This is a title eliminator?? Are you ****ting me? Linares boxes both of these guys balls off
Sounds like you're familiar with both of them. What do they box like and what were their biggest wins?
Thanks for your reply, BigZ44.
Considering Kambosos is only 13 fights into his pro career, I don't think his level of opposition is any worse than other boxers at a similar stage. In fact, I would say his competition has been substantially better than Tony Luis or Karl Dragan's were in their first 13 pro bouts. Not exactly sure where you're getting his South American journeymen from though; he's only faced one. ;)
I know what you mean about Ivan Redkach being limited (I always confuse his name with Kiryl Relikh for some reason) although in fairness he was undefeated when he beat Luis and probably in career-best form. I will have to go back and have a look at that fight as well as a few others of Luis's.
As for the fight being an official eliminator, I don't know why that's got you so upset. At least they're fighting, unlike like so many ranked fighters who prefer to get elevated in the rankings through activity alone against lesser fighters. Besides, it's not like the winner is going to get boosted to number 1; it will just move them up a couple of spots from where the currently are. That's just the way boxing works.
As for Kambosos being untested, I agree there up to a point, but only because he has outclassed pretty much everyone he has stepped into the ring with. Brandon Ogilvie was world rated when they fought and had been ranked at least as high as number 10 by the WBA earlier the same year; Kambosos dominated him to win by scores of 119-110, 118-110 and a way too close 116-112. If you look at the scores for all of his other fights - and they are there in Boxrec for all but two of his bouts - you will note that he has only lost two rounds.
This fight against Luis promises to be harder, but "Ferocious" Kambosos is a very effective boxer with a good blend of offense and defense; at his best he stands in the pocket and slips shots while countering with his own power punches. I think this is an interesting match-up and shows that Team Kambosos aren't afraid to step up their level of opposition, unlike some other boxers in similar positions. I expect him to win and win handsomely, either widely on points or by stoppage when the accumulation of punches becomes too much. JMO.
"Okolie, regarded as the best fighter in his weight class, will be a huge favorite to defeat Light."
Okolie is the best 200-pounder in the world according to who?
Not The Ring, not the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, not even Boxrec.
Eubank Jr has yet to do anything to really impress me. He hasn't beaten any name fighters yet in his 20-something fight career and while he has some athletic ability, there's a certain amount of showmanship that he may be forced to abandon when he faces stiffer competition - or risk having it beaten out of him.
In Quinlan he faces a virtual unknown with half the number of fights as him, who nonetheless has beaten a better quality opponent in former INBF/WBA middleweight champion Daniel Geale than Eubank Jr ever has. Sure, the Aussie caught Geale at the right time, but he still had to get in there and get the job done against a vastly more experienced pro who had mixed it with the likes of Sturm, Cotto and Golovkin.
I suspect Eubank Jr will get the win on homesoil but I don't expect him to have it all his own way. It would not surprise me at all if he comes away victorious and sees his stock fall at the same time.
Has anyone bothered to look up Horn's fights on YouTube yet or are you just basing your view on Boxrec? If you have seen him fight I would be interested to know how he fights and what his strengths are so I can get a better idea of how his style will match up with the ageing senator.
Billy Dib? Really? I just want to see if Tank makes weight! I also hope Farmer gets an immediate title shot, or at least an eliminator, so if he wins, he faces the winner of Dib vs. Davis!
Farmer will be getting his shot sooner than you think.
No reason Horn can't take on Mundine at 154 for an easy victory and $2m before returning to welterweight to defend against Crawford.
His WBO mandatory isn't due until July, so there is plenty of time.
Horn doesn't have to defend his WBO welterweight title against Crawford until July. That's when the mandatory is due. There is no reason why he can't have a non-title fight against Mundine at 154 in April and return to welterweight to take on challenger Crawford in June/July.
If he opts to stay at 154, he might need to find another route to a world title rather than the WBO. His gym mate Dennis Hogan, who is also trained by Glenn Rushton, is on the verge of getting his shot at the title currently in the hands of Sadam Ali.
I doubt you're going to see Davis vs Dib in an IBF title eliminator.
The fight I am hearing is being worked on is Dib vs Tevin Farmer for the soon-to-be-vacant IBF super featherweight title.
By way of background, Farmer came up short on the judges' scorecard against Kenichi Ogawa for the vacant world title in December (a fight many people thought he deserved to win) but the Japanese boxer tested positive for synthetic testosterone and is expected to be stripped of the title.
Tank is going to have to take a number or go another route if he wants a crack another at the IBF 130-pound title.
The reason the Khan fight didn't happen has nothing to do with nefarious activity by Uncle Bob and everything to do with the mysterious Middle East millions being nothing more than a mirage.
Soliman's late career losses were largely due to a bad right knee that seems to be heal and functioning well now. He went 12 rounds at a good pace with Jayde Mitchell today after doing eight rounds with him on Saturday. He is remarkably fit for any boxer, let alone a 44-year-old.
This will Sam's last year in the ring. He's got a brand new gym in Southbank called Sam's Stable and has some good fighters coming through. I can live without seeing Mundine-Soliman IV though.
Lmao yea because we’re going to believe some weirdo blogger over the ibf. Shut up clown
You can believe whoever you want, sugartits. Just don't be surprised when you hear the Dib vs Farmer is scheduled for April.
Browne's team decided against pursuing further tune-up fights. Their view was that engaging in 2-3 round blowouts don't achieve much and at Browne's age of 38 he needs to be conserving his energy for the big fights. You can only go to the well so often.
monzon only fought once in the US, in MSG vs tony licata. maybe he promoted that one.
Actually Don King promoted that show.
Where Bob Arum made his money was with the USA closed circuit showings of Monzon's fights.
I think you'll find this was one of the Harvard lawyer's early forays into the business of boxing.