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Post by realview on Feb 24, 2019 9:19:29 GMT
Tom Hilton: Hello ladies and gentlemen, with the BBU PPV announced and a massive fight on Monday, we have plenty to discuss on this edition of the Real View.
This is what we have on today's show: *BBU JMD title preview* *Shona McGraty vs Helen George* *Sarah Harding vs Hannah Ware* And *Ones to watch lightweight edition*
Remember the BBU PPV itself is happening this Wednesday, keeps your eyes peeled on that as it looks a bumper card as always.
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Post by realview on Feb 24, 2019 9:20:19 GMT
Part 1: BBU JMD title preview This Wednesday sees Helen Flanagan looking to get another title on her résumé, last year she took the bantamweight title, can she be the head of the JMD division?
Standing in her way is Lacey Banghard, who will be making her third defence of the title since beating Holly Hagan for the title.
I know there is a lot of animosity between these two, both have commented on the others records as not been anything special, with Lacey going as far as to say Helen is basically done as a fighter.
Physically they have a similar height; the weight advantage is definitely in Helen's court, she may out weight Lacey by around ten pounds when they finally get into the ring.
Experience will also be on Helens side; she has fought more them double the fights Lacey has, but Lacey the better win ratio, Helens nigh on 50% to Lacey's straight 75%
This is one of the tricked fights to work out, arguments for both women to win are plentiful, unless it's obvious either way I always go with the champions advantage, I'll go Lacey to win this.
We definitely could be seeing a new era for the JMD division though by the end of this months PPV, with the rise of Helen continuing.
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Post by realview on Feb 24, 2019 9:21:16 GMT
Part 2: Shona McGraty vs Helen George This was a number one contenders fight for the BBU bantamweight title, Doda awaiting them for the March PPV.
I made a prediction two weeks ago on who I felt would win, Shona was my pick due to her raw strength and aggression, could the wiliness of Helen give her the win?
The build up saw both fighters claim they were going to be the one to take the title from Doda, going through the other would be a formality.
The opening round saw exactly what I spoke about; Helen was under fire from the hard hitting Shona, who was backing her up around the outside of the ring with no worries of much coming back.
Round two saw Helen show her aggressive side; forcing Shona into heated exchanges, which suites the older fighter as Shona tried too hard to take her opponent's head off with haymaker shots.
By the fourth round though Shona had found her accuracy, her power punches had Helen rocking as the Marti's Maulers fighter drove forwards.
With the ending coming in the fifth round; as expected Helen went for a low blow, one Shona had obliviously been given knowledge of in watching tapes before the fight, with a pile driver like right on the nose of Helen being the equaliser, Helen going down for the count.
Shona made sure to seek out Doda afterwards, with Doda giving a thumbs up to show that she is ready for the challenge seemingly.
That should be a great fight, they let their hands go so it will definitely be all action from the go, this maybe being a bit of a bad match up for Doda due to the power of her future challenger.
Helen on the other hand is in no mans land right now, losing this fight puts her at the back of the elite cue, I still believe she can at least get a title shot in future, question is will time against her?
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Post by realview on Feb 24, 2019 9:22:29 GMT
Part 3: Sarah Harding vs Hannah Ware To say Sarah is going through a rough patch is an understatement, she has been struggling to get wins over the past two years, though still has a rep of being the toughest of the Girls Friday crew, something Cheryl Cole would probably disagree on.
Hannah meanwhile is one of the sad stories of the pitfalls of free agency, some have good agents who can find them fights but you have to rely on stables to find fights, nearly two years since she had a bout.
It seemed that ring rust was evident on Hannah, with Sarah being able to find holes through her guard to knock back the brunette.
The second round saw Sarah continue in the same vein, in fact she had an opportunity to do some real damage to Hannah as she backed her up towards a corner, she showed a lack of killer instinct though as Hannah escaped to freedom.
Momentum changed in the third round; an uppercut shockingly sent Sarah on her backside, the crowd were silenced by that as Sarah did manage to get up.
But she never looked the same fighter that hand Hannah on the ropes, the fifth round saw her get knocked out by a brutal right to the solar plexus, you could hear Sarah coughing as she tried to get her air back.
Afterwards Hannah called out Doda for a title shot, I think Hannah would be biting off way more then she can crew right now, with more rounds and wins under her belt, then we can talk about the biggest fights of them all.
Sarah meanwhile looks to have lost her punch resistance and her confidence judging by the way she didn't finish the job off.
I can't say what they can do with Sarah, all I'll suggest is that she will need to sit with her management team on her future because something has to change.
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Post by realview on Feb 24, 2019 9:23:40 GMT
Final Part: ones to watch (lightweight division) We have been talking about the different fighters we think will make a break through in each division this year, doesn't mean we think they will become a champion this year, but big things are on the horizon for them.
First up is someone who is breaking records in the music industry and breaking hearts in the ring, Dua Lipa is only 23 years old but nearly won the lightweight title in her eighth fight.
The fact that she has been doing boxing training for years, even before she officially took up the sport as a pro in the celebrity ranks, that helped her massively in getting momentum right out the gates.
While she did hit a road block after losing the title, a win against another talented fighter in Emily Ratajkowski shows that she seems ready for that next step.
Next up is someone who has had a bit of a mixed career so far; supermodel Stella Maxwell again is only 28 years old, she seems to have grown into a strong fighter, question is can she find the extra skills to become an elite fighter?
I honestly believe so; in fights she has shown great basics to be built off, good speed and power allows her to box on the move or on the inside, with getting a serious run of fights under her I can see her finding that extra that she needs.
This is one of the harder ones to decide upon if they should be on this list, Game of Thrones own Sophie Turner is still only 23 years old, yet feels like she has been around forever.
Her record is also patchy, with an impressive 2017 ruined by a poor 2018, which saw her win once in five attempts.
But as said 2017 was a massive year for her, only losing once in eight fights then, she has all the tools to be a leader of this division, it all comes down to consistency, which I hope she can find for future success.
That's all we have time folks, thank you to everyone who took the time to read these posts, hopefully we'll see you back next Sunday for the next edition of the Real View.
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