Tons of sports are shutting down because of the virus. Boxing seems to have cut certain cards, but they seem to be going forward with some with the expectation of having empty arenas. I’m wondering if soon enough all boxing will be canceled.
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Tons of sports are shutting down because of the virus. Boxing seems to have cut certain cards, but they seem to be going forward with some with the expectation of having empty arenas. I’m wondering if soon enough all boxing will be canceled.
Posted about a relatively big fight coming up and having no audience which will strange to see on TV.
Undefeated featherweight Shakur Stevenson will defend the WBO title for the first time when he faces Miguel Marriaga in the main event on Friday's show.
https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/cor...180108432.html
Top Rank calls off two fight cards over lack of coronavirus testing, blames Donald Trump
Top Rank called off two future boxing cards on Thursday night amid the COVID-19 outbreak, and cited a lack of access to tests for the virus, according to ESPN.
Shakur Stevenson, the featherweight titleholder, was going to defend that title against Miguel Marriaga on Saturday at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. Michael Conlan was going to headline Tuesday’s card with his bout against Belmar Preciado.
Both fights were set to be held without fans, a change made in recent days in the wake of the outbreak in the United States.
The decision to call the fights off completely, Top Rank chairman Bob Arum said, was done because he said they had no way to accurately test the fighters for the coronavirus.
“We were going to be guided by the recommendation of the athlete commission,” Arum said, via ESPN. “And they consulted their medical people and were advised not to go through with these events because there is no way to adequately test the fighters. It's as simple as that. It's a failure to provide the proper testing for this virus in-country. If we could test the fighters and one or two tested positive then we would eliminate their fights, same with the referee. But without testing we are operating in the dark.”
The fights being canceled marked at least the 15th boxing card that was either postponed or canceled in North America alone this week due to the outbreak, per ESPN. It’s just the latest cancellation in the sports world in general, joining the NBA, college basketball, XFL, MLB, MLS, PGA Tour and others.
Stevenson and Marriaga had promoted the bout just hours before the news broke on Thursday, too.
https://s.yimg.com/it/api/res/1.2/yK...5-3619f53bb50a
Arum, while extremely upset for the fighters themselves, explicitly blamed President Donald Trump. Had he and his administration been prepared for the outbreak in the first place, Arum said, these fights would still be taking place.
“The people I am most sorry about are the fighters because they work so hard to get ready. They put in the time and sweat and they come out with nothing,” Arum said, via ESPN. “That's something that we should all blame the President of the United States for and his administration because they didn't prepare us for this pandemic when they had all the advance notice when the first cases started coming out of China.”
New dates for the fight have not yet been set, though Top Rank said it will “work with the commission to reschedule the events as soon as it is safe for all involved.”
https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/top...025655455.html
Canelo Alvarez vs Billy Joe Saunders could be postponed before even being announced due to coronavirus pandemic
Canelo Alvarez vs Billy Joe Saunders might be postponed before it has even been announced due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Brit’s dream fight against Mexico’s pound-for-pound king is in serious doubt, despite the two camps finally agreeing terms last week.
At the end of a period of protracted negotiations, a deal was done and the promoters were merely ironing out final issues in the contract.
An announcement was expected this week for the bout on May 2 – which is now just seven weeks away.
However, it has today been reported by ESPN Mexico that there is a very serious chance the bout could be pushed back.
No final decision has been made yet, but the longer things continue without an announcement, the more likely a postponement appears.
https://talksport.com/wp-content/upl...60&quality=100
“We’re taking it one day at a time,” Golden Boy promotions’ Eric Gomez told ESPN.
“We’re talking to the commission in Nevada, we’re talking to the MGM [Arena], state officials.”
In the UK, there have been 596 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with ten deaths announced.
But health officials fear there could actually be up to 10,000 infected people.
