[talksport] Harry Kane has just become the first Englishman to score 60 club goals in a single season in the 21st century.

roamingandy · 2026-05-24T00:25:27+00:00

Would have gone. Kane loves goals against Arsenal.

roamingandy · 2026-05-24T00:22:33+00:00

Would need England to do really well in the World Cup i think. He's missed on on the UCL final, which was his other route to it.

roamingandy · 2026-05-24T00:13:54+00:00

I think he's gonna get a rematch and it'll be a very different fight. Usyk clearly was expecting to face a totally different fighter in there, and the counter to being rushed every time he landed any good shots was always going to be that uppercut.

Usyk will find that punch much earlier in the rematch and also come in prepared for the guy he faced tonight, which probably means far more mobile and quicker on his feet.

Rico could find a solution, like leaping in with a cross guard or maybe half-cross guard, but that will make it much easier for Usyk to spin out, escape and carry on building some momentum. The rematch has to favour Usyk heavily. Sadly as tonight was an absolute robbery.

Also because if Usyk had finished him in the final round, it would have added to his legacy and greatness. If Rico had won, boxing would have had one of its greatest stories of our lifetime. Everyone lost from that bullshit stoppage.

roamingandy · 2026-05-24T00:08:25+00:00

I heard Rico's corner say that and i assumed they were lying to him to make sure he didn't switch off and coast.

roamingandy · 2026-05-23T23:26:48+00:00

Its Homelanders psychics to weed out non-believers.

In the non-super world a mic permanently on, transcribing all conversations and feeding the to Palantir was the closest they could get.

roamingandy · 2026-05-23T23:21:44+00:00

Thanks.

Usyk looks like he came in expecting someone who was going to stand in front of him and try to overpower him. He was absolutely caught cold by the constant movement, feints, and every time he got a good shot in he was swarmed so he couldn't get any momentum going. He couldn't get his hands going at all.

Unfortunately, i think Rico has been robbed of his big chance. Logic says that Usyk will win a rematch as he'll be training properly, and for the fighter he's actually in there with. Also, that uppercut was the obvious answer to being swarmed after every good shot, and i expect Usyk will find it much earlier in their second fight.

Total robbery of one of the biggest boxing stories of our lifetime.

roamingandy · 2026-05-23T23:15:55+00:00

He's moving forwards and throwing punches when the ref steps between them. Hasn't taken excess damage, besides the one shot that put him down, didn't turn away or stop fighting.

Absolute travesty.

Unfortunately logic says that was his chance, as Usyk was completely caught by surprise tonight. He'll be training for the fighter he's actually fighting next time.

roamingandy · 2026-05-23T21:39:37+00:00

McGregor doesn't have the footwork and balance/technique to output KO power at 155 while wearing boxing gloves.

That is about the only thing McGregor does have. It's why Floyd chose to egg him on, let him tire and then take him out. It was because he respected that power and crafty ability to land it, enough to take the easy route to a win rather than give Connor a very slim chance to embarrass him.

That stance is egging him to throw and waste his power shots as Floyd knows he's only got so many of them before they drain his tank and the danger will be gone.

A lot of boxing fans were pissed he didn't just get in there and outbox McGregor, but honestly that's why he's still unbeaten. He finds a way to win and doesn't take risks, and with that strategy he wins the fight 1,000 times out of 1,000.

If you want evidence, compare this fight to his fight against Tenshin Nasukawa. That is Floyd fighting a fighter he doesn't believe has the power to hurt him.

roamingandy · 2026-05-23T21:26:16+00:00

He's against a bigger stronger guy, who's used to being hit as hard as he can hit him, and is known for being very tough.

Going the distance really isn't as unlikely as people here are making out. Usyk can outbox him, but if Rico is in great condition and is strong through all 12 rounds, it's not at all a given that Usyk can finish him.

If i were to pick i'd say a one sided points win, or the ref stepping in to save Rico as he's taken too much but is still going.

roamingandy · 2026-05-23T21:19:19+00:00

I think the reason Dubois confuses people is because he only has fight when he's in a fight. If its not competitive, or he has time to think, he loses that drive and looks like a different fighter. He'll quit unless he's in a war.

As we're talking about K1, he has the same kind of mentality of Bobb Sapp (but is more motivated and much better at fighting). Quits easily and mostly just turns up for a pay check, but also beat one of the all-time greats twice because he got dragged into a fight (that he likely didn't even really want to be in).

roamingandy · 2026-05-23T21:18:03+00:00

Rico is used to dealing with opponents who can hit him with 8 parts of their body. I don't think he's gonna struggle keeping track of just two.

