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On tomorrow, it's not the biggest fight ever bur I couldn't see any threads for it.
Gavin failed to make weight, I hear from someone who knows a lot of Gavin camp that he still had 12lbs to drop last week and he's just been unprofessional in his training.
I hope Eggington smashes him but I think it'll be Gavin on points
They were promoting the fight at the Bull Ring but missed them.
They are hyping this up in the midlands and Eddie was on the local radio making this out to be a near world title eliminator. :)
I like Eggington but he hasn't pushed on like I was hoping he would, I fucking despise Gavin though, blue nose bastard...or in his case he's a blue nose with a white nose
Frankie Gavin really annoys me.
Lots of people have given him lots of their time, lots of people have supported him, lots of people have paid to watch him fight.
lots of talent in the amateurs, and he was good enough to become Britain's only world amateur champ. He was feted and got a great start as a pro (up there with the money thrown at other world and Olympic amateur champions)
I've no idea what is going on in his head or his life, but his pro career has been a complete disappointment. He has consistently failed to dedicate himself to his talent, he has suffered multiple training injuries because he lets himself go so much between fights, he has failed to fight good fighters and put on an exciting show, and - worst of all - he fails to make weight like any half decent club fighter does week in week out. Because of his indiscipline and lack of dedication, he ends up fighting about two weight divisions higher than he should actually be, resulting in boring matches against boring opposition.
Frank Bruno, Dennis Andries, Donny Lalonde, Carlos Baldomir, Arturo Gatti, Iran Barkley and many others - who absolutely maximised every ounce of talent they had through hard work, grit and determination - would be disgusted at this waste.
Too much money and adulation too soon? Lose the hunger.
I expected a lot off Gavin but he was a great disappointment as a professional, yes promised a lot but turned out to be pretty poor.
Just waiting to pick up my Chinese then I'm gunna go home, pig out and hopefully see Having get his fat overweight ass KTFO.
Undercard isn't inspiring at all so I'll probably end up reading my book and half watching/listening to that
Yafai fighting now, he is doing well
His opponent was dreadful and still tagging him clean, a decent journeyman would knock this guy out.
He won that is all that matters. World title fight next.
Crazy, I don't know anything about the division but he didn't look that class to me. How is winning all that matters if you're 20-0 fighting a guy who is 9-27, what's the point.
This could be an upset Cunningham could stop Anthony!
I think Cunningham chance has gone
Yes Master he could I have never been sold on Ogogo no chin.
Ogogo is boxing terrible clueless.!
Cunningham wins! Big upset. Gogo's legs were stiff and he was going to lose.
You watch Ogogo Retire in the post fight interview! He don't want it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
Ogogo I am afraid will not be a Champion, again promised a lot but has not produced.
The pro game is very hard he's a good armature but he seems a bit fragile at pro level.
Gavin was not bothered he did not make weight, that is bad of him.
Sam knocked him down!
Eggington took them shots like a trooper then, didn't even blink, Gavin looked done then
Brilliant round! Sam dominating and hurt Gavin with heavy shots and was nearly stopped.
Ref was terrible in that round though
Great 6th round!!
Sam is getting cocky. Gavin is fighting back with southpaw skill.
fucking brilliant, fuck you Frankie you coked up blue nosed bastard
Sam stopped him, another upset. Great performance. I thought Sam would be weakened by the body shots but instead he beats Gavin with them.
I am sure Sam came in blue too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Batman
What a fight that was, Gavins finished now surely.
Definite contender for British foty so far that :cool:
Gavin just said he's just seen that he was ahead on the cards. Are they fucking serious!
Gavin should have stuck to his boxing to win the fight. Sam was like Corales, giving away his height just so he could fight. They should have a rematch.
Macklin talks a lot of sense at times, but I can't agree with him about that being Gavin's best professional performance. If it was, that just shows how much Gavin has blown his career.
How can it be a great performance if you've let your opponent impose HIS style on YOU?
There's a lot to like about Eggington, but a fully fit, dedicated Gavin with the boxing skills he has surely should be too much for him.
It's almost like Gavin was punishing himself for his lack of professionalism by seeing how much he could take.
I'm pleased for Eggington though , he's down to earth and he deserves everything he gets out of the sport.
Ogogo vs. Cunningham video:
https://youtu.be/KGI490FANSI
Anthony is ogogoneQuote:
Originally Posted by Freedom
Never thought i'd see Gavin in a cracking fight. Ironically, even though he got chinned, that was the most impressed i've ever been with him. Unfortunately he can't crack an egg and is to lazy to train down to the correct weight division.
Never thought Ogogo was a world beater but fuck me that was a bad loss. He looked clueless, got schooled, was puffing out his arse after a few rounds and quit. Not long before he's working full time in the media because he clearly ain't going anywhere in boxing.
Anthony Ogogo was retired from his fight against Craig Cunningham on Saturday because of a fractured eye socket.
