Some awesome fights this weekend

**bennocelt** · 05/12/2008, 11:39 AM

Some awesome fights this weekend

Khan against Fagan. Now I know this is meant to be another "easy" one for Khan - but i don't know, Fagan could do the business, will give him a good fight anyway

Audrey Harrison against Rogan - another Irish man - part time taxi driver
last chance saloon for Harrison, needs to make a big impression
Way to old now anyway

and the big one
Pacman versus De La Hoya
amazing - 4 weights in this - two up for pacman - two down for Hoya - who has only faught 7 times in 7 years and pacman is 28 and on form (8 Mexicans in a row!!!)
Interesting fight - do you go with form and skill (Pacman) or go with Hoya (experience, strength)? its a hard one to call for me anyway?
Is it easier to lose the weight or gain it and fight?

anyway should be a good weekend for all boxing fans

**osarusan** · 05/12/2008, 1:28 PM

I'll go for Khan to win by early stoppage, and Pacquiao to win by late stoppage (possibly retirement) or points.

Harrison v. Rogan isnt even a big fight.

**paul_oshea** · 05/12/2008, 1:30 PM

who is audrey harrison?

**paul_oshea** · 05/12/2008, 1:31 PM

i dont know how thsee boxers do it, i could eat a horse and i wouldnt put on any weight, if i stopped eating for a day i would lose weight fierce quick.... I don't get how they can go up weights so easily, especially around 1/2 - 1 stone which i spose this would be for paccie

what do you mean 8 mexicans in a row?

**Dodge** · 05/12/2008, 1:34 PM

Looking forward to the de la Hoya fight. I'm a big fan. He's nothing to win with this fight though. As the bigger man he's expected to win but it'll have to be on points. he hasn't fought at this weight in 7 years I think. Pacquiao is a phenomenal fighter. Probably the pound for pound champion, and if anyone can make up the size difference its him.

**Big Ears** · 05/12/2008, 5:06 PM

The British card on Sky Box Office's ppv is terrible.

Khan will deal with Fagan easily and Harrison will probably scrape a lacklustre points win over Rogan.

Carl Froch v Jean Pascal(ITV 1) is the big boxing fight in Britain on Saturday.
The undercard of it is way better than Frank Warren's card too.

**Soko** · 05/12/2008, 5:22 PM

Awesome fights? All I see is a pile of ****e

De la Hoya might be mildly interesting to watch a far bigger man toy with a far smaller man. Other than him setting himself up for another payday and i can't see why anyone would get excited about any other rubbish

**Big Ears** · 05/12/2008, 10:54 PM

Originally Posted by Soko

Awesome fights? All I see is a pile of ****e

De la Hoya might be mildly interesting to watch a far bigger man toy with a far smaller man. Other than him setting himself up for another payday and i can't see why anyone would get excited about any other rubbish

As I said the Froch v Pascal fight should be very good.

Paul McCloskey was fantastic tonight defeaing Colin Lynes for the British title aswell. He came in on a weeks notice, having been scheduled to fight an 8 rounder on the card and beat a man who was robbed of his European title in his last fight.

Lynes just didn't know what to do with the slick McCloskey.
McCloskey will have a tough defence coming up against David Barnes before long but if he gets through that there's no reason why he can't take the European title off Gianluca Branco.

**osarusan** · 06/12/2008, 12:28 AM

Originally Posted by Soko

De la Hoya might be mildly interesting to watch a far bigger man toy with a far smaller man.

I very much doubt that De la Hoya will be "toying" with Pacquiao.

**hoops1** · 06/12/2008, 2:07 PM

De la hoya walks around naturally 20lbs heavier thats massive.
But Pac can bang so wouldnt rule him out totally

**osarusan** · 07/12/2008, 10:42 AM

Originally Posted by Big Ears

Carl Froch v Jean Pascal(ITV 1) is the big boxing fight in Britain on Saturday.

This was a magnificent fight, one of the best I've seen for a long time. 2 courageous boxers content to throw bombs at each other for basically the whole fight.

**Dodge** · 08/12/2008, 12:51 AM

+1 for the Froch fight

Shame to see de la Hoya so jaded

At least he was beaten by a true champion

**Lim till i die** · 11/12/2008, 1:08 AM

Originally Posted by Dodge

At least he was beaten by a true champion

I wouldn't be aswell up on boxing as some of you lot now.

Used to watch Eurosport most evenings for the hilariously surly commentator and I love watching a good fight, but anyway..............

From having seen them fight no more than a half dozen times each would I be right in thinking that if Hatton ever gets in a ring with Pacman, Pacman will rearrange his face??

**osarusan** · 11/12/2008, 10:28 PM

Originally Posted by osarusan

I'll go for Khan to win by early stoppage, and Pacquiao to win by late stoppage (possibly retirement) or points.

Well done me!

And to Lim Til I Die, yes, I'd expect Pacquiao to beat Hatton, in much the same manner as he beat De la Hoya and as Mayweather beat Hatton - grind him down with superior speed, stamina, and most of all, ability.

**shakermaker1982** · 13/12/2008, 6:36 PM

Pacman would brutalize Hatton. Hopefully HBO make that fight for next summer and then tempt Mayweather into coming back for one last fight with the pacman. Now that would be some fight between two future hall of famers.