Comments Thread For: Boxxer hoping to stage Martin Bakole-Efe Ajagba IBF heavyweight eliminator

[LA_2_Vegas]

I saw Bakole put a man into a woodchipper last time out. I gotta see this how this one turns out.

[TMLT87]

Wish we could have gotten Zhang/Bakole.

[JakeTheBoxer]

Bakole by a KO.

[PBR Streetgang]

'Anybody with any sense will avoid Martin'. I don't agree. There are guys who aren't even that good that could probably beat Martin. Parker definitely, and silly as it may sound, I think Hughie Fury would be hell for Martin. Anyone that can use speed & lateral movement has a chance because Martin is slower than molasses & his stamina doesn't seem wonderful. Any H/W that stands in front of Bakole, & I would definitely include DuBois in that, ANY H/W that stands in front of Bakole might as well stand in front of the 15:42 from Euston to Manchester as it picks up speed. You are going to be Mashup!!

I don't disagree with this. As fans we can be prone to over hype fighter after successful results due to recency bias. I think Bakole can be outboxed but I don't think Efe Ajagba is the guy to do it...

[landotter]

I am starting to believe that:
- either his sparring stories are true and he is really being avoided by everyone, or
- his promoter is the worst promoter on earth and could not get laid in a brothel with a stack of $100 bills hanging out of his zipper.

WTF? According to the stories in the last few months, Bakole was going to fight every top 10 heavyweight in the world and now they are talking about Efe?

I was unprepared for that one.....

[landotter]

This is at least a fight that can be sold. I know most (sane) people will bet on Bakole, but at least Ajagba has a pulse and can be a viable challenge to be taken serious. Besides, what will give Ajagba's career a shot in the arm better than a win over Bakole?

Side note, what is Parker doing these days? I have not heard any buzz abut what is next for him. At his age, he better stay active and capitalize on his career resurgence.

[JeBron Lamez]

[I]I think Hughie Fury would be hell for Martin. Anyone that can use speed & lateral movement has a chance

Well that rules Hughie out, then.

[Joseph]

Bakole wins this easily but just because Anderson fought carelessly against Bakole doesn't mean he's unbreakable. Parker would work circles around him.

I am having a hard time keeping up with matchups, FFS. First it was Parker vs Zhang II, then Bakole vs Zhang, then Bakole vs Kabayel, then Kabayel vs Zhang, then Bakole vs Ajagba. This is starting to sound like a bad game of Purple Monkey Dishwasher and by the time we get to the goddamn end of the chain, Ismael Barroso will be fighting Caleb Plant's wife, Jordan.

[A.B Counterhooks]

My money is on big man Bakole.

[1Eriugenus]

'Anybody with any sense will avoid Martin'. I don't agree. There are guys who aren't even that good that could probably beat Martin. Parker definitely, and silly as it may sound, I think Hughie Fury would be hell for Martin. Anyone that can use speed & lateral movement has a chance because Martin is slower than molasses & his stamina doesn't seem wonderful. Any H/W that stands in front of Bakole, & I would definitely include DuBois in that, ANY H/W that stands in front of Bakole might as well stand in front of the 15:42 from Euston to Manchester as it picks up speed. You are going to be Mashup!!