Comments Thread For: 'Acid test' of Sunny Edwards awaits Galal Yafai

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Saturday's fight between Sunny Edwards and Galal Yafai represents the "acid test" of the Olympic champion's professional career, according to Matthew Macklin.
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[1Eriugenus]

I think this has come too early for Galal &, yes I know he is the older man & he is a gold medallist, & should be ready for it. I don't disagree that an Olympian should be moved quickly, especially as he is 31 which is fairly old for a flyweight. BUT, IMO, if Galal was going to fight Sunny in his 9th fight, he should've fought entirely different, & much tougher opponents in his 6th, 7th & 8th fights. Galal feels like a team that wins promotion from the Isthmian league, then the Vauxhall conference, then Division 2 & now they think they're ready to face the winner of Liverpool v MCFC. Too many levels to step up IMO.

[Elheath]

I think this has come too early for Galal &, yes I know he is the older man & he is a gold medallist, & should be ready for it. I don't disagree that an Olympian should be moved quickly, especially as he is 31 which is fairly old for a flyweight. BUT, IMO, if Galal was going to fight Sunny in his 9th fight, he should've fought entirely different, & much tougher opponents in his 6th, 7th & 8th fights. Galal feels like a team that wins promotion from the Isthmian league, then the Vauxhall conference, then Division 2 & now they think they're ready to face the winner of Liverpool v MCFC. Too many levels to step up IMO.

I agree he should've fought better guys at 6, 7, 8th if he was planning for Sunny at 9th, but in the end he's gonna have to step up fast and at age 31 Olympic medalist its not like he's gonna get THAT much better with more time and experience. Like how Yoshiki Takei upset Moloney despite having never fought anyone ranked in bantamweight this year (but had lots of experience in combat sports outside boxing), sometimes it takes throwing one to the wolves to see where a guy really stands at. Who knows, he's definitely the underdog but he's got a better chance at upsetting than people give him credit for IMO.

The fortunate thing about Yafai is that he's a flyweight who's not American, so losing his zero to a Sunny Edwards caliber of guy isn't going to kill his career for good. Even with a loss, a close loss or a "productive" loss would still keep him in the mix (similar to how Madrimov/Bohachuk are still considered notable contenders and in the mix for good fights) and with how often flyweight guys fight he won't have to wait until 35 to have a next chance.

[Corelone]

It's do or die time. The longer Yafai waits to step up the less chance Yafai has. At least Sunny won't tear his head off. I think Yafai is low risk cashing out.