I've seen a few threads for the individual fights, so I'm going to put all mine together so I can look back and laugh at them when they're miles off. Apologies if I have missed a thread that has combined this card together. Benavidez on a close points decision. Norman to maul Haney and get a TKO between 6-9 Bam UD. Mason to stop Noakes within the first 3. I think Mason is all wrong for Noakes, and I can see him getting caught early. I could also see Mason hitting the canvas and then winning by KO. It's a shame that Paul and Joshua BS has knocked this amazing card right out of the headlines. How do we see the four main fights going?
Vito Mielnicki Jr vs. Samuel Nmomah - Mielnicki UD Sam Noakes vs. Abdullah Mason - Mason KO4 Brian Norman Jr vs. Devin Haney - Norman KO5 Jesse Rodriguez vs. Fernando Daniel Martinez - Martinez SD David Benavidez vs. Anthony Yarde - Yarde KO11
My predictions are on the DAZN App if anyone is interested. https://www.dazn.com/en-US/home/ArticleId:vp3txnsq1tdd10fxq41p1ern8/vp3txnsq1tdd10fxq41p1ern8
Some of y’all think Bam-Martinez is going to go the distance? I see that one turning into a war and ending in a KO.
Wait is this between eu and us time? Am I getting this wrong or is it a very weird time for this card? And is it really this likely for norman to score the ko? I haven't seen him yet I think. I have not trouble with 'boring' fighters fighting legitimate threats. Makes it super interesting if they can outskill the danger, matador style. But if haney cruises to another win where he doesn't put in any more effort than absolutely necessary, I will skip the rest of that fight...
Benavidez by late TKO in a shootout Don't know much about Norman but going to pick him to stop Haney who seems mentally cooked and won't have usual size advantage Mason to stop Noakes between rounds 5 and 8 Bam Margera to stop Martinez
Benavidez will be too skillful for Yarde and will wear him down for a late stoppage. Haney to neutralise the Norman threat and get a boring UD. Bam to stop Martinez around round 9-10 Mason to beat Noakes on the cards after a gutsy performance from Noakes.
Only thing Bam Margera is knocking out these days is a bottle of liquor. did you perhaps mean Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez?
I can't see Yarde lasting the distance...He can only fight at his pace. Benavidez output should be too much for him.
I've done a complete U-turn on the Benavidez-Yarde fight after taking on some really interesting points and insights from people on here. At first, I thought Benavidez would maul Yarde and beat him by TKO in the mid rounds, but having rewatched Benavidez vs Gvodzyk & Morrell, where he didn't really have either of them in serious trouble, I'll be surprised if Yarde gets stopped now. Benavidez is quick, but I don't feel like his power has moved up with him to 175, and although I still think he will win, I think Yarde will start off a lot better than a lot of people think before gassing out down the stretch. I just thought I'd clarify that because I have mentioned on other threads I think Benavidez wins by KO, but then I've said a close points decision on this thread.
Yeah I hear ya I actually re watched some of Yarde Beterbiev and Yarde did better than what I had remembered but it was Yarde's last fight with Arthur where I thought he didn't look great. Like you said Benavidez power is not the same at 175 as it was at 168 and the Beterbiev fight made me see Yarde's gas tank is better than I thought.