Bad Left Hook Live Boxing Results and Commentary: Nathan Cleverly v. Antonio Brancalion
by Scott Christ on Feb 13, 2010 11:53 AM EST
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PrintStarting at 3pm ET we'll be bringing live, round-by-round coverage, scoring and analysis from the "Night of the Champions" card at Wembley Arena in London, televised by Sky Sports.
The main event features Nathan Cleverly and Antonio Brancalion in what frankly should be a mismatch to decide the vacant European light heavyweight title, but there's plenty more on the card, too. Contending lightweight Kevin Mitchell (30-0, 22 KO) takes on Ignacio Mendoza (27-5-2, 18 KO) in the main co-feature, and top UK prospects James DeGale and Frankie Gavin will be in action, too. There are a lot of Frank Warren's best prospects on the bill (including the Walsh brothers), but who gets on TV will depend. If you hadn't yet heard, Danny Williams pulled out of his fight with Derek Chisora, which was scheduled for this show. Chisora faces Carl Baker now, fittingly enough. Baker is the nobody who upset Williams in the Prizefighter tournament last year.
| NATHAN CLEVERLY | ANTONIO BRANCALION | ||||
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| Record: | 18-0 (8 KO) | Record: | 32-7-2 (8 KO) |
| Age: | 22 | Age: | 34 |
| Hometown: | Caerphilly, Wales | Hometown: | Rovigo, Italy |
| Height: | 6'3 1/2" | Height: | 6'1" |
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74" | Reach: | N/A |
| Ranks/Titles: | BoxRec #11 | Ranks/Titles: | BoxRec #46 |
| TV: | Sky Sports - 3pm ET | Venue: |
Wembley Arena - London, England |
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And a bunch of UK BLHers, including myself, will be there!
Can’t wait, it’s a shame it’s not the superb bill that was first announced, but it’s still a pretty decent card – I expect everyone who should win to win:
Clev
Mitchell
Chisora
Jamie Cox
Frankie Gavin
and James DeGale.
"Chris Eubank lost his recent comeback fight on points ... the main one being that he's a total git."
Have fun!
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Wish I could be there...
but not enough money in the piggy bank. Hope Cleverly wins spectacularly, very good fighter.
Quiet like that jamie cox kid hope he is good tonight
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If somebody gave you a million bucks to bet on the Cleverly/Brancalion fight, who would you pick?
"Negative, negative. I gotta stay lean and lightning and ready to fight." Capt. H.M. Murdock
Cleverly and it's not even close
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by Scott Christ on Feb 13, 2010 2:40 PM EST up reply actions
The real bet there is Clev by KO vs Clev by Decision
Both are right around 1:1 odds. Clev has a crummy KO ratio, but he’s won by KO in 5 of his last 6 and his power has really come on. Brancalion has only been KOed in 1 of 7 losses, but the KO came in the first round of his last fight, and he was knocked down three times by someone who’s not a ginormous puncher.
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Cleverly every time
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and here comes the Sky hype train
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My computer's picking a great time to crap out on me...
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Frankie Gavin-Peter McDonagh first up
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McDonagh is a formidable 14-15 (2 KO)
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yes yes afro ref!
He’s dynamite
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I'm aware
In his sixth fight, Beibut Shumenov fought Montell Griffin.
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by Scott Christ on Feb 13, 2010 3:10 PM EST up reply actions
and for the record, I really like Gavin
I think he’s my favorite of all the current UK prospects.
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by Scott Christ on Feb 13, 2010 3:11 PM EST up reply actions
He moved himself fast.
The only reason I pointed out McDonagh’s record was to note that he’s not any good, lest anyone considered this some amazing performance when Gavin outclasses him. Which of course Sky will.
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by Scott Christ on Feb 13, 2010 3:14 PM EST up reply actions
I think they will be realistic.They know the fans aren’t that dumb.Gavin gets hit a bit too much for my liking at this level.I think DeGale is a better prospect.
