It's a shame the much-banned poster from Newham isn't around. I've no doubt that he'd agree with Trump on plenty, yet I understand him to be a bit of an Ali fan. And he hates robdylan!

Don't be sore Mikael. Nature is nature. You can't put muscle on your chin.

On Leonard/Hagler have another look in the record books. When your double vision has cleared of course.

Leonard like Ali was a master of nudging the judges his way. Stealing a point here and there and closing out the round to present an image of dominance which may not always have been there. To me the Hagler fight was what it was. A very close fight difficult to score with Leonard doing far better than anybody expected and this may have influenced the judges. Unless I see an out and out robbery I tend not to be too critical of judges as everybody has their own view.

Your comment about Tyson is an interesting one. He had a massive impact on boxing and the division itself in between two great eras of the 70's and 90's. His problems are legion for me though. He burgled an empty house in terms of the fighters he faced in a division where some of the better prospects lost their way in crack dens. It sounds harsh but with the exception of an aged and previously retired Holmes he didn't beat anybody of historical import. For me it's such a shame that Tucker broke his right hand early in their fight because he had similar tools at that time to do the job which Douglas achieved.

I'm not, nor have I ever been, a Tyson fan. Best night of boxing ever for me was when Holyfield kicked his ass in the first fight. He was a phenomenon though, not seen since Big George, even if he was fortunate to arrive when he did. He was a lot more charismatic, if that's the right choice of word for a convicted rapist, than pre-conversion Foreman was too. Tyson definitely caught the public imagination like few boxers have since.

Having seen them both I'd say 10/1 is a wise investment. I was most surprised given Whyte's relatively low profile that Joshua was willing to take this fight at this stage. Of course I clearly lean to Joshua and my gut instinct is that it won't go beyond a few rounds but I may even have a bit of 10/1 myself if it's still around.

I'm at a loss to understand why the views of an aging pugilist about anything other than boxing should be considered worthy of publication in a national newspaper.

There's also an interview with them both via Johnny Nelson. They don't seem to like each other. Two things I'd say about Whyte is that he isn't difficult to hit but thus far he's taken the shots. At this level it's an exciting match up and if Joshua does a number on him then I grow more confident in my predictions about him.

I love when a thread settles down and becomes interesting^^^

I will send your love, . Seriously good stuff from you guys.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ANoaTkKSro

Whyte let him borrow trousers to go clubbing before , Whyte is gonna iron him out he says

Whyte clearly doesn't like him if he's lending Joshua his kecks to go clubbing in. Poor AJ. He'd look a right plonker strutting round town like Freddie Mercury with those short trousers on. He'd need a tighter belt as well. Good job he didn't borrow a shirt off him as well as Whyte's got bigger t1tties than Pamela Anderson.

your right how the feck his trousers fit him

did whyte lok shocked i heard nelson say it but not seen it

who blew cigar smoke in alis face