Going by IB's round by round Romero dominated pretty much the whole fight (winning everything other than the 11th where he got stunned) and the close scorecards can only be explained by home advantage and corruption. So a rematch should't be warranted...although that doesn't mean it won't occur.
Come on Mack:bbb matthew macklin ‏@mattmacklin @gggboxing Lets do it! I've fought the best, I'll fight anyone, you're no different!
Fair play to Macklin if he genuinely wants to fight GGG. I'd love to see Macklin have a crack off him but in terms of good management, Macklin would be better off fighting Lee/Barker asap then going for Geale or Quillin should he win.
I've heard rumors in the past that Sheehan has handled Quigley easily in the sparring up at the squad training. Does anyone know the odds of this being true? a wee bet on roy maybe?
Seeing as Roy only beat Coyle on countback last week, I would have assumed that Quigley should be well on top. Then again, styles make fights, so if what you heard is trues hopefully we're in for a great one :good
My Picks for the finals fairly standard I think ye will agree TJ Waite Mick Conlon Deco Geraghty Sean McComb Ross Hickey Adam Nolan Roy Sheahan Joe Ward Tommy McCarthy Sean Turner
Mine: Myers Conlan Geraghty Bates Hickey McLaughlin Quigley Ward McCarthy Turner so that's 4 we differ on
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