Boxing

Happy new year, fight fans. Any optimism for bouts or fighters out there? The flagship fight for the sport is the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and correct me if I’m wrong but it...

https://www.606v2.com/t71353-boxing-in-2024

I thought that it’d be a bit of fun to put this question out there…If Lenny “The Lion” Lewis did NOT have those two awful, embarrassing defeats on his record, would he be a ‘shoe-in” ...

https://www.606v2.com/t71497-the-strange-cases-of-lennox-lewis-losses

Quits after being outboxed by Gervonta Davis........and pretty much given another shot straight away against Haney a guy even higher than Davis on the P4P list..... Really ?????........Guess t...

https://www.606v2.com/t71414-haney-v-garcia-maybe-youtube-boxing-isn-t-so-bad

I'm biased...Ali is my number 1 p4p fighter of alltime........Robbo et al for me never had any Monsters to fight....Liston and Foreman made men run to the toilet (look at Patterson and Norton) an...

https://www.606v2.com/t71494-would-ali-be-number-1-on-his-second-career-alone

A little while back I watched the Louis v Braddock fight in color and the film was really good......I'd only seen highlights of the first round and the finish previously and I was surprised at ho...

https://www.606v2.com/t71478-louis-lovers-and-the-braddock-problem

Marvin Hart one of the early Heavyweight champions has always been maligned......Mainly for how he got the title as it was "pretty much a gift from a retiring Jeffries" though in reality he was g...

https://www.606v2.com/t71486-marvin-hart-w20-jack-johnson-the-worst-heavyweight-champion-s-screw-you-to-historians

Chin..................Fury 10 Usyk 9 (At Heavy) Body capacity.....Fury 10 Usyk 9 Stamina.............Fury 9 Usyk 10 Power................Fury 10 Usyk 8 Ring generalship.Fury 9 Usyk 10 Experience....

https://www.606v2.com/t71465-fury-v-usyk-trussy-s-trusty-15-round-ten-point-must-system

1. Mike Tyson...........Cleaned it up....Undisputed. 2. Larry Holmes.......If Norton...Shavers and Weaver was the 80s...He'd be number 1. 3. Tim Witherspoon...Page...Tubbs....Smith and Bruno and ...

https://www.606v2.com/t71464-ranking-the-80s-heavyweights

Poor old Jess didn't have much luck with history.....Stuck between two Top ten heavies in an unremarkable reign.......His great victory over Johnson marred by the way Johnson fell and pretty much...

https://www.606v2.com/t71446-jess-willard-heavyweight-s-most-unloved-fighter-gets-his-revenge-on-dempsey

Although some sadistic types may opine that it would be fitting for a drug cheat to finally destroy the great Filipino.....Although you can maybe think Manny was clean if you want to believe Rica...

https://www.606v2.com/t71452-conor-benn-v-manny-pacquiao-boxing-dies-another-day

I think I might have heard about a new prospect once in the last year-can anyone shed any light on an upcoming talent? Fury-is basically one fight and out: Joshua is most likely less than five fi...

https://www.606v2.com/t71429-whos-the-next-the-man-at-heavyweight

World Heavyweight Title San Francisco Club, July 1902 Jeffries $14,000 (500,000 2024) Fitz......£9,500   (340,000 2024) Jeffries 1/3 on Fitz......5/2 against The turn of the 20th Century was th...

https://www.606v2.com/t71434-jeffries-vs-fitzsimmons-2-heroic-failure-and-the-controversial-aftermath

Before Thomas Hearns there was Hilmer Kenty......Good looking....Talented...A Good talker and a nice wholesome family orientated boy....Emanuel Steward's first Champion.....Kenty beat Ernesto Esp...

https://www.606v2.com/t71318-wba-lightweight-madness-kenty-v-o-grady-two-losers-that-won

Seems like 0-1 Ngannou is going to get another huge payday while giving AJ and Hearn another nice easy pay day at the same time......After all he extended an out of shape Fury who thought he'd be...

https://www.606v2.com/t71355-joshua-v-ngannou-another-nail-in-boxing-s-coffin

Mine and Truss' back and forth on Terry Norris, an outstanding Light-Middleweight champion, got me thinking - who are the greatest champions in the sport who only held titles in the additional we...

https://www.606v2.com/t71422-greatest-champions-who-never-conquered-boxing-s-original-weight-classes

A lot of talk on contemporary boxing is (quite rightly) full of cynicism and disillusionment. So let's just get back to basics and think about the former champions of yesteryear who we have spent...

