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[Psycho Ned]

Massive step up in class for Yarde like from the basement to the penthouse suite! Having said that Kovalev is fairly past his best and on the slide so it's not totally beyond possibility he wins if he is good enough.

Got to stop him though he's got no hope of getting a decision over there pretty much in Kovalevs home town!

 

[Jimbeam3678]

The undercard is a who’s who of unknown Eastern European boxers, not any quality at all. The two top of the bill fights are the only decent looking ones. If that’s what you’re interested in, I’d say tuning in around 8pm should be fine.

Just in case others use this as a reference, looks like ring walk for main fight starts at 7.30 pm.

 

[robfosters]

Just in case others use this as a reference, looks like ring walk for main fight starts at 7.30 pm.

Thanks for that, I’d heard 9pm.

 

[Jimbeam3678]

No worries, this site seems to be useful for ringwalk times https://box.live/uk-boxing-tv-schedule/

 

[gronf]

Ruiz apparently agrees to fight in Saudi Arabia: https://www.bbc.com/sport/boxing/49458475

I haven't been following it closely but I think Ruiz' only issue was money, which is perfectly fair considering AJ & Hearn wanted Ruiz to just get 30% for the rematch as champion.

 

[robfosters]

I thought the Rock was coming out

 

[Jimbeam3678]

The website wasn’t far wrong. Will have to remember that for the silly o’clock fights.

 

[Parky]

Watching this via ESPN, they've essentially written off Yarde as having zero chance.

Hope he comes through as he's shown some real balls to go out there like he has, seems like a few dodgy things going on during his week there too

 

[Jimbeam3678]

Watching this via ESPN, they've essentially written off Yarde as having zero chance.

Hope he comes through as he's shown some real balls to go out there like he has, seems like a few dodgy things going on during his week there too

What dodgy things? ESPN UK ?

 

[Pigeon_Killer]

Very cagey opening from both fighters. If it continues like this it'll be a wide points victory so the onus is on Yarde to force the fight imo.

 

[omnomnom]

Yarde needs a ko for sure.

 

[Parky]

What dodgy things? ESPN UK ?

US ESPN+, Sounds like they lost his bags on the flight over, apparently he and his trainer were the only ones on the flight to have the lost them too. Then he mentioned the other day that his hotel was a bit sketchy, no hot water and crap facilities in whatever room they put him in.

Probably just bad luck but raises eyebrows given where he's fighting

 

[Pigeon_Killer]

Yarde and his team have got this very wrong if they're hoping Kovalev will slip up and leave his chin exposed.

 

[BaZ87]

Yarde and his team have got this very wrong if they're hoping Kovalev will slip up and leave his chin exposed.

Surely they're hoping Kovalev will tire and Yarde will takeover in the 2nd half of the fight.

 

[Jimbeam3678]

He didn’t tire in the Ward fights although that was a few years ago.

 

[Pigeon_Killer]

Go on!

Great round but showed his lack of experience and punched himself out FFS.

 

[Jimbeam3678]

Bit more composure from Yarde and he would have ended that.

 

[Parky]

Gonna be interesting last few rounds now if Yarde still has something left!

 

[Pigeon_Killer]

He looks done now

Shocking tactics considering his muscle mass. It's like watching a mini AJ gas.

Edit: Dumb, so ****ing dumb

 

[Parky]

Wow, shades of Nigel Benn with that one.

Shocking conditioning and tactics, really exposed himself for any other fighters. Apparently he hasn't sparred anybody for this camp? No idea what they were thinking.

Bet he's wishing he took the money now!