SBW/botha updates,,,

cooper vs barry dunnet is on now,,,

4 x 3min rounds

cooper -
87kgs

barry dunnet -
88.6 kgs
 

coopers hands are low,,,dangerously low

very similar to SBW with his leaning back to avoid punches.

cooper got nit with a nice punch but recovered nicely.

saSUE who is dunnet?

Not a good result for Quade he also needs to focus on his rugby. This will only encourage him to continue.

@ben10,
dunnet is a newbie who had a record of one win one loss,,,

SBW vs botha,,,

SBW-
27
107kg
191cm
191cm reach

botha
44
115.25kg
188cm
188cm

SBW is boxing smart, but both is the agressor. SBW needs to keep his hands up man, damn.

rnd 1 over.
 

SBW is jabbing botha away and botha has a cut on his nose.

bothas trash talking him in the ring and smiling a lot.
 

swelling under bothas left eye.

SBW dropped some nice shots on boths in the corner, but botha wethered them like a pro.

end of round 2, SBW won that one IMO.

SBW is landing loads of jabs on botha.

SBW looking a lot stronger then anyone would have thought, but stil,,,,botha aint no chump and one punch is all it takes,,,
 

id have to give SBW round 3 too.

round 1 is 50/50 though.
 

bothas right looks swollen.

SBW is continuing where he left of the last two rounds.

SBW is really smart with his reach and the way he moves in and out.

good fight from botha last few seconds, but i give round 4 to SBW.

SBWs jab has improved 100% since his last fight, hes really giving botha trouble with it.

he cant get too confident though and no botha has lot his mothguard. this is a common ploy to buy time when ur struggling.
 

i goota give round 5 to SBW too. he is the agressor big time and hes controlling the fight with those jabs.

bothas big punches he landed were responded in kind by SBW.

really impressed with SBW at the moment.
 

round 6 is a lot more even. commentators say its bothas best round even though hes still not winning it.

IMO to close to call like the first.

another close round too close to call.

botha is having more success with his right hand, connecting a lot more. but hes looking a little tired IMO.
 

bothass fighting dirty, getting frustrated with SBW.

he just got a point deducted by the ref.

SBW looks hurt though, botha wins round 9 even with the point deduction.

botha quite a dirty fighter though.

contrevorsy. fight is scheduled to be 12 rounds, but ref just called final round in round 10???

botha looking for KO in the last round, he knows SBW is ahead on points, botha still fighting real dirty hitting when the refs calling break.

botha had him on the ropes, SBW was rattled big time though, SBW should have done enogh to win.
 

pretty boy just wants to hug Botha WTF?? Botha almost had him in the last round

CONGRATS TO SBW FOR BEATING botha, YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY, :oP

of course SBW was holding him, botha the dirty prick landed about 8 free punches when the ref was trying to call break, he even got points deducted for it.

CONGRATS AGAIN SBW, wasnt an easy match especially with botha cheating, LMAO, :oP

ref called the 10th round the final round due to botha not listening to the ref, LMAO, serves him right IMO. apparently it was either that or disqualify botha, o_O

Quade looked the part.

Much better than Flintoff and SBW.

He has a few things he needs to iron out, but looks really good. THis was his first professional fight.

SBW vs Buff... what a joke!

YEs, SBW had him on points, but the last 2 rounds he could barely stand...

Then the ref goes and calls last round in round 10???

I smell some fresh match fixing shit...

Utter BS, Pretty boy could hardly stand in rounds 9 and 10. They should've deducted points for hugging by SBW as well.

When will SBW fight a real boxer?

If the fight was scheduled for 12 rounds then it should have gone12 rounds surely.

Somebody tell that plonk sbw to forget about the ring. If he cant handle old Botha then he has no chance. At 27 its too late in any case. He can consider himself lucky not to have been knocked out etc. Get out while he is ahead. Ditto Cooper.

Bye the way I hear there is a terrible doping scandal hitting OZ. In fact the nz oaks are also worried as they play a lot of sport with oz. Apparently big crime is invloved and its widespread. Its a huge scandal.

In my opinion SBW should stick to rugby.  Against a real boxer - not 44 years of age - he is going to get one hell of a hiding.   Matter of fact it is not clear whether the fight was really scheduled to be over 12 rounds - if it was then they better call in the police - some really big betting coupes would have been made and crookery could have been expected.  SBW would not have made another two rounds - so my advice again - stick to rugby SBW - boxing will destroy your sporting career.

