Some great stuff for British fight fans to look forward to in the next 7 weeks: Rhodes v Alvarez 18th June, Macklin v Sturm 25 June, Haye v Wlad 2nd July, Murray v Mitchell 9th July, Ricky Burns v Nicky Cook 16th July, Khan v Judah 23rd July. Man I can't wait!
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I think it's unfair to say Burns/Cook is a bit of a cop-out, I think if you can't get a fight against one of the top guys in your division the next bet thing is fighting a domestic rival and Cooky won't let himself down.
Murray/Mitchell should be a cracker. Haye/Wlad will prob be a dull, predictable win for Klit, but there is still a small chance of fireworks from Haye.
I can't see Kahn losing against Zab.
I think both Macklin and Rhodes will give good accounts of themselves, I don't see either of them winning if it goes to the scorecards though. I think Rhodes has a shot of pulling off an upset via KO though.
It just seem a bit anti-climatic to me. Cook has had his go at the world title, a couple of times now. He's a good fighter who has been inactive and is most likely past his best.
some great fight in general,but the domestic scene is looking good.
burns/cook
dchis/fury
murray/mitchell
and if he comes through his next fight - bellew/clev. this will be worth it for the presser alone.
The Burns/Cook is a bit of a cop-out, imo.
I'm most looking forward too Mitchell and Murray. It's not a the level of those other fights but it is going to be great.
Haye/Klit is all about the tension but is likely to be horrendous.
Khan should be too much for a vet Judah, and Sturm should comfortably outclass Matt Macklin.
Rhodes is my pick to show.
But yeah, it should be good. Far better than the days when our top fighters were knocking over cans.
I think it's unfair to say Burns/Cook is a bit of a cop-out, I think if you can't get a fight against one of the top guys in your division the next bet thing is fighting a domestic rival and Cooky won't let himself down.
Murray/Mitchell should be a cracker. Haye/Wlad will prob be a dull, predictable win for Klit, but there is still a small chance of fireworks from Haye.
I can't see Kahn losing against Zab.
I think both Macklin and Rhodes will give good accounts of themselves, I don't see either of them winning if it goes to the scorecards though. I think Rhodes has a shot of pulling off an upset via KO though.
Kahn vs Judah is interesting. If Judah is on top of his game, he could beat kahn.
Judah hasn't shown the quality he'll need to beat the likes of Kahn since about 2005.
The Burns/Cook is a bit of a cop-out, imo.
I'm most looking forward too Mitchell and Murray. It's not a the level of those other fights but it is going to be great.
Haye/Klit is all about the tension but is likely to be horrendous.
Khan should be too much for a vet Judah, and Sturm should comfortably outclass Matt Macklin.
Rhodes is my pick to show.
But yeah, it should be good. Far better than the days when our top fighters were knocking over cans.