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Old 30-04-2017, 10:40   #263
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Re: Boxing/MMA

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Originally Posted by Osem View Post
Well done Joshua! I caught the end of round 6 onwards on the radio and the ups and downs were incredible but radio always make these events more exciting I feel. Until round 11 I was expecting him to lose on points but the end was sensational.

Yes he has a whole lot to learn but he's been severely tested and come through so what more can anyone ask? I'll be very surprised if this fight isn't the best lesson he's ever had and he'd be stupid not to learn as much from it as possible. He was taken into uncharted territory by an exceptional pro who knows every move and trick in the book so to hang on in there and summon the will to win by the only means left to him (given the points score) is a great tribute to him.

I've heard some stuff about the amount of time the referee gave Klitschko after his knock downs - wiping gloves, gesturing to Joshua etc. - but have no idea if that was anything unusual. Did he do the same thing in rounds 5 and 6? If so, what's the issue?

Finally, I think it was so refreshing not to have to endure the sort of pre-fright and weigh in staged nonsense and nastiness we've become accustomed to so well done to both camps for that. Surely no boxing fan in their right mind would want their sport to go any further down the route of professional wrestling...
Yes that was nice to see as for many of us the nonsense beforehand in the lot of boxing fights was a unbecoming spectacle that is firmly from that in the gutter.
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