Boxing

Fantastic result!

Gotta love the hyperbole from the "commentators"

Actually ,after watching the video,I think the referee stopped the fight to soon!The hands didn't come down and he still had his legs under him!

I have seen many of Roy Jones Jr. fights recently and he lays on the ropes covering himself like this a lot!There is no doubt in my mind that he was stunned,but he did not look in imminent danger,to me!

Of course ''home court'' has it advantages in all sports

I am happy the DG won the fight though!

Danny Green was getting through Roy Jones Jr's coverup with some solid uppercuts so a knockout was imminent anyway. Maybe if Jones had returned a few punches after he hit the deck the ref would have let it continue. Sometimes the beaten fighter's corner will throw in the towel or climb into the ring but didn't look like it in this one that I could tell.

A good result, agreed. Maybe Jones, at 40, will retire now. He also took a pretty good beating from Joe Calzaghe last year so it's time but will he call it quits?

Thanks for posting the vid, Jack. Glad I didn't pay $50 PPV to watch a 2 minute fight.

Just to let you know a little local gossip, Danny said when he entered the Ring and Jones took his Robe off he looked Cold like he'd had no warm up. That was why he hit hard from the start because he knew as Jones warmed to the fight over the first couple of rounds it was going to be a long night. Now this is my opinion only.... Jones under rated one of the biggest hitters going around at this time and payed a very dear price for it..... or they did a little deal out the back and next time they meet it will be a "VERY BIG" pay day

I was disappointed about the Mayweather v Pacquiao fight being called off, but even more disappointed about the reasons & the aftermath.
Is Mayweather genuinely worried that Pacquiao enhances his performance with drugs, or was it just something they knew would wind him up, because they really didn't want the fight??
Equally with Pacquiao, if you are drug free then why not agree to any drug testing scheme that any sporting body has deemed appropriate to try & ensure a drug free sport.
Pacquiao now says he will sue anybody & everybody about it......protest to much???? I do not know, but leaves a very nasty taste with me....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/boxing/8430611.stm

odd indeed -- from both camps.

Why would anyone refuse a drug test -- unless...

Sorta like the police asking you to open the trunk of your car. If you know you're clean ...

Well it looks like the fight is not necessarily off, talked just "stalled". Nevada State Athletic commission are attempting to assist with the suggestion of urine tests. This should cease Pacquiao fears as his reason for be anti blood testing is claimed to be

Pacquiao's camp is against random tests in the 30 days prior to the fight, the Filipino claiming losing blood weakens him, while Mayweather's team is insistent upon them.

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Seems a little weak (excuse the pun) in the way of excuses, they take enough to test, not for a transfusion.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/boxing/8432085.stm

Undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr will fight WBA welterweight champion Shane Mosley in Las Vegas on 1 May.

Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/boxing/8497475.stm
Looks like Mayweather has moved on & given up on the Pac Man fight. Leaves a bit of a 'bad taste' with me, but I guess we will never know what the truth of the matter is...
Of this actual fight...few give Mosely much of a chance and Mayweather does appear to be improving, if that was possible.

Manny Pacquiao fights Joshua Clotty this coming Sunday morning (Udon time). Preliminaries start at 08:00. TrueVision carries the fight on TrueSport 5 (channel 105). Home cable may carry the fight as well, but I am not sure.

Conflicting info. Today the channel guide says preliminaries start at 09:00.

The main event between Pacquaio and Clottey is about to begin, finally. A pretty good prelim card with Soto putting a beating onto Diaz in a lightweight championship bout.

Does Manny still have it?

Superb performance by Manny against his durable foe. Clottey seemed content to stay behind his high guard. I had thought he'd have been more adventurous as he was the much bigger man. Almost a shut-out by Manny - I gave Joshua only one round.

With regards to Danny Green - it has to be taken into context that he was fighting an absolute shell of a fighter in Roy Jones Jnr. RJJ would have spanked and toyed with the limited Danny back in the days. Roy fights 'oldman' Hopkins next and is headed for another defeat - pity that these fighters go on way too long. (Roy beat Bhop when both in their primes -the result of their upcoming fight means nothing to their legacies.

On another topic here is Oscar De La Hoya giving his thoughts on Hatton, Manny vs Floyd, David Haye and Amir Con.
http://www.ringnews24.com/index.php/sit ... -hoya.html

Sad News. The death has just been announced of the death at the age of 84, of Harry Carpenter. The voice of boxing .
Thanks for a lifetime of commentaries Harry. RIP.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/front_page/8580058.stm

When I was a lad the world championship to win was the Heavyweight.
OK since then we have more 3 letter Organisations, each with their own championships, and Heavyweight often means Overweight but the division really is in a poor state now.
On Saturday Briton Haye fought American Ruiz in Manchester with Haye defending his WBA heavyweight crown for the first time. Ruiz is getting on as a sportsman (at 38) but had not been stopped in the last 14 years of his career. It all went wrong for Ruis after only 25 seconds of the contest when Haye dropped him to the floor. He got up & fought on gallantly for a further 9 rounds but the only way Haye was ever going to lose was by falling to the floor with exhaustion after hitting his opponent so many times.
Haye won the title from a giant of a man named Valuev. He was pretty much brushed aside but, in typical boxing fashion, has the right to face Haye again next.
It looks like he will be offered cash to bypass his right as it is doubtful that the fight would generate enough cash for the purses even if it was held in Manchester.
Next favourites for Haye are either of the Ukrainian Klitschkos brothers who now fight out of Germany. Vitali is the WBC title-holder & brother Wladimir is owner of the IBF and WBO belts. They are both big lads, but with rather a 'Russian' approach & style to boxing (upright & hit without being hit). Haye would stand a chance against either because he hits so hard & so often & it would undoubtedly be a good pay day too.
A genuine all European contested Heavyweight World Championship would be something to see and might start to regain some of the glory the division once had.