The Army Boxing Thread

[vandeleur]

Rumour is that Ricky Hatton is considering a comeback. Just sayin'......

Don't know what weight Khan would fight him at - it would have to be 147 or more surely? - but it would be a HUGE fight in the UK.

i saw that ... the ammount of cheeseburgers hatton has been scoffing he has more chance of fighting haye :D

[jhale667]

Funny how Khan was talking about how he wanted to fight Floyd soon...dude, Floyd will PICK YOU APART...sure Khan is fast, but as Binnie pointed out, his defense sucks and he's doing ZERO to improve it. If he doesn't change it up soon he's going to keep getting the beat sh*t out of him and his careeer's over....

[TFM_Dale]

They all want to fight Floyd for the pay day, the money is worth the big fat L they get on their record. Well, to everyone but Paq-fraud that is. Khan even mentioning Floyd is a joke, unless he wants to try out for sparring partner.

[jhale667]

They all want to fight Floyd for the pay day, the money is worth the big fat L they get on their record. Well, to everyone but Paq-fraud that is. Khan even mentioning Floyd is a joke, unless he wants to try out for sparring partner.

He'd probably make an excellent sparring partner for Floyd just because of his speed, but he is far out-classed in every other department. And yes, I too can't wait for Floyd to destroy Paq-fraud.

[Dave's Bitch]

I think Floyd will win but i really doubt he will destroy Pacquiao.I See it being close until the later rounds where Floyd would open up a gap on the cards

[jhale667]

I think Floyd will win but i really doubt he will destroy Pacquiao.I See it being close until the later rounds where Floyd would open up a gap on the cards

You might be right. On the other hand, all Pac can really do is come forward (usually that's enough)....the dude's not big on angles, and Floyd is NOT gonna be there for him to hit. I think (barring accidents or lucky shots) Floyd will frustrate the piss out of Manny for several rounds and begin pot-shotting the crap out of him...he's a WAY better counter-puncher than Manny. Hope it finally happens before they're both too old to give us a great fight.

[Dave's Bitch]

On Khan.He needs to pick himself up and hit the gym hard.He needs to work on the fundamentals.He needs to do A LOT of sparring.I noticed in the Garcia fight he has a nasty habit of exposing his chin when throwing a jab.Either the right hand is too far back or drops leaving that big ole' glass jaw wide open for a counter,and that is exactly what happened.As you can't teach a good chin he needs to work on his technique and his terrible defence

[gbranton]

I think Floyd will win but i really doubt he will destroy Pacquiao.I See it being close until the later rounds where Floyd would open up a gap on the cards

I'm not so sure, had Jose Luis Castillo not started started so slowly in their fight he would probably have earned a decision over Mayweather. Castillo had a lot of success in the middle rounds, when he cut off the ring and used his strength to wear down Mayweather and Pacquiao could do the same thing.

[binnie]

I think Floyd will win but i really doubt he will destroy Pacquiao.I See it being close until the later rounds where Floyd would open up a gap on the cards

True dat. I'd say the first 4-5 rounds will be close.

[binnie]

I'm not so sure, had Jose Luis Castillo not started started so slowly in their fight he would probably have earned a decision over Mayweather. Castillo had a lot of success in the middle rounds, when he cut off the ring and used his strength to wear down Mayweather and Pacquiao could do the same thing.

True, but Floyd is a lot more experience now. Add in to that Floyd schooled JLC in the re-match....

[vandeleur]

As you can't teach a good chin he needs to work on his technique and his terrible defence

Hun ... your so right . Khan has all the skills to be a good fighter ... but time and again his defensive technique lets him down.

[jhale667]

Hun ... your so right . Khan has all the skills to be a good fighter ... but time and again his defensive technique lets him down.

Plus, when you've just gotten knocked on your ass and can barely stand, the answer is to tie up, or box and move assuming you can...NOT stand flat-footed in front of the dude in the middle of the ring and go "C'mon!" he was inviting Garcia to come in and finish him, which he DID.

[TFM_Dale]

Plus, when you've just gotten knocked on your ass and can barely stand, the answer is to tie up, or box and move assuming you can...NOT stand flat-footed in front of the dude in the middle of the ring and go "C'mon!" he was inviting Garcia to come in and finish him, which he DID.

It kind of reminded me of the "Finish Him" from the old mortal combat game on the genesis lol.

[Dave's Bitch]

Just been browsing around at VERY old fight footage (100+ years) and found a few great vid's for anyone who like's boxing history

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xpgx2_jack-johnson-vs-stanley-ketchel-190_sport

Particularly enjoyed the Jack Johnson - Stanley Ketchel clip of rounds 1,2,8,10 and 12.Anyone who has not seen this i would advise to watch.I am sure we all know the story of this "exhibition" and Ketchel's "Sneak" punch that put Jack down in round 12.This clip with Ketchel's bloody face and huge from the hip right sorta prove that old fight legend was just another tale from papa Jack

[jhale667]

It kind of reminded me of the "Finish Him" from the old mortal combat game on the genesis lol.

ME TOO - except Khan should have been shouting "Finish me!"