Just saw your poll. Keep him the hell away from Cleverly. Diaconu is too dangerous. I suppose he can beat the others.
Diaconu too dangerous? You are seriously underestimating Cloud. He took bombs from Glen Johnson and it didn't phase him (maybe one early). He hurt Glen Johnson more than I've ever seen anyone hurt him before.
If you watched his last fight, he cut off the ring beautifully. Yusaf Mack was trying his best to use lateral movement and box. Cloud was cutting off that ring until he eventually caught him and KO'd him.
Diaconu too dangerous? You are seriously underestimating Cloud. He took bombs from Glen Johnson and it didn't phase him (maybe one early). He hurt Glen Johnson more than I've ever seen anyone hurt him before.
If you watched his last fight, he cut off the ring beautifully. Yusaf Mack was trying his best to use lateral movement and box. Cloud was cutting off that ring until he eventually caught him and KO'd him.
Cloud is a top four LHW. No doubt about it.
I beg to differ mate. Cleverly is far too slick for him. And Diaconu has fought far better fighters to be surprised by anything Cloud does.
Regarding Mack, he was doing very well until he got caught and frankly everyone by now knows Mack is a bit of a frontrunner and more or less a fighter on the downside. And he still had fabulous success penetrating Clouds porous guard.
I like the idea of Cloud and what he represents, but he's not a very skilled fighter unless you stand right in front of him and let him tee off on ye'r. Anyone with rudimentary skills will expose him badly.
I beg to differ mate. Cleverly is far too slick for him. And Diaconu has fought far better fighters to be surprised by anything Cloud does.
You contradict yourself by saying Cleverly is far too slick for Cloud, and yet say Diaconu has fought better opponents than Cloud.
Cleverly hasn't fought ANYONE worth note. Ok? We have no idea how this young lad would do against some beast like Cloud.
Diaconu has fought better opponents, losing to those better opponents I add, that doesn't suggest he would beat Cloud. Cloud beat Glen Johnson. Diaconu lost to Pascal, Dawson. And his best win was who? Chris Henry?
Regarding Mack, he was doing very well until he got caught and frankly everyone by now knows Mack is a bit of a frontrunner and more or less a fighter on the downside. And he still had fabulous success penetrating Clouds porous guard.
Mack was doing a whole lot of running but if you notice Cloud was cutting of the ring like a pro. Not following him a round. That too me suggests he wouldn't have as hard as a time against a "slick" fighter as you may suggest. I'm not saying he would beat all of them, but the evidence is there that he knows how to deal with them fundamentally.
I would bet the farm he beats Diaconu, Miranda, the cuban and Cleverly. The only guy I see him giving him real issues is Campillo tbh.
Diaconu makes a lot of sense and that would be a good scrap even though Diaconu has lost 3 of 4.
Cleverly is probably the most meaningful guy he could face although he is not a big name and I am not exactly sure if that is a good fight for Cloud but he does hold a victory over Murat~
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