In America, latest numbers suggest 1,660 confirmed cases with 41 deaths.
https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/6...irus-pandemic/
This is a very weird feeling. Guess we'll see an increase in hypothetical A vs B threads ;D. If there's been one constant to run to it's been sports namely action in the squared circle. It makes complete sense though for the mere mass volume at these events and the uncertainty of exactly what we're dealing with. I feel for the fighters, extended camp members and workers at these locales but guys like Arum need to shut his pie hole. He won't be hurting for money so much as the guys who were looking to pay the some rent competing to win a 6 rounder buried on the undercard. Talk about the ultimate loss of commission on the job.
Things are getting pretty intense over here, in Quebec:
1) all schools closed for the next 2 weeks.
2) All events which gather 250+ people are closed.
3) Everybody coming back from vacations will be quartained at their home for 2 weeks.
4) Most work places now ask people to exceptionally work from home when their presence is not vital on their workplace.
There are a LOt of little industries and shops that will be smashed by it, apparently that the Gov is working on a formula/package to compensate those who will be eligible, but it's gonna hit and it's gonna hit some of them very hard still.
What’s this “Coronavirus”? First I’m hearing of it
I have no idea what I'm going to do this afternoon between 1 and 5.
I'm watching the fucking Lion King, was looking forward to the new F1 season more than anything and that's been cancelled, football has been cancelled, I was going to watch A Quiet Place 2 next weekend and that's been cancelled.
And to top it off I can't buy any bog roll, I've got enough to last me till Monday but if I can't get any from Town then I will have to make sure I take my shits whilst at work, if I get caught short at home I'll just have to jump in the shower to clean myself off.
Nipped to asda earlier and it was fucking bedlam!
No bog roll,
No dry pasta,
Most of the rice gone,
30 mins to get through the checkout, queues galore.
Still, managed to pick up some industrial strength kitchen rolls which would double up and equate to 6 rolls if we cut them up in half! That'll do for the time being, so who's the real winner!? ;D:cool:
Remember guys all sports for us is entertainment picking your nose or being bored it's going to be months before we return to some normality.
We all wonder what the future holds well we can shoot the shit on here can't we. 🤮😁🤧
Rugby commentator Nick Heath has started doing running commentary of everyday events - Crossroad Dash, Mundane Walk, etc
https://www.thepoke.co.uk/2020/03/20...28tX2zBQmu556U
I’m hoping that once this all slows down that we have good fights for a few months straight
Carl Frampton 'doubts' world title fight with Jamel Herring will happen in June
Northern Ireland's Carl Frampton says he "very much doubts" that his super-featherweight world title fight with Jamel Herring will take place in June.
Promoter Frank Warren said this week that an agreement had been reached for the fighters to meet in Belfast.
"There are a lot more important things to be worrying about," said Frampton in reference to the coronavirus crisis.
"It wouldn't be fair on either fighter to prepare for a world title fight in circumstances like this."
Former two-weight world champion Frampton is currently training at his home gym alone rather than working with his trainer Jamie Moore in Manchester.
With the enforcement of social distancing, boxers' training plans are significantly affected as sparring and pad work are among fundamental elements of any pre-fight camp that are unfeasible.
"It's very difficult to work on tactics and a game plan without a trainer," said 33-year-old Frampton, who is hoping to become Ireland's only three-weight world champion.
"I very much doubt the Herring fight will happen in June, but I am training now as if it is, until I hear otherwise."
The 2016 'Ring Magazine fighter of the year' acknowledges that he is in a fortunate position, but that many non-elite boxers who need fight purses to survive have had bills cancelled over March and April.
"The British Boxing Board of Control needs to come together with the promoters and devise some sort of plan for self-employed boxers at this difficult time," Frampton said.
"There is more chance and more likelihood of the bigger fights taking place behind closed doors rather than smaller fights because TV covers a lot of money, but at this time everyone is in limbo and doesn't know what is going on."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/51976528
Be curious how many boxing gyms survive this.
Entirely different way when you start hearing of former and current fighters testing positive for it. Former bomb thrower hvy Derrick Jefferson and Travis Kauffman apparently feeling it right now.
