View Full Version : Apparently Clinton Woods is defending his World Title this weekend.
Mikey
04-08-2008, 07:07 PM
Woods vs Tarver hasn't got as much coverage as it should have here in ENgland, jut seems to be only room for just a selection of fighters primarly ****** fighters, Haye just got so much coverage fighting on a Sports Network card just seems to be Hatton or Khan, not even Calzaghe has got that much exposure as these two.
If Woods takes out Tarver and Roy Jones jr, you think Woods will gain any kind of coverage, maybe would do enough to get a fight with Calzaghe.
TheChamp1000
04-08-2008, 07:19 PM
Woods vs Tarver hasn't got as much coverage as it should have here in ENgland, jut seems to be only room for just a selection of fighters primarly ****** fighters, Haye just got so much coverage fighting on a Sports Network card just seems to be Hatton or Khan, not even Calzaghe has got that much exposure as these two.
If Woods takes out Tarver and Roy Jones jr, you think Woods will gain any kind of coverage, maybe would do enough to get a fight with Calzaghe.
No, not even if he beats those guys. Woods is so far off Calzaghe's radar the hubble would have trouble picking him up.
Words
04-08-2008, 09:24 PM
Khan KO4
Fat Joe
04-08-2008, 09:27 PM
Khan KO4
:rofl :rofl :rofl
Bodysnatcher
04-08-2008, 09:49 PM
Setanta have had ads over the internet, but it really is a shame Woods career doesn't get more exposure.
Uh, then again, I seem to be a minority when it comes to wanting fame and mass admiration for good British boxers.
:)
Can't wait myself. Just set up my Setanta broadband, Dawson vs Johnson on the undercard, girlfriend away on holiday and a kegger of Heineken in Tescos with my name on it.
All nighter which will no doubt include some postage of utter bollocks on this forum.
Life is grand.
Fat Joe
04-08-2008, 10:13 PM
Uh, then again, I seem to be a minority when it comes to wanting fame and mass admiration for good British boxers
Woods jusn't doesn't seem to have the charisma to attract the publicity that lesser talents seem to. Which is a shame as he is a solid champion.
Bodysnatcher
04-08-2008, 10:52 PM
Woods jusn't doesn't seem to have the charisma to attract the publicity that lesser talents seem to. Which is a shame as he is a solid champion.
It's also a shame he didn't hit this stage in his career 5 or even 3 years ago.
Were any of Woods' fights over the past few years shown on the BBC? Did they get any national TV coverage?
Fat Joe
04-08-2008, 10:54 PM
It's also a shame he didn't hit this stage in his career 5 or even 3 years ago.
Were any of Woods' fights over the past few years shown on the BBC? Did they get any national TV coverage?
I think the BBC showed the Jones fight, but that was the next day or maybe even the following Saturday.
Beeston Brawler
04-09-2008, 04:01 AM
I suppose getting hammered by Jones wasn't good - non fight fans wouldn't have appreciated how good Jones was at that point.
It's a shame that people can be kidded with the likes of WBU 'world' titles, as opposed to a brave challenger against an ATG.
Tony Harrison
04-09-2008, 07:53 AM
I seem to remember watching the Rico Hoye fight on BBC. Also the Johnson fight.
Woods is a solid fighter and should get more recognition for his efforts over the last few years.
Sprint
04-09-2008, 08:42 AM
No, not even if he beats those guys. Woods is so far off Calzaghe's radar the hubble would have trouble picking him up.
Hes not that far off his radar according to this BBC article.
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zulander
04-09-2008, 08:56 AM
Hoye was defo on the BBC
someone carried johnson 3 as well which was a damm good fight.
I think if he blasts Tarver out impressivly he could get some bigger fights and some more press. Il be well chuffed if he wins hes still got a bit of time to take on the best and make some good £££.
TheChamp1000
04-09-2008, 09:05 AM
Hes not that far off his radar according to this BBC article.
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Well for the last year all I have heard Calzaghe state is that he wants tough challenges, names on his resume to help cement his legacy. Clinton woods imo does not do that for Joe. If Joe has 3 fights max left and 1 is used on Clinton Woods it will harm his legacy.
