Big Boxing Thread

[Bazzaboy]

He’s failed for a diuretic too. Whether or not Jacobs is happy to fight is irrelevant. There are loads of clips out there if Eddie condemning drug cheats in the past, however when it impacts his ability to earn a pound note he’s happy to turn a blind eye. Never change Eddie. The sport is a joke for rewarding drug cheats. Yildirim has been handed a World Title shot despite testing positive for two banned substances.

Ah, I didn't see anything on diiuretics, but only spent a few minutes looking and then my workmail started blowing up. I don't disagree, but feel it's a bit harsh to saddle him with all the blame. They're all as bad as one another, but figuers he is the one that's going to get the most flak when he's the busiest in media etc.

Yildrim probably needed some social narcotics as well, to get over getting sparked by junior

Yeah it’s not all Eddie’s fault, far from it. But you can’t expect to condemn drug cheats when they are on someone else’s card but condone them on your own and not be called out on it.

I see he has upped the PPV price to £24.95 for the AJ fight

[Marky147]

He’s failed for a diuretic too. Whether or not Jacobs is happy to fight is irrelevant. There are loads of clips out there if Eddie condemning drug cheats in the past, however when it impacts his ability to earn a pound note he’s happy to turn a blind eye. Never change Eddie. The sport is a joke for rewarding drug cheats. Yildirim has been handed a World Title shot despite testing positive for two banned substances.

Ah, I didn't see anything on diiuretics, but only spent a few minutes looking and then my workmail started blowing up. I don't disagree, but feel it's a bit harsh to saddle him with all the blame. They're all as bad as one another, but figuers he is the one that's going to get the most flak when he's the busiest in media etc.

Yildrim probably needed some social narcotics as well, to get over getting sparked by junior

Yeah it’s not all Eddie’s fault, far from it. But you can’t expect to condemn drug cheats when they are on someone else’s card but condone them on your own and not be called out on it.

I see he has upped the PPV price to £24.95 for the AJ fight

Of course, agree with you 100%. I think he should get points for at least admitting he's a hypocrite, like they all are. Obviously circumstances vary, and to be fair he has turned down a few quid by telling Miller to whistle, even though he's been at him ever since the AJ fight fell through.

I hadn't looked, but the amount of dough they're getting, I'm not surprised. Noises that Dillian might be going on the undercard, so they prob need those extra fivers to pay him

Interesting to see how his b-sample plays out. Saw a bit of TBV last night, and think it was Mike that said he reckons if anything comes up at all., they'll do the 'retrospective 6 months for x/y/z' and that'll be it.

All very odd, and unless Eddie is part of some global cabal, no way he can have any influence on the outcome of a piss test, is there?

[McGlashan]

Seems like Sky and AJ have worked out the ppv customer base is fairly inelastic. A quick twitter search shows an incredible number of people not only defending it but liking the idea of handing over another fiver.

[McGlashan]

Marky, if you watch one fight tonight make it Lee McGregor versus Kash Farooq on IFLTV or wherever you find BBC Scotland.

Hopefully there's no overlap with Channel 5's main event. Fonseca is a solid gatekeeper for Dilmaghani.

[Marky147]

Presume that even though the mob from the kingdom have put money up, they need to come up with money themselves to cover wages etc?

I'm quite ignorant on how it all works. I know they said that the offer from SA was big. Is that's split amongst everyone involved, and then they split the PPV amongst everyone, too?

[Marky147]

Marky, if you watch one fight tonight make it Lee McGregor versus Kash Farooq on IFLTV or wherever you find BBC Scotland.

Hopefully there's no overlap with Channel 5's main event. Fonseca is a solid gatekeeper for Dilmaghani.

I'll have a look on the TV in my office for it later on. What time will the card be on?

[McGlashan]

Marky, if you watch one fight tonight make it Lee McGregor versus Kash Farooq on IFLTV or wherever you find BBC Scotland.

Hopefully there's no overlap with Channel 5's main event. Fonseca is a solid gatekeeper for Dilmaghani.

I'll have a look on the TV in my office for it later on. What time will the card be on?

BBC broadcast begins 10pm, are 9pm. I assume both main events are first up.

[Marky147]

Marky, if you watch one fight tonight make it Lee McGregor versus Kash Farooq on IFLTV or wherever you find BBC Scotland.

Hopefully there's no overlap with Channel 5's main event. Fonseca is a solid gatekeeper for Dilmaghani.

I'll have a look on the TV in my office for it later on. What time will the card be on?

BBC broadcast begins 10pm, are 9pm. I assume both main events are first up.

I'll probably be neck deep in bank statements then... Will have to grab them both off iPlayer or YT.

[McGlashan]

Marky, if you watch one fight tonight make it Lee McGregor versus Kash Farooq on IFLTV or wherever you find BBC Scotland.

Hopefully there's no overlap with Channel 5's main event. Fonseca is a solid gatekeeper for Dilmaghani.

I'll have a look on the TV in my office for it later on. What time will the card be on?

BBC broadcast begins 10pm, are 9pm. I assume both main events are first up.

I'll probably be neck deep in bank statements then... Will have to grab them both off iPlayer or YT.

It's no biggie then.

I don't know much about the SA situation other than them putting about an outrageous amount of money for Amir Khan's joke of a fight.

[RED-DOG]

Dilmaghani - Fonseca. What a cracking fight this is.

[RED-DOG]

Like an old school nobbins fight.

[Bazzaboy]

Sky channel 457 Farooq v McGregor for British and Commonwealth titles. Proper fight so far through 2.

[Rod Paradise]

Sky channel 457 Farooq v McGregor for British and Commonwealth titles. Proper fight so far through 2.

A hell of a fight, toe to toe from the start.

Well worth a look on iPlayer

[Bazzaboy]

Sky channel 457 Farooq v McGregor for British and Commonwealth titles. Proper fight so far through 2.

A hell of a fight, toe to toe from the start.

Well worth a look on iPlayer

Yeah proper scrap. Farooq is very good. A few flaws that will probably see him come a cropper when he steps up in level but has a style that’s very easy on the eye.

[Rod Paradise]

Sky channel 457 Farooq v McGregor for British and Commonwealth titles. Proper fight so far through 2.

A hell of a fight, toe to toe from the start.

Well worth a look on iPlayer

Yeah proper scrap. Farooq is very good. A few flaws that will probably see him come a cropper when he steps up in level but has a style that’s very easy on the eye.

Aye a bit too happy to take a punch.