Opinions on Skelton.. this is why people shouldn't post/at least make threads in NSB

[Super Flyweight]

Assume this is a joke, as was the fight. To my eyes, appeared to be on par with a club fight. That it was for 1/4 of the recognized heavyweight championship of the world is ridiculous. Both these guys were spent after the first round. Yes, Chagaev looked like an intelligent fighter against Valuev. But let’s be realistic: is Valuev a technical genius? (Rhetorical question).

Is Chagaev world class? Elite? Absurd. Everyone's all over the eastern block/former Soviet Union fighters right now because they're dominating the heavyweights. But this is a LOW, LOW, LOW era for that division. Klitschko will humiliate any of the other strap holders. And Klitschko is nothing special (he’s an athletic Vauluev, when it comes down to it—aka his size is special, not his skill).

Fans of the heavyweight division will have to wait--bare minimum--another full generation before a legitimate dominator emerges. In the meantime, it's Klitschko against whichever spare tire they put in front of him. And he may get knocked out by any one of them. I guess that's what you call entertainment.

Yeah, you don't get the point of the thread.

[msagrain]

i can post then but if matt skelton had started boxing when he was 10 and had am fights, ect .... he could of been on of the best hw of all time.

[Super Flyweight]

I'll agree with this.

I have only spoke on one fight where I hadn't seen both guys fight... and that was only because Versatile bet 23K that Golden Johnson would beat Antonio Margarito. I looked at his record, and took the bet blind.

Other than that, I try to lurk on topics like Chagaev-Skelton (because I haven't seen Skelton).

I haven't breathed a word on Haye-Maccarinelli, because I haven't seen either. So what would I possibly contribute to the discussion? Jack ****?

Uhh yes.

This guy gets it.

[Super Flyweight]

i can post then but if matt skelton had started boxing when he was 10 and had am fights, ect .... he could of been on of the best hw of all time.

That's a JOKE, right?

[msagrain]

That's a JOKE, right?

For an man to turn pro at 35 and be challenging of a world title just imagen tho if he lerned his technique as an AM. Remeber he has only had 22 boxing fights ever before the world title shoot(For get kickboxing/mma that a whole different game.) Im just saying it hypothetically.

[Welter_Skelter]

For an man to turn pro at 35 and be challenging of a world title just imagen tho if he lerned his technique as an AM. Remeber he has only had 22 boxing fights ever before the world title shoot(For get kickboxing/mma that a whole different game.) Im just saying it hypothetically.

And just Imgaine if you hadn't dropped out of school at age 12.. Think how much better your spelling and language skills might have been...

[Ironside]

And just Imgaine if you hadn't dropped out of school at age 12.. Think how much better your spelling and language skills might have been...

All those mistakes and yet he spells hypothetically correct.

[Super Flyweight]

All those mistakes and yet he spells hypothetically correct.

He's also one of the few that spells Setanta properly.

Still, John Lenonnn's imegaen was one of my fayvrite allboms.

[The Hammer]

Matt Skelton may have only been boxing for five years, but he was heavily involved in combat sports for the fifteen years before that.

Skelton actually uses martial arts techniques and tricks on his pro boxing opponents. If you carefully watch his McDermott fight on YouTube, you'll see Skelton put him on the canvas without a real punch, although it was scored a knockdown.

Skelton cannot box well from a distance at all, but his long experience in MMA helps him when he's in close, and his being big and strong doesn't hurt either. He was repeatedly holding Ruslan's head while hitting him - you can actually render someone unconscious by putting your arm around their head that way, and choking off the blood to the brain.

Skelton is a dirty fighter and was an unwise choice for Ruslan as a voluntary defense. Other people listed by WBA such as Meehan, Mollo, Moorer, Johnson, Chapman, Rahman would have been much easier opponents, even though, strictly speaking, they're all better "boxers" than Skelton.

But I'm happy Ruslan had a successful title defense. I hope he fights at least three times this year - his mandatory against Lyakhovich or Valuev, and hopefully another voluntary defense or, if possible, a unification fight.

[Super Flyweight]

Thoughtful post man.