Cracking nights boxing so glad i went and added bonus of not phone signal in there so i didn't know score till after midnight That Chisora v Whtye was and absolute cracker, rarely do fights live up to the overhype nonsense and so called bad blood that SKY foists upon us for virtually every match up these days but this one delivered. Neither was giving an inch and i'm sure would've carried on until one just dropped. Top stuff and to think i thought their rivalry was fake ! Del boy robbed though and whilst i think Hearn is a great promoter the number of stinks around his fight results are now getting beyond suspicion. In a fight that that when there is no belt on the line and the judges find it hard they shouldn't be under pressure for a winner they should be comfortable calling a draw. Then when Hearn comes out and says Whyte is lined up for Wilder it whiffs even more. Great to see Quigg back again and putting on a performance that was sadly missing v Frampton, unlucky for Blackledge but he was always going to be outclassed. Didn't let anyone down and he's tough lad but that brutal ko which came because he was knackered won't do him any favours. AJ did what was expected and everyone slagging him needs to remember that was just his 18th pro fight and if the chance of a beatable guy with a belt hadn't dropped in his lap then he'd still be fighting guys like Molina as part of his development. Hearn is doing it right with him and for me and now Wlad is primed for the taking. Won't be easy but his effort or lack of it v Fury showed he's on the wane, he won't trade with Aj and he won't take those shots although i'd never rule him out. Point is though by the time they fight he'll have been out 18 months and be about 41, all that balances it out somewhat, After seeing Fury again last night and him and his crews usual antics he remains a first class tit. Must be 25 stone and shuffled in and out looking almost embarrassed before talking crap on twitter again. Finished at that level i'd say, iv'e watched a lot of boxing and for me Joshua simply blows away ANY version of Fury.

Giles Barnes is crap and it's another jobs for the boys if they throw a full time contract his way but of course the fat hack will be preaching him as a good signing like he was pre season. The fat hack who sings from inside a certain camp, more fool those who lap him up.

The one thing you can say in Lowes defense is he's never worked for a decent manager and i feel he's never been coached or used in a role that best suits him. Not saying he'd be any good but for me the best way to use him is as a pressuring midfielder like a poor mans Robbie Savage. Bowyer tried to use him like Tugay sat infront of the back four but his football ability and passing isn't up to it and i've never rated him at RB but you'll get away with it some weeks in this league.

Haye v Bellew confirmed for March, can't wait for that. All the hallmarks of a mismatch with Bellew stepping up to heavy but it'll be explosive and he can bang. Don't blink or you'll miss it.

Maybe it's just that Novak has peaked and now flattened out a bit whilst Murray has just reached his peak. As with most individual sports a lot of it is down to timing. Plus the psychological edge is now with Murray after beating him a few times he's now finally got Djokovic's number

Another poor points verdict last night for a home based fighter from the 3 home based judges. That simply shouldn't be allowed at that level of boxing with what's at stake. Thought Kovalev fought a great fight again Ward who's difficult to hit and counters quick and clean but looks to have no real power at that weight. Never seen him knocked about like that before but he won a few rounds as well. At the very least it should have been a draw.

Good fight tonight between Swifty Smith and Sosa but it seems that particular Smith is going to follow big bro Paul as a nearly man. Just not quite good enough at top level . Less said about Malik Scott and Luis Ortiz, Scott should be sacked for that. Think he took a leaf out of Furys book by prancing around the ring pulling faces except he wasn't very good at it and fell over his own feet about 4 times. Shame we couldn't really see what Ortiz has but from what I've seen so far I think he might just be a guy who'll give AJ a few probs.

Looks like local lad and alleged Rovers fan Luke Blackledge will fight Smith for a shot at his title on the undercard of Joshua in Manchester Dec 10th. Hope it gets done and fair play to Blackledge for getting into position and the Smith mod for giving him a shot if it comes off. Hope he can do it justice although there is only one winner there I feel.

