Anthony Lewis Bellew vs. David Deron Haye II & Emmanuel Rodríguez vs. Paul Butler RBR.

****. Evening fights are alright, but 5am for GGGvsVanes is just awful.
I hate looking for the fight on YouTube the next day, trying to avoid spoilers, the thumbnails of all those videos alone normally tell you the whole story.

 

So we still have a couple of minutes before it starts

 

Can't wait for this!

 

DAZN shows the full fight delayed tomorrow at 12noon. I will put my alarm clock at 11:45, then turning on the TV and watching the whole fight without a sense for what happened. Great plan.

For an European it's simply disgusting to have those fights at the West coast in the US. 9 hours difference are too much.

 

Hmm, brilliant strategy mate.
I’m working tomorrow, so from 7am till 12 i’ll have avoid this forum and any device connected to internet and leg it every time someone says “hey, did you see....”.
Mission impossible. Damn time zones.

 

How many meals will Paul Butler have between the opening of this thread and the first bell?

 

lol and you know the bias commentary are gonna trying and spin this like poor bulter couldn't make weight instead of telling the facts that his a disgrace lol it's gonna be a tough listen tonight with them jokes

 

Haye entered the last fight looking for a brawl and thinking it would be a brawl while Bellew took it as another boxing match and prepared accordingly. As such Bellew was the more collected and controled fighter and was on top of the action from the start. Once Haye calmed down and realized the brawl wasn't on he started to get the better of things before his injury. If Haye has anything left, and if he approaches this from the right mindset, then I would expect him to win this fight, but the question will be how shot he is and whether Bellew can match or better his previous performance.

 

The MC at the weigh-in said Butler 'just failed to make weight'! Missing by 3llbs at that weight was no mistake either. As a % of body weight that's outrageous and with Rodriguez having to abide by the IBF's morning check weight, it's even more of a **** take.

 

Estimated fight times *uk time*

18:00 Joshua Buatsi vs Stephane Cuevas : 8 Rnds Light-Heavyweight
19:30 Lenroy Thomas vs Joe Joyce : Commonwealth Heavyweight Title
20:00 John Ryder vs Jamie Cox : 12 Rnds Super-Middleweight
20:30 Martin J Ward vs James Tennyson : European Super-Featherweight Title
21:00 Paul Butler vs Emmanuel Rodriguez : Vacant IBF Bantamweight Title
22:00 Tony Bellew vs David Haye : 12 Rnds Heavyweight

 

The first fight nearly gave me a heart attack, hope this one isn't as much of a rollercoaster

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