box one of the team GB lads / ladies

Natasha Jonas could be a problem with the way the judges are siding.

So lets get behind Underwood on Sunday

[D22]

Ukranians are paying to appeal the Ogogo decision. Apparently it costs $500 to lodge an appeal. And the rest - into the right men's pockets.

Thought O'Neill was well beaten though.

[Big J]

Our boys/girls have no chance of beating any GB fighter. Fair play to Ogogo- he gave it everthing, but fuck sake no way did he win that fight. Savon last night was even worse. Call a spade a spade. Hardly surprising, as it happens all the time. But its still infuriating