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Like a lot of uk boxing fans I watch boxnation. They have a good mix of PPV fights in America and domestic fights. But by now it's obvious that they are EXTREMELY biased towards frank warren fighters, no matter how bad they are. I implore any of you to watch Steve bunce or Steve lillis (who still can't pronounce maidana properly) talk up a British fighter. The funny thing is Everytime they get carried away, Barry jones (the only guy who has actually ever laced up a pair of gloves) talks them down and tries to make them see rationally.
Frankie gavin-an amateur standout and decent prospect at welterweight. He gets overrated as hell by bunce and lillis. They talk about how he is always in great shape when actually he has had a history of not making weight. He recently got soundly beaten by bundu last weekend. But, like frank warren, they believed gavin had one and want a rematch.
Romeo romao (yep, that's his name)- they talk about how he is an "amateur standout." He had something like around 60 fights and won the majority of them which is respectable, but to say he is an amateur standout is embarrassing. Romeo never competed for the England team or team gb because his dad wanted to take care of his "dietary needs." If you turn pro at 17 or 18 having never competed in international events you are not a standout in comparison to these guys who win junior championships then carry on to win senior championships. I can say from sparring that the strength of someone in their mid 20s is VERY different from someone aged 17. But basically bunce had him on the show and they were already comparing him to Naseem and Eubank. At one point jones stepped in and said not to make assumptions so early on. If you have seen any of romeo's pro matches you would see he's not winning any titles anytime soon.
Billy joe Saunders- his guy has some decent potential to be honest. He seems to have good power and some good skills behind him. But while he is strong at domestic level he needs to step up to the big leagues. Guys like golovkin or even quillin or cotto would wreck him. Yet boxnation touts him as the best thing ever.
Eubank jr- like Saunders has some potential and some good skills. But like Saunders he needs to step it up to championship rounds.
If you can think of any other fighters they build up unnecessarily please mention them. My this isn't a full on hate thread, they do sometimes justify the hype. Carl frampton on is a legit world title contender who is likely to beat kiko next month.
Frankie gavin-an amateur standout and decent prospect at welterweight. He gets overrated as hell by bunce and lillis. They talk about how he is always in great shape when actually he has had a history of not making weight. He recently got soundly beaten by bundu last weekend. But, like frank warren, they believed gavin had one and want a rematch.
Romeo romao (yep, that's his name)- they talk about how he is an "amateur standout." He had something like around 60 fights and won the majority of them which is respectable, but to say he is an amateur standout is embarrassing. Romeo never competed for the England team or team gb because his dad wanted to take care of his "dietary needs." If you turn pro at 17 or 18 having never competed in international events you are not a standout in comparison to these guys who win junior championships then carry on to win senior championships. I can say from sparring that the strength of someone in their mid 20s is VERY different from someone aged 17. But basically bunce had him on the show and they were already comparing him to Naseem and Eubank. At one point jones stepped in and said not to make assumptions so early on. If you have seen any of romeo's pro matches you would see he's not winning any titles anytime soon.
Billy joe