So Pacmans back and strolls his way to another comfortable victory whilst Mayweather surfaces again. Think we can see what's coming again here, zzzzzz Much rather see either of them fighting the likes of Khan, Brook etc but we know it's all about the $$$$ so they'll be in with each other again within the next 12 months probably. Same outcome, zzzzzz

For me the only reason the downward spiral had a break was the embargo which they welcomed as it gave them the excuse not to spend but it also meant things had to be left alone for a bit so the meddling eased up. The partners were happy because they could concentrate on making their % from moving people out and paying people off. Half the reason GB did ok for a season or two was because they had to leave it alone for a bit imo. The minute we came out of that the bollux began again immediately. So maybe rather than holding us back as they and others liked to say it may well have stopped us being another 2 years further down the ladder. We would be with Blackpool now if it wasn't for that period I reckon.

Some cracking fights on the Birmingham card last night and interesting upsets. The Ogogo myth is finally busted.

Fitzgerald trained by Michael Jennings and his brother, big hopes for him but a bit sluggish on Saturday. Think he thought he'd blow the other lad away but hopefully he's learned a valuable lesson there, never underestimate anybody. You've always got to hand respect to someone who gets up and wins though

From what i can gather it was all a bit staged managed from Eddie Hearn. That's why there was no real verbal aggression, we've seen Bellew when he's really angry and he goes of his head but he was very controlled in all that. They were/are good mates in the real world allegedly but Haye won't take it on whilst he's still in with a shout of a HW mega money title shot so Hearns trying to whip it up. It will only happen in the near future if Haye gets squeezed out of the HW pic. He's getting divorced so he'll need a big payday soon though.

Yes you don't see Derry Mathews stopped in his tracks like that very often and i agree it's time to hang em up now he's had a great career. One of the toughest lads out there but there have been signs over his last few fights his resistance is not what it was. Thought Flores was doing ok but got a bit clumsy and was very naive when claiming that low blow and got himself nailed. That was the end right there really.

Another tear up from Bellew, always good to watch and no doubt he's got vicious fists but no way can he go gung ho like that v Haye or he'll be out of there pretty sharp. Can't see it ever happening to be honest as he'd have to go up to heavy whereas Haye has been comfortable at 15+ stone for years now.

That really does need it's thread they are a nightmare. I don't quite know what goes on in the pea brains of some middle aged blokes on motorbikes. Once you've covered yourself in leather it doesn't make you Mad Max nor does it stop your limbs from falling off as you skid along hard tarmac or into an oncoming vehicle. If you can afford a power bike, it's insurance and all the gear then you can afford to take it to a track if you want to act like your in the TT or better still just blast it up the motorway and take the points you'll get on the chin.

So now he's given the belts up just before they were stripped and he's been suspended by the British board of control. All expected and all standard practise he's no victim like they'll be making him out to be constantly now in their damage limitation exercise. The other day they were saying he may be back in the gym by March/April after treatment, now they're saying he may be fit to fight Feb/March, amazing that !!! Now the non lucrative rematch has been swerved it's all systems go it seems. As always with this lot nothing quite adds up. They'd give V's a run for their money in the bullscreet stakes.

Mike Tyson was up there with the likes of Bin Laden and Saddam in the eyes of some including the media. The most famous man on the planet and one of the most hated at times, bizarrely more for the ear biting than the alleged rape. Him and Fury are incomparable yet he's decided to call himself the baddest man on the planet now. I doubt he'd have lasted a week in Mikes world. Thing is like if you portray yourself as a monster then people will begin to treat you like one and eventually you'll become one as in Tysons case. In Furys case he's played the fool from the off, part act and part real probably but he's been encouraged to do it and go out of his way to try and be controversial to sell tickets so it's not hard to see why people are biting back at him now. Those around him need to look at themselves as well instead of looking for every excuse in the book and trying to apportion blame elsewhere. Also drugs are drugs and he's an intelligent guy who knows right from wrong but he's wanted to play the wild man which has ended up just compounding his problems. The belts need taking away, rules are rules, could be the best thing for him to re focus on getting right and getting back fighting for them again if he wants to. First though he needs a complete break from it all. Anyway back to the actual,boxing, cracking fight between Burns & Relikh. Ricky holding on again at the end and another judge called into question.