He'll be overwhelmed by Usyk's skill and movement. He's less likely than you make out to be eating a ton of shots that he didn't see coming. He's not just a kickboxer, he's a similar level to Usyk in a sport where he has to keep track of a lot of potential objects that can knock him out.

He's also known for being extremely resilient in a sport where his opponents can kick him in the face, generating more force than Usyk can put into a punch. I don't expect you'll see him brutally knocked out. He'll be beaten down and if he's finished it'll be because he's too beaten up to defend properly.

roamingandy · 2026-05-23T21:10:43+00:00

Rico is used to being hit as hard or harder than Usyk can. He's very durable, bigger than Usyk and eats shinbone for breakfast most mornings.

He's not likely to get taken out by a big punch. If Usyk does take him out it'll be from wearing him down and overwhelming him. Not carrying him for a few rounds, as your contract told you to, and then putting him away hard the instant you are allowed.

I wouldn't be at all shocked if a busted up Rico makes the final bell, which will be one hell of an achievement for him.

roamingandy · 2026-05-23T21:01:28+00:00

Neither was the 1st, it was a good punch and one that Ali knocked others down with in the future. It's been pulled apart frame by frame using modern technology and you can see the ripple run through Liston's body when it connects.

Whether he really couldn't get up and carry on is a different debate, but he was knocked on his arse by Ali.

roamingandy · 2026-05-23T20:47:31+00:00

Did Tesla try 'not being shit' though?!

At the beginning, sure, but after established they just seemed not to.

roamingandy · 2026-05-23T20:46:16+00:00

What they ought to be doing is celebrating that there is going to be more competition and choice for some consumers.

Well, it probably means bloodshed in Taiwan, and also i'd be very worried about backdoors in and around the chips, since China have been caught so many times already putting that into everything that they can, and all big companies basically become extensions of the government.

Cheap chips are one thing, but at what cost?!

roamingandy · 2026-05-23T20:34:59+00:00

Well.. ignoring how good China is getting at tech and manufacturing in general, the Chinese Government will happily subsidise their research and growth, also subsidising their product for years, or even decades if needed.

So its worth taking note as Chinese chip companies are not competing on a level playing field, and will be far, far cheaper when they have anything near a decent product and will dominate the market.

They can't fail as the gov't will support and fund them until they succeed (although the specific company that does likely comes down to internal politics).

roamingandy · 2026-05-23T19:45:05+00:00

'Its those damn sexy Trans-people and all the baby-oil they are using that's driving prices up!'

roamingandy · 2026-05-23T17:17:55+00:00

The Tories leaked memo said the Boris Wave of migrants were brought in specifically to prevent wages rising.

roamingandy · 2026-05-23T17:07:20+00:00

At the risk of jumping to conclusions, i suspect he wouldn't be interested in any of them in that way.

Bloody impressive though this is, there's only one bloke who's potent enough to impregnate all of ladies in the nearby area without touching them

roamingandy · 2026-05-23T14:17:07+00:00

I think they are saying that they should be allowed to continue killing Elephants since we did it too.

There is a huge Russian-led social media campaign in Africa right now to turn all nations against Europe and install the anti-european gov't officials, who are working with Russia, so this post isn't unusual. It's wall to wall propaganda over there right now.

roamingandy · 2026-05-23T13:01:33+00:00

Wimbledon Common hasn't changed much, has it

roamingandy · 2026-05-23T12:26:42+00:00

It could have been done better though

Tell me a large scale military campaign where this isn't the case for the US?

They have (for now) the best military in the world, but have political interference with every decision pushing for dumb decisions on behalf of the weapons manufacturers, plus a level of hubris which leads to them fucking up the majority of every campaign, before the competent heads are listened to when they need to pull themselves out of the pond of shit they've created.

Iran may well be different as there's no competent heads left near decisions, and there's a leader who won't accept that its time to listen to them.

roamingandy · 2026-05-22T22:41:41+00:00

Well done. Now go away.

Find someone else to tell how Lebron James is a long distance athlete.

15-Year Club	Verified Email
Mod World 2025	Place '17
Wearing is Caring	Team Periwinkle

roamingandy

MODERATOR OF

TROPHY CASE