Matt O'Brien

Neither a boxer nor a philosopher. Love the sweet science; sometimes I write about it. Contributor to @TheFightCity. Boxing | Philosophy | Travel #BoxingQuotes.

[Matt O'Brien @BoxinPhilosophy]

A little story about my fight trip to Japan last month, for @TheFightCity. 🥊✍️ #InoueNakatani

https://t.co/rzrQ9EYFzF

[Matt O'Brien @BoxinPhilosophy]

@SuperSisi Might be the saddest looking full English I've ever seen... bin the whole thing and start again, without the mushrooms.

[Matt O'Brien @BoxinPhilosophy]

@Remy_Mac_Priv Yeah very tough one for Thaxton, heart-breaking defeat.

[The Fight City @TheFightCity]

"Both champions came out blazing, ripping fierce salvos to both head and body." It was #OnThisDay, "Golden Boy" vs "Sugar Shane," a best-vs-best clash that more than lived up to the hype. Check it out: https://t.co/O4sqh5Dxxp #Boxing #History #OTD From @BoxinPhilosophy

[Matt O'Brien @BoxinPhilosophy]

Easy one –
Tokyo Dome #InoueNakatani #Undisputed

[BaseballHistoryNut @nut_history]

What is your “I was there” sports moment?

Please quote

[Matt O'Brien @BoxinPhilosophy]

@CombatCr Good to put a backstory to this vid, pops up all the time. Can see before a punch is thrown the old boy knows what he's doing just by the way he moves.

[拳闘屋 @boxing_ya]

「THE DAY やがて、伝説と呼ばれる日」というキャッチフレーズで開催された、モンスター井上尚弥選手対ビッグバン中谷潤人選手の試合は、素晴らしい���容で、キャッチフレーズ通りに語り継がれる伝説となりました

試合前からピリピリとした緊張感はありましたが、無駄な煽りや相手を不快にさせる発言は一切なく、終始お互いを尊重する雰囲気がありました
それがさらに興行を盛り上げ、ボクシングは（格闘技全般）喧嘩ではなくスポーツであることを改めて証明してくれた試合でした
井上尚弥選手、中谷潤人選手、本当にありがとうございました！！

[Matt O'Brien @BoxinPhilosophy]

@MushtaqBilalPhD Can��t actually tell if this is bait. But assuming it’s genuine… You think everyone who studies philosophy either ends up earning a living through “philosophy” or, if not, being broke? You can’t be that stupid.

[Matt O'Brien @BoxinPhilosophy]

@shaunrbrown “That they talk about”. Like it’s not actually a thing. This guy’s such a knobhead. Hope Zuffa is a massive fail.

[Matt O'Brien @BoxinPhilosophy]

Sounds a lot. But I think about half of that was just me at the merch store and beer stand, to be fair.

[Boxing News @BoxingNewsED]

💰 #InoueNakatani is on course to make around 10 billion yen ($63.4m), per Yahoo Japan.

Mega business at the Tokyo Dome.

[Matt O'Brien @BoxinPhilosophy]

Lots of thoughts on the fight, Inoue’s legacy, etc. But what a day - incredible experience. Undisputed Superfight, one of my favourite ever boxers, in TOKYO… hard to top. Once in a lifetime job. #TheDay #InoueNakatani 🇯🇵🥊🙏

[Matt O'Brien @BoxinPhilosophy]

@MattTurnerOF The only choice to be made 👍

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Torn between wanting a few more beers and not wanting to stand in this line again for the toilet. Great stadium; mad queues. #InoueNakatani

[Matt O'Brien @BoxinPhilosophy]

6 fights, 6 decisions. Surely can’t go the whole card without a single stoppage? #InoueNakatani #TheDay

[Matt O'Brien @BoxinPhilosophy]

Really wanted to write a big fight breakdown, but life & work got in the way. Anyway… FWIW I see it being tight, hard fought for 5-6 rds but Inoue takes over and gets a late stoppage. Too fast, too strong, too good. #InoueNakatani #TheDay #Superfight 🇯🇵🥊

[Matt O'Brien @BoxinPhilosophy]

@seaphil68 Ha, yep. Spent half my day waiting in lines. Then got charged 50 quid for a t-shirt, a key ring, and a poster. Downsides to a big event!

[Matt O'Brien @BoxinPhilosophy]

@Sonnyhorrocks96 Great stadium but feels like really needs a Superfight to make it worthwhile

[Matt O'Brien @BoxinPhilosophy]

Tokyo Dome is buzzing. 🇯🇵 🥊🥊🥊#InoueNakatani #Superfight

[Matt O'Brien @BoxinPhilosophy]

Solid performance from Takuma. Probably could’ve even got the stoppage if he really put his foot down. Ioka just didn’t have the firepower to make a dent. #InoueIoka #TheDay

[Matt O'Brien @BoxinPhilosophy]

Ioka boxing well in spots but even clean shots not having any effect, whereas Inoue hurts him whenever he lands clean. Think bantam at 37 is a stretch for Ioka. #InoueIoka #TheDay

[Matt O'Brien @BoxinPhilosophy]

Was great to see Bud Crawford get a big round of applause when he popped up on the screen at ringside earlier. 2 of the top dogs of their generation. #P4P 👑

[Source of Boxing @Sourceofboxing]

Terence Crawford just linked up with Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani backstage ahead of their super fight 🤝🔥