Who I believe is truly the next great heavyweight champion in the up and coming ranks, will be showcasing his skills on ESPN Friday Night Fights this Friday.

Big Ab will be taking on Shannon Briggs, just watch this guy is the future.

Great test for a guy who is 14-0

Bumped the thread so people could have a look at your fighter (also cause I liked the thread :) ).

The first guy I mentioned (Lucien Bute) fought last weekend and had another KO win, bringing him to 13-0, all wins by knockout.

http://www.simonspromotions.com/10911-Abraham-01.jpg

He is a big guy and unfortunately he turned pro two years ago and is already 33 years old. That is his downfall but this guy packs a punch and is relatively fast. Okine vs Briggs is such a damn good matchup and a damn good step up as well I do believe. He was already in there with a seasoned vet in Tony Tubbs and knocked him out in the 8th round. While that doesnt really say much it cant be ignored for the fact that was when he had less 10 fights under his belt at the time of that fight and another prospect named Brian Minto was defeated by him.

Needless to say this guy isnt a push over and is something to look at as a future star possible star in the division. Okine reminds me of Ike Ibeabuchi in the way he fights and on top of that he punches like him as well.

Who I believe is truly the next great heavyweight champion in the up and coming ranks, will be showcasing his skills on ESPN Friday Night Fights this Friday.

Big Ab will be taking on Shannon Briggs, just watch this guy is the future.

Great test for a guy who is 14-0

Jinx I will watch that, just out of curiosity whats your opinion of Andre Ward? This kid seems great to me...

Jinx I will watch that, just out of curiosity whats your opinion of Andre Ward? This kid seems great to me...


Record that fight it will be good.

My thoughts on Andre?

Super Superb STELLAR!

The kid has tremendous talent and is overcoming diversity early, I think he has more than enough potential to be a great fighter and an even better champion. My only complaint is he leaves his arms out a little to far and leaves his chin open. When your boxing idol is Roy Jones jr and you try to mimick his style a bit. Well that worries me considering Andre has been caught and stunned. But I believe he is more than a prospect and wont bust, this kid has a strong future.

Record that fight it will be good.

My thoughts on Andre?

Super Superb STELLAR!

The kid has tremendous talent and is overcoming diversity early, I think he has more than enough potential to be a great fighter and an even better champion. My only complaint is he leaves his arms out a little to far and leaves his chin open. When your boxing idol is Roy Jones jr and you try to mimick his style a bit. Well that worries me considering Andre has been caught and stunned. But I believe he is more than a prospect and wont bust, this kid has a strong future.

Not only that but he has likeable personality, he seems very mature and focused on boxing. I hope HBO plays his fight June 18th. I agree with you he should keep his hands up more.

Jinx I will watch that, just out of curiosity whats your opinion of Andre Ward? This kid seems great to me...

Ward is the next RJJ. Bad as hell

Ward is the next RJJ. Bad as hell
THATS WHERE WARD HAS A PROBLEM HE HAS GREAT PHYSICAL TOOLS BUT DOESNT HAVE RJJ PHYSICAL TOOLS, U KNOW WHAT I MEAN. HES A LITTLE CARELESS IN THE RING AND THAT LED HIM TO BE ROCKED BAD. BUT IMO WARD WILL BE A GOOD FIGHTER AND A CHAMP ONE DAY BUT HE WILL NEVER BE KNOWN AS THE BEST P4P LIKE RJJ.

THATS WHERE WARD HAS A PROBLEM HE HAS GREAT PHYSICAL TOOLS BUT DOESNT HAVE RJJ PHYSICAL TOOLS, U KNOW WHAT I MEAN. HES A LITTLE CARELESS IN THE RING AND THAT LED HIM TO BE ROCKED BAD. BUT IMO WARD WILL BE A GOOD FIGHTER AND A CHAMP ONE DAY BUT HE WILL NEVER BE KNOWN AS THE BEST P4P LIKE RJJ.

I agree, maybe he will get better as he goes further.

Nobody should ever mimick Roy Jones, he leaves himself open and throws wildly.

Nobody should ever mimick Roy Jones, he leaves himself open and throws wildly.

yes, but how often was he hit, when he did that? RJJ had to get old before he could be hit. Ward may have the speed and power to do the same.

Nobody should ever mimick Roy Jones, he leaves himself open and throws wildly.
HE WAS SO GIFTED THAT HE GOT AWAY WITH THAT 4 ALONG TIME UNTIL FATHER TIME SLOWED HIM DOWN ENOUGH TO GET CAUGHT TWICE :boxing:

8th round stoppage of Tony Tubbs? Recently? Tubbs would've been like 42-43 I believe right? Tyson stopped him in 2 in his, err, prime.

I am not super impressed with any of the heavyweight prospects yet. Samuel Peter seems decent enough, but it is hard for me to get behind someone with such a physique.

Okine taking on Briggs is big though. Briggs is one of those gatekeepers even now I guess. Beat him and you're in the top 20, even 15. With 14 fights under him, that'd be good for Okine. Did the man have an amateur career?

8th round stoppage of Tony Tubbs? Recently? Tubbs would've been like 42-43 I believe right? Tyson stopped him in 2 in his, err, prime.

I am not super impressed with any of the heavyweight prospects yet. Samuel Peter seems decent enough, but it is hard for me to get behind someone with such a physique.

Okine taking on Briggs is big though. Briggs is one of those gatekeepers even now I guess. Beat him and you're in the top 20, even 15. With 14 fights under him, that'd be good for Okine. Did the man have an amateur career?


Ohh man I do know Tubbs is garbage but a lot of people thought Brian Minto was a great white heavyweight to some. I never thought much off him, but I was just using that as an example.

Okine is powerful and fast and I believe he is a better prospect than Samuel Peter. He is getting tested very early especially for a heavyweight in his career. Briggs is a nice tough fight and should shoot him into the top 20 ranks if he wins impressively.

Okine was even mentioned as a potential opponent for Tyson and then was disregarded because of his size and power. Big Ab was also going to be a sparring partner for Vitali Klitschko for his Williams fight but Vitali's managers chose not to because of the chance of injury because of his pure grit and power.

Abraham boxed as an amateur in Ghana and was brought over to the states by his manager to turn pro.

Tubbs is not garbage,just old and deluded.He was lucky to face a disinterested Greg Page for his title win.

Andre Ward is an excellent fighter and I see him as a future p4p guy like Jones or Mayweather, but in a different way image wise. I see him as the quintessential athlete, a guy who doesn't have to be a villian type or talk **** to be successful. He'll be a JOrdan type, who you like and respect for the simple fact that he's so talented and likeable. Great prospect. Can't wait for him to take the next step up. :boxing:

Not that I don't like Mayweather and all his **** talking. It's even better that he always backs it up. :boxing: :boxing:

Wow great prediction Briggs kills him.

ONLY RJJ can mimic RJJ. That's the problem with Andre Ward's style, he's not athletic enough to pull off a RJJ style. I mean RJJ aint a boxer, he aint a fighter, he's an athlete.

ONLY RJJ can mimic RJJ. That's the problem with Andre Ward's style, he's not athletic enough to pull off a RJJ style. I mean RJJ aint a boxer, he aint a fighter, he's an athlete.

Ward is doing fine and will be a great fighter.

Ward is doing fine and will be a great fighter.

Gotta agree totally, its hard to make a name in boxing these days. ward knows he has these guys outclassed and he can get away with a flamboyant style and win fans in the process. i guarantee you he straightens up as soon as he has a big fight. yeah he will get caught now and then, but these guys hes fighting are scared to throw two punches in a row.

his jab will be one of the very best, wait till he learns how to really use it.