I think they will be realistic.
These are the same people that assured me there was no doubting Amir Khan now that he’d beaten a fat old Marco Antonio Barrera, so I retain my doubts.
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by Scott Christ on Feb 13, 2010 3:18 PM EST up reply actions
everything about that fight made me mad
Still does. And none of it I blame on Amir Khan.
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by Scott Christ on Feb 13, 2010 3:20 PM EST up reply actions
Should have been a NC
There were a lot of travesties in that one
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I agree but i really don’t think there was anyway that Barrera would have won to be honest,mainly because he was/is shot and too small.
No way he won that fight, but the favoritism showed on that cut was absurd and blatant. That cut was not going to get better and there was no stopping the blood flow. All they did was keep him in there until they could get Khan the win on a TD.
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by Scott Christ on Feb 13, 2010 3:24 PM EST up reply actions
Absolutely
Barrera couldn’t have won either way.
I feel like a lot of people (especially Americans) underestimate just how good Khan is, but I also feel like a lot of people (especially Brits) underestimate just how bad his chin is. I think Khan outboxes anyone at 140 right now, and possibly with relative ease, other than maybe Bradley. If he had a world class chin, we’d be talking about how he’s a future ATG. Just I feel like a lot of the better fighters can catch him.
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Gavin-McDonagh R1
McDonagh comes out aggressively, and Gavin’s avoiding all of it. McDonagh is being really reckless in there, just sort of flying in with a looping jab or left hook, or something in between, then covering up whenever he thinks Gavin might open up offensively. Gavin’s trying to rip single shots more than throw in combination in this first round.
Gavin 10-9
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Gavin-McDonagh R2
McDonagh is all over the place. He’s really done nothing, just flailed about around the ring. It’s half-brave in style — yeah, he’s letting his hands go some, but whenever Gavin decides to throw, McDonagh tries to cover up. It’s not like he wants to trade. But he surely can’t outbox Gavin and he has no power, so what can he do I guess? Maybe he just wants to survive.
I do like Gavin targeting the body with his right hook. Nice left hand from Gavin, but McDonagh’s head is just out of the way and it doesn’t land too clean. There are the body shots from Gavin, and McDonagh is feeling them.
Gavin 10-9
Gavin 20-18
I really like Gavin’s intensity. I mean, it’s easy to look intense against non-competition, but he’s got some real oomph in the way he fights.
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Gavin-McDonagh R3
Now Gavin is trying to back up and punch when McDonagh misses, and that’s looking easy for him to do. Ripping to the body with another right hook. BIG left hand from Gavin. Another left sneaks in. Watt says Gavin hasn’t been allowed to “dominate,” and I’ll just assume he’s using the word “dominate” differently than I would, because Gavin has completely dominated this fight. He’s outlanding McDonagh like 4-to-1.
Gavin 10-9
Gavin 30-27
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Gotta love how they're comparing him to Mayweather
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Gavin-McDonagh R4
Gavin’s left hand is starting to really tear into McDonagh, whose aggressiveness has slowed and allowed Gavin to just smoke him. All that said, McDonagh’s giving Gavin some work and some rounds, and that is important. McDonagh can’t hit the broad side of a barn at this point. Gavin is floating around the ring, landing good shots, and making McDonagh look awful.
Gavin 10-9
Gavin 40-36
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Not much of a challenge for Gavin really
I expected a bit more fight from McDonagh
They better keep Gavin away from swarming pressure fighters and speedsters
I really hate the way he just sticks his chin out there constantly. He’s slick, but he’s not SO slick that he can’t be caught. I mean, he just doesn’t tuck in his chin AT ALL. Hopefully they can train him to do a better job with that in the future.
