Bentley vs. Cash

The official Tapology discussion thread for the event!

Johnson vs. Markic
Callum Johnson, DEC
Whats up with these “rainbow” belts In boxing??

The Rainbow belt is for Gay fighters only. Have you not heard of the Gay Pride Belt????

It's the Commonwealth Title bud. UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and any other countries in the British Commonwealth (old British Empire) 

Bentley vs. Cash
Denzel Bentley, DEC
Absolutely nothing to split between these two but I've been keeping a close eye on Denzel Bentley as he's a very exciting boxer to watch so favouritism is the only thing that's making me pick him in this fight.

Johnson vs. Markic
Callum Johnson, TKO, R4
Callum Johnson has got a scary amount of power and usually starts his fights strongly and I'd expect this to be no different.

Davey vs. Stewart
Jamie Stewart, DEC
Jamie Stewart looked impressive in his draw against Florian Marku so I don't see this being a typical "journeyman being outworked" type of fight and if it is then it certainly won't be an easy one for George Davey.

Adeleye vs. Sokolowski
David Adeleye, TKO, R7
The main question will be whether or David Adeleye can get a KO or not as he's got power but Kamil Sokolowski has a solid chin and hardly ever gets KO'd so this will be intriguing from that point of view as the result itself isn't really in doubt.

Bentley vs. Cash
Felix Cash, DEC
Most competitive boxing of the weekend right here. Love a good British title fight. Usually you get 2 up n coming British talents with similar records looking to take the step onto World level. You get that here. Bentley is slick yet powerful, Cash is the slightly better boxer. There is a LOT of needle here too, which always helps! The story is that these 2 sparred together a few years ago, things got a little tasty then spilled out onto the street where someone head butted the other!!! Not sure who was the 1 who threw the headbutt?!! You know this is a close fight by looking at the odds, when do you ever see a boxing match thats -190 +150???? Usually its -5000 +3500!!!!! I'm still unsure who to pick here, I'm slightly leaning Cash but Bentley has more than a good shot! I may change this 5x between now and the fight

Itauma vs. Hibbert
Karol Itauma, TKO, R1
Medal

Johnson vs. Markic
I am with Callum Johnson at -3000. He has an accurate liver kick and a reliable stamina. Johnson isn't about to shatter the corner man.

Bentley vs. Cash
I embrace Felix Cash at -200. He has a voluptuous anaconda and a zen liver kick. Cash won't avert the enemy. Money in the bank!

Im gonna go with Bentley by decision I liked how good he looked against Heffron he was cool calm and collected but he can turn it on when he feels like it too , its a 50 50 fight tho 

They cant take that fight away from Sokolowski he definitely won 5 rounds

That's precisely why Referee's should Not judge fights and Referee at the same time... It is as though they miss important segments of the action... Kamil Sokolowski definitely Won that fight, by at least 4 Rounds to 2... Marcus McDonell should have to explain that decision just now, to the BBBofC, because the Pole should have got the decision and just got robbed... Disgusting Decision from the Referee / Judge 🤔🧐🤑💪💯🥊👊👍

* Edited at 04.24.2021, 4:36 PM ET *

Yeah thats a joke , Adeleye is lucky tonight , needs to improve alot and he found out tonight the knockout isnt always there 

David Adelaye has been terrific entertainment during the pandemic, when facing British Boxing's Heavyweight Journeymen and the odd Cruiserweight, by walking his opponents down and landing big KO shots on them... However, this evening, Adelaye fought against a tough, tough Heavyweight in Sokolowski, who came to Win and put Adelaye on the backfoot for the majority of the contest, connecting on Adelaye with combination punches as and when appropriate... That decision just now has to be one of the Worse decisions against an Away Fighter in a British Ring in the modern era... I am so shocked, disgusted and disgruntled by that result, because Adelaye definitely lost the fight, his own corner team knew it too and a fit Nathan Gorman needs to be calling for that fight sooner, rather than later, because Nathan will do a number on Adelaye based on that last performance 🤔🤑🧐💯🥊💪👊👍

* Edited at 04.24.2021, 4:45 PM ET *

Terrific and powerful performance from Callum Johnson a few moments ago... Great matchmaking by Queensbury Promotions... A padded record for the Bosnian, with a 32 - 2 Record prior to the fight and 81% KO ratio made Emil Markic look on paper far better than he actually is... The 2x WBO European Light Heavyweight Title Wins for Markic were both against very weak opposition... At least Markic came out in the 1st Round and made the fight entertaining, by trying to survive and compete with his own power... Callum Johnson was caught square on and rocked, but it was more lazy and off balance than anything... Overall, Callum Johnson made a bit of a statement to his rivals, because he can definitely punch very very hard and another Stoppage victory is added to his list... On to bigger and better tests... I would still like to see Callum Johnson fight for the European Title at Light Heavyweight, prior to taking the Big Step up to World level to face either Bivol or more likely Joe Smith Jr, but looking forward to watching Callum Johnson hopefully progress to that stage once again and challenge for a World Title in the next 12 - 18 Months... Great performance from CJ 💯🤔🧐🤑💪🥊👊👍

For the Main Event, I think Felix Cash Wins by decision, or stops Denzel Bentley late, but he will have to remain focused on watching out for Bentley's Big Right Hand whilst the contest is in play, because lil Deontay Wilder's, (Bentley does look like him honest), can also crack with his backhand right too... I just think that Felix Cash will have a little too much pedigree for Denzel Bentley in the end, but may the best Man Win... Bring it on!! 🤔🧐🤑💪💯🥊👊👍

* Edited at 04.24.2021, 5:24 PM ET *

Mikey1903, what are your thoughts on the Kamil Sokolowski Vs David Adelaye fight??? Surely Sokolowski should have been awarded the Decision victory... 🤔🧐🤑💪💯🥊👊👍

Even though Denzel Bentley had 2 competitive fights against Mark Heffron from Oldham last year, drawing the 1st contest, then Stopping Heffron in the 2nd fight for the British Middleweight Championship, with a legitimate backhand Right that broke straight through Heffron's guard and unfortunately broke Heffron's eye socket, he was no real match for the New British and current Commonwealth Middleweight Champion, Felix Cash this evening, who Stopped Bentley in dramatic fashion in the 3rd Round of a scheduled 12, with 5 ramrod straight power punches to the head of Bentley, without any reply and whilst Bentley was trapped against the Ropes, causing the Referee to quite rightly intervene and Stop the Contest, before the situation got any worse... Cash was fast out of the blocks in Round 1, patient with his Boxing in Round 2, spending time just looking for openings and just analysing Bentley's movement in the Ring, which was similar to the 1st fight that Bentley had with Mark Heffron last year, falling into the corners and moving too often in the same pattern to the left... In the 3rd Round, Cash once again pushed the tempo and the finish of Bentley was simply a fabtastic performance from one of Britain's finest young Boxing Talents... #and the New British Middleweight Champion, Felix Cash... Eddie Hearn will be pleased, Frank Warren will obviously be pissed, especially since he Won the purse bid, forcing Cash to fight on a BT Sports Show, Cash will feel elated, as he proved the old adage, there are levels in Boxing, when you push through against different competition aiming to one day fight for a World Title and Win one and to finish/conclude (pardon the pun) Denzel Bentley is young, determined and a decent fighter, so he will no doubt come again, after a good rest and a revisit to the drawing board!! 🤔🧐🤑💪💯🥊👊👍

* Edited at 04.24.2021, 6:07 PM ET *