WBA #1, WBC #3, WBO #5 middleweight Chris Eubank Jr (32-2, 23 KOs) scored a twelve round unanimous decision over WBA #6, WBC #6, WBO #7 Liam Williams (23-4-1, 18 KOs) on Saturday night at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales. Eubank dropped Williams in rounds one, two, four and eleven, but Williams managed to go the full twelve. Scores were 116-109, 116-108, 117-109.
Olympic female gold medallist Claressa ‘GWOAT’ Shields (12-0, 2 KOs) successfully defended her WBA, WBC and IBF middleweight titles by ten round unanimous decision against Ema Kozin (21-1-1 11 KOs). One-way traffic from Shields, but she couldn’t get the stoppage. Scores were 100-90 3x.
Heavyweight Otto Wallin (23-1, 14 KOs) won a very forgettable eight round decision over journeyman Kamil Sokolowski (11-25-2, 4 KOs) in an off-TV bout. Score was 79-74.
Welterweight Chris ‘Rock ‘n’ Rolla’ Jenkins (22-4-3, 8 KOs) won an eight round decision over 38-year-old former unified world champion Julius Indongo (23-5, 12 KOs). Score was 78-75.
Female super lightweight Caroline Dubois, sister of WBA #1 heavyweight Daniel Dubois, won her professional debut by six round unanimous decision over Vaida Masiokaite (2-15-4, 1 KO). Time was 60-54.
Heavyweight Shane Gill (1-1) surprised highly touted and previously unbeaten Steve Robinson (4-1, 3 KOs) over six rounds. Score was 58-56.
Sounds great lol
Somebody decent please fight Wallin
Was gene Tunney the greatest heavyweight in boxing history. Is he overlooked ,appears that way. He destroyed every single boxer he faced as a professional, avenged his loss. The record speaks for itself all the others don’t compare to Tunney when you look at his record. Yeall must be trippin.
Harry Greb was a great fighter; an all time great. But he was a middleweight and the greatest heavyweight does not lose to a middleweight
Lucie wasn’t Tunney like 190 or less? Wasn’t Jimmy Ellis a middleweight as well at one time. I remember James Toney told me he could have liked any heavyweight when he was 160 but loved to eat so he didn’t care what he weighed when he fought heavyweight
I have a unique perspective on Toney because he was, literally, my favorite fighter ever. But as much as I would have wanted him to and wished he could’ve, James Toney could not have beaten Lennox Lewis or a Klitschko. He would have needed to get on the inside to have success and any time he would have gotten anywhere near them, they would have tied him up. And he’s unique because he would have been a smaller fighter and you would not have had to worry about whether or not he could take that big shot because no one could hit James Toney with a clean shot.
I have no problem with Gene Tunney and he was an all time great himself and definitely on the smaller side, as were most the heavyweights of his era, but when you talk about “the greatest” you have to dig deeper and the biggest drawback on Tunney was that he had a loss and a draw to a middleweight.
If Michael Nunn didn’t fall apart late in the fight against Toney or Reggie Johnson had been given the decision I think we may have had a totally different perspective on Toney or we might not have heard much of him at all
You suggest that Toney was possibly a one or two fight wonder. Go to BoxRec and have another look at his record.
No I’m not saying anything about his record im saying sometimes a different outcome can change how you are promoted etc. Toney was much the B side vs Nunn and a loss there and Top Rank probably puts him on the back burner and it is much more difficult to get back on top.
If…if was a splif, I’d roll it up an smoke it!
Michael Nunn also lost to Graciano Rocchigianni.
Also Toney got a gift decision against Dave Tiberi which was sn absolute robbery.
I remember watching that fight-one of the most corrupt decisions ever.
Have to beat Dave Tibeiri before you can fight Lewis.lol
Tunney had maybe 60 bounds. In 1 bout he weighed 190. 7 or so he weighed in the 180’s/ The other 50 plus bouts he was in the 170’s. So Tunney wasn’t a modern sized heavyweight. Jimmy Ellis started off at super middleweight and moved up to heavyweight and got brutally knocked out by any top heavyweight.
James Toney best win at “heavyweight” was against a faded Holyfield.
But anyway Toney and Ellis was far more skilled than Tunney or anybody from that era.
There is supposedly no video of Greb and no one alive has seen him fight, however some boxing historians claim he was the greatest of all time. lol
and you using your own theory then of never seeing him fight, how can you dispute it? That’s lol.
Lol Gene Tunney was a 170 pound fighter. Which means by modern standards he wasn’t a heavyweight. Second even when it comes to skills every single modern fighter would be far more skilled than Tunney or anybody else who fought doing that time frame.
160 pound greb put him in the hospital for a week, and was robbed in one of the rematches as well.
Shields has done a good fight but her opponent Kozin really hadn’t something to put her in danger, nothing. The problem of Shields is the lack of power, but technically is fairly good.
Lack of power but she’s got enough to stop opponents rushing in, and that’s what I want to see when she fights Marshall, does Marshall fight cautiously or let it all hang out?
Her biggest problem is herself and her team are classless mudducks period. A dude from her posse sucker-punched a 70 yr old man a couple fights ago. Marshall needs to knock this classless pos out.
But she’s not KO’ing anyone. She’s not exciting that’s why she’s not a draw.
Eubank was lucky to get a couple flash knockdowns and a blown stumble call by the referee. Other than that, Liam nearly ran him out of the ring. Eubank already lost to Groves and Saunders, now we see why. He’s barely a top ten middleweight, more like top twenty.
Eubank Jr. is just as big a bullsh***er as his old man, stating afterwards that he was carrying Liam to punish him and stating him that could have kayoed him anytime if he had wished! I wanna see him now get his A kicked – BIG time!
Cooee, Canelo – are you there?
Very disappointed with Eubank Jr. behaviour, he is much more skilled, faster and has more power than Liam Williams but he only showed a non sport performance, similar like Mayweather. He said to want give a lesson to Williams but he only showed not be able to knock him out. He simply let me down.
Eubanks was horrible, Sheilds is the most skilled woman fighter by a mile, but she punches with a feather duster.
Decent performance by Eubank. Talks too much garbage. Not sure if he’s an a-hole or if he does a very good impersonation of one.
He’s impersonating his dad, whose mouth was bigger than his talent also.
Chris Sr. could back his talk! To get in the ring with the Dark Destroyer, take his shots and win the fight inside the distance says a lot!
His dad was in some wars though with Benn and Watson. Started losing late in career dont remember if he gave Calzaghe a tough fight.
From my recollection, Eubank held his own against Calzaghe, losing a 12 unanimous decision to him. Granted, Eubank was past his prime which says a lot about him as a fighter. I give it to Eubank Jr. He got this far without a proper coach for years. No shame in losing to Groves and Saunders. Eubank Jr. beat Degale, who is a former champion and was a road warrior during his career (plus, an Olympic Gold Medalist).
Eubank, Charlo and Andrade, three guys who are desperately in need of a big fight. I guess Eubank is in line for Lara, but those guys should just fight each other.
James Toney Vs Dave Tiberi.
Toney Lost 9 of 12 rounds.
Dave Tiberi got robbed big time against Toney!
Is it me or did Eubank just look like a poor Roy Jones tribute act?
It’s not you