WelshDevilRob Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Female boxing - Do you watch it? Theres a pretty big fight in the World of female boxing this Friday, 15 June 2012 taking place at Route 66 Casino, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States between Anne Sophie Mathis, 26(22)-1(1)-0 and Holy Holm 30(9)-2(2)-3. Its a rematch and last time out Mathis won via 7th round Ko. WBF and IBA World belts on the line. Is it a fight any of you will watch and do you follow results in the female game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
londoner Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 I wouldn't say i "follow" female boxing but if somebody tells me a great female contest happened on a certain weekend i will find it and watch it. I watched the first Mathis-Holm fight and will definitely watch the rematch if i can find it somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemurphy Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 To be honest I never really got over feeling that it was a bit barbaric, even though the skill levels increased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otley Snr Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 A big NO for me...it's a bloke sport practiced by blokes...even when I hear a judge is a girl makes me cringe saying that I watched Million Dollar Baby and I loved it...brilliant casting and well directed....and the story was fantastic and very tragic job biscuit (I had a tear in my heart)!!! eh eh!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallen Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Not for me,i dont like to see women boxing its a dangerous sport and women are not built for the sport.Taking blows on the breast could lead to all kinds of complications,also a low blow.So for me womens boxing is a big no,and have no intrest in it what so ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweetstreet Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Looking forward to the women's amateur boxing after meeting Natasha jonas at the Froch fight, can't say I've watched a female pro fight though. Have no problem with it though. I've never heard of a serious injury in women's boxing so far? Im guessing this fight won't be on in the uk tho and it's a stream or download job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
londoner Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 It will likely be a download job but not sure where from. The first fight was streamed from the Billy C boxing website. I watched it on there the next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavpowell Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 A big NO for me...it's a bloke sport practiced by blokes...even when I hear a judge is a girl makes me cringe saying that I watched Million Dollar Baby and I loved it...brilliant casting and well directed....and the story was fantastic and very tragic job biscuit (I had a tear in my heart)!!! eh eh!!! Million Dollar Baby was fucking diabolical - the charqcters were cardboard cutouts, except Freeman's, who was playing the same character from Shawshank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simbros Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 i don't go out of my way to watch them but its a lot better than it use to be, hell the two fights between Jackie Nava and Ana Maria Torres were really good (i'll have to check if i have them) in the mean time if you want to see the first mathis holm... http://budweiserboxing.forumcircle.com/viewtopic.php?p=95726#95726 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meathead Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 I dont follow it but I dont have an anti view against it. It used to be that I didnt like it and would argue against it but my view has soften a lot now that we are seeing "career" fighters rather than girls who went to gyms to keep fit and before you know it they were being lead to a ring for a pro bout. The sport will have a big boost in the UK this year with the Olympics and the girls selected all coming across as nice down to earth people. I dont think it will be long until we see a lot more cross promoted (female fights as well as male) cards being put together. The Germans and the Yanks do it so it just a matter of time before it hits these shores in a much larger way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brooklynbrawler Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Looking forward to the women's amateur boxing after meeting Natasha jonas at the Froch fight, can't say I've watched a female pro fight though. Have no problem with it though. I've never heard of a serious injury in women's boxing so far? Im guessing this fight won't be on in the uk tho and it's a stream or download job? Aye she's bang tidy...she would definitely make me want to watch more female boxing! mlol/ http://www.insidethegames.biz/images/stories/Natasha%20Jonas.jpg In all seriousness though, the skill level has increased dramatically over the years, so you have some pretty damn good female boxers in the sport nowadays. Like a few other people have pointed out though, I can't watch women getting hurt. If it's a good bout where both contenders are showing flashes of skill but no real power, then it's worth a watch. Ultimately though, the name of the game is to hurt your opponent, and it still doesn't sit well with me seeing women getting a beating, even if it is in the name of sport and they're good at it.... Instead of applauding the victor, I end up sympathising with the loser when a KO comes in womens boxing. It's just instinctive and there's not a lot you can really do about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavpowell Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 You're all far too chivalrous - I watched Rijker destroy fighters with as much interest as I did the likes of Roy Jones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 I have never seen a women's match and I do not think I see it, I will be fashioned but I can not, i am honest, when I watch live boxing when women fight, I go out to smoke... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 I have no problem with women boxing. I remember Gareth posted me videos of 6 Eastside kids in their debut AMA bouts... I picked out 2 straight away and reckoned they would do well... Luke Wilton is now no1 ranked contender for the British fly title and Carly MCNaul has gave a good account of herself too. I think I'm correct in saying both were regional and all Ireland AMA champs. Carly reminds me of... Me at the same age! Same style!! clap// Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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