Liam Paro v Paddy Donovan official for January 16th

Only 34 degrees at 2pm? Isn't that the winter in Queensland?

Good fight, surprised Donovan took it coming off the Crocker loss and going all the way to Aus for it. His team shouldn't have gone for this one. Home advantage leads me to favour Paro here, and I think he's the more proven one of the two. It'll be a good one though, looking forward to it.

 

Great match up that's going under the radar.

This is a 50/50 fight for me.

Those two losses to Crocker on Donovans record are bull****. He's still undefeated in reality.

 

I predict Irish Paddy pulls out with a runny nose. He doesn't have the stones to travel to Australia & fight.

Word on the street is he never even signed a contract. Only wants to rumble under the protection of Eddie Hearn appointed ref & judges.

 

Donovan pulls out with acute PAROnoia!

 

Paddy got a better offer asphalting unsuspecting old ladies’ driveways.

 

great song

 

Paro has every right to be dirty on Donovan !

 

Liam Paro Statement - "I'm gutted the fight is off. I've put in a full camp, flown world level sparring over to prepare and done everything right. I was ready to put on a show in Brisbane. When it's taken away this close, of course it stings."

"I'd be lying if I said I wasn't frustrated. I was ready to go and he's pulled out, simple as that. I was prepared for the toughest version of Paddy Donovan, and now he's gone."

"To be honest, it feels like he never wanted the smoke. Took forever to sign the contract and now pulls out with the flu. I've battled through training camps before with sickness, including for the Matias world title but fighter's fight.

 

Surely Paro can find a better replacement than Donovan?

 

The irony of this comment is Eddie Hearns' appointed ref and judges robbed him of victory in his last two fights.