Odlanier Solis. Does the name ring a bell? He might be the saviour of heavyweight boxing. He was an outstanding amateur going 227-14, olympic gold in Athens and 3 times world champ.
As a pro he is 9-0 with 6 KOs. All of his opponents has a winning record and in his last fight he kayoed the 20-0 Mamuka Jikurashvili in Turkey.
He is 28 years old and might be the next great heavyweight. A rematch with David Haye looks certain down the line as Solis knocked Haye out in the final of the worls championships in Belfast in 2001. Solis is in blue:
If their fight was under professional rules Haye would have knocked him out in the first round. He was reeling but the standing eight count enabled him to revive a little and reestablish himself.
Solis stayed in the amateurs too long but he seems to be very active in the pros. If he get's his weight down he can become a pretty good fighter otherwise he will only be a little better then Sam Peter if he doesn't lose some pounds.
he wasn't actually knocked out. he had standing counts in the 2nd and 3rd rounds and then the ref stopped the fight as haye was taking too many shots and not defending himself.
i don't think this tells us much about how a pro fight between the two would go.
Actually no. There was an article in a danish paper today about him. I must admit that I didn't know his pedigree as an amateur was this great and I didn't know that he hadn't faced any opponent with a loosing record.
I just feel that this guy should get more attention especially considering the attention David Haye is getting lately.
Danish paper, and about a relatively obscure prospect? :eek:
We're lucky to have a good article on a big fight here :rolleyes:
Actually no. There was an article in a danish paper today about him. I must admit that I didn't know his pedigree as an amateur was this great and I didn't know that he hadn't faced any opponent with a loosing record.
I just feel that this guy should get more attention especially considering the attention David Haye is getting lately.
Haye deserves his attention for his achievements at cruiserweight after 23 fights
Welcome to last year mate...So you're only just hearing about solis???
Actually no. There was an article in a danish paper today about him. I must admit that I didn't know his pedigree as an amateur was this great and I didn't know that he hadn't faced any opponent with a loosing record.
I just feel that this guy should get more attention especially considering the attention David Haye is getting lately.