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Gavin-McDonagh R5
McDonagh coming forward again in this round, still getting picked apart for the most part and made to miss constantly, but at least McDonagh is going back to making him work. Now McDonagh is caught on the ropes, and Gavin unloads, but McDonagh keeps the guard high and tight, and Frankie’s forced to back off. Gavin now with some vicious shots, but they’re not shaking McDonagh. Only time I’ve seen him really stutter-step was a body shot a couple rounds ago. His chin is certainly there. Gavin getting flashy with uppercuts and a straight left. When that left lands, it’s got laser-like quality.
Gavin 10-9
Gavin 50-45
The two talk trash after the bell.
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Gavin’s last fight was a sixth and final round stoppage (and sort of unnecessary), so we’ll see if he can keep his stoppage streak going.
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I have to say i don’t really see Gavin being one of the UK’s next great champions.
Early yet but…………
If his chin is solid, he’s going to make plenty of money as an action star fighter at the least. That’s why he’s my favorite UK prospect. I do not feel he’s the best of them.
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by Scott Christ on Feb 13, 2010 3:30 PM EST up reply actions
He's got a lot more talent than a lot of other recent titlists I can think of
So it’s not out of the question. The talent is totally there, it’s just a question of whether he can develop the skill set.
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Gavin-McDonagh R6
Gavin’s out for the kill, firing his straight left hand three straight times. There’s a body shot. Half the round left and Frankie is trying to sharp-shoot. Are these mugs trying to start a “There’s only one Frankie Gavin” chant?
Not going to get the stoppage, but Frankie cruises in this one.
Gavin 10-9
Gavin 60-54
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lol @ the 8% connect rate for McDonagh
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And Jeff Hinds names Gavin the winner.
Frankie Gavin PTS-6 (60-54)
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What a horrible nickname Funtime is
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it's kind of awesome
I’m dreading the point where Affliction has so penetrated the fight game that everyone in every fight sport is nicknamed Hal “Skullfucker” Smith.
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by Scott Christ on Feb 13, 2010 3:35 PM EST up reply actions
It’s also comes from a comedian over here called Frank Skinner whose theme tune is called ‘Funtime Frankie’.
Sure you American’s don’t really care but :)………….
That makes some sense
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and here comes James "Chunky" DeGale
speaking of nicknames
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I'm gonna skip RBR for this fight
I have little patience for doing RBR on showcase fights.
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This is an awesomely bad ring walk
But he’s no Uzzy Ahmed
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DeGale gets almost as many boos as cheers
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Hmm
I thought that was a KD
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I know he's not popular
But I really do like DeGale as a prospect a lot more. He just has such a high level of ring intelligence. There are so many little things he does that he does really well. He punches out of lots of awkward positions. He’s always protecting his chin. He moves his feet in a what so that he’s always in position to throw on balance. I do question his aggression sometimes and whether he really wants to mix things up, but if he doesn’t get caught into the trap of becoming too defensive, I can see him giving a lot of people a lot of trouble.
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Well this is fun at least. Barr came to fight.
OK, was fun.
James DeGale TKO-2
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They're talking Adamu for the title in his next fight
I think he beats three shades of shit out of Adamu, but I also think he’s not ready for a 12 round fight by any stretch. He needs to fight someone who will give him 8 or 10 rounds, and then he needs to prove that he’ll actually try to throw punches and not just fight defensively. He really is a great defensive fighter though.
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This bill was full fo competitve fights when it was first announced-Brook v Jennings/Williams v Sexton/Chisora v Skelton.
Should still be good but all the fights are likely to be one sided now.
Warren’s big cards regularly tend to fall apart.
Sounds like a Latin Fury card
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DeGale just called George Groves “that ginger ugly kid.”
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That made me laugh
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Anyone read that
Baker weighed in too heavy for the scales somehow.. should be interesting to see that after the press conference
I read an article at Sky’s site about this being Kevin Mitchell’s coming out party, potentially. Mendoza’s record is completely empty and Mitchell should smash him to bits.
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I’d like to see Mitchell step it up against someone like Katsidis if he comes through this one well.
