Corona virus killing sports at the moment

[Beanz]

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

[powerpuncher]

I’m hoping that once this all slows down that we have good fights for a few months straight

[Master]

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

[greynotsoold]

Be curious how many boxing gyms survive this.

[Master]

Be curious how many boxing gyms survive this.

Yes they are closed but government should help which they have promised as they provide important work in the community.

[Spicoli]

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.

[Beanz]

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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