Bell Sounds for the Second Round? Clegg vs. Farage

Otherwise known as the rumble over the European grumble, the crafty welterweights of Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage once again bump heads tonight in the most anticipated rematch since Frazier beat Ali in the "Battle of the Century" in '71. These two had been exchanging some heated words in the run up to their first clash on March 26th when Farage was given the edge on a split decision verdict, but now they meet again with Nick "Calamity" Clegg looking to upset the odds.

The central area of disagreement between these two behemoths remains the European Question, with each looking to gain advantage on the other in becoming the number one contender for the upcoming European Election title showdown on May 22nd. Recently disagreement between the two contenders has surrounded the undisputed heavyweight champion of the World, Vladimir "the beast from the East" Putin. The Russian Colossus shocked the world recently when he roused the sleeping bear within to inflict a crushing defeat on Ukraine and its Champion Vitali Klitschko. The manner of "the beasts" control and power has impressed the upstart Farage, a view that has been criticised by "Calamity" who has deemed it "Utterly Grotesque". The reverberations of Putin's effortless victory are still being processed, with such an effective display not seen since Joe "The Black Bomber" Louis destroyed Max "Black Uhlan of the Rhine" Schmeling in 1938, but now focus has switched to the battle for European supremacy.

Nigel "The Mirage" Farage (Nicknamed as such for his elusiveness towards any actual policies) is aiming to float like a butterfly and sting like the free (movement of labour does to his sensibilities). \He wants to use this bout to really establish himself as the champion of right-wing boxing fans everywhere and gain real traction in pushing forth his anti-EU agenda in taking powers from the European Boxing Union and placing them back with the British Boxing Board of Control. 

"Calamity" Clegg has pointed to the recent upturn in Britain's Olympic fortunes as proof that Britain is stronger with close European relations saying "We are better off in Europe - richer, stronger, safer - and that's why i'll fight to keep us in."

The fight scheduled for 19:00 BST on BBC2 has an under-card of The Voice: Louder on two, where Zoe "Live & Kicking" Ball will go toe to toe with the faded former champion Tom "Fists of Stones" Jones which is liable to be a cracker. The Clegg/Farage bout is expected to last up to an hour with the opening exchanges being one minute rounds followed by the counter punches of free debate. The fight is likely to go the distance with 100 judges compiled by polling organisation ICM on hand to do the scoring. The contest at this stage is too close to call, but the bookmakers Ladbroke's somewhat surprisingly have Clegg as the marginal favorite at this stage.

Could it be a draw? Who knows. All we can say is this one could go down to the wire and definitely is not one to be missed.

Only in America the United Kingdom.

Until Then.

Sources:

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/kay-burley/farage-vs-clegg-eu-debate_b_5030434.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-26843996