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I doubt they would have given a monkeys. The same applies in white colour boxing, which is scarily dangerous. AJ/Paul size/ability differences are common, but it's all about the money. The way AJ was fighting, I think he was aware of the risk, and despite the pre fight words, he didn't want to seriously hurt the bloke. The KO punch could have been to the temple, but he went for the jaw instead.

Another Venezuelan oil tanker seized. https://news.sky.com/story/us-seize-another-tanker-off-coast-of-venezuela-13486172 All sorts wrong with this. It seems that Venezuela's choice is accept it's tankers will be seizes so stop exporting, or respond in some way and see themselves attacked. The pretext that the oil cash is used (presumably by the oil exporters) to fund drug exports (narco terrorism FFS) is as stupid as anything Trump has said.

Yep. 9 attempts to wrestle AJ down. Pathetic. Credit to the bloke for stepping in the ring though, and for bagging Jutta Leerdam.

It's a transparent persona. I'm ignoring the bloke. There are posters I don't always agree with on politics - Turkish, Iansums, and others - but they're honest and reasonable. I know this isn't the real world, but have a bit of authenticity.

It's the focus on negativity, and made up information, that grates. Sure, labour aren't doing great after being dealt a shit hand, but there are successes. You yourself focused on some negatives yesterday, and with factual inaccuracy. I balanced with some factual positives. I've never voted labour and probably never will, but the whole anti Starmer/labour environment we're in (in not talking this forum) is pathetic. People out there talk as if Starmer has somehow changed policy to invite illegal immigrants in, and open up the country, without any understanding of the facts or reality. You then get the likes of Duck suggesting that the huge reduction in net migration is a negative when we all know he'd be whining if it hadn't reduced. That's completely disingenuous of him and doesn't make for sensible discussion.

Indeed. It was a disingenuous post.

Treat Russia with respect, aka give it what it wants, give the oligarchs their money back, and buy it's oil and gas.

Net migration going up - moan. Going down - moan. We could all pick stats that are positive, or negative, but that's daft. Long term NHS waiting times reduced. Millions more NHS appointments given. Record judicial sitting days to cope with delays and volume. Probate grant times halved. Etc. Yep shit loads of negatives too, but this idea that everything is getting worse is bollox.

It'll be the same in various sectors. People spout and support views without playing the tape forwards.

We've just the lowest November borrowing in 4 years. Lower interest rates. Lower inflation. Lower net migration. Don't let those facts impact opinions though.

I'm guessing it'll be a Mayweather/McGregor type of "fight". Tyson's size and style didn't lend itself to a pantomime as he doesn't box at distance. AJ has the reach and can just jab on the back foot and step away. That way he'll avoid having to choose to either back away or finish him. Hopefully I'm wrong and AJ knocks Paul into next Christmas.

Absolutely. Shit boxer + being the smaller man, it shouldn't end well, but he's a brand and a cash cow. Netflix won't want him to get smashed up. I reckon AJ will just pad him away, aim for the body, take a few hits and it'll go to the cards. They're using a slightly bigger ring for some reason as well.

Haye Vs Klitschko was similarly mismatched on paper to be fair, Haye Vs Valuev more so. But yes, embarrassing. Not so much because of the stats as the obvious abilities of them both. If Paul was the proper boxer and Joshua the carthorse, that would be something of a leveller, but when you factor in that the smaller bloke doesn't look good enough to win a regional belt, it becomes utterly ridiculous.

Yep. The US are different though as the strength of the dollar allows them to borrow without reducing the value of their currency. There's a reason why US foreign policy takes fire at countries who threaten the power of the dollar. Libya, Brics.

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