Comment on the Tszyu-Hatton undercard fights (except for the Danny Williams fight)

[Bombardier]

Sorry, Anorak, the Williams speak can go in another thread.

So any of these fights look good? I take it the welterweight bought is between a couple of prospects, with local boy Barnes being the favourite I'm sure. Still, it's not like he's going up against a 40-year old nobody to get an easy win.

Seems like a lot of heavyweight fights. More guys that can be hyped to death until they come over here and get pummelled, I guess.

How about the rest of the fights? Who should we look out for?

[Martin (Top Knowledge)]

The undercard...

The Undercard...

- THE IBF LIGHT-WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD
12 X 3 Minute Rounds at 10st (140lb)
KOTYA TSZYU V RICKY HATTON
(Russia/Australia) (Manchester, England)
The IBF World Champion The WBU World Champion

- THE COMMONWEALTH WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
12 X 3 Minute Rounds at 10st 7lb (147lb)
JOSHUA OKINE V DAVID BARNES
(Accra, hana) (Manchester, England)
- The Commonwealth Champion The British Champion

10 X 3 Minute Rounds International Cruiserweight Contest
ENZO MACCARINELLI V TBA
(Swansea, Wales)
- The WBU World Champion

8 X 3 Minute Rounds International Heavyweight Contest
DANNY WILLIAMS V RALF PACKHEISER
(Brixton, London, England) (Germany)
- Former British Champion

8 X 3 Minute Rounds Light-Middleweight Contest
WAYNE ALEXANDER V CHRISTIAN BLADT
(Croydon, England) (Denmark)
- The WBU World Champion

4 X 3 Minute Rounds International Heavyweight Contest
ALEXANDER POVETKIN V DAVE CLARKE
(Russia) (Blackpool, England)
- 2004 Olympic Champion/2003 World Amateur Champion
Pro-Debut

6 X 3 Minute Rounds Light-Middleweight Contest
MATTHEW HALL V TBA
(Manchester, England)

4 X 3 Minute Rounds Heavyweight Contest
MARTIN ROGAN V DAVE CLARK
(Belfast, Northern Ireland) (Blackpool, England)

4 X 3 Minute Rounds Light-Welterweight Contest
PAUL McLOSKEY V TBA
(Belfast, Northern Ireland)

[Martin (Top Knowledge)]

To be honest with you Bombardier... I'd have to say that's a pretty f**kin' ****ty undercard!... LOL!...

I think Frank Warren spent so much of the purse on Kostya Tszyu's wages he didn't have any money left to arrange any other fights on the bill? ... LOL!...

[BrooklynBomber]

The only thing I am interested in undercard is to see olympic champ Povetkin in his debut. Everything else is trash to me.

[Martin (Top Knowledge)]

The only thing I am interested in undercard is to see olympic champ Povetkin in his debut. Everything else is trash to me.

Yeah...

I wonder who Macranelli's gonna be fighting?

I prefer it that the Harrison vs Brodie fight is a seperate card though!... That way we get two nights of boxing!

[elveiel]

MACCARINELLI and ALEXANDER are the two fighters to look out for, thats only because both are big punchers and you could see a good KO.

BARNES has skills, i just dont think he has the mental side of the sport to make it.

[Bombardier]

Thanks for the info guys...I'm surprised nobody took me to task for the heavyweight comment .

[Martin (Top Knowledge)]

MACCARINELLI and ALEXANDER are the two fighters to look out for, thats only because both are big punchers and you could see a good KO.

BARNES has skills, i just dont think he has the mental side of the sport to make it.

I've never liked Barnes (maybe a little unfairly) because of the fight he had with Jimmy Vincent.

I know Barnes is the up and comer and Jimmy Vincent is some old Gypo... But that does not make it fair to just give the fight to Barnes when Jimmy Vincent won it clearly.

And I know that Barnes will say that he thought he'd won the fight after even though he didn't, (it would be bad marketing not too!) But in that instance I just didn't like him saying it.

[Martin (Top Knowledge)]

Thanks for the info guys...I'm surprised nobody took me to task for the heavyweight comment .

I dunno what Danny Williams has left to offer... I think he earned close to £1,000,000 for the Vitali fight, so if I knew him, I'd tell him to retire! (Unless he get's a crack at another title soon!).

I don't think much of Alexander, I think the guy is shot... I saw him lose to a nobody not long ago, and I think he's just riding on the lucky shot that nearly took Takaloo's head off in his last meeting.

I did like watching Wayne, and I've seen him live a few times... But I reckon he's shot nowadays.

[fazered]

Well I have to say that I am looking forward to the Maccarinelli fight, not that I think he is a true prospect but just because his hands must weigh about as much as a four door car. So he is exciting to watch. However he tends to flail around with his hands low so I can't wait for someone to punish him for it.

Alexander was an exciting fighter but is past it and missed his opportunity to shine. Which is a shame. He could have challenged (and probably been beaten) for a world title. He fights are normally fun to watch though.

Barnes can be quite good fun to watch but I don't see th ebirghtest future for him.

So all in all probably fun to watch but nothing you'll be talking about in two weeks.

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