The nearest description yet, he's clearly highly strung but he's always come across as having that i'll do and say what I want attitude but he's learned now it comes with a price and he doesn't seem equipped to deal with that.

The words of a guy I know who hangs about around Furys crew 'He just wants to be one of the lads' that was in summer when he was out and about having a good time whilst he was supposed to be training for the first postponed fight. De motivation I think has been the start of all this as he really had his head set on a big money fight or two with Wilder hence him going to the States and confronting him. They thought they could get this 1 for his next fight after he won the belts and fob off Klitschko with a series of kick offs about money, venue etc but Wlad forced the rematch and agreed to switch venues and all their daft demands because it isn't about money for him. Lets not forget with Fury he's played the controversial character all along seemingly carving himself out an image as it sells tickets maybe his ability doesn't. When anyone who knows him or comes into contact with him away from boxing says he's a nice pleasant easy going guy. It bears the hallmarks of someone being forced to do something he doesn't want to as with a rematch he's nothing much to gain and everything to lose. A match or two with Wilder is a serious earner and another belt to become undisputed champ but get sparked in a rematch with the Ukrainian and it's all gone and start all over again. They played the stigma card too quick for my liking and everything seems about not losing the belts rather than getting a young guy who's allegedly buckled under pressure back to being his normal self again. Also if Peter Fury told me a cat has whiskers I'd want proof !

He needs the treatment but they are also dressing it up all they can to try and hold on to the belts. He's @#/? about all year and admitted he broke camp before the first fight to go on the lash. He doesn't want to fight and the more his antics with the ale and drugs the worse his state has allegedly become. Amazing this statement now comes out worded like that just after his rant. The main thing is he's physically so out of shape they'll need months to get him in it and of course his head needs to be in it in order to discipline himself to get fighting fit. Sounds also like his marriage has suffered again from what he was ranting and that could be the real reason he's cracking up as well as pressure on the PEDS charges. I really hope he gets sorted but sorry the sport must go on and a lot of his problems are self inflicted. If boxing got put on hold for every fighter that goes this way there'd be no fights made. Strip him with the assurance that if & when he comes back fit and ready he's automatically the number 1 challenger again without having to go through eliminators again. That's fair enough.

That's why the slasha won't come to meetings. Weren't we being told they should get praise for funding the academy ???? Said it then and i'll say it again ..con artists the lot of them. Won't stay cat 1 for long with those kind of cuts.

I'd say it's too soon for him to tackle Wlad he's all wrong style wise for AJ although they've sparred a lot so Joshua doesn't seem to have any worries. He'll find it hard to land a clean shot on Klitschko I reckon and it's a question of how he handles going into the late rounds with someone so experienced. Fury beat him by staying on his toes for 12 rounds, not AJs way that.

So Fury this aft announces his retirement ;0 -------- --------- --------- Fury this aft announces his comeback ! For gods sake I thought we'd got rid ! Either he's on the beak or beer on a Monday afternoon or he has bi polar in the most aggressive form. He needs help very quick I'd say or there'll be a messy ending one day.

Briggs wanted too much money apparently so that seems to have fallen through bearing in mind Haye wants to fight on the free channels. For me he should be fighting the likes of Parker or Price instead of his bum every few months routine but I think he's just holding out for one last big shot and was just keeping busy. Some rumours recently that he's lined up for Wilder comeback next year for the WBC, him and Wilder are pals so you never know. Parker looks decent but I wouldn't say he's ready for AJ yet they all look good when they aren't frightened of getting hit until they step in with a real banger. As soon as they've sorted what's happening with Fury and the belts I think AJ v Wlad will be on. Klitschkos booked his German arena for Dec 10th or something so maybe then.