I am so HAPPY that LOUD MOUTH IDIOT lost

[TheMacMagician]

I was there basically ringside on Friday night & what tells you it all about the fight was that when the verdicts were announced & they heard 117-11 & 117-112, all of Webb's people started complaining about him being robbed till they suddenly realized he'd won & after celebrating they were all a bit sheepish. Almost everyone ringside who I talked to, including people who were with Webb, had it either fairly comfortably for Small or narrowly for Sam. There should be a rematch. I've met both these guys (Small is from the same amateur gym I box at & still comes around for sparring sometimes) and they're both cool guys, Smallie just plays up to the pantomime bad guy image & he wastes the wonderful athleticism he's been blessed with, but he's a really safe guy in person, as was Sam on the occasion I met him. But Small got screwed. I think a narrow win of say 115-113 for Webb wouldn't have met much complaint, but 117-111 is a joke.

I he's a safe guy, I would have said that he should come off as that. Instead he comes off as a complete tosser.... Wrong approach IMO. He is blessed with the athletisism that people just cannot achieve, but he just hasn't complimented that with any other memorable attributes atall....

[JazMerkin]

I he's a safe guy, I would have said that he should come off as that. Instead he comes off as a complete tosser.... Wrong approach IMO. He is blessed with the athletisism that people just cannot achieve, but he just hasn't complimented that with any other memorable attributes atall....

Then again think about it. How much interest would there be in him if he didn't come off like that. You have to realize London isn't like other fight towns, in that it's much harder to get local support to come follow you all over the country. Kevin Mitchell, by virtue of the Dagenham/Essex connection, is the only one to really manage this in recent years.

Small actually has the full lot to be successful physically. Good power, chin & speed. What he doesn't do is work with the fundamentals. He's happy to box like he's sparring & arsing around in the gym. A big contrast was him and Dirrell. Both guys with great athletic ability, but Dirrell had a gameplan and tried to stick to it against a world-class opponent. Smallie could have made the other night a lot easier & secured the win I feel he deserved. But, he's too content to just give away rounds as he plays about. David Pereira has a nightmare with him trying to get him to stick to a plan. He could have ended his fight with McDonagh in a few rounds, but chose to drag it out, whilst he could have probably taken every round against Webb so there was no way they could take it away from him, but he didn't.

[Fenster]

I was surprised when they called Webb the winner too. It was close though. Small looked like he could have won if he wanted it more.

Funny that Webb's cut turned the fight up a few gears. Mick Williamson coming up trumps again

[JazMerkin]

I was surprised when they called Webb the winner too. It was close though. Small looked like he could have won if he wanted it more.

Funny that Webb's cut turned the fight up a few gears. Mick Williamson coming up trumps again

It was a close fight, by no means was it robbery, but when those wide cards were announced, everyone thought it was a Small win. It's also a by-product of Small pissing fans off why no one will give a fuck & he'll be lucky to get a rematch. I have to say one thing I'd do if I heard Mick Williamson was in the other corner is make him a better offer to be in mine. We've seen him save 2 fighters from likely defeat in the past month.

[TheMacMagician]

Then again think about it. How much interest would there be in him if he didn't come off like that. You have to realize London isn't like other fight towns, in that it's much harder to get local support to come follow you all over the country. Kevin Mitchell, by virtue of the Dagenham/Essex connection, is the only one to really manage this in recent years.

Small actually has the full lot to be successful physically. Good power, chin & speed. What he doesn't do is work with the fundamentals. He's happy to box like he's sparring & arsing around in the gym. A big contrast was him and Dirrell. Both guys with great athletic ability, but Dirrell had a gameplan and tried to stick to it against a world-class opponent. Smallie could have made the other night a lot easier & secured the win I feel he deserved. But, he's too content to just give away rounds as he plays about. David Pereira has a nightmare with him trying to get him to stick to a plan. He could have ended his fight with McDonagh in a few rounds, but chose to drag it out, whilst he could have probably taken every round against Webb so there was no way they could take it away from him, but he didn't.

Fair point man, I imgagine he's certainly not the only boxer from london tryin to make it, I just like to follow people that are talented boxers combined with bein a decent fella, and wouldn't like the thought of people thinking i'm an absolute idiot, when in reality, i'm not. Puts me off him that he comes across as a tool is all.

[Dark Lord Al]

Small does seem like if he wasnt such a prick he has good ability , he reminds me of Howard Eastman , not so much in style but in the fact he fights within himself , and looks like hes coasting all the time.

[rjj tszyu]

Me too. But the worst thing about small isn't just his gob, it's the way he fights. You can clearly see that he would have a lot more talent if he spent more time fighting in an orthodox way rather than trying to mimic Roy Jones all the way through a fight. No-one has or will ever fight like Roy Jones again (and reach the highest level). He was an athletic freak and that kind of talent is one in a billion, trying to copy that style is just asking to be thrashed, especially if your only a euro level fighter anyway!

[FTMatty]

Bit of an odd fight really.
Small seemed to have it under control until Webb got cut. Webbs corner told him night only have 1 or 2 rounds to finish it and that seemed to light the touchpaper.
After that Webb was a lot more aggressive, and really went looking for Small.
I think Webb got extra credit with the judges for bravery with what was a bad cut.

[HattonTheHammer]

Me too. But the worst thing about small isn't just his gob, it's the way he fights. You can clearly see that he would have a lot more talent if he spent more time fighting in an orthodox way rather than trying to mimic Roy Jones all the way through a fight. No-one has or will ever fight like Roy Jones again (and reach the highest level). He was an athletic freak and that kind of talent is one in a billion, trying to copy that style is just asking to be thrashed, especially if your only a euro level fighter anyway!

horrible to watch, talks trash and just cant really back it up when it matters

3 times now webb has beaten him. He must have nightmares about that guy

[Conrad]

Small is just unpleasant to watch, he looks like RJJ having an epileptic fit.