Cruiserweight/SM Tournament - World Boxing Super Series

[Alpha]

Cruiser aside from Lebedev opting out is fantastic. 168 is ok but will hopefully lead the bigger things in the future.

[Ron Swanson]

The only problem with the 168 tourney is all the best SMWs fight at LHW.

[Master]

The only problem with the 168 tourney is all the best SMWs fight at LHW.

That is because the weigh in rule is unfair, ridiculous and can be dangerous.

[Ron Swanson]

Figure I'll bump this for the Gassiev/Wlod fight.

On AUD channel for those in the states

[Ron Swanson]

The pageantry of the WBSS bothers me. It's a fight, not a fashion show

[Ron Swanson]

Gassiev with an "I must break you" look

[Ron Swanson]

Wlod very "aww shucks"

[Ron Swanson]

RD 1 was terrible, it this pace they could go 150 rounds no problem. It goes to Gassiev on 2 very telegraphed rights looping around the guard that Wlod didn't react to for some reason

[Ron Swanson]

Wlod fighting like Gassiev is a murderous puncher

2-0 Gassiev

[Ron Swanson]

And it's over in 3. My honest opinion is it looked rigged. First chance Wlod had to lay down he did. The 2 shots were good shots. Just, Wlod didn't look like a man there to win before the fight even started.

They showed the ref after the fight and he was laughing and shaking his head as if he felt it wasn't legit.

[Fenster]

On paper that was the least appealing fight so far.

By "rigged" I assume you mean he quit as his heart wasn't in it, not rigged as in fixed, which would be loony tunes stuff, as that was a beautiful uppercutt/left hook rib breaker that made me wince.

[Ron Swanson]

I meant even before the fight Wlod didn’t look there to win. And first chance he had to lay down he did. As I said the shots were good. Just, there was nothing I saw from Wlod that looked as if he wanted to win.

[Fenster]

I meant even before the fight Wlod didn’t look there to win. And first chance he had to lay down he did. As I said the shots were good. Just, there was nothing I saw from Wlod that looked as if he wanted to win.

That's what I thought you meant, fair point. If I had accepted your usage of the word "rigged" as I would use it then we would have a misunderstanding, you know, it could lead to banal stuff like arguing over semantics even though we agree on principle. ()

[Alpha]

What a lovely combo that was by Gassiev to finish it.

[Alpha]

I've got Braehmer 2 up so far.