SleazeNation
04-09-2008, 09:09 AM
Well for the last year all I have heard Calzaghe state is that he wants tough challenges, names on his resume to help cement his legacy. Clinton woods imo does not do that for Joe. If Joe has 3 fights max left and 1 is used on Clinton Woods it will harm his legacy.
Woods deserves a fight with Calzaghe based on who he's beat more than Witter deserves a fight with Hatton.
Andrew Wake
04-09-2008, 09:34 AM
Well for the last year all I have heard Calzaghe state is that he wants tough challenges, names on his resume to help cement his legacy. Clinton woods imo does not do that for Joe. If Joe has 3 fights max left and 1 is used on Clinton Woods it will harm his legacy.
Hardly.
If Clinton beats Tarver and Joe beats Popkins. Then a fight would decide the light-heavyweight top spot. It would do Joe's legacy no harm at all and he'd get an alphabet title from it to boot.
There's not many people out there Joe after Popkins. RJJ is past it and no longer a top five fighter. Pavlik will duck him, Taylor is coming off a loss and is hardly a legend anyway because winning two contenious decisions over Hopkins is hardly the making of a great and Dawson is still a pup and isn't ready for Joe.
Woods is potentially the strongest opponent that would step up to the plate.
Anyway Joe has already beaten the best over 168 - 175 pounder out there and his name was Mikkel Kessler.
Andrew Wake
04-09-2008, 09:39 AM
Hoye was defo on the BBC
someone carried johnson 3 as well which was a damm good fight.
I think if he blasts Tarver out impressivly he could get some bigger fights and some more press. Il be well chuffed if he wins hes still got a bit of time to take on the best and make some good £££.
Hoye was on the beeb but it got little advertising and was shown late at night. Johnson 1 & 2 were on also on the BBC but again they were shown late in the evening and were not advertised well.
The third Johnson fight was promoted by Sports Network (Hobson lost the purse bids) and was shown on ITV as ****** had a deal with them at the time.
Ubersteve
04-09-2008, 01:16 PM
He doesn't really seem that bothered by fame to me. Always seems a bit awkward in public appearances and just wants to go out and get the job done. He'll be set for life at the end of his career I would imagine, so fair play to him.
Betting on a Woods decision this weekend I think.
Well Clinton himself has said that he never regarded himself as a talented fighter and it's almost by accident that he's a world champ and has become more professional with time. It's a great fight at a great time against Tarver for him. Tarver is a big name who was never half as good as his pubilicty suggested and is now washed up as well. Ideal for setting up a fight with Calzaghe
I don't think deep down Clinton wants anything to do with Joe to be fair. I think he'd much rather plumb for an RJJ re-match.
Well from the various boxing sites and sports sites I'm reading right now Calz-Woods is already verbally agreed for the Millennium Stadium in October. Of course that's providing the next 2 weeks go well for them both. Would seem to support claims that Woods-Calzaghe was similarly agreed to happen right now before the BHop-Calzaghe rumpus at the Hatton fight sealed the deal for that fight to happen instead
Interesting. If Joe beats B Hop impressively I'd have thought he'd have wanted another fight stateside. Saying that though, he's said the US has never overly interested him, so who knows.
Yep I suppose if the next fight after BHop is at lightheavy for Calz then the supermiddle belts are going to have start getting dropped. Personally, i think all this talk of Calzaghe retiring is bullshit. I think he's willing to wait for Pavlik to jump up in weight for his grand finale. Just been to setanta's site and Clinton is all for a fight with RJJ so who knows what could happen. Whatever, there's some good fights out there for both of them
Its a shame that blue collar guys like Clinton, who have come up the hard way in boxing get over looked for hype jobs like Khan and boxers from Fwank ******s stable.
I met Clinton Woods on a night out in Sheffield and he was a down to earth guy.:good
good call...almost forgot this was one. two decent lhw championship fights on the same bill and maybe even worthy or recording.
if woods and calzaghe both win their fights, i'd love them to fight each other next just to give woods the payday he deserves. joe can fight pavlik after. i don't want to see joe - rjj, and joe - dawson is unlikely imo.