He's Katsidis' mandatory
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Not?
I thought Prescott-Mitchell was a WBO title eliminator
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It was for some WBO trinket. Intercontinental I think.
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by Scott Christ on Feb 13, 2010 4:00 PM EST up reply actions
I don't know if he beats Katsidis
But he’s as ready as he’ll get. Mitchell is good, but I don’t see him as elite.
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Katsidis-Mitchell could be terrific if Katsidis can’t get to him and make him fight. Prescott couldn’t do anything with him and it was just Mitchell picking him apart all night.
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by Scott Christ on Feb 13, 2010 4:03 PM EST up reply actions
Probably because Prescott isn't good
It’s amazing how much they talk him up after he beat Khan. They can’t make it seem like Khan’s chin is just that bad.
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Prescott's garbage
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by Scott Christ on Feb 13, 2010 4:05 PM EST up reply actions
Khan
gets more stick off Brits than anyone about his dodgy chin.I’m one of the few who tries to give him the benfit of the doubt a bit.
fans, yes
But not the commentators/analysts much, it seems.
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by Scott Christ on Feb 13, 2010 4:06 PM EST up reply actions
Mendoza is a super featherweight to begin with
was tough, but now shot to bits
When was he tough?
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by Scott Christ on Feb 13, 2010 4:01 PM EST up reply actions
that's a serious question
I don’t know a ton about him, but his record is all fluff.
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by Scott Christ on Feb 13, 2010 4:02 PM EST up reply actions
He almost beat John Murray
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Sounds like his TV spot is getting cancelled
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Called out Juan Diaz in a stupid letter
Joan Guzman also a possibility
Moors vs. Christians
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Never mind
I thought Mendoza was Spanish for some reason, not Colombian
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he's based in Spain
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by Scott Christ on Feb 13, 2010 4:09 PM EST up reply actions
Mitchell-Mendoza R1
“Mitchell’s expected to win this one, but it’s a good match,” says Jim Watt. “Eh,” says me.
Both guys staying at distance and trying to spring in. Not a lot between the two in the first round, but Mitchell wins it mostly with his jab. Mendoza has a really thick upper body for the weight.
Mitchell 10-9
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Mitchell-Mendoza R2
DOWN GOES MENDOZA ON A HUGE SHOT! He’s not going to get up.
Kevin Mitchell KO-2
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They better show a replay of asshole vs fatty
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SC and Brickhaus
What do you think of tonight’s Latin Fury card?Rafael was more or less saying it was total garbage but i think there looks to be at least 2 good quality fights on there.
it's junk
I order a LOT of PPVs. I order most PPVs. But I’m skipping that one. Donaire-Vargas is a joke (and Donaire-Guerrero was a joke, too), Montiel-Morales isn’t a lot better on paper, Santiago-Concepcion could go either way but is at least evenly matched, and I don’t really care about anything Eric Morel does, and I hope Gerry Penalosa kicks his ass.
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by Scott Christ on Feb 13, 2010 4:15 PM EST up reply actions
Is it me..
or is “Hands of Stone” the worst nickname possible for Eric Morel!?
I’m going to resist the many distasteful comments about what Eric Morel’s nickname should be, but yeah, “Hands of Stone” is a horrible nickname for him. “Hands of Drywall” perhaps.
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by Scott Christ on Feb 13, 2010 4:17 PM EST up reply actions
I probably have to work
Might make an open thread, but I doubt I’ll buy it. Santiago-Concepcion looks good on paper, although Concepcion was awful in his last fight. The rest of the fights don’t excite me. Two blowouts, and I’ve never seen an exciting Morel fight.
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yeah I'm gonna put up an open thread
Folks can talk if they watch, or use it to talk about Valentine’s Day or K-Y jelly or whatever.
