McDonnell gets WBA title shot on froch groves bill

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Agreed. Will sell to alot of the non boxing fans but doesnt do much for the sports credibility passing these belts (all they are) off as world titles.

 

Anselmo Moreno is the actual WBA bantamweight champion I see.

 

Yeah Moreno is the proper legit champ, so this must be for the Regular paper title thingy.

The last thing we need is another paper champ :-(

 

The worst part is if Jamie wins Hearn will tell us all how he has 3 world champions when actually the guy only has one proper champion in Carl Froch. Matchroom build fake champions not real ones.

 

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Yeah there's a bit of a pattern going on here because Froch has one of these fake belts as well as Quigg.

The WBA regular Matchroom title

 

Who the **** is McDonnell ? This is a massive fight so why is the undercard so weak man

 

Who are you and what are you doing here?

Two more important questions.

 

What a boring post
Mug

Anyway... Biggest British night of boxing my arse. Come on Hearn ffs.
I'll be tuning in to watch groves spank froch and that's it

 

Terrible undercard for the size of the show. Eddie Hearn nothing but shite about a top undercard, McDonnell in a nothing fight being passed off as a world title, Degale is in an ok fight good by normal sky standards, but as chief support of such a mega fight it takes the ****, have to admit i wouldn't care much if i miss the undercard.

 

Seen him a few times, he's not very good, not very tough and shouldn't be any bother for Jamie who should walk through him.

As for the poor opponents Thais go with the old school activity son they can get paid, the mismatches help them stay sharp and help them collect a payday. We have British fighters who have to spend time boxing and doing their real jobs, for the Thai guys they are boxing full time because they are being paid regularly.

 

mcdonnell is from a country of no hope when calzaghe was your best since randy turpin

One of the most overrated boxers of all time, who NEVER legitimately beat a top level opponent EVER. Hopkins was 43 years old and still beat up Calzaghe with effective counterpunching whereas Calzaghe through volume punches with no real effect other than to trick the judges.

Joe Calzaghe is overrated and has a padded record. All boxing fans with an ounce of knowledge know that Calzaghe is a mediocre fighter with a padded record. Being undefeated is not impressive when you fight in your backyard vs bums for 95% of your career. He wasn't trash, but he wasn't exactly good either. Let's look at his "noteworthy" career.

1) Chris Eubank - this is not a notable win. Eubank was in the end of his career and a shell of his former self. And on top of that, a prime Eubank didn't beat anyone other than Benn - a decent but not great boxer. And he ducked James Toney cuz he knew Toney would crush him.

2) Jeff Lacy - A washed up version of Roy Jones finished this guy. That shows how unimpressive this win is.

3) Sakio Bika - a belt holder with no notable wins.

4) Manfredo Jr - another easy win. Not impressive

5) Kessler - he beat Froch. Whoop de doo who has Froch beaten outside of a washed up Glen Johnson, and padded record Abraham and Bute? (who have never beaten anyone notable) Froch also got a gift from the ref vs Groves and the judges vs Dirrell. Froch's win over Pascal is not impressive because Pascal was green and is nowhere near the same fighter anymore. And Jermain Taylor was a blind squirrel who stumbled across an acorn vs Bernard Hopkins, and did nothing since then. After his 15 minutes of fame Taylor disappeared quickly. So now that we established that Froch is overrated like his countryman Calzaghe, there are no notable wins on Kessler's resume either. Even if someone does consider Kessler top level, having this as your best and only win is not mind-blowing by any stretch of the imagination.

6) Roy Jones - of course when Calzaghe fights Roy Jones, Jones is a shell of his former self. Roy already got viciously KOd twice before this, and he was not anything close to resembling a world class fighter. And he still knocked down the overrated pillow-punching/slapping bum Calzaghe.

7) Bernard Hopkins - Calzaghe did not win that fight. He got gifted a decision. His father was screaming at him in the corner before the last round - telling him he needed a knockout. From the look on Calzaghe's face before the judges' announcement he knew he didn't deserve to win the fight. Then Calzaghe was extremely surprised and excited when he found out he got gifted the win he didn't earn. Calzaghe got whipped and knocked down by a 43 year old man. So much for Calzaghe being an all time great fighter. Is it coincidence that when a man with a padded record finally faced real competition that he had such a difficult time? No. It proves Calzaghe's incompetence as a wannabe top-level boxer.

I know certain sheep that are following the herd have prepared pitiful arguments to defend the mediocrity that is Calzaghe's career, and I will dismantle them here.

1) Calzaghe beat Hopkins legitimately - NO he didn't. Just like Oscar DLH in his fights vs Pernell and Floyd (in which Oscar clearly lost both times despite what the judges said), Calzaghe was the ineffective aggressor while his opponent was the more effective counterpuncher. Calzaghe threw pitter-patter slaps on Bernard's arms and shoulders, and complained about Hopkins faking a low blow (which he probably did) - while forgetting all the times he hit Bernard in the back of the head without being penalized. On no planet did Calzaghe win more than 6 rounds, and because of the knockdown from Bernard there is no way he legitimately won the fight.

2) Well on compubox Calzaghe outstruck Bernard - Compubox stats almost always are innacurate - even glancing blows or blows that completely miss can be counted on the punch stats as an effective shot, so if the compubox stats are your reasoning for Calzaghe's legitimacy then you are a fool. On top of that, matches are scored round by round - not based on who landed more overall shots. If fighter a breathes on fighter b that counts as 10 landed shots.

3) Calzaghe is undefeated - Calzaghe fought 44 nobodies (including Eubank). The other 2 were a washed up past-prime RJJ and a 43 year old man that he lost to, but received a gift. It's not about the number of fights you win. It's about who you win against and how you win. Brian Nielsen was 49-0 at one point. Would you take Brian Nielsen over Muhammad Ali (56-5), Evander (44-10-2), etc? I would hope not. Undefeated doesn't necessarily mean good.

What has been written is IRREFUTABLE, UNDENIABLE, UNCONTESTABLE, INDISPUTABLE, UNQUESTIONABLE, flawless FACT. Not opinion or conjecture. Not even the fact that Bernard Hopkins legitimately won (but got robbed by the judges) is an opinion. Nor is it an opinion that Calzaghe is nothing close to an all time great fighter by any stretch of the imagination. I challenge any human being to try and disprove the mastery of wisdom that has been displayed. Unfortunately for delusional Calzaghe fans, no one can refute the irrefutable.

 

Zzzzz fuc k me I thought you'd never end there for a second. JC and his 'padded' record has been done to death. My advice don't spend your precious time getting so worked up over it and get back to doing what you do best, masturbating and playing warcraft. Don't let your mum catch you though, she will throw you out.

 

I'm genuinely not trying to poke fun, but have you considered seeing someone about your mental health? If a few people you know in real life are also concerned, it might be worth having a chat with your G.P. It might be nothing serious, but try looking at it objectively. The amount of time and effort you put into talking about a retired boxer is very irregular. If I spent everyday of my life on forums saying nothing but "Nick Faldo wasn't the greatest golfer ever" I'd get some help.

 

Whats funny aswell is that no one has bitten so all his effort looks to be going to waste.

Unless he enjoys reading back his own work.

 

Looks to be regular mate, Moreno is their "Super Champ", just the same as Quiggs this. To be fair to McDonnell though he didn't exactly lose his IBF strap in the ring.