JD Chapman fights tonight

**GattiFan** · 06-23-2007, 04:02 PM

I got to meet JD after he fought here in Tulsa a while back. He seemed like a competent figher, with good size and athletic ability.

Punching power is hard to gauge since he's fighting Meter readers and dock workers.

If his fundamentals and technique keep growing and he faces some decent competition...I dont see why he couldnt make a decent run.

I mean...John Ruiz did it.

**Leo Pradun** · 06-23-2007, 04:12 PM

Originally posted by GattiFan

I got to meet JD after he fought here in Tulsa a while back. He seemed like a competent figher, with good size and athletic ability.

Punching power is hard to gauge since he's fighting Meter readers and dock workers.

If his fundamentals and technique keep growing and he faces some decent competition...I dont see why he couldnt make a decent run.

I mean...John Ruiz did it.

I seen some of his fights and I think as soon as he steps up to fight someone in the top 20 hes going to get blasted

**Hitman932** · 06-23-2007, 04:18 PM

Originally posted by Leo Pradun

I seen some of his fights and I think as soon as he steps up to fight someone in the top 20 hes going to get blasted

i agree, virtually all other guys who are considered "prospects" would blast chapman out of there also....

**Steelhammer86** · 06-23-2007, 04:50 PM

I think he has (or had) some potential but I think he should have moved up to fight some better opponents by now - I'm not necessarily talking about top 50 heavyweights, but the heavyweights ranked between 50 and 200 by BoxRec. Both Arreola and Chambers, as well as Platov and Dimitrenko - the latter two the same age as JD - have been fighting much better opponents. Chapman cannot improve unless he is tested a little - his management is overly concerned about his "0".

**RAESAAD** · 06-23-2007, 04:53 PM

He's **** and going no where in boxing.......He's probably a hell of a guy though.

JD Chapman fights tonight