| Cmon Fabio 21:43 - Mar 31 with 2327 views | smithy69 |
Get the win and set up a huge night of boxing at Portman Road
Can hear the Ipswich songs being sang in the crowd |  | | |  |
| Cmon Fabio on 21:50 - Mar 31 with 1993 views | NIblue |
Let’s go big man, tough fight |  | | |
| Cmon Fabio on 22:36 - Mar 31 with 1876 views | Scuzzer |
Ouch. This is gruesome. |  |
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| Cmon Fabio on 22:41 - Mar 31 with 1852 views | Plums |
| Cmon Fabio on 22:36 - Mar 31 by Scuzzer |
Ouch. This is gruesome. |
Wow, what a fight. Brave, brave lad. |  |
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| Cmon Fabio on 22:43 - Mar 31 with 1836 views | Zx1988 |
I know nothing about boxing, so do forgive a potentially stupid question.
How come there's absolutely no live mention of it on the BBC? Are rights to boxing so tightly guarded that the Beeb isn't even allowed a basic live text or round-by-round summary? | |
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| Cmon Fabio on 22:48 - Mar 31 with 1734 views | Jrm_72 |
| Cmon Fabio on 22:43 - Mar 31 by Zx1988 |
I know nothing about boxing, so do forgive a potentially stupid question.
How come there's absolutely no live mention of it on the BBC? Are rights to boxing so tightly guarded that the Beeb isn't even allowed a basic live text or round-by-round summary? |
It will be the BBC cba/don't want to staff a journo to cover it live. They will do a report in the morning I imagine.
Their boxing coverage is proper ropey and underesourced | | | |
| Cmon Fabio on 22:49 - Mar 31 with 1698 views | Basuco |
That was incredible, haven't seen a boxing bout for a long time, but bloody hell that was one hell of a fight. Fabio was completely out at the end but produced a great combination at the very end. |  | | |
| Cmon Fabio on 22:49 - Mar 31 with 1693 views | Zx1988 |
| Cmon Fabio on 22:48 - Mar 31 by Jrm_72 |
It will be the BBC cba/don't want to staff a journo to cover it live. They will do a report in the morning I imagine.
Their boxing coverage is proper ropey and underesourced |
Has the ITFC link through Fabio potentially led me to believe that it's a bigger fight than it actually is, in the grand scheme of things? Or is it still a pretty big deal regardless? | |
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| Cmon Fabio on 22:51 - Mar 31 with 1655 views | Basuco |
| Cmon Fabio on 22:43 - Mar 31 by Zx1988 |
I know nothing about boxing, so do forgive a potentially stupid question.
How come there's absolutely no live mention of it on the BBC? Are rights to boxing so tightly guarded that the Beeb isn't even allowed a basic live text or round-by-round summary? |
My guess is that the BBC don't get a sniff of a remotely decent fight, so why would they cover it? | | | |
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| Cmon Fabio on 22:51 - Mar 31 with 1644 views | SitfcB |
| Cmon Fabio on 22:49 - Mar 31 by Zx1988 |
Has the ITFC link through Fabio potentially led me to believe that it's a bigger fight than it actually is, in the grand scheme of things? Or is it still a pretty big deal regardless? |
I think it was a pretty big fight, Sky got all their main presenters on duty and it was on main event prime time etc. |  |
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| Cmon Fabio on 22:53 - Mar 31 with 1613 views | Warkysgonnagetyou |
Thats a proper heavyweight fight, nothing left in the tank, really thought Fabio was going to finish it at one point but not sure he could see where he was punching with all that blood and the stollen eye. | | | |
| Cmon Fabio on 22:53 - Mar 31 with 1607 views | Jrm_72 |
| Cmon Fabio on 22:49 - Mar 31 by Zx1988 |
Has the ITFC link through Fabio potentially led me to believe that it's a bigger fight than it actually is, in the grand scheme of things? Or is it still a pretty big deal regardless? |
It was a hell of a domestic level scrap, Fabio was so brave, and I can see a rematch at FPR doing very good numbers.
Will either be world champion though, no. | | | |
| Cmon Fabio on 22:58 - Mar 31 with 1475 views | NthQldITFC |
| Cmon Fabio on 22:53 - Mar 31 by Warkysgonnagetyou |
Thats a proper heavyweight fight, nothing left in the tank, really thought Fabio was going to finish it at one point but not sure he could see where he was punching with all that blood and the stollen eye. |
Needed to get the sponge on that stollen eye. Proper battenburged.
Not really the place for cake puns - I only saw round 6 onwards, but that was brutal, if a bit wild, and kudos to both fighters for what was a really fast heavyweight fight. No wonder Clarke was too knackered to get to his stool at the end. |  |
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| Cmon Fabio on 22:58 - Mar 31 with 1465 views | NIblue |
| Cmon Fabio on 22:53 - Mar 31 by Jrm_72 |
It was a hell of a domestic level scrap, Fabio was so brave, and I can see a rematch at FPR doing very good numbers.
Will either be world champion though, no. |
There’s a good chance Fabio fought half that fight with a broken nose, so to come out of it with a draw is a credit to him. Massive respect | | | |
| Cmon Fabio on 22:59 - Mar 31 with 1452 views | joepublic |
Huge respect to Fabio.
Such tremendous heart to come through that titanic fight! |  |
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| Cmon Fabio on 23:00 - Mar 31 with 1400 views | Scuzzer |
| Cmon Fabio on 22:43 - Mar 31 by Zx1988 |
I know nothing about boxing, so do forgive a potentially stupid question.
How come there's absolutely no live mention of it on the BBC? Are rights to boxing so tightly guarded that the Beeb isn't even allowed a basic live text or round-by-round summary? |
Because the BBC are rubbish at everything now. | |
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| Cmon Fabio on 23:04 - Mar 31 with 1331 views | Jrm_72 |
| Cmon Fabio on 22:58 - Mar 31 by NIblue |
There’s a good chance Fabio fought half that fight with a broken nose, so to come out of it with a draw is a credit to him. Massive respect |
Absolute warrior. Pretty sure it was first round. Is so difficult to deal with in boxing too - super painful getting hit there again once broken, makes your eyes water so cant see, swallowing blood, have to breathe through mouth, just horrible.
Need a poster up of his face in the town dressing room, as he blooming sprinted towards adversity there. | | | |
| Cmon Fabio on 23:06 - Mar 31 with 1300 views | gainsboroughblue |
| Cmon Fabio on 23:04 - Mar 31 by Jrm_72 |
Absolute warrior. Pretty sure it was first round. Is so difficult to deal with in boxing too - super painful getting hit there again once broken, makes your eyes water so cant see, swallowing blood, have to breathe through mouth, just horrible.
Need a poster up of his face in the town dressing room, as he blooming sprinted towards adversity there. |
Shades (and I do mean shades as he was in a different class) of Ricky Hatton there. That man used to battle through some horrific cuts and still put his opponent on the floor. |  |
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| Cmon Fabio on 23:08 - Mar 31 with 1273 views | SitfcB |
Clarke was saved by the bell when he got knocked down. | |
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| Cmon Fabio on 23:09 - Mar 31 with 1252 views | LowroadBlue |
Blood and guts from Fabio
Heart of a lion | | | |
| Cmon Fabio on 23:12 - Mar 31 with 1218 views | gainsboroughblue |
| Cmon Fabio on 23:08 - Mar 31 by SitfcB |
Clarke was saved by the bell when he got knocked down. |
And he got rocked on his feet right at the end of the 10th I think. The bell saved him but also Fab often would need to step back to compose due to vision issues or would miss with a follow up. Considering his face looked smashed in from the first round, it was a hell of an effort. | |
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| Cmon Fabio on 23:19 - Mar 31 with 1150 views | NthQldITFC |
Just looking at his interview with Mark Heath from last week, he obviously went into that fight with an already damaged nose? Once that was bleeding tonight and affecting his breathing that must have been quite a disadvantage throughout. | |
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| Cmon Fabio on 23:47 - Mar 31 with 1000 views | Wallingford_Boy |
| Cmon Fabio on 22:43 - Mar 31 by Zx1988 |
I know nothing about boxing, so do forgive a potentially stupid question.
How come there's absolutely no live mention of it on the BBC? Are rights to boxing so tightly guarded that the Beeb isn't even allowed a basic live text or round-by-round summary? |
Why would anyone ever look at BBC for sports coverage?!
Genuine question. |  |
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| Cmon Fabio on 00:25 - Apr 1 with 876 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| Cmon Fabio on 22:49 - Mar 31 by Zx1988 |
Has the ITFC link through Fabio potentially led me to believe that it's a bigger fight than it actually is, in the grand scheme of things? Or is it still a pretty big deal regardless? |
It was the Commonwealth and British Belts on the line.
So a tier down from the likes of Fury, Usyk, Wilder and Joshua.
But looking for promotion to the big League.
So his career is kind of parallel to ITFC at the moment. | | | |
| Cmon Fabio on 00:44 - Apr 1 with 854 views | stonojnr |
| Cmon Fabio on 22:51 - Mar 31 by SitfcB |
I think it was a pretty big fight, Sky got all their main presenters on duty and it was on main event prime time etc. |
Id assumed it was Box Office or Sports only, so was surprised to see it was on SkyShowcase as well. | | | |
| Cmon Fabio on 07:27 - Apr 1 with 677 views | Buhrer |
| Cmon Fabio on 23:08 - Mar 31 by SitfcB |
Clarke was saved by the bell when he got knocked down. |
And spitting his mouth guard repeatedly. |  | | |
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