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Magee looked really good. I am hoping to see him again soon.
I don't think he can handle any of the super six but he's a fun one to watch for sure.Comment
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Yeah. Magee is a real entertaining fighter. Maybe I'm a fan now as well.
But Larsen looked awful. He was expecting Magee to wade in in a relentless attack and then time the uppercut. Instead Magee boxed excellent from the outside, and it was clear early that he could hit and hurt Mads. And when Magee went for the body it was all over.
Maybe Mads just set up a big all danish clash of losers with him and Kessler....Comment
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goo magee come on the irish!Comment
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graham houston the fight writer: "
There is a risk that Larsen might have reached the stage where his best years are behind him. I tend to view Larsen as one of those boxers who should have been a world champion but never got the breaks. He lost a very tight decision against Sven Ottke in Germany in a world title challenge in 2003. I had the impression that Larsen won but made the note that “this isn’t the easiest fight to score” — the Danish boxer was busier but Ottke made him miss a lot. (Larsen angrily told the Danish press that he didn’t think Ottke landed four solid shots in 12 rounds.)
It is surprising that this was Larsen’s only crack at a world title, especially as he has latterly been promoted by powerful Sauerland Event in Germany. The German company was outbid for Saturday's fight when Denmark’s Hans Henrik Palm put in a larger purse offer. Maybe Larsen was considered one of those “who needs him?” fighters: a smart, skilled technician who is also a southpaw.
Time is of the essence for Larsen. He has had long spells of inactivity, which concerns me. Larsen dropped out of boxing for more than three years at one point in his career (shoulder injury, promotional dispute). If Larsen can beat Magee it will give his career a big boost and, as European champion, he can probably be moved towards a long-delayed second opportunity to be a world champion.
Magee is a steady, capable fighter — he isn’t particularly fast or flashy but he is earnest and accurate. The 1950s boxing writers would likely have described him as “industrious”.
Larsen, to me, has the look of the higher class of fighter. The Dane is a cool, calculating, smooth-moving technician who has a way of controlling the tempo of his fights. Larsen isn’t a big hitter (just one stoppage win in his last eight bouts) but he adroitly scores points without taking too many punches himself. "Comment
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