Big Night Of Boxing Tonight.

northbankbren · Post by **northbankbren** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 2:42 pm

Boxnations first real big show on tonight.

Light Heavyweight Title Nathan Cleverley VS Tony Bellew. Could be a cracker of a fight. Cleverley is a very good boxer, works behind his jab and has good power, Bellew also very good, but unproven at the top level. Could be a rite scrap as they dont like each other. I'll go for Cleverley on late stoppage or points.

Winning of this should get winner of fight in US Bernard Hopkins VS Chad Dawson. This could also be a classic. Dawson has a massive age advantage and this is his real opportunity to get back on the map. For Hopkins another day in the office, the guy is just an absolute machine. If Dawson let hopkins work behind his jab from the start then it'll be a peice of cake for Hopkins. Dawson needs to get at him from the start. Gotta go for Hopkins on points, although Dawson is capable of an upset. This fight is in the US so wont be on till around 3am/4am

Oh and James DeGale is also fighting for the european supermiddle title against Polish Piotr Wilczewski, who to be honest I know very little about but is experienced and like degale has only the one loss to his record. I've also heard this guy is real tough so we'll have to see. I'll go DeGale on points, but he needs to bring his A game coz I have a feeling Piotr will adopt a groves style strategy and fight on the back foot, so DeGale will need to keep his cool and pick his shots.

Full Undercard being shown too.

Its FREE at the moment on sky channel 456 or watch the legal free stream here.

http://boxnation.tv/live.php

Post by **QuartzGooner** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 4:23 pm

Cleverley will have his hands full with Bellew.

Cleverley should just have enough to win on points, but I woudl not put money on it.

northbankbren · Post by **northbankbren** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 5:03 pm

QuartzGooner wrote:Cleverley will have his hands full with Bellew.

Cleverley should just have enough to win on points, but I woudl not put money on it.

Its an interesting one alright quartz, and agree wouldnt put moeny on either. Have a feeling this will be the best cleverley we've seen for a while as its the first time in a while he's actually fighting the guy he trained for.

Bellew will have to be at his best, and dont think he can out-box cleverley. Will have to drag it into a war and grind him down. With Bellews chin gunna take some effort to stop him. Hopefully lives up to the hype.

Post by **QuartzGooner** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 10:54 pm

We both got that one right!

Now to see who wins, B-Hop or Dawson. I think B-Hop may just lose a tight fight.

But not sure Cleverley ready for either of them.

northbankbren · Post by **northbankbren** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 11:02 pm

Nowhere near ready. Was a very good fight, I game it to cleverly by 1, now way he won it by 5.

Thought DeGale fight was very good. He needs a good few more fights, but showed his chin, and looked classy at times.

Post by **QuartzGooner** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 12:24 am

De Gale rematch with Grove should happen a few fights down the line as a world title eliminator.

northbankbren · Post by **northbankbren** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 12:32 am

You can tell Warren is as desperate for it as DeGale. Think booth and groves might play the long game.

SWLGooner · Post by **SWLGooner** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 2:02 am

northbankbren · Post by **northbankbren** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 2:12 am

SWLGooner wrote:

show it tomorrow mate.

Post by **QuartzGooner** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 2:48 pm

Hopkins vs Dawson needs rematch.

But these things happen in Boxing.

northbankbren · Post by **northbankbren** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 3:26 pm

QuartzGooner wrote:Hopkins vs Dawson needs rematch.

But these things happen in Boxing.

I know mate, not 100% Hopkins was that hurt, suppose we'll never know. Never a tko though.

Anyone who havent seen it, what do you make of this....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHOFraXlPms