Anybody else have trouble getting this fight?
I rang and booked it, took a 50+ minute phone call to book, and now I've been charged, but still have no fight.
Keep ringing and trying their support centre, but no answer at all.
For anyone who doesn't know this channel, it's on 480 on sky. Seem to be right amateurs compared to sky's pay per view service.

Interested to hear if anyone else had any problems here.

Jinxie (Meath) - Posts: 6347 - 16/04/2011 21:09:07    912965

You have more money than sense paying 15 quid for that. For anyone who wants to save their money try the link below for the fight

http://boxingguru.eu/

pplocal (Tyrone) - Posts: 5878 - 16/04/2011 21:15:17    912974

http://www.firstrowsports.eu/watch/59975/1/watch-boxing-:-amir-khan-v-paul-mccloskey.html

Heres one for definite

Orlaith (Derry) - Posts: 4282 - 16/04/2011 21:33:49    912993

Got it on Virgin on demand. McCloskey done well, he made Khan look amateurish and miss an awful lot of punches. Would have been good to see the coming rounds, as no doubt McCloskey would have had alot more energy in reserve than Khan.

Joke of a decision to quit it when they did, feel bad for mccloskey and the 6000 people who paid their money to go see the fight.

Derry_ledd (Derry) - Posts: 2093 - 17/04/2011 12:31:15    913126

While Khan didn't look his usual self I don't get these people who said McCloskey showed him up. Khan did win all 6 rounds after all

pplocal (Tyrone) - Posts: 5878 - 17/04/2011 13:06:04    913144

What a stitch up, like the Barrera fight in reverse. Before the fight, I wondered if Paul could absorb Khans speed and power for the first 2/3 rounds, but I couldn't believe how well he actually absorbed Khans onslaught, and looked completely unfazed doing it. Yeah, Paul lost 5 of the 6 rounds, but the plan would have always been to take Khan into the second 6, where he has gassed before. And thats what happened, even the commentators commented on how Khan was starting to breath very heavily at the end of the fifth, he had punched himself out. Khan could have gone on to win it anyway, but by round 6, it was all set up for Paul to cause an upset. I'm sure Khans corner were beginning to panic, he'd thrown the kitchen sink at McLoskey, and Paul just shrugged it off and kept smiling. And guess what, as soon as there was a cut, its over. 30 seconds left in the round, and they don't even give the corner a chance to try and stem it. Contrast that with what happened in the Barrera fight. It really stinks. Add that to the crazy decision Maidana got against Morales earlier in the week, and its been a stinky 7 days for the light welter division. Stinky.

Haven't seen the Berto v Ortiz fight yet, hear it was amazing though. If Khan steps up and fights either of these, its good night Irene, last stop for the gravy train.

Marlon_JD (Tipperary) - Posts: 1823 - 17/04/2011 13:13:06    913152

any link to a video of the fight?

miketyson (Limerick) - Posts: 2748 - 17/04/2011 17:42:19    913307

The folk at Golden Boy must have ordered the stoppage seeing that their man was getting a fill of it

jacky-jack (Meath) - Posts: 290 - 17/04/2011 19:39:05    913419

McCloskey vs kahn part 1
Part2

Blue and Black (Monaghan) - Posts: 187 - 17/04/2011 21:16:18    913517

lets be honest here anyone who suggests mc closkey in on a par or better than kahn is either biased or blind

booboo (Cork) - Posts: 1382 - 17/04/2011 21:51:45    913582

Golden Boy Promotions would have lost some amount of big money deals if Khan didn't win that fight!
Why was the Dr in the ring? Did he have his mind made up before he saw the cut? It wasn't even bleeding!
Khan only won the orunds because he threw alot of punches (not landed). Best punch of the fight was Paul's right hook. I think Khan only connected once and that was a headbutt!
Nothing less than a farce. Shame for Paul.

halfbackwards (Galway) - Posts: 104 - 18/04/2011 08:41:53    913611

Not on par boo, but could have beaten him. Khan is a ham and totally overrated. He's got a hens punch.

Brolly (Monaghan) - Posts: 4472 - 18/04/2011 08:53:36    913618

I was worried Khan would be too quick for Dudey but it showed that Dudey was able for it.
Khan landed very few on McCloskey and he was basically swinging at air most of the time.
I think he caught him 2/3 decent punches but by the same token so did McCloskey.

Very disappointed by the stoppage, from what i could see on a crappy internet feed it looked a bad cut but it quickly stopped bleeding so not to sure.
Anyone watch it with a decent picture? How bad was the cut?

bosch (Derry) - Posts: 873 - 18/04/2011 09:09:01    913626

khan was winning 6-0 what part of that do people not get- mccloskey done absolutely nothing in that fight- ill put it like this folks if mkhan won the fight 12 rounds to nil people on here would be still claiming foul. he wasnt beating mccloskey when it was stopped he was hammering him. please dont insult my bocxing intelligence and tell me that it was tactical to go 6-0 behind? some people really havent a clue what they are talking about

liathroidboy (Mayo) - Posts: 4921 - 18/04/2011 09:55:52    913652

Re liathroidboy,
That's one thing you cant be accused of is having intelligence
with all the spill you come out with on every subject.

Mulligan Eamonn (None) - Posts: 896 - 18/04/2011 11:11:36    913733

liathroidboy
County: Mayo
Posts: 2725

909476 another willie big bang... round 3 would be an achievement -
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So I take you think Paul done well?

Derry_ledd (Derry) - Posts: 2093 - 18/04/2011 11:15:22    913743

You haven't a clue ballboy as everyone on here keeps telling you. The point is the fight shouldn't have been stopped, not what the score was. Khan went in there to knock him out early, yet he didn't even hurt McCloskey. I am not saying Khan could not have won but he would have tired in the second half of the fight. The plan all along for McCloskey was to soak up the pressure and then go for it in the second half, they said as much before the fight.

jonny1951 (Mayo) - Posts: 1431 - 18/04/2011 11:19:41    913746

Leotard boy, your boxing intelligence? your ANY intelligence?

JohnMitchel (Dublin) - Posts: 178 - 18/04/2011 11:20:31    913747

liathroidboy
County: Mayo
Posts: 2725

913652
khan was winning 6-0 what part of that do people not get- mccloskey done absolutely nothing in that fight- ill put it like this folks if mkhan won the fight 12 rounds to nil people on here would be still claiming foul. he wasnt beating mccloskey when it was stopped he was hammering him. please dont insult my'' bocxing intelligence'' and tell me that it was tactical to go 6-0 behind? some people really havent a clue what they are talking about

You obviously haven't much boxing intelligence judging by your spelling of the word ''bocxing'' , so prey tell oh authority on all things , what experience do you have in the ring? (the boxing ring that is} that makes you an authority. I'd agree that Khan was ahead on points alright , no great background in boxing required to figure that out , but McCloskey was by no means out of that fight. Never seen a fight stopped over a cut that hadn't been looked at by a corner man before.

dubupnorth (Dublin) - Posts: 1897 - 18/04/2011 11:21:01    913748

The amazing thing is though Ballboy it doesn't matter how many rounds you're winning, if you're knocked out you lose the fight. McCloskey had a better chance at the half way point than I had given him before the fight, I thought Khan would have blown him away. However McCloskey is not a knockout artist so the odds were that Khan would have won fairly easily on points if the fight had continued. The fight shouldn't have been stopped that early but for those claiming it wasn't bleeding did you even watch the fight? Blood was pouring down his face

pplocal (Tyrone) - Posts: 5878 - 18/04/2011 11:32:42    913761