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I think this guy's pretty decent, I have to say. No world beater, that's for sure, but then why does he have to be? They can't all be top of their division, so any replies along the lines of "he would get pwned by Vitali Klitschko" are invalid.
But at European level the guy's pretty much unstoppable. Never been knocked out, he was nearly the unluckiest man in the world after being KDed by Peter Okhello in the final round in June... this after (in my opinion) he'd won every single one of the first eleven rounds. Sure, some were close... but on the official Anorak scorecard I had it 110-99 going into the last round. Luckily for Sam (though it could have been more of a stumble, he was up right away) the bell went.
He can take a punch (his only two losses are on points, an average 98-92 points loss to Juan Carlos Gomez, and a close majority decision loss to Luan Krasniqi) and he can **** a bit, as his 15 KOs from 24 wins attests. Though my much-beloved Danny Williams later claimed to have been diagnosed with shingles after their bout (and judging from his performance I possibly believe him) it was clear Sam would be a handful for him at any time.
What I rate most about the guy is his defence... it's pretty watertight. Only ranked in the top five of the WBC, Sam would probably get taken apart by most of the top twenty... but he's a good, solid pro who is decent on the basics.
But at European level the guy's pretty much unstoppable. Never been knocked out, he was nearly the unluckiest man in the world after being KDed by Peter Okhello in the final round in June... this after (in my opinion) he'd won every single one of the first eleven rounds. Sure, some were close... but on the official Anorak scorecard I had it 110-99 going into the last round. Luckily for Sam (though it could have been more of a stumble, he was up right away) the bell went.
He can take a punch (his only two losses are on points, an average 98-92 points loss to Juan Carlos Gomez, and a close majority decision loss to Luan Krasniqi) and he can **** a bit, as his 15 KOs from 24 wins attests. Though my much-beloved Danny Williams later claimed to have been diagnosed with shingles after their bout (and judging from his performance I possibly believe him) it was clear Sam would be a handful for him at any time.
What I rate most about the guy is his defence... it's pretty watertight. Only ranked in the top five of the WBC, Sam would probably get taken apart by most of the top twenty... but he's a good, solid pro who is decent on the basics.
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