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by Scott Christ on Feb 13, 2010 4:16 PM EST up reply actions
See, I was right
28 days until a purse bid for Mitchell-Katsidis
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I think Katsidis kicks his butt
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disagree
think Mitchell outboxes him, much as I like to watch Katsidis….
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"31 wins, 25 KOs, how good is he?" says Sky
“not very” says me
Warren and Mitchell talk about Katsidis-Mitchell
And maybe Khan-Mitchell after that. I’d be into both fights, especially if Mitchell and Khan kept winning into late this year or early next year. Could be a hell of an event in the UK.
Still, I hope the UK fighters are prepared for Amir Khan to not really be on their radar if he succeeds in the US. Golden Boy will keep him building an American fanbase if they can help it.
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Chisora-Baker swing fight next, it looks like
Derek Chisora kissed him, what a character.
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Best I can tell
Chisora’s even more of a prick than DeGale
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DeGale seems like he’s acting. Chisora bit a guy once. It’s like “Tyson’s a dick” and “Mayweather’s a dick.”
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by Scott Christ on Feb 13, 2010 4:22 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah
i read an interview with Chisora where he was joking about stealing cars and ‘joyriding’ wehn he was younger.Laughing about it he wasHe seemed like a total prick.
agree
I don’t like Chisora at all. Baker was wobbling all around and he couldn’t put him away. And I remember an interview months ago when he was asked about Fury, and he transparently never wanted the match-up, which the commentators also jumped on after…his mouth’s a lot bigger than his heart/balls…
I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘’Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'’ (Bernard Hopkins)
I've already seen the fight
Still, kissing him at the pressers was funny!
Boy. Baker is fat. There’s really no other way to put that. I’m not trying to be mean or say I’m some buff stud, but he is fat.
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Chisora is the best domestic heavyweight out there
Maybe Harrison the closest too him
might go with Sexton
I know Chisora’s beaten him already, but I think Sexton’s gotten better and Chisora only may have.
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by Scott Christ on Feb 13, 2010 4:23 PM EST up reply actions
I see your point
but Chisora is good. Sexton’s a bit, lethagic I guess. Still, Chisora-Sexton II is a must have for any Brit fan fighter.
Who do you think takes Chisora-Fury?
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Fury all day for me
I think he has some skill and technique, and a lot more heart/finishing skill than Chisora, plus it seems like he’s the type ro work harder to develop.
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You Could Well Be Right.
If it turns into a brawl,i agree that Fury’s heart and determination would be too much for Chisora.
Chisora remind anyone else a bit of Sam Peter?
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More active than Peter
wait for this now… (if you’re watching a stream)
Peter was quite active when he was fighting scrubs
Chisora has more upper body movement than Peter ever had. Seems as if Peter is a better finisher.
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he's not THAT fat
Then again I guess the UK isn’t as fat as America, so that’s fair.
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by Scott Christ on Feb 13, 2010 4:28 PM EST up reply actions
Chisora apologizes for the kiss
“I don’t think I’ll be doing anything like that anymore.”
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I’m not sure who i dislike more,Chisora or Fury.
Put ’em in together and let ’em beat the crap out of each other!
Fury
At least Chisora doesn’t ride on talk, he actually does walk the walk at domestic level
Nicky Piper might be the least intimidating looking former champ ever
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Agree
or just Welsh, we’re all very nice people!
What?
You’re really that bothered about Chisora-Baker?
To be fair to you,if you are there live you wouldnt know what order they are showing it on tv.No worries.
I wasn't attempting to be a troll
I thought BLH was made most of Americans that couldn’t give a damn if Chisora even existed.
We're an international community
Though the writers are all US-based
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by Scott Christ on Feb 13, 2010 4:54 PM EST up reply actions
Except for Eric Morel fights
Screw him.
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I paid for Valuev-Holyfield
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by Scott Christ on Feb 13, 2010 4:58 PM EST up reply actions
WOW
Impressed. That was one of the worst fights I think I’ve ever seen at world level.
