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Eubank will get peppered with fast shots, get annoyed at benns brilliant defence and movement, lose his cool and benn wins it on points imho, a similar fight to last week where he fought the mexican.
Sounds like you've seen more of Benn than I have @swiller. I should've said I've only seen Benn fight on TV. I've seen Eubank jnr fight a couple of times......
Sorry - reading my message back it comes across wrong. I was trying to say Eubank Jnr is more experienced than Benn. Not that Benn hasn't been in with experience. I take your point about Vargas to an extent - but if I remember Benn smashed him and Vargas' record is mixed really if we're honest.
All that said I suspect you're probably right - while Eubank Jnr is bigger Benn is, as you say quicker and probably a more conclusive puncher...... I don't think it will be as one sided as the fight with the Mexican kid last week though. Eubank Jnr has more to offer than that. I get the impression that Benn could outwork Eubank Jnr as well - the fights I've seen him in he keeps a higher pace than Eubanks Jnr does generally speaking - what do you reckon?
I have to say that I was wrong about Charlo - I had doubts about his heart - whether he'd stick with a fight he wasn't winning and was getting hurt. He did and I wasn't sure he would. So I got that wrong and he was pretty respectful as well..
It's a cliche that boxing is about levels - but there is a step between world class and the very few elite fighers.
Also this fight confirms how good Bivol is.
Did you ever get the sense that Charlo had an upset in him ?
What it demonstrated well was Canello’s ability to neutralise his opponent and make them uncomfortable for 36 mins. I think he walked Charlo down well for most of the fight, cut the ring off and took his punches well - of which there were very few.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI6dj3MZUcA
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eb0GbP2SdZU&pp=ygUOc3RldmllIG1ja2VubmE%3D
A bit of an antidote to some of the more pedestrian bouts over the weekend.
I’ve been watching the McKenna lads on undercards for a few years now, an interesting back story - Dad built a gym at home, has taken them sparring around different gyms in the USA etc. Stevie will need some refinement and defence as the opponents get better, it’s going to be interesting to see how the pair progress from here though.
Thanks @stevebrum - I missed this fight - and it is a great fight! Fair play to both boxers....... It's a great story and I agree with your assessment, McKenna looks like he has a good engine and all the heart in the world..... but if you lead with wide hooks like that you're going to get countered and beaten by fast straight punches..... it'll be interesting to see how far he goes. There are brothers who also compete professionally?
He's being doing it for 10 years and does all sorts of content.....this is his most recent video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT95z0VYyTg
Bit of info here and a fair bit on YouTube.
https://teammckenna.net/about-us
They’re based in LA.
I’ll get round to watching the Jeamie fight at some point.
You're a big boxing fan? When did you start following boxing? Did/do you follow any of the midlands fighters? I saw a couple of Macklins fights and he used to have a huge following of , I think, Birmingham City. supporters.
I’d say my interest has gradually piqued again over the last 10-15 years and even more so in the last 5 since I started training myself.
I’ve currently got a DAZN subscription and sky sports mobile so I get to see a lot more these days. I’ll also go to the boozer to see some big fights or buy the odd PPV.
Funnily enough I first saw Stevie McKenna on C5 in behind closed door fights in lockdown and other undercards since. Always pleased to see him. He typically blasted out his opponents in 1 or 2 rounds early on. Aaron is more measured but I haven’t seen as many of his fights.
A mate of mine has some loose connections to Macklin and Frankie Gavin from his younger days but I don’t know them. I’m not a midlander born and bred.
Thats interesting - I got into boxing around the time you mention in the late 90's....I'd go round my mates house, the guitar player in a band I was in at the time, to watch the football. His old man was from Manchester and had boxed in the army. He was into Ricky Hatton before he really took off and also a crazy fighter called Micheal Gomez. We'd watch the fights with him and he'd tell us what was really happening. My old man was Jock and I remember a few years later me and my mate and both our dads got together and watched Gomez fight Alex Arthur. It was an incredible fight - seeing the way the old fella's got into really cemented my love for it.
Frankie Gavin! I had forgotten that name. I remember him as a very skilled fighter who didn't really make the most of his talent?
I think the Leigh Wood vs Josh Warrington fight is on DAZN this Saturday. That should be a competitive fight....... (famous last words)
What about other boxing resources - I’m really enjoying the George Groves Boxing Club Podcasts.
Yeah - I am pretty sure Woods Warrington should be a good fight. I am going to have a look at prices for Warrington on points. I've only been to Sheffield a couple of times and never seen a fight there..... I do try and catch cards in smaller venues around the north west and north Wales. I try and watch the amateur card in my home town a couple of times a year. I have a few friends in London and have promised myself to get to a card in York Hall.
Thank you for reminding me of the George Groves Podcast - I've heard it's pretty good and have meant to catch it - going to look for it now.
https://youtu.be/Q35K1wF2NR4?feature=shared
I won’t be watching it live as it’s on DAZN. But I plan on watching what I can find on YouTube on Sunday morning.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001r9lc
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_five_live
Or what I probably will end up doing is being unable to resist watching the highlights on YouTube later on this evening in which case I'll get none of the benefits of either of the above options......
There are radio stations on the tv in this house..... and I've never listened to a fight live on the radio before.....
are you watching @duotone? Hows the undercard?
I listened to some of it on the radio & fell asleep. Woke up with BBC Radio 5 Live still playing around 2am!
Here are the full card highlights:
https://youtu.be/58lCnTQ_qVQ?feature=shared
Will have a look art the undercard - appreciate it.