Bentley vs. Morrison

The official Tapology discussion thread for the event!

Zorro vs. Spelman
I favor Ellis Zorro at -400. He has a kooky leg kick and a radical randleplex. Zorro isn't about to kiss the counteragent.

Bentley vs. Morrison
I crave Denzel Bentley at -600. He has a groundbreaking attitude and a heavenly inverted atomic drop. Bentley might prevent the TV audience.

Undefeated(formerly) Frank Arnold just been knocked out cold by Nicaraguan journeyman Brayan Mairena!!

Very bad KO. Made worse by the referee allowing Arnold to take massive punishment!! Being the home fighter worked against Arnold massively! Mairena jumped on Arnold from the start of the 1s, landing huge right hooks all along. Eventually He was dropped face 1st the round previously to being finished. Fight should have been stopped. Instead the referee gave him about a full minute to recover, washing his gum shield, walking him around the ring. All the while he's still taking massive right hooks stumbling around. His corner done nothing. The referee kept trying to keep him in the fight. You know if it was opposite and Arnold had dropped Mairena the fight would have been stopped straight away.
Eventually the inevitable happened, Arnold face planted, out cold, didn't move for several minutes. Give oxygen and stretched out(he did regain conciseness thankfully).
Actually disgusting!!! All that punishment for nothing!!! Because the referee was trying to give the home fighter a helping hand. All he did was allowed the kid to take severe punishment. Honestly that's the type of beatings that change young fighters forever! 

On a positive note. That's 1 back for Nicaragua!!! 

Every weekend there's 3,4,5 or more Nicaraguan shipped over to the UK to be b sides for UK prospects.  1000s of defeats!!!

1 brutal victory back for them tonight!!! 

Interestingly Mairena once had a record 10-0-1, which is better than Arnold had, and also all his loses to top or at least good boxers. Arnold's promoters haven't looked past his 11-30 record, and didn't knew to whom he lost.

A proper BRAWL has broken out between Zorro and Spellman!!!! WILD!!!!! 

Round 7, Zorro vs Spellman. 
A definite candidate for round of the Year 

Who will win in main event?

Denzel Bentley is the favourite and the British Champion. Morrison used to be a good prospect, lost a few, this is his last chance at a Title so he should bring his best.
Still, I'm picking Bentley to win by Knockout! I think Morrison will be aggressive and make a good fight but this will give Bentley the opportunity to hit him with power!
KO Bentley in the mid to late rounds

How they assess prospects if they fight only with cans? Or they are judged based on their skills they have shown against cans?

Morrison looked good first 2 rounds.

Well, I was almost correct!! Morrison brought the fight early, Bentley was pushed back to start but adjusted and started landing powershots. Morrison face ( Broken / badly bleeding nose and 1 swollen eye) busted up.
Gallagher jumps onto the apron and throws in the towel in the 4th.

Same result I predicted only Quicker than I expected 

With assessing prospects. Yes, you are right about it being tough to assess them when only facing journeymen /cans!.
You go by amateur achievements, maybe they have been in the national amateur programme? Team GB you know they are talented, a lot of it is just the eye test!!!

Honestly, you never really know exactly what a prospect has until they take the step up and face tough competition. A big thing for me is how they react to damage! You never know until it happens tho

Highly surprised of Mairena Upset

What do you think about tomorrow's Gwynne fight?

Just read what Mikey wrote, thats crazy bad. I think Arnold finishes his career

Agchon, it was really bad! Kid took a lot of punishment that he shouldn't have.

Supnava, about Gwynne Woodruff, I think that it's a much closer fight than what Tapology is picking!!!! 99% Tapology picking Gwynne. The actual bookmakers odds are much closer with Gwynne at around - 250.

Gwynne is not a technical boxer, he makes fights rough and dirty (look at his past fights judges scorecards, he is always having points deducted for fouls!).
Woodruff is better than his record shows. He has a good hard counter punch and he is tall and rangy

I think Woodruff has a good chance. I think the fight will be a close points decision with lots of close rounds.

Gwynne is definitely the favourite and he should win but, like I say, I think it's giving to be a close fight and I am going to be putting a little bet on a Woodruff victory! 

It was only 4th round, can't be too much punishment, 2 first rounds weren't a beatdown. 

??? Wasn't a Beatdown???  So you never watched it live I take it?

Mairana jumped on Arnold instantly! From the 1st round he was landing huge right hooks!  He dropped him Hard in the 3rd. Put him face down, out cold in the 4th.

4 rounds is more than enough time to receive a beatdown!  Hearns Hagler was under 3 rounds and is 1 of the most violent fights ever!