Wise advice Mike and my thoughts exactly. I suspect sbw knows the truth now and hopefully will realise boxing is not for him. He is a money man though and could be tempted to fight again.

Funs over SBW - wise up. The abs need you!

Ex Supersport:

Francois Botha has learnt the hardest lesson in boxing: it’s time to retire.

Sonny Bill Williams beat the veteran on points over ten rounds – 97-91 on two cards and 98-94 – to win the WBA International heavyweight title in Brisbane on Friday.

Williams came desperately close to being knocked out in the final 20 seconds of the bout but he survived after outscoring the South African.

The bout was inexplicably cut from twelve rounds to ten. It probably saved Williams from defeat, and gave Botha reason to claim he had been cheated.

The fight, watched live on SuperSport by a huge audience of rugby and boxing fans, was never meant to be an exhibition of first-class boxing. And it certainly was not. But it created much excitement because of Botha’s track record as a former IBF champion and Williams’s popularity as a World Cup-winning All Black.

Williams, known for his outrageous off-loads in top-class rugby, failed to off-load a knockout punch but put up a commendable performance in only his sixth professional bout.

Both fighters wore black shorts and blue gloves but that was about where the similarities ended. Botha, known as the White Buffalo and fighting in his 61st professional bout, looked in better shape than in many months but Williams was the only one in superb condition.

Williams used his reach advantage well and opened a cut on the bridge of Botha’s nose in the opening round. He finished the second round on top, even though Botha kept talking to him to test his concentration.

Botha’s right eye also showed some damage after the third round and he was unable to take control against the fitter and faster New Zealander even though he scored with some decent blows.

Williams surprised his detractors with his composure and ability to read the fight. Despite his lack of experience and obvious deficiencies on defence, he handled everything that Botha offered.

Botha had a point deducted from his score for hitting after being told to break in the ninth round. Many referees would have disqualified him there and then.

Williams also gave away a point in the final round but stayed on his feet during the hectic final seconds to enhance his status in the fight game.

The 44-year-old Botha’s record now stands at 48 wins, 9 losses, 3 draws and 1 no-contest, with 28 wins coming inside the distance.

The South African had fought the likes of Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, Wladimir Klitschko, Evander Holyfield and Michael Moorer, all world champions. He won the IBF heavyweight title when he beat Axel Schulz on points in December 1995.

But that was 17 years ago when he was still a “youngster” of 27. Now he is coming to the end of a good career, if not a great one.

The 27-year-old Williams, who was born in Auckland, New Zealand, is a vastly experienced rugby player but still a novice as a boxer, albeit undefeated after six fights, including three knockouts.

The salient statements are:

Williams came desperately close to being knocked out in the final 20 seconds of the bout but he survived after outscoring the South African.

The bout was inexplicably cut from twelve rounds to ten. It probably saved Williams from defeat, and gave Botha reason to claim he had been cheated. (Are they angling for a rematch?)

Time to hang up the gloves sbw and Botha!

Some responses to the article by boxing buffs who are hoping mad:

Jan Myburgh · Centurion University

It could all be about stimulating interest in a rematch;

Cape Town - Francois "White Buffalo" Botha was left fuming after he lost to Sonny Bill Williams on points in their WBA International heavyweight bout in Brisbane, Australia, on Friday.

Cut short from the original 12 rounds to 10, Williams looked in control for most of the fight.

The South African, however, was furious with officials after the decision was made to shorten the bout, with the 44-year-old looking to have worn out Williams by the end of the 10th.

"You know I love Sonny Bill, I think he's a great guy, a gentleman, but this was bullshit," the 115kg Botha said in an interview after the fight.

"If you look at the crowd, you know who won. You've got to win fair and square, not with the advantage of the judges, you've got to fight. According to me I won, hands-free."

Botha's trainer, Hardy Mileham, was shocked to see the bout shortened - a decision that was seemingly made during the contest.

"The fight was scheduled for 12 rounds, and in round number 10 he (Williams) was in danger," Mileham said.

Despite a strong comeback by Botha in the final stages, with Williams visibly shaken, it was ultimately not enough to sway the judges.

Botha, who did not sit down once between rounds, came out firing in the final round, nearly bringing Williams to his knees with a flurry punches.

Over the first four rounds Williams, 27, had dominated proceedings, while Botha clearly adopted a strategy of outlasting his younger opponent.

The veteran South African taunted Williams throughout the early rounds.

