Joe Cordina vs Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov - April 22: Card of the Year ?

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  1. iestyn2020

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    tbf when were cards that good on a regular, as i recall hearn rarely put a world title fight on a non ppv fight and warren cards are never this good
     
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    Warren shows are never good period.

    Personally feel the Canelo Bivol card was better with a much better womens bout which was for the undisputed titles + Rakhimov Barrett for vacant title + Yafai brothers + Campbell Hatton

    Like I say a decent card nothing to shout out about, Jacobs Ryder was decent, Benn Algieri was decent, Whyte Franklin was initially looking like a good card until the Richards Bolotniks fight fell through & I think Warrington Lopez was decent too.

    It'll take something special for me to be really wowed by a card.
     
  3. TBC-ASAP

    TBC-ASAP Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He said on twitter when Zelfa called him out, something along the lines of

    "You know I'm still injured so you'd have to pay me well"
     
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  4. DramaShow

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    This clashes with the Babic Rozanski card on Sky unfortunately. Hopefully both Cordina and Babic become World Champions on April 22.
     
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    Gwynne v Woodruffe should be an absolute banger.
     
  6. DramaShow

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    Only a few hundred tickets left to be sold. Looks like it'll be back-to-back sellouts for Cordina in Cardiff. I can see Matchroom making Cordina Barrett next.
     
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    Aww man I hope Alex wins and isn't injured it's shithousey if Zelfa if he did.
     
  8. iestyn2020

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    Are u saying those cards are better than the cordina or nor far off, imo i don't think they were better, plus i am thinking they are talking about uk cards as the cordina card isn't card of the year if it includes america.
     
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    Canelo Bivol card was better for me, the rest were all decent cards just as this 1....certainly don't see Cordina Rakhimov as card of the year.
     
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  10. Koli55

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    Skye Nicolson should be fighting on this card as well. It has took them quite long to announce it.
     
  11. DoubleG95Fanatic

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    Skye would be fighting on every match room card if Eddie could have his way.
     
  12. Astro

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    A really good main event, but the undercard is nothing special.

    Matchroom's event on May 20th looks much better.
     
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    Disagree massively. Barrett Dilmaghani is a good domestic clash. If Barrett is as good as people are saying he should blast Dilmaghani out and fight Cordina next.

    Sandy Ryan is fighting for a World Title in just her 7th professional contest.

    Gwyne Woodruff I was a brilliant matchup that ended up as a draw. Great to have a fight for the British title on the card. Both are Welsh to fighting in Wales.

    And finally Thompson Watkins is 50-50. Watkins has just won the English title and has fought several domestic names like Okolie and Chamberlain, whereas Thompson struggled against Vasil Ducar being knocked down in the final round last time out. Thompson is the favourite as he is the Matchroom fighter but that’s a fantastic contest.

    Realistically, 4 out of 5 of those fights could headline their own show.

    None of the fights on the main card are foregone conclusions or 4/6/8 rounders for fighters to gain experience. It’s a proper boxing card and I haven’t seen a British one as good as that since Smith Fowler in October 2021 probably.
     
  14. TBC-ASAP

    TBC-ASAP Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Turns out making fights with someone who's in a hospital bed isn't a great concept.

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  15. Astro

    Astro Well-Known Member Full Member

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    We don't agree and that's perfectly fine :)
     
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