https://www.606v2.com/t71417-the-former-champions-we-just-love-to-watch

First off Beterbiev isn't stronger at 39 than he was when he was younger.....If he is juicing it won't be like he has started now that's not how it works with these guys.....As for Bellew's insin...

https://www.606v2.com/t71365-callum-smith-the-brit-that-will-die-wondering

I know boxing has served up very little in the way of quality matchups at the highest level lately, but along with Davis-Garcia in the Spring we do appear to be on the verge of another exciting a...

https://www.606v2.com/t70948-boxing-in-2023

Apparently we have Wilder v Stinky Parker...........AJ vs the ordinary Wallin planned for Dec 12.......Both should be easy enough victories for the left sides.. However Dubois vs Chisora is being...

https://www.606v2.com/t71301-dubois-v-chisora-dec-23

Dorian Yates (Mr O 92-97) was called the Shadow as he popped in to the States and then left just as quickly after winning the Sandow....He intimidated other bodybuilders of his time with his size...

https://www.606v2.com/t71305-fury-is-playing-it-right-don-t-let-the-monster-be-humanised

The fight, as expected, is in Saudi Arabia. No other details are given at the time.

https://www.606v2.com/t71239-tyson-fury-vs-oleksandr-usyk-undisputed-fight-confirmed

Ayup, chaps. A weekend of Christmas shopping with the ol' ball and chain (sorry, I meant girlfriend!) lies ahead so, as this may be my last chance for a while, let's talk some boxing. John Conteh...

https://www.606v2.com/t38691-calzaghe-versus-conteh-your-chance-to-call-it

Hearn can't get Wilder and AJ on.........Hearn wants AJ out but in a winnable fight to keep the cream rolling in.  Seems the obvious fight. We all knew if Ngannou only won 1 round out of 10 Hear...

https://www.606v2.com/t71284-aj-vs-ngannou-please-no

Just go and retire you waste of space.....Do us all a favor !!!

https://www.606v2.com/t71150-fury-v-ngannou-confirmed-will-fury-be-wary-of-ngannou-s-unbeaten-0-0-0-record

Bless Eddie Hearn....."Conor Benn v Eubank is nearly as big a fight a Fury v Usyk"........Bless him again... Fury v Ngannywanny stinks but it will be massive......Fury v Usyk soon after like all ...

https://www.606v2.com/t71243-frank-warren-back-on-top-of-boxing

JOYCE v ZHANG 2 Joyce fought the first fight all wrong......Stayed in range and let a guy with no tank unload when he'd have been dead on his feet after 7.... But the good news is.. 1. Zhang won ...

https://www.606v2.com/t71226-picking-joyce-to-escape-from-the-last-chance-saloon

Hoping Dubois fails in his appeal....Not because he doesn't have a slight case (slight because like Buster Douglas Usyk followed the referees count) but because I don't want to see a rematch...Du...

https://www.606v2.com/t71222-daniel-dubois-is-the-low-blow-giving-him-shade

Seen nobody has made a thread, Eubank has won the first 2 rounds for me. Anyone else watching?

https://www.606v2.com/t71204-smith-v-eubank-2

Derek Chisora got a shocking gift decision against Gerald Washington.

https://www.606v2.com/t71188-joshua-vs-helenius

Dubois beats Usyk and all four titles are in play again....Hallelujah !! 1. Usyk is an Eastern european who doesn't sell......£8 million purse bid for Dubois.....laughable.. 2. He's a flobby Cru...

https://www.606v2.com/t71127-hopefully-dubois-beats-usyk-for-the-good-of-the-game

Washington Herald...June 26 1910....."Who will win Jeff or Johnson".............See what they did there ?? The Black fighter dehumanised and referred to by his surname... Barely 50 years out from...

https://www.606v2.com/t71194-johnson-vs-jeffries-boxing-s-most-important-fight

5/6 shows this year ?? and we are in August........Smith and Eubank 2 about to be PPV for some reason (only a muppet buys that)  I mean Eubank the fraud already blown away by a Journeyman in a m...

https://www.606v2.com/t71193-are-sky-about-to-dump-boxing

"Star Control.... Million miles from home... Where do I go from here ???"... Read somewhere Clarissa Shields has called out Keith Thurman......9 rounds of action there if it happens.....Take away...

https://www.606v2.com/t71190-where-do-we-go-from-here

Embarrassing when you begged for one last payday then you get caught juicing... Matchroom is looking for a replacement opponent

https://www.606v2.com/t71181-dillian-whyte-fails-drugs-test-joshua-whyte-2-cancelled