There has been a few computer game based virtual boxing tournaments. The World Series one was pretty dire and unwatchable though, bloody Haye vs Old Version of Foreman in the quarter final. Jeez.
There is a virtual Grand National on next week where they are resurrecting Red Rum to compete (:
They should re-run the 2012 Olympics on UK TV. I have forgotten most of it. Unlike nearly any footy tournament where we all know when we crashed out.
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Coronavirus: Whyte-Povetkin and Usyk-Chisora called off
The heavyweight fights between Dillian Whyte and Alexander Povetkin and Oleksandr Usyk and Dereck Chisora have been called off due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Whyte was due to step into the ring with Povetkin for an interim WBC heavyweight world title showdown at the Manchester Arena on May 2, but the fight will not go ahead.
The British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) on Monday further extended its suspension of boxing events until the end of May, with the United Kingdom in lockdown.
Matchroom Boxing stated that the bout has been rescheduled for July 4, although that is subject to how long the ongoing crisis lasts for.
Usyk was set to do battle with Chisora at The O2 in London on May 23, but that has also been called off and no new date has been agreed.
https://s.yimg.com/it/api/res/1.2/zc...87c82a97233bce
A BBBofC statement said: "The British Boxing Board of Control has further extended its suspension of boxing tournaments under its jurisdiction for the month of May.
"We will continue to follow the government and medical authorities' advice and keep the situation under review, and when possible explore all options available to find a way of lifting the suspension when conditions permit."
Katie Taylor's world title showdown with Amanda Serrano was due to be on the undercard for Whyte's battle with Povetkin.
https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/cor...145559787.html
My friend has a gym in San Antonio and he trains 5 or 6 pro boxers. He shut down the gym but he and the pros were meeting at a park to run and workout. A local newspaper came out and did a story about them and I think it resulted in them being shut down at the park, too.
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...to-coronavirus
"Tokyo Olympics Rescheduled for July to August 2021 Due to Coronavirus"
They really had no choice. It'll be truly astounding when we look back on this and the magnitude of every that has changed.
First time since WWII in '40 and '44.
I watched a vid of an entire marble race today. I'm desperate. I think networks are dropping the ball by not picking up 'live' sports or activities that don't require close contact. Bowling. Darts. Skeet Shooting :cwm13:. Drag racing. Home Run derby. Bikini contests. Pie eating competitions. Ffs get creative people!
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ten...id=mailsignout
"Wimbledon canceled in 2020 due to coronavirus pandemic"
Major sporting events falling like dominoes....
The only sporting event I don’t mind being cancelled is the olympics. I feel bad for the athletes but the IOC is such a corrupt organization I’m glad they have a time out.
The rest of this is really sucking. Some good news hospital numbers out of New York just started decreasing. Too early to say it’s a trend but hopefully.
They did a wrestling ppv apparently with no audience. Saw a clip earlier and it was pretty surreal. It's all scripted to begin with but can't imagine the 'athletes' can be happy about a flat empty atmosphere. Said it earlier but why not do wide scale use of webcams or virtual feeds and crank up the volume???.
They had a virtual grand national horse race on the other day and the bookies gave the millions of pounds in profit to NHS.
I can’t take wrestling but I know it has a big following. I tried looking up the numbers to see how the match did on ppv sales out of curiosity but couldn’t find it and I’m not curious enough to do a lot of research but it was probably a good idea. If your a fan and your looking for distraction why not. I wouldn’t have an issue if they did this with boxing, it’s not ideal but at least it’s a live match
Yeh it was pretty big at one time and sometimes have it on with the nephews at background noise. Saw one that was a real trip. It was live and they're wrestling and when they went to commercial all the wrestlers aka adversaries and teams just stopped in mid performance and stood around talking ;D. Figure with no live audiences they just break character..the camera cues back up and its right back into the script grunting and scowling. But as far as sports or live entertainment it's empty out there. I mean how would tennis really be that risky? I almost tried watching live Conan doing shows from his house :-X