PrideOfWales
04-09-2008, 04:20 PM
You've got to love Clinton. He's a great honest pro and gives his all in his fights. Those three wars with Johnson have defined his career... tough fights. He's not the most naturally gifted athlete of all but by 'eck he makes the most of what he's got. I'd love it if he smashed Tarver to pieces... Love it. I don't like Tarver at all. I wouldn't begrudge Woods a fight with Calzaghe, he deserves a massive payday and has the power to stun Joe if he can land. I'd much rather see Calzaghe-Woods than anyone else at the LHW division.
Mikey
04-09-2008, 05:59 PM
Fair dues to Tarever he gave Woods a lot of respect yesterday.
Dunky McCafferty
04-10-2008, 12:27 AM
Woods will win, but as I said here a while back hes going to struggle to get the decision. Wouldnt surprise me though to see Woods finish Tarver inside the distance & take it out of the judges hands.
zulander
04-10-2008, 04:07 AM
im hoping Clinton smashes him into the middle of next week. Tarver has a solid chin and i dont think Clinton has the power to take him out tho still anything can happen so im hoping for a clinton KO as Tarver is close to being shot at the top level
dwilson
04-10-2008, 04:22 AM
Clinton is a great guy and does Yorkshire proud. The bloke is my favorite fighter so I really hope he puts in a good performance and comes away with the win. The fight will be hard, I can see Tarver returing to the form that brought him his success so who ever wins will no doubt deserve.
For me a KO will win the fight and I hope it is Woods that puts Tarver on his arse.
Beatboxer
04-10-2008, 04:54 AM
Im really looking forward to this fight...despite some trepidation regarding the result should it go to decision.
It seems clear that the plan from an American perspective is to have a Tarver-Dawson square off in a unification fight later in the year. Which means of course, as we have seen with proposed bouts like these before (DLH-Sturm , Hopkins-Allen with Hopkins - DLH going at it for all the titles later in the year) that the name fighter (DLH) will almost certainly get the decision if there is even the slightest argument for the victory.
Thats my fear. On the plus side however, Woods is certainly capable of winning this and winning it well against the always lazy Tarver. Couple that with the fact that he's looked shit IMO since the third RJJ fight (and the big time Hopkins humiliation HAS fucked his confidence somewhat no matter what he says in the media) whilst Clinton has steadily improved from 2005 onwards then you certainly have to give Woods a great shot on that basis.
Clinton Woods UD 12 Antonio Tarver (outside of dodgy decisions of course)
According to Setanta Sports, Danny Williams is also fighting on the undercard of the Clinton Woods bill.
Apparently he is set to face Al 'Ice' Cole (former IBF Cruiserweight Champ).
Cuts man
04-10-2008, 11:37 AM
According to Setanta Sports, Danny Williams is also fighting on the undercard of the Clinton Woods bill.
Apparently he is set to face Al 'Ice' Cole (former IBF Cruiserweight Champ).
He looked decent against Platov
Words
04-10-2008, 11:48 AM
According to Setanta Sports, Danny Williams is also fighting on the undercard of the Clinton Woods bill.
Apparently he is set to face Al 'Ice' Cole (former IBF Cruiserweight Champ).
Thats absolutely disgraceful. Whats Al Cole doing STILL fighting? He must be nearly 50!
Cant they find someone better at short notice? I'm sure Audley would take the fight.
Thats absolutely disgraceful. Whats Al Cole doing STILL fighting? He must be nearly 50!
Cant they find someone better at short notice? I'm sure Audley would take the fight.
Not quite 50 - he is 44 apparently.
According to boxrec last pro fight 3 years ago.
Beeston Brawler
04-10-2008, 12:35 PM
Is Danny Williams a Sports Network fighter by any chance, that seems like their sort of opponent for a comeback fight, or even a WBO title defence!
zulander
04-10-2008, 04:27 PM
didnt cole get blasted by hate a few years back? he looked tubby slow and shot then? Williams could take on someone far better. Someone like a Mollo would have been a decent tear up. Cole should be barred from fighting
Naidah
04-10-2008, 04:46 PM
Clinton Woods is a top bloke, he's had to work hard to reach the top.
Really hope Woods wins, he's never had easy fights during his reign.
Max Molyneux
04-12-2008, 06:21 AM
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DamonD
04-12-2008, 06:42 AM
I think it's going to be a tough one for Woods, Tarver's 39 but he does have a clear edge in experience.
Really hope Woods gets the win though, I'll go for Woods UD12.
UK2004
04-12-2008, 06:46 AM
Only fight for Calzaghe after this is Kelly Pavlik, no point in him fighting Woods, he woudl take Woods apart.
LB3000
04-12-2008, 09:32 AM
Good luck to both Woods and Williams. :good
robpalmer135
04-12-2008, 12:44 PM
Woods looks small compared to Tarver.
Max Molyneux
04-12-2008, 01:23 PM
Only In the arms. Tarver's smaller otherwise.
Woods looks small compared to Tarver.
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Maybe its the angle. Tarver actually looks skinny and weight drained from the pictures I've seen
Bodysnatcher
04-12-2008, 02:05 PM
Was watching Bunce on the Setanta preview for the fight. He said something like `If Tarver is 50% of the fighter he was when he beat Roy Jones, Woods might struggle`, or words to that effect.
Boro chris
04-12-2008, 02:17 PM
Is this on 5live?
Cuts man
04-12-2008, 02:55 PM
whats the headline wodds-tarver or dawson-johnson?
Beatboxer
04-13-2008, 05:03 AM
Im really looking forward to this fight...despite some trepidation regarding the result should it go to decision.
It seems clear that the plan from an American perspective is to have a Tarver-Dawson square off in a unification fight later in the year. Which means of course, as we have seen with proposed bouts like these before (DLH-Sturm , Hopkins-Allen with Hopkins - DLH going at it for all the titles later in the year) that the name fighter (DLH) will almost certainly get the decision if there is even the slightest argument for the victory.
Thats my fear. On the plus side however, Woods is certainly capable of winning this and winning it well against the always lazy Tarver. Couple that with the fact that he's looked shit IMO since the third RJJ fight (and the big time Hopkins humiliation HAS fucked his confidence somewhat no matter what he says in the media) whilst Clinton has steadily improved from 2005 onwards then you certainly have to give Woods a great shot on that basis.
Clinton Woods UD 12 Antonio Tarver (outside of dodgy decisions of course)
Not seen the fight yet, shall watch it later today my buddy has taped it for me.
But from all accounts, Woods was disappointing and showed little or no hearts in terms of actually trying to win the fight. From what ive heard, it was less Tarver being good and more Clinton being pretty darn bad. Thats a shame, paricularly as some are saying that milk duds stamina was suspect as usual in the championship rounds.
Also, Chad Dawson. Ive been a fan of this guy and an advocate of his abilities but I said all along that he had to beat more people before he would be of any importance to Joe. How much did beating Adamek really prove? Now if Calzaghe beat him, they would point to this poor performance against the old grizzled Johnson as proof that the win didn't mean much.
The only good thing is this might shut up some of the idiotic American posters in the general forum and also, with Tarver winning and Dawson looking shit, it sets Hopkins up still further as the best LHW in the division...until JC defeats him.
KilltheKing
04-13-2008, 07:48 AM
Not seen the fight yet, shall watch it later today my buddy has taped it for me.
But from all accounts, Woods was disappointing and showed little or no hearts in terms of actually trying to win the fight. From what ive heard, it was less Tarver being good and more Clinton being pretty darn bad. Thats a shame, paricularly as some are saying that milk duds stamina was suspect as usual in the championship rounds.
Also, Chad Dawson. Ive been a fan of this guy and an advocate of his abilities but I said all along that he had to beat more people before he would be of any importance to Joe. How much did beating Adamek really prove? Now if Calzaghe beat him, they would point to this poor performance against the old grizzled Johnson as proof that the win didn't mean much.
The only good thing is this might shut up some of the idiotic American posters in the general forum and also, with Tarver winning and Dawson looking shit, it sets Hopkins up still further as the best LHW in the division...until JC defeats him.
Except Dawson didn't look shit at all man. Watch the fight. Check the punch stats. Glen is f*cking terrific. Dawson edged the fight. Both would KO Calzaghe. No hyperbole ... would put Joe to sleep. He'll never sign up for Dawson .. too big, too young, too athletic .. Joe doesn't have Glen's strength to survive the punishment. Dawson is nothing like a Lacy .. he's not some muscle-bound fighter, his work rate is very good, his combos very swift.
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