Barry Hall to start Boxing Career

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"All them other teams are shit"
#1 - bad
#2 - kinda bad
#3 - Wakelin admitted he dived
#4 - Awww, did the mean old Barry pull Roughead down? :(
Also convenient angle in the Sam Mitchell shot, he was directly in front of Barry when he stuck his forearm out.

To answer your question, there is no hand to hand combat in football. :eek: Barring your rare cases these days with fist fights, which I haven't seen for many years, just jumper punches.
Barry has competed in Boxing before, he knows what to do.
Yeah, it's not like he actually pushed him over or anything, I mean that sort of low act could get you supended for life. :rolleyes:
 

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He has already, during his youth he fought in amateur bouts and won.

Dont let facts get in the way of a good yarn though.
Fair point, although you must admit a fair bit of the interest in his Pro career will be as a result of his misdemeanors on the footy field.
 

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Hi boys an girls

I truly wish Big Bad Barry the best in his upcoming fights. The guy can punch. As has been suggested in an earlier comments, Barry will be a legend in his own success. Good on him to. You can only fight who is put in front of you.

As for good boxers i am unsure. I am sure any decent fighter would pants him at the moment. Please tell me if i am wrong.

For all the MMA haters; please keep your boxing prowess out of mma judgement. It has been proven time and again it is a different sport so please be mindful. Any great boxer ceases to be that when he cant stand the way he chooses in a fight.

A take down threat changes a boxers stance. Point me towards a boxing attacking or defending style that can stop a GSP from gaining top position? When you find it, tell the other welter weights in the division, you're analysis would be petty helpful.
I've watched video of the Sri Lankan army executing bound Tamil civilians, using AK-47's.

That is a far more effective fighting style than either boxing or MMA. Doesn't mean its good to watch.
 

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Yep, an absolutely cowardly and dog act that would see jail time if it wasn't on the football field. The man is just a thug with anger and violence issues :thumbsdown::thumbsdown::thumbsdown:
completely agree. Would love to see someone break Hall's jaw.

As for MMA haters - get with the times. MMA is the superior fighting sport. Even Muhammad Ali got his arse handed to him by a fighter who knew how to do more than just throw his fists. Boxing is a dying sport and MMA is taking over.

Ali wouldnt have gotten close to Jon Jones.
 

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completely agree. Would love to see someone break Hall's jaw.

As for MMA haters - get with the times. MMA is the superior fighting sport. Even Muhammad Ali got his arse handed to him by a fighter who knew how to do more than just throw his fists. Boxing is a dying sport and MMA is taking over.

Ali wouldnt have gotten close to Jon Jones.
I'm not a hater, but boxing and MMA are different disciplines. It's not about which is the more kick-arse form of fighting, it's about competing within set rules. Boxing permits striking only with the fists - that's the discipline of it. Much like Soccer doesn't allow use of the hands.
 

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"I feel like my life is a Rocky movie. I'm Rocky and Barry is Apollo Creed. The difference is, it will be like the Rocky I movie with the Rocky II ending (where Rocky Balboa wins)."
Strange words. Just four fights, but still it's him who is a professional boxer with a flawless record. Wouldn't consider him the underdog...
 

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completely agree. Would love to see someone break Hall's jaw.

As for MMA haters - get with the times. MMA is the superior fighting sport. Even Muhammad Ali got his arse handed to him by a fighter who knew how to do more than just throw his fists. Boxing is a dying sport and MMA is taking over.

Ali wouldnt have gotten close to Jon Jones.
No MMA hater here but to say it is the superior fighting sport and Boxing is dying in comparison is stupid. A kid born yesterday knows who
Muhummad Ali is while Jon Jones mother wouldnt know who he is let alone the average sports fan.
 
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No MMA hater here but to say it is the superior fighting sport and Boxing is dying in comparison is stupid. A kid born yesterday knows who
Muhummad Ali is while Jon Jones mother wouldnt know who he is let alone the average sports fan.

As a mad UFC fan and boxing hater I have to agree with this. I can think of 2 Boxing names (Tyson, Ali) that are house hold names.

Most non MMA fans would not know a single fighter.
 

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completely agree. Would love to see someone break Hall's jaw.

As for MMA haters - get with the times. MMA is the superior fighting sport. Even Muhammad Ali got his arse handed to him by a fighter who knew how to do more than just throw his fists. Boxing is a dying sport and MMA is taking over.

Ali wouldnt have gotten close to Jon Jones.
Oh please Mohammad Ali is a boxing legend. Different type of sport, you are showing your ignorance mate. You may like one sport better doesn't mean that the other means nothing or that you can really compare them. Boxing is more than throwing your fists. I personally do not like the sport, but my father was a boxer and he knows what he is talking about, at least he doesn't shoot from the mouth about things that go over his head.
 

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completely agree. Would love to see someone break Hall's jaw.

As for MMA haters - get with the times. MMA is the superior fighting sport. Even Muhammad Ali got his arse handed to him by a fighter who knew how to do more than just throw his fists. Boxing is a dying sport and MMA is taking over.

Ali wouldnt have gotten close to Jon Jones.
You mean the fight where the rules were set up so that Inoki could lie on the ground kicking Ali in the leg for the entire match while Ali wasn't allowed to pick him up.

Because Ali initially came in thinking that it would be a worked match with Inoki, not an actual fight.
 

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No MMA hater here but to say it is the superior fighting sport and Boxing is dying in comparison is stupid. A kid born yesterday knows who
Muhummad Ali is while Jon Jones mother wouldnt know who he is let alone the average sports fan.
MMA is the superior fighting sport and boxing is dying, & I think Jon Jone's mother would know who Muhammad Ali is, whatever that means.
 

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Oh please Mohammad Ali is a boxing legend. Different type of sport, you are showing your ignorance mate. You may like one sport better doesn't mean that the other means nothing or that you can really compare them. Boxing is more than throwing your fists. I personally do not like the sport, but my father was a boxer and he knows what he is talking about, at least he doesn't shoot from the mouth about things that go over his head.
The thing about it is, there is also boxing in MMA as well as numerous other disciplines, so technically MMA is the superior fighting sport in terms of difficulty of training and learning of techniques, it's just a fact, but whether it is better depends on who you ask. And Jon Jones would beat the living shit out of Ali in his hay day, but that's just because fighting has evolved since then.
 
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I like both boxing and MMA but prefer boxing.. Just. I know it is complicated and skilled stuff but i really cant stand the ground game in MMA, often they can just be lying on top of eachother which really is quite fustrating while others love it and think it is an art form.
 

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What a girls dick.

Claims it's because of lack of motivation... I think he's realised this bloke he was going to fight would hit him back. and he might get hurt.

Weak prick who bullied blokes who he knew wouldn't fight back.
 

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completely agree. Would love to see someone break Hall's jaw.

As for MMA haters - get with the times. MMA is the superior fighting sport. Even Muhammad Ali got his arse handed to him by a fighter who knew how to do more than just throw his fists. Boxing is a dying sport and MMA is taking over.

Ali wouldnt have gotten close to Jon Jones.
You may be right, but the fighters in the MMA are as stupid because they fight for small purses and will still have all the brain damage of a fighter that made real money boxing. If you are going to get hit in the face atleast make good coin doing it i say.
 

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You may be right, but the fighters in the MMA are as stupid because they fight for small purses and will still have all the brain damage of a fighter that made real money boxing. If you are going to get hit in the face atleast make good coin doing it i say.
Dana White: UFC has created over 40 Millionaires:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNSh9NbVDQ4
 

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MMA is the superior fighting sport and boxing is dying, & I think Jon Jone's mother would know who Muhammad Ali is, whatever that means.
Boxing has had more 1mil+ ppvs in the last 4 years than any other 4 year period in history. mma ppvs on the other hand have dropped over 50% since 2009. Only 4 mma ppvs have broken 1mil and 3 of those where headlined by a Professional wrestler.

mma is the latest poker, its a fad that has peaked and will fall away to niche sport.
 
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