Selby v Warrington.......19th May IBF World Title

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by Bensub, Jan 23, 2018.

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Whi Wins

  1. Selby

    76.5%
  2. Warrington

    23.5%
  1. TBC-ASAP

    TBC-ASAP Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Apparently 15,000 have been sold already.
     
  2. Bensub

    Bensub Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Getting my tickets Monday.
     
  3. im sparticus

    im sparticus There Ye Go. Full Member

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    Yes thats correct.
    Leeds utd are predicting a sellout as they have bought the event.
    I dont know how many is considered a sellout but i would expect it to be at least 30,000
     
  4. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    People are sleeping on Warrington here, Selby isn't as good, and Warrington isn't as bad as people seem to think they are. I'm leaning towards him winning a close decision.
     
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  5. im sparticus

    im sparticus There Ye Go. Full Member

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    Warrington is a good all rounder and selby has been overrated imo.
    The thing is with warrington in the uk is he has the leeds utd football supporters following and for that reason alone a lot of people have a dislike for him and view warrington with a 'glass half empty' perception.

    Like i say, warrington is a good all rounder, hes come through the hard way, on the back of small halls, hes been the away fighter a couple of times in his career and hes worked hard to get where he his.
    Timing goes a long way in this sport. Lee Hasnt done anything special since he won the title. His best performance since then was probably barros but evryone knows hes struggling with the weight and apparantly walks about at 11 and half stone. That does seem ridiculously high for a 126 fighter, whereas warrington walks about at 10% of his fighting weight.
    I think warrington will have enough on the night to beat lee, he might possibly stop him in the late rds.

    Lee has been a good fighter at 126, all his best days where before he picked up the ibf strap imo. Hes always had a massive weight advantage but doing things that way doesnt last forever and it will catch up one day. Your always rolling the dice
     
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  6. Txomo

    Txomo Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Is that Warrington the same guy who was manhandled by Kiko Martinez last year and was lucky to win on points because he was fighting at home?

    Selby should win this one.
     
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    lencoreastside Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    what do you mean here?
     
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    Have to favour Selby here too.....
     
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  9. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    I scored that match for Kiko as well, but Selby doesn't fight a thing like Kiko, and Selby had his own Kiko Martinez like moment with Montiel, the same one who was nearly beheaded by Jorge Lara a few months later. Montiel pushed him to the brink. Styles make fights, and Josh isn't a great style for Lee.
     
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    The only concern for selby is the weight. He is definitely the better boxer of the two.
     
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  11. Azzer85

    Azzer85 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    After Warringtons racist rant at the presser, I hope Selby ****s him up
     
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    What was this?
     
  13. im sparticus

    im sparticus There Ye Go. Full Member

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    It wasnt a racist rant.like i said in my earlier post, when it concerns warrington people dont loke him because of his leeds following and thats whats happening here. Trying to make out warrington is a racist because he doesnt like him
    Warrington made a comment concerning how selby looked at the weigh ins.
    To be a racist you must have intent. Warrington has no bad intentions towards other races
     
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  14. Here's Johnny

    Here's Johnny Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Selby will win this comfortably. He's much superior. I've watched every fight of Warrington's since he's been with Eddie and Frank and I just can't get excited.
     
  15. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    No doubt, but sometimes the better boxer doesn't always come out with his hands raised.