“Superb” Saunders outclasses Matthew Hall

By Simon Allen: Billy Joe Saunders defended his British and Commonwealth Titles in a near shut out unanimous decision against Matthew Hall on Thursday night. Saunders needed to put a big performance after a much maligned showing against Nick Blackwell last time out and did exactly that. Coming into the ring Saunders looked the much bigger man and made his size height and reach count throughout the fight.

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Saunders defeats Hall

By Scott Gilfoid: In a perfect example of a fight that should have never been made in the first place, British and Commonwealth middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (17-0, 10 KO’s) totally dominated the much, much smaller Matthew Hall (25-7, 16 KO’s) in beating him by a lopsided 12 round unanimous decision on Thursday night at the York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom.

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Matthew Hatton vs. Thaxton – Part 2

By Liam Santiago: I recently posted an article on the idea of this being a better choice of match making for the very limited fighter Matthew Hatton. As a boxing expert, I was not surprised with the criticism I received. Now, I will explain why you were wrong. You said Thaxton is a natural lightweight. Yes, he was, but he is now dedicated to the welterweight division. Personally, I am disgusted at the type of match making I witnessed when Hatton was lined up as the next contender for N’Dou’s world title and even as an opponent for Zab Judah.

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Small Defeats Hall, Wins British and Commonwealth Light Middleweight titles

hall543434By Nate Anderson: Light middleweight Commonwealth champion Matthew Hall (22-2, 15 KO’s) was stopped in the 8th round by Anthony Small (22-1, 16 KO’s) on the Amir Khan vs. Andriy Kotelnik undercard at the M.E.N. Arena, in Manchester, England. Hall, 25, never seemed to get untracked against the faster and taller Small. In the 8th round, Hall was hurt from a big right hand from Small. Besides the Commonwealth belt, the vacant British light middleweight title was also on the line for the fight.

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Hall Obliterates Pryce

hall45633By Nate Anderson: Making his 7th defense of his Commonwealth (British Empire) light middleweight title, champion Bradley Pryce (27-7, 17 KOs) was destroyed in two rounds by the hard punching Matthew Hall (22-1, 15 KOs) on Saturday night at the M.E.N. Arena, in Manchester, Lancashire. Hall, 24, knocked Pryce down three times in the 2nd round. After the third knockdown, from a short right hand from Hall, the referee Ian John-Lewis stepped in and halted the fight at 2:59 of the round with Pryce laying crumbled on the canvas propped up against the ropes.

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