I'm not sure how beating a guy coming back after a 3 year booze and blow binge will help Senchenko get another world title shot, but more power to him for thinking that.
He's yet to face Bute, or Stevenson (can see venue being an issue here), or Oosthuizen or Pavlik or Dirrell (thought they mutually agreed not to fight each other, so this likely won't happen) yet.
If Ward/Pavlik is going through in late January as proposed, there shouldn't be an issue with him getting Bute in June/July after Froch gets through with him again. He can then take on Superman or Oosthuizen later in the year, and really clean out the division of EVERYONE.
Or he could forgo facing a busted up, broken down Bute (after Froch destroys him again), and face Froch again.
He's got plenty of options out there, and his stock is even higher than after the Super Six because of the way he disposed of Chad Dawson (instead of just decisioning him).
Then move up and a LHW.
I'll take Vitali via mid rounds KO. Chisora will make the mistake of thinking he's got Vitali in range, when Klitschko leans in, and then when he comes in, Vitali will smash him with a right hand and turn out the lights.
Hell, Chisora is lucky to be getting a title shot after a loss in his last fight. But, that's the unfortunate landscape of the HW division. I guess they couldn't get one trash talking Brit in the ring, so they settled with one actually willing to fight.
Danny must not have watched Khan fight Maidana... a far harder puncher than Danny could ever even dream to be.
And I don't recall Khan taking a seat in that fight... he might have been in trouble, but never went down or was put to the point of being out on his feet.
Its a good thing Orlando KO'ed him, because if this went to the judges, he was due to get Campillo'ed. Hell of a fight, that round 9 was one for the ages.
Good stoppage by the ref. JuanMa needed to say down for a couple seconds, gather himself and then get up so he doesn't stagger into the ref and force the stoppage.
Molina vs. Demarco being an incredible fight will help make the evening of boxing not so bad from the snore fest Dawson/Ward will be.
At least there is a reason to watch this card now!
"I feel very comfortable in Berlin..."
I would too, look at how it helps out Felix Sturm! ;)
He should be able to make a splash at 160 again, if he can cut down to 160 and actually make weight. After fighting at 168 for a couple years, and the struggles he was having to make 160 before that, him fighting at 160 sounds a lot easier said than done.
Glad this was moved from 1/19. Made no sense being up against a far bigger and better event in NY on that day.
Card is starting to really come together.
As Salido shows against everyone, he can get hit with power shots. And as Salido showed against Gamboa, if you hit him enough on that chin, it eventually goes... and Jhonny has got crazy power in both hands, and the boxing skills to land those power shots. Get this fight done!
Shocked he didn't mention himself for biggest disappointment in 2012. Not like he had a banner year or anything worth mentioning except pulling from fights.
Fun facts about Manuel Charr...
-Born in Lebanon
-Goes by the nickname: Diamond Boy
-Is ranked 35th in the HW division by BoxRec
-Only two notable wins are against Sherman Williams (UD 10) and Danny Williams (TKO 7)
-Last win was against Taras Bydenko... don't be worried if you don't know who that is, he's only ranked between 80 and 90 (yes, ratings apparently go that deep)
-Is a former Thai-Boxing champ at age 19, before making the move to boxing-boxing.
-Born on October 10th.
Ahhh yes, the polished resume' of a HW contender! :wtf:
My god, I hope this isn't true. I really, really, really really really hope this isn't true. I know Lopez is looking to capitalize/cash in on his new found fame, but come the **** on with this!
How does this get sanctioned by the WB... Wow, had to stop myself there for a second.
Whats not to like about JR in the ring?
Its everything outside of the ring that I can't stand. Which is thanks in large part to that vile snake, Bob Arum, and the disgusting WBC.
Otherwise, inside the ring, he's a hell of a guy to watch.
Jones will find a way to weasel out of this like he does everything else, and the WBA - based from the same home country as Jones - will do nothing as usual.
If Abril digs to the body and keeps his hands up while he escapes laterally, he has a chance to beat Rios. The unfortunate part is that Rios only needs to land one shot when you show off the footwork and escape side to side when he pressures you. When he lands that one shot, it normally leads to an opponents fall.
Prescott has enough to worry about with his own boxing game in figuring out ways to beat the Paul McCloskey's of the boxing world, then worrying about b*tching for a pointless rematch with Amir Khan.