With a number of powerful left-hand jabs, Williams caused Botha's right eye to close up.

Botha said he wanted a rematch against the New Zealand heavyweight champion and All Blacks star.

"A rematch - if he can beat me he can go on, but if he doesn't he should throw in the towel."

The last comment gives it away?

BAWAHAHAHAHAHAHA,

CONGRATS AGAIN SBW, most talked about at athlete in SA strikes again, :oD

poor botha, dosent like to listen to the rules until it suits him, but when the shoes on the other foot,,,,:oP

sniff sniff sniff, :o((((


nah fair play, SBW lucky that the ref made the dodgy call, cos botha would have won it in rnd11.
hopefully now SBW can put these silly talks of boxing to rest now once and for all and focus only on either rugby or league, cos hes way out of his depth in boxing.

congrats anyways SBW, u did alot better then i thought u would and anything that make there "beeno" brains cry cant be too bad a thing aye???, LMAO, :oP
 

Hi there saSUE I am glad to find an honest bone in you as apparently Botha would have had sbw out for the count in round 11.

Glad really that this didnt happen as long as sbw retires gracefully from the ring. Any attempt by him to fight a decent heavyweight should be shelved immediately.

However saSUE, how come we get such a home town decision and a fight scheduled for 12 rounds reduced to 10. That is the major question here so I hope that honest bone is still functioning if you attempt an answer. This is all very Bryce Lawrence style stuff.

@ben10,

look bro, i have no idea. there was as suggestion made that the ref cut it down to 10 tounds as botha continously refused to listen to ref. i dont think thats legal in anyway, but clearly SBW was not going to survive rnd11.

its a farce pure & simple and botha got ripped off.

nothing like bryce lawerence BTW, after all lawerence didnt  make PDV coach, or j smit the starting captain with bismarck on the bench. that Boks team was just a weak Boks team, though lawerence was incomptent.

Well the big fat yarpy got what he deserved losing to an amateur with little to no boxing experience. Those Kiwis are just to good despite the big fat yarpy standing on SBW's feet,  punching him behind the head, punching after the bell and failing to adhere to anything the ref said. 

The big fat yarpy pretty much exhausted every dirty trick in the book and then complained at the end of it he was cheated. LMBFAO

At least SBW kept it clean as Kiwis do and i hear he's looking for a rematch in SA where he has more fans than most big fat yarpies have had hot dinners.

hear, hear big fat yarpy (rolling on the floor laughing just addressing you BFY)! - Botha's ongoing persistent punching after the bell did not earn him any sympathy or points for that matter! Alot of those dirty punches were connecting too! He was lucky the ref called time at the 10th Round otherwise SBW would have knocked him out in the 11th or 12th Round - very lucky escape Botha ;-))

Agree hakwa....

SBW looked great in round 9 and 10. he looked very steady and would most certainly have knocked a groggy Botha out in the 11th.

Don't you think he (SBW) looked like like a daisy after 10 rounds... he really got the better of Botha towards the end.

To be quite frank - an absolute disgrace for Australian sport.   You do not change th number of rounds during the course of the fight - that to my mind is a first timer ever.   Twelve rounds is twelve rounds - come hell or high water.

The sudden change to ten rounds is likely to cause fireworks - it is not whether SBW won or not - it was why the fight was shortened suddenly.    By the end of the eighth round SBW was definitely ahead on points.   He weakened badly and in the ninth and tenth roud he was saved by the bell.   The eleventh and twelve rounds would have been decisive.   

The shorterning of the fight could easily have been influenced by betting and doping syndcates who are targetting dodgy sport in Australia.   I would not be surprised if this is not a case of exactly that.   Although SBW was the crowd and New Zealand favourite to win - the big money would have been on Botha winning - so a loss by him would have filled the p[ockets of the crooks.

SBW is an excellent rugby player - he is not a boxers arse.   He will get seriously hurt if he takes on a really good boxer - not an overage and oerweight one like Borha.   The fact is that he coud not hit Botha out in the early rounds showing that his punches do not really carry any real weight and strength.I won't put any mony on a rematch - don;t think SBW would agree t it.     

 Well said Mike it was a disgrace. I got the impression sbw realises he is no boxer. He knew the shortening of the bout saved him from a knockout. He made no commitment to continue boxing. He got a big fright.

Amazing that a guy 17 year older and carrying too much weight outlasted him and was denied a knockout.

Lets hope the incident is investigated and sbw wises up and quits the ring.