Don’t be impressed. I’m just an idiot who doesn’t manage money properly.
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by Scott Christ on Feb 13, 2010 4:59 PM EST up reply actions
I thought Vitali-Johnson was worse than Wlad-Ibragimov.
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by Scott Christ on Feb 13, 2010 5:02 PM EST up reply actions
Neither was as bad as Byrd-Williamson
or Ruiz-Oquendo
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wow
this guy is 4-40
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Looked over his boxrec
He’s only been stopped once and it was due to swelling, not actually having been KO’d. That is impressive in a weird way,
There's some Eastern European guy right now
Who’s something like 0-56 with only a couple knockout losses. Can’t remember his name though. He’s no Eric Crumble.
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SC's brother?
The Seattle Times linked to my website in June 2009. I wasn't aware of this until January 2010.
Not everyday you see a guy fight someone like Manfredy and then turn around and face Echols.
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Fight must end this round
They said Cleverly would start in 15 mins.
True
But it was still a good heavybag performance
Probably not a bad call
I sense a UK referee special. Cleverly dominating, and the ref stops the fight for no apparent reason in the mid to late rounds.
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Yes probably
“Rangy and smooth, Brancalion” Sky. “Not as rangy as smooth as Cleverly” says me.
This is probably the first time someone's walked in to Prodigy since 1995
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Nah. “Smack My Bitch Up” was post-1995 and that had to have been popular.
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by Scott Christ on Feb 13, 2010 4:59 PM EST up reply actions
It is for sure
I have that album.
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Unless you mean Clev's walk-in music
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On the Invaders Must Die album
Probably their hardest album since their debut. Went back to their roots with a lot of it.
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He’s going to make Cleverly a stoppage he can’t refuse.
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by Scott Christ on Feb 13, 2010 5:01 PM EST up reply actions
And there in the ring! Atmosphere is ave here though not full. Were sat next to khans uncle who is sound !hd knpwledgable. He says khan paulie is done. just deciding out of msg and Vegas
"Chris Eubank lost his recent comeback fight on points ... the main one being that he's a total git."
Vegas would be a horrible choice
MSG theater would sell out. Vegas they’d be playing to a half empty house
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Wow, beer + Phone + boxing!
*they’re
*ace
*We’re
*Khan’s
*and
*knowledgable
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Cleverly-Brancalion R1
Cleverly using his speed and range early, and getting his right hand in there. Also working well to the body already. Brancalion with two left hooks and a right. Brancalion is getting Cleverly coming in a little bit, punching back with some decent speed, though not landing terribly accurately. Decent tactical round.
Cleverly 10-9
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10-9 Cleverly
I believe Brancalion is bleeding from the nose.
Brancalion is Italian for "Beetlejuice"
Dude has a tiny head
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Cleverly-Brancalion R2
Jab from Brancalion, Cleverly with a left hook in return. Cleverly opens up with his speed and lands a couple more left hooks, with Brancalion looking caught off-guard. Big lefts, and Brancalion staggers a bit, but that might’ve been more balance than anything. The speed is starting to prove to be clearly in Cleverly’s favor, and he’s got more pop too. He’s just landing more accurately. Watt is overly concerned with Brancalion’s powerless counters and actually not giving Cleverly enough credit for essentially dominating this round. Brancalion is being pushed back at will.
Cleverly takes his foot off the gas in the final minute of the round, but then lands a solid left hook again. Brancalion is wide open for that shot. Watt is obsessed with Brancalion’s “liveliness.” He’s getting peppered in there.
Cleverly 10-9
Cleverly 20-18
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20-18 Cleverly
Body shots rattle Brancalion. Right hook lands for the Italian as a nice reminder.
Is Cleverly deaf?
He’s thrown when the ref has yelled stop very clearly and a complete one two after the bell.
Cleverly did well that round, but this has a odd flow to it. Very awkward and somewhat amateurish fight overall between the two.