The middleweight (11-1-KO7) suffered the first defeat of his career against Cunningham in Birmingham, with his corner calling the WBA international middleweight title fight off in the eighth round.
Ogogo had been knocked down in the second and was reported to be suffering with blurred vision when the fight was brought to a halt and his team said on Monday that a specialist believes the injury had been caused before the Cunningham fight even started.
The 27-year-old, a bronze medallist the 2012 Olympics in London, now faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines for the third time in his professional career, having only fought once from July 2014 until May 2016 because of Achilles and shoulder problems.
Craig Cunningham caused a big upset by stopping Anthony Ogogo inside eight rounds and says he is good enough to go right to the top
He said in a statement: "Firstly I would like to congratulate Craig Cunningham, his coach John Pegg and all of his team. They showed true class and I take nothing away from them. Despite what is an incredibly difficult time for me it was a pleasure to box in Birmingham.
"After seeing an eye specialist today it turns out that I have fractured my eye socket in two places. Given this, my vision and balance were affected to the point that I had to be pulled out.
"As soon as I went back to the corner after the first round I realised something was wrong, although at the time was unaware of the extent of it.
"Despite being bitterly disappointed I would like to thank my corner for pulling me out. Boxing is a tough sport and despite wanting to try and get through the fight on Saturday I realise my health must come first.
"This is obviously an incredibly tough time for me. I have overcome a lot of adversity previously and now face an uncertain time in terms of my eyesight with now another mountain to climb. However, I am ready for the challenge and will be giving everything I have to get back in the ring and to achieve my full potential."
Ogogo's promoter Kalle Sauerland hopes a rematch with Cunningham can be arranged when his fighter is back at 100 per cent fitness.
He said: "It was clear from the first round that Ant had difficulties finding his range and timing and that something was off.
"This is a very serious injury similar to that which Mikkel Kessler suffered during the Super Six and we will now focus on recovery before launching a comeback in 2017. Perhaps directly with a rematch if that can be made. Hats off to Cunningham and his team for taking full advantage and boxing superbly."
http://www.skysports.com/boxing/news...ing-eye-socket
I think you can tell a lot about the way a fighter looks, obviously you cant be certain but it can give a good indication, and I always thought Ogogo looked a bit lanky and awkward and doesn't look like he could take a lot of punishment
i dont think his style suits his build either
Eggington
Ogogo looked seriously rusty to me. He was tense, couldn't get his shots off and he dealt with his opponents southpaw style really very badly. In the amateurs, a much higher proportion of fighters are southpaw and you would have thought an Olympic bronze medalist would have fought and beaten many lefties, but it didn't look like it.
Ogogo got badly shaken many times by a guy with almost no history of knockouts, but who managed to out think and outbox a very decorated amateur. Maybe Ogogo had an off day, but I've never really thought he was going to a world beater.
I feel sorry for the guy, because he always turns up fit and makes weight (unlike some;D), but his litany of injuries just be so heartbreaking and difficult to deal with.
Frankie Gavin is just annoying. You could see he hadn't trained properly, has back had sagging fat on it and he was fleshy around the shoulders and arms too. He is a very skilful and cagey boxer, but carried no power because he is at the wrong weight. He showed some heart in there, but he certainly accepted the defeat too happily afterwards. Very little hunger in the guy.
Good luck to Eggington, but I cant really see him competing with people like Shawn Porter, Thurman, Brooke (?), Vargas or Garcia, never mind Pacquiaio. He was a bundle of energy alright, but he looked to me like he was gassing out. Easy to hit as well and he was getting asked up by a comparably light puncher.
Insightful As always. ;);DQuote:
Originally Posted by Paul Kevin
Promoter Barry Hearn says the British Boxing Board of Control should look into the circumstances of Anthony Ogogo's loss to Craig Cunningham.
Middleweight Ogogo was retired by his corner in the eighth round, having suffered a fractured eye socket.
But reports suggest he might have been injured before the fight.
"The boxing board will want to get to the bottom of this situation because it's not good for boxing and it's not good for the fighter," Hearn said.
Ogogo's clash with Cunningham was among the bouts on a show promoted by Hearn's company Matchroom.
The loss was Ogogo's first as a professional in a career that has been blighted by injuries since he won bronze at the 2012 Olympics in London.
The fighter from Suffolk, who is promoted by the Sauerland family, spent a year out with an Achilles tendon injury in 2014 and dislocated his shoulder in his comeback fight.
"It's a really dangerous injury and something you don't play Russian roulette with in your own career," Hearn added to BBC Radio Suffolk.
"Anthony is a talented fighter. It's not the end of his career, but it very much depends on his own resourcefulness to continue and achieve his dreams.
"There's no doubt it's a huge setback, Anthony was a big favourite to win that fight."
Anthony Ogogo: Barry Hearn calls for BBBC probe into pre-fight injury reports - BBC Sport
Hearn just can't help himself when it comes to criticising and sticking the knife into the training, preaparation and handling of fighters who aren't his.
Grinning, greasy untrustworthy car-salesman twat.