[OldburyWBA]

After reading his books I think Fury struggles with being inbetween fights so is always trying to do something to keep active, when he does retire I think he will self destruct unless he finds something to get stuck in to.

[liverbaggie]

Watched the Ewbanks v Smith fight last night
Was Smith unwell, or overtrained or just too old?
Cant believe he hardly threw a punch at Ewbank, he made Ewbank look like a worldbeater, which hes  ot of coursd
Very dissapointed with Smith who stopped Ewbank in 4.last time, what happened, drugs or something catastrophic
Hes 35 now, its over

[MarkW]

It's Eubank. Not like his dad wasn't also famous and pretty good at boxing...

[Atomic]

Watched the Ewbanks v Smith fight last night
Was Smith unwell, or overtrained or just too old?
Cant believe he hardly threw a punch at Ewbank, he made Ewbank look like a worldbeater, which hes  ot of coursd
Very dissapointed with Smith who stopped Ewbank in 4.last time, what happened, drugs or something catastrophic
Hes 35 now, its over

I don't know what it was but I've never seen such a one sided re-match where the previous Victor is beaten.

Eubank is a decent boxer but he's not outstanding. Smith was absolutely shocking. Barely threw a punch all night, no head movement or body movement except when pinned on the ropes, no leg movement, no jab, no ducking and diving to get inside, no changing of angles, absolutely nothing.

I've never been a huge fan of Smith, never thought he was that good but he his clearly better than he showed Saturday night.

Maybe something will come to light as time goes on?

[OldburyWBA]

Nowhere near an expert in boxing but surely having to loose 3 and half stone would have affected Smith massively.

Time to keep the fights between similar weight fighters as it once was and not all about money.

[skyclad99]

Has anyone seen the Ricky Hatton documentary on Netflix? A great watch, very sad how it turned out for him

[OldburyWBA]

Looks like Eubank Jr may need a new trainer -

https://www.sportbible.com/boxing/boxing-news/chris-eubank-jr-liam-smith-brian-mcintyre-718900-20230904

Chris Eubank Jr's trainer was arrested by armed police at Manchester Airport after security officials found a gun in his suitcase.

According to The Daily Mail, Brian McIntyre was detained at Manchester Airport on Sunday morning.

The alarm was raised when a scan of the baggage allegedly showed the weapon.

Armed police officers descended on the departure lounge at Terminal 2 and arrested the trainer known as 'Bomac'.

He was arrested for suspected possession of a firearm as he was due to fly to Atlanta.

A spokesperson for the Greater Manchester Police said: "At around 10:45 am on Sunday 3 September 2023, officers were called to reports of a possible firearm being found in hold luggage by airport staff at Manchester Airport.

"After initial inspection by security staff, GMP officers attended, and the firearm was seized.

"Subsequently, a man has been arrested for possession of a firearm and remains in custody for further questioning."

The arrest comes after the 53-year-old oversaw Eubank Jr's complete domination of Liam Smith as he earned a 10th round stoppage in their rematch.

The 33-year-old suffered a crushing fourth round defeat to Smith in January. But he exacted revenge last Saturday as he produced a career-best performance to register the 33rd victory of his professional career.

McIntyre is one of the best coaches in the sport and is the main trainer to undisputed welterweight champion Terence Crawford, who recently beat Errol Spence in their showdown earlier this summer.

He also trained Amir Khan for his fight against Kell Brook last year.

SPORTbible has reached out to Eubank Jr's team for comment.

[skyclad99]

Did anyone see that rubbish last night? Seen better fights in my local….

Disgraceful

[Atomic]

Did anyone see that rubbish last night? Seen better fights in my local….

Disgraceful

No.

I like boxing as much as the next person but there's no way I was ever going to watch that pantomime.

[SmethDan]

Did anyone see that rubbish last night? Seen better fights in my local….

Disgraceful

Nope, not a chance.

[liverbaggie]

No way José

[silver surfer]

I Wouldn’t have paid a penny
The £25 to watch Spence v Crawford seems like a bargain compared to that rubbish on offer last night.

[skyclad99]

I Wouldn’t have paid a penny
The £25 to watch Spence v Crawford seems like a bargain compared to that rubbish on offer last night.

I did not pay, I was curious, and my curiosity was very quickly satisfied after a couple of minutes, I just cannot believe there are so many idiots prepared to pay good money to see that masquerade. As bad as WWE any day of the week, just surprised Tommy Fury is involved in it to be honest (I assume he is on a good wedge to participate mind😉)

[skyclad99]

Joseph Parker boxed well to beat Wilder last night, kept on the inside to avoid the party trick. Also AJ looked very sharp and focused against a useful opponent. Enjoyed watching it for free but I do have a problem with SA holdin these fights, but money talks sadly.

[BB74]

Fury or Usyk this weekend?

[liverbaggie]

Fury will knock him spark out

[Albionic]

Usyk on points, better boxer

[Fritzl Palace]

Fury will knock him spark out

Not so sure, but I hope he does. Jingoism and all that

[liverbaggie]

Hey Fritzl, i hope your not accusing me of jingoism.
I understand the art of boxing and in my opinion Fury is a better "in the ring he can work out how to win"
Hes a much bigger man
Hes the heavier man
Longer reach and stronger man
Light on his feet for such a big guy
A harder puncher
He will outhink his opponant and is a good mind games man
He will demolish his opponant by knocking him out

[gazberg]

I think Usyk is the better boxer technically but Fury is no slouch and with the size advantage i think Fury will edge it

[elmo_in_swansea]

Usyk wins on a split decision, didn't watch so can't comment

[gazberg]

Usyk wins on a split decision, didn't watch so can't comment

Usky won it for me too, rematch ASAP is the plan.

[skyclad99]

That was a superb fight and the right man won. For all of his showboating Fury never really worried Usyk who just kept coming forward. I have no idea how Fury remained on his feet in the 9th…..
For some reason Fury thinks he won that fight too, probably needs to be checked for concussion. Looking forward to the rematch already.

[liverbaggie]

Well that was a surprise to me
I really thought that Fury would knock him out
Usyk boxed a great fight, he was determined ,very skillful and boxed a clever fight
I thought Fury would overwhelm him and win the fight
Well played Usyk a worthy champion
As for Fury it was a split decision but the better man won.
As for the rematch,Fury must forget all the showboating prior to the fight,if he’s serious about regaining the title, go to his training camp,work hard and concentrate,give no interviews and get his mind ready then go to work.
If he’s not prepared to take this seriously, then retire.
I know he’s obligated a return fight,but that’s my take on him.

[BaggieBoy04]

Fury was showboating I don't like him I only wanted him to win to get the AJ fight. Tyson deserved to lose should have been unimanous, He was saved by the ropes.