This guy has very good and polished skills IMO, and I think has a good chance against the top LHW's. He's not a huge puncher but he has respectable enough pop to his punches. He fought to a draw with Oosthuizen when he was still a SMW, then he moved up and has had some good success against fighters like Miranda and Vlasov. He has a good jab, throws good combinations, controls range and distance well and is a bit crafty as well.
Cornelius White. White has surprised me tremendously in his recent outings, I expected him to get utterly destroyed by Despaigne given how bad White looked against Don George. He had a rocky start, but then Despaigne was cut, and White dug down and poured it on, and earned a workmanlike decision. That surprised me.
Then he fought Sukhotsky, I definitely thought he was going to lose that fight, because Sukhotsky is a good well rounded fighter with very heavy hands, and he also came within a centimeter of knocking out Braehmer. I haven't seen the fight yet, but according to the official scorecards, White dominated the fight winning 10-2 on one card, 11-1 on another card, and a whopping 12-0 on the final card.
If those cards truly reflect the way that fight played out, White is definitely WAY better then I thought he was. White, not to mention, has extremely heavy hands himself. And is less of a boxer when compared to Chilemba, but all in all may be just as good but with a different style.
So, both these guys, IMO, could make some serious noise in the LHW division, so keep your eyes open folks. IMO, these are the heavily sleeping dark horses of the LHW division that no one really knows about. Just my two cents people, feel free to add yours as well, peace.
Cornelius White. White has surprised me tremendously in his recent outings, I expected him to get utterly destroyed by Despaigne given how bad White looked against Don George. He had a rocky start, but then Despaigne was cut, and White dug down and poured it on, and earned a workmanlike decision. That surprised me.
Then he fought Sukhotsky, I definitely thought he was going to lose that fight, because Sukhotsky is a good well rounded fighter with very heavy hands, and he also came within a centimeter of knocking out Braehmer. I haven't seen the fight yet, but according to the official scorecards, White dominated the fight winning 10-2 on one card, 11-1 on another card, and a whopping 12-0 on the final card.
If those cards truly reflect the way that fight played out, White is definitely WAY better then I thought he was. White, not to mention, has extremely heavy hands himself. And is less of a boxer when compared to Chilemba, but all in all may be just as good but with a different style.
So, both these guys, IMO, could make some serious noise in the LHW division, so keep your eyes open folks. IMO, these are the heavily sleeping dark horses of the LHW division that no one really knows about. Just my two cents people, feel free to add yours as well, peace.
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