Lewis Crocker v Liam Paro

Have to be YouTube, again.

 

Been added to the DAZN schedule now, card starts at 10am.

 

I'm grateful that you started this thread as I had completely forgotten this fight is tomorrow; I know it will happen afternoon time and I hope I can squeeze in time to watch it (the joys of "working" from home).

 

Fingers crossed Crocker cashes that lottery ticket in the main event, and it’s a nice escape from this ****ing heatwave.

Undercard has been decent so far as well. Dempsey McKean was swinging from the hills, proper give and take stuff, although the Australian commentary has a unique habit of making everything sound like Gatti-Ward. They’ve actually just called it one of the greatest fights in heavyweight history.

 

Australian boxing is so weird. Like it operates in its own little ecosystem completely separate from the rest of the boxing world for most of the time. Mental when you see a Haney or Spence fight down there.

And there’s those weird novelties like five round fights you don’t see anywhere else, and seemingly every undercard fighter from light heavyweight upwards is an ex-rugby league player.

 

Crocker looks massive by comparison.

Just needs to impose himself out of the gate, put it on Paro, silence the crowd and bully him. Can’t see him outboxing Liam.

 

Crocker getting lit up at the moment.

3-0 Paro for me, rinse and repeat of what Paddy did to him. Lewis needs to land something big and keep him honest, or it’s likely to be a shut-out.

 

Crocker risking a huge shafting from the judges should this go the distance whether he deserves to win or not.

Croc needs to step up the pace and get the stoppage.

Very disappointed to see Billy Nelson has been replaced as trainer in the corner.

 

The Aussie Cards on a Wednesday morning are surprisingly very entertaining and many a foreign fighter done on the cards down under including Manny Pac against Jeeff Horn.

Fights between Rugby players are very entertaining if you set aside ability similiar to Tommy Fury and Jake Paul types. These rugby lads grow egos but are found out quickly when they meet genuine decent standard pro boxers.

 

I don’t even think it needs a shafting at the moment, Paro is winning it clean for me.

Crocker needs to summon his inner Carl Froch here and just go all out. He’s not outboxing Liam from range, so he needs to let the hands go and hit him anywhere he can, as you feel Liam is vulnerable at the weight.

7-2 Paro at best for me.

 

Crocker has got to stop him in the last here.

Big 11th for him though, as Paro is wearing down.

 

I have it close with Paro edging it