Great fight......But I thought Brook outboxed Spence and probably gets the decision if his eye didn't go......Crawford trickier than Brook... I like Spence but I'm not convinced by him......A ...

https://www.606v2.com/t71089-spence-v-crawford-july-29-who-you-got

Now this is a clash.....Wood decent fighter struggled with Conlon and shared a 1-1 with a decent gatekeeper type Mexican......Warrington was better than Wood but his best days are behind him........

https://www.606v2.com/t71174-wood-v-warrington-a-nice-all-brit-title-fight

How on Earth was this guy a Unified champion and how the heck did he beat Lopez jr......Twice played with by Haney and the ordinary Maxi Hughes got stiffed the other night.... Luckiest fighter...

https://www.606v2.com/t71169-george-kambosos-the-billy-backus-of-his-age

Always had Muhammad Ali higher than Robinson......Both 1 and 2 mind......Talent wise you can have Robinson higher but that is evened out by Impact on the sport......Achievements you can maybe hav...

https://www.606v2.com/t71078-why-muhammad-ali-should-rate-above-sugar-ray-robinson

This complete donut is busy humiliating himself on Social media again.....Biting the hand that feeds him by mocking those that don't earn as much as him.....Everyone is jealous apparently.  Who ...

https://www.606v2.com/t71158-tyson-fury-the-sad-fall-from-irritating-to-tragic

Alvarez is fighting Charlo, just not the one originally reported. The 154lbs undisputed champion will move up two weights to face the 168lbs undisputed champion. Seems a bizarre fight...but Jer...

https://www.606v2.com/t71133-canelo-alvarez-vs-jermell-charlo-september-30

Agreement finally reached for the ‘grudge match’. August 12, at the O2 Arena in London. If Joshua has anything left he’ll pancake Whyte pretty easily.

https://www.606v2.com/t71141-anthony-joshua-vs-dillian-whyte-ii

It's the kind of Sanchez v Pedrosa argument.......Pedrosa had a longer stint as champion but a more chequered career........Sanchez beat better fighters but had a shorter reign and unbeaten.... J...

https://www.606v2.com/t71124-would-aj-or-fury-be-ranked-higher-in-history-if-they-both-retired-now

Just read Jeff on the 606 thread writing that Badou v Canelo may be fighting in the Middle east and with the Heavyweight saga it is looking like a huge red flag.....Crawford, Haney next ??? Think...

https://www.606v2.com/t71111-saudi-arabia-ruining-a-dying-sport

When Gerry Cooney lost to Spinks in 87 he confessed he was an alcoholic at the time.....Though Spinks won comfortably he admitted to being dazed by Cooney a few times in the fight.....Spinks like...

https://www.606v2.com/t71092-usyk-v-dubois-aug-12th-not-a-formality

An avalanche of stupidity and bad decisions led to so many "Pickem" and other interesting fights not being made in the 80s....... The 80s was my era and the Heavyweight division was my division.....

https://www.606v2.com/t71097-80s-heavyweight-division-the-lost-decade

Floyd Mayweather at 29........Lamotta at 26.....Really ??? Tyson at 46......Dempsey......at 8.....Who did Dempsey beat ????....Tyson beat Spinks who substitutes for Tunney....Yes Dempsey may sit ...

https://www.606v2.com/t71075-bleacher-report-top-50-atg-laughable-bs

Bridgerweight hasn't taken off yet but it will......Stuck at 210 with the WBC only at present but it will move to 215-220 in all realistic purposes....Because there is money to be made and more m...

https://www.606v2.com/t71066-bridgerweight-the-last-and-fatal-stab-wound-for-boxing

Seeing Chris post about Hill on another thread reminded me of..... Hearns W12 Hill..........Like it or not Virgil has the record number of title defences for any 175er and will be regarded as one...

https://www.606v2.com/t71045-great-wins-that-don-t-get-the-respect-they-deserve

We all know of those fighters who had (or have) the skills and raw talent to do great things, but just none of the application and mental fortitude to go along with it. Personally, I'd struggle t...

https://www.606v2.com/t71032-andrew-golota-all-the-physical-tools-none-of-the-mental-ones

Sad isn't it ????....Big uproar when Hearn was going to have a PPV event with unified 168 Kessler v Froch that was once upon a time meant to be a one off....Then we end up with a never do well Eu...

https://www.606v2.com/t70961-froch-v-kessler-to-eubank-v-smith-ksi-jake-paul-to-the-death-of-a-once-great-sport