onlyonejackwalker

Great result for Carl Frampton. Two weight world champion. Every credit. Likeable kid and very good fighter.

Decent player Bumble. Played when pitches were left uncovered mid-week, hard hats were a thing of the future, the Aussies had Thompson and Lillee and the Indies had Holding, Marshall, Croft, Garner, Patterson etc. Sh*t your pants bowlers with no helmets with variable bounce. I think I'd pass at that!

Has Whyte v Allen been sanctioned? The last I heard Allen was not deemed a suitable opponent by the British boxing board of control as he has only had 10/11 fights. Santa Crus is a decent fighter. Both have speed, good feet and good hands. Don't think either can knock the other out however. Personally fancy Frampton as I rate his trainer Mcguigan very, very highly and think he will have a very good game plan for this fight.

Great innings by Root. Off stump gaurd to counteract the left armers. Has so much time available and looked so much better playing straight after two cross bat dismissals in the first test. Top player. 50th - 50 for Cook in his 50th test as captain. Another top player for England.

What odds a Brook / Smith double?

Who asked you? Yes Tomps very interesting that one. Got a feeling Smith stops him to the body late on, but Groves is a handful for anyone and Smiths chin hasn't been tested yet. Smith looks very big at the weight as well.

Wise words. Smith is also defending a title. I hope he knocks his head off.

You know Tomps I was sure Billy Joe Saunders would win his tital fight (opponents name escapes) and I was sure Fury would also win. Just too chicken to bet big. on a cracking double. What do you think of Liam Smith v Canello? I think Smith has a great chance in that as well. maybe my English bias clouding judgement. Ingerlaaaaandddddd

Brooks going to knock him out.

Bet against Brook at your peril. He walks around at about 13 stone, so will have to come down in weight to fight anyway. The weight difference and power will not be as noticeable as Khan v Canello. Personally believe he has a very good chance and will bet on him to win if offered fair odds. Tough fight of course and a big ask. Have seen Brook sweat down to Welterweight and he looks totally drained at that weight. If he wins he is catapulted into a global star. Lose and he remains welterweight champion and one of the very best in his division. Brook will be earning in the region of 3 million for this fight. As for Eubank senior. What a total plank. Eubank junior is a top fighter and improving all the time. Brook snapped up the terms on offer, the same agreement that Froch and Joshua work to, whilst Eubank fannied about over the referee, the amount fighters on the undercard received, wanted direct control of the promotion etc. Matchroom are a big brand in sport in general but boxing, darts and snooker in particular and are very good at their jobs. Where does Junior go from here? Turned down the Billy Joe Saunders rematch and now lost out on this fight as well, Talk of him fighting the winner of Brook v GGG, but as only British Champ Brook will have far bigger fish to fry if winning. GGG is keen to promote a global brand and fight in many countries. Should he win, I doubt he would rush back for Eubank Junior. Very exciting fight indeed. Quodos to Brook.

I've followed Fury for a while now, seen him be avoided by all and sundry, seen his weight baloon between fights, his salesman antics, stupid comments etc. But I've always thought of the boxer only and quietly rated him as a right old handful. Watching seasoned pros like Klitchko and Haye collapse mentally was also very interesting indeed. Credit to Chisora, another fruitcake, but hard to bully. Fury was allegedly tested for high levels of nandrolene in Feb 2015. Along with Hughie. It took till September to have a formal meeting, to conclude further investigation was required. Until now. Doesn't sound good, but I will wait till we hear more. I've a lot of time for his Uncle so I'm hoping not for the group as a whole and UK boxing. One thing is for sure bad news follows him around and he seems all over the place. Not sure why he thinks it's a good plan to act disgracefully and tarnish his brand and reputation like this. It's never dull. In fact it is dull. Very dull. We've seen it all before. I want to see clean athletes. I'm done with him if he is juiced up. I can tolerate him being a knob if fighting fairly.

Fury v Klitchko cancelled. Ankle strain for Fury.

Very good news indeed. I am sure he would have received other offers. He states that the relationship he had with our fans encouraged him to sign again. Good team player, focal point for the attack and someone we can build around.

Yeah I am edging that way as well, younger guy, longer reach, naturally heavier. Just wondering what happens when Murray gets close and starts unloading. Different type of fighter to Froch and Jack and will pressure Groves no end. Decent fight, hard t call.

Groves v Murray is very interesting indeed. Groves now trained by McGuigan who will have improved him no end. Murray is a tough lad however and I am not sure Groves can stop him, although Murray has always fought at middleweight and may be small at the higher weight. Murray stating he will take Groves into the later rounds and put it on him. Stamina issues and a tendency to lose concentration could be a problem for Groves later in this fight, although McGuigan must surely have looked to work on that with Groves. As an ex-convict, huge admiration for Murray in the way he has turned his life around. Nowhere to go for either fighter if losing. Shame really as both have come very close to the ultimate glory.

Hope we don't draw the Germans / Ukrainians in the Euros! Fury is a lot better than people give him credit for. Moves very well for a big guy, with good balance and timing. All who have fought him have said he is a real handful. Not many rate him on here seemingly, but 6 foot 9 and 18 stone plus takes some shifting.

Sorry if I sounded too serious as I presumed you were joking. Agreed re: Froch, but absolutely no disgrace losing on points to Ward at the time (top 3 pound for pound). I think two rounds only on the scorecard but it was wider than that in my view and I was not suprised Froch did not want the re-match unless in Nottingham with British judges. Ward suffers from being too good in terms of entertainment and tv appeal. Comes across very well however and talks a lot of sense.

Hope Fury v Klitchko takes off this time round. Be nice to see Fury really tested and see if he can come through. I was very confident he would win last time round, little has changed and I don't see how Klitchko beats him unless attacking, pushing forward and letting his punches go. Which could play straight into Fury's hands. Interesting nevertheless.

I don't. He has been stymied by promoters and avoided by fighters for a long time now. I think he will handle Kovalev's power and win relatively comfortably. Few made Froch look pedestrian, but Ward beat him without leaving 2nd gear. Rate Kovalev however and he could be as much as 20 pounds heavier come fight night. Joshua at weekend against Breazale (sp). The American has been talking the talk, stated he was embarrassed by Charles Martin's performance and that he is here to win. Talk is cheap, but the guy is a big unit and has 15 KO's from 17 fights. Joshua is 16 from 16 of course. Quite a number of pundits are predicting an easy win for Joshua inside 2 or 3 rounds. I am not so sure and wonder if this guy can give him a tough evening. Eubank on the undercard against Doran defending his British Middleweight title. Claims that the problems experienced in his last fight (Nick Blackwell) will not affect him in the same way it affected his father. Next stop Golovkin if he comes through that which should be interesting.

Yes Patrick he is looking really good. Big at the weight and stopped his last 9 opponents inside the distance. A handful for anyone.

Managed just over a minute.

Sounds about right.

80-1? Bellew was 6-1 to knock him out. Pleased for Bellew and Ricky Burns. Would like to see Haye v Bellew at cruiserweight. Good win for Tyrone Nurse as well against Willie Lamond. Good to see David Price back as well. 19+ stone and 6 foot 9!

Good luck with your treatment Al. Enjoy the cricket. Hoping Cook passes 10,000 test runs today, joining a top class list of names. He will also be the youngest to ever achieve that feat beating the little Indian magician.

Yeah you don't want to fall out with me. My chins better than Khans