Ian Darke is the man. Jim Watt is a pillock.
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Don't start this again!
He’s done okay tonight I think, Brancalion really took some good shots there
Cleverly-Brancalion R3
Cleverly swinging at the body to start the round. Really awkward round without much action in the first half. Cleverly might be leaving something in reserves this round, and Brancalion is showing no real interest in leading action. He’s all counters. Brancalion with a couple shots, and then Cleverly with a good one. Right from Cleverly is just short, then Brancalion misses everything he throws back. Good right hand from Cleverly again. I think Jim Watt has a crush on Brancalion. This fight is really not close.
Another huge right hand from Cleverly.
Cleverly 10-9
Cleverly 30-27
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30-27 Cleverly
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My prediction is looking odds on at the moment
6th round stoppage
Cleverly-Brancalion
Brancalion gets shaken early in the round, and now Cleverly is tearing him to bits with the right hands. Brancalion’s defense is awful. Another right lands. Brancalion keeps shaking his head, but he might instead choose to guard it before he gets blasted.
With 30 seconds to go in the round, they question Brancalion’s power. His 8 KOs in 32 wins might tip you off early, but hey. Brancalion gets rocked again. This is getting increasingly one-sided. Another nasty right, and then Brancalion goes down just before the bell!
The referee almost sends them back to fight before realizing the bell had sounded.
Cleverly 10-8
Cleverly 40-35
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round 4 stats
Cleverly: 22/42, 52%
Brancalion: 3/34, 7%
You could’ve made that 10-7
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Cleverly-Brancalion R5
Another huge right. This is getting absurd. Brancalion is refusing to get his left hand up. Another right, another, another, and Brancalion wobbles into the corner. Brancalion getting destroyed, and they stop it. Good stoppage.
Nathan Cleverly TKO-5
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There it is
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Tiny bit quick for international standards, but a good stoppage compared to what you see sometimes from the UK.
Either way, Cleverly looked dominant. Great performance.
Brancalion was doing nothing but getting his face caved in. Fine stoppage, IMO.
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by Scott Christ on Feb 13, 2010 5:21 PM EST up reply actions
If not, he’s barely outside the rankings.
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by Scott Christ on Feb 13, 2010 5:23 PM EST up reply actions
Johnson is already mandatory
So he wouldn’t be the other side of the eliminator.
I think a couple of Euro level fights wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world. There’s still a pretty big gap between the guys he’s fought and the top 10 guys.
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I'd really love to see him fight someone like Chris Henry or Adrian Diaconu
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I’d guess more likely he’d fight Yusaf Mack. I can see Mack becoming the light heavy Monte Barrett soon enough.
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by Scott Christ on Feb 13, 2010 5:31 PM EST up reply actions
The problem
is that he really needs to face an American, IMO, but he can’t defend his Euro title against an American. Someone like Henry or George or Mack would test him with something he hasn’t seen before.
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Murat or Uzelkov
But I don’t know if those fights are ripe yet. Unlikely we’ll see any inter-contender fights when the top of the division is so weak.
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Uzelkov hasn't done much
except for beating Campillo (I think, 75% sure KO 6)
Maybe someone like
Djib Mohammedi or Dawid Kostecki
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Cleverly
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by Scott Christ on Feb 13, 2010 5:24 PM EST up reply actions
Cleverly can get dragged into a WAR
just like the McIntosh fight
Haven’t seen Shumanov fight but i know Cleverly looks the business to me,even considering tonight’s opponents’ flaws.
He could be fighting Cloud/Johnson,or even Dawson in a year to 18 months.
Shumenov is really exciting and really good imo,even though i thought his last fight was a Draw imo.
Same
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Too dangerous with no upside
Now that he doesn’t have a belt, Campillo is going to become one of the most avoided fighters on the planet, mark my words.
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post-fight is up
http://www.badlefthook.com/2010/2/13/1309423/nathan-cleverly-wins-european
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