Well Done Gary Davies...

[NO MAS]

Well done Gary... I thought that Gary lost a close points decison. I had it level going into the last 2 rounds....

It was a great learning fight and I think that Gary will definatly come again no doubt about that...:good

[brown bomber]

I thought Gary nicked it by a round, he boxed really well but his emphasis on proving he could box proved his undoing. He used up too much energy boxing and moving and would have been better served using his youth and fitness to take the sting out if napa early! Napa has a great chin but his reflexes aren't there anymore. Gary made the fight competitive but really it shouldn't have been as much of a struggle

[BURNLEYBLUE]

Well done Gary... I thought that Gary lost a close points decison. I had it level going into the last 2 rounds....

It was a great learning fight and I think that Gary will definatly come again no doubt about that...:good
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[neil hibbert]

thanks for the comments lads, we thought that after the fight jeff, we should have gone right at im early but because of what happened on tuesday it was too much of a risk. was a top night of boxing though and a bad night for maloney!

[Dan684]

:-(

Why you all writing on here ?

I was hoping this blue bastards thread failed :lol:

Sorry John :good

[achillesthegreat]

Napa was good. Slick defence. I don't think Davies won it.

[icemax]

Napa was good. Slick defence. I don't think Davies won it.

I have just watched it on Sky and you only see selected rounds...live and watching the whole fight it was very close indeed

[neil hibbert]

:goodI have just watched it on Sky and you only see selected rounds...live and watching the whole fight it was very close indeed
:good thought sky didnt do gary any favours, ony caught them showing the last 2, gary had a shckin 11th but came right back in the 12th, no way was he outclassed. ill get him to post up in a bit if hes feeling up2 it

[RyDogg123]

No shame in getting beat by Napa hes a top operator and proven to be above domestic level so no shame atall. Why didnt Davies go flyin at him though? Hes got knockout power!

[TFFP]

Didn't see the whole fight on Sky so perhaps we got a bad impression of the fight as a whole, but from what Sky showed Napa was a class apart really. Especially later in the fight.

[TFFP]

I disagree with a few of the comments too, I don't think power is important against Napa, he soaks it up. Nor is standing in the pocket and giving him a chance to counter a good idea. Going to war rarely works when his defence is so good and he exposes you with sharp counters. When Napa has lost its more often than not been when people keep out of his range and use movement. Force Napa to lead and he has no answer being so short.

[brown bomber]

Culshaw who is stylistically similar to davies stood and out punched him, standing off him just gives him time to pick his counters

[Kid Lucky]

Impossible to work out who won when you don't see all the rounds. Napa is a cracking little boxer and Gary stood in there and boxed on equal terms for most of the fight that I saw. No disgrace at all in losing that one and I'm sure when he's had chance to soak up the experience he'll come again.

[Mr. V.I.P.]

Napa was several levels above and carried davies through that fight. Davies got heart though he was never going to win but didn't give up fair play.

[brown bomber]

Impossible to work out who won when you don't see all the rounds. Napa is a cracking little boxer and Gary stood in there and boxed on equal terms for most of the fight that I saw. No disgrace at all in losing that one and I'm sure when he's had chance to soak up the experience he'll come again.I gave Gary the first five rounds - put it that way.

[icemax]

I gave Gary the first five rounds - put it that way.

I wouldn't disagree with that, round 5 maybe could be debated

[bennie]

As Gary stated before the fight, he went in with 13 outings behind him; Napa was a former star amateur who turned pro in 1998. All in all, Davies can only learn from this and come back better and stronger. I rate Davies and his power.

[neil hibbert]

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[Dan684]

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Classy interview

[NO MAS]

:-(

Why you all writing on here ?

I was hoping this blue bastards thread failed :lol:

Sorry John :good

Keep the post flowin lads... the more the merrier...

I think that Gary Davies will defo come again...in fact he should win a re-match if he goes at Napa early doors...I think that choosing to box him the way he did backfired a little...next time it will be different...:yep

33yrs and were still here....unlike you brainwashed Red toerags...:lol:

[Dan684]

33 yrs and we've won...............

Of course your still here? Where else would you be ?

[mckay_89]

From the rounds Sky showed I thought Napa won a fairly clear decision, if Davies was doing much better in the rounds that weren't shown then ive got to imagine Napa must take lots of rounds off as the ones he was winning looked very comfortable

[Vantage_West]

i was more impressed by napas front-footwork he has always been a roper stay there and just counter but last night he was right under his mans guard. like jeffro said gary's boxing was kinda effective but was wasting too much energy and lack or urgency which made napa nick the rounds which were close i feel. and when davies started to steam foreward he didnt do it economically just started throw shots from his boots...pointless against a guy who can take a punch due to chin and defence, making gary open for all kinds of counters, the last 3 rounds could of been a turkey shoot or a tko (bit much but he started to get rocked a bit) if napa had forced it a bit more.

staying on the outside throwing loads of punches has been the way i feel to beat napa. the french guy he lost it to wasnt a great boxer and had pretty average technique but he just stayed on the oustide and jabbed till his jabbing hand dropped off.

[NO MAS]

I thought Gary nicked it by a round, he boxed really well but his emphasis on proving he could box proved his undoing. He used up too much energy boxing and moving and would have been better served using his youth and fitness to take the sting out if napa early! Napa has a great chin but his reflexes aren't there anymore. Gary made the fight competitive but really it shouldn't have been as much of a struggle

Thats a good point Jeff and Napa should give Davies another crack as it will be a different tale in a re-match... although the last person that Napa would want to fight right now is Davies.... unless there is a clause for them to go again?...:think

[saturday_kid]

From the rounds I saw on TV think Napa nicked it - but obviously I dont know what happened in the other rounds. What I will say though is Davies showed proper heart (especially after the 11th) 100% respect to him for that, he'll come again.

[achillesthegreat]

I have just watched it on Sky and you only see selected rounds...live and watching the whole fight it was very close indeed

This is true. I am only basing it of what we saw.

JT says he gives Davies the first 5 rounds. I think they showed round 1 then jumped to round 5 so I may have missed 3 rounds which Davies apparently won.

[BoroBoxing1]

I thought Napa was too good for him this point in time in his career , Davies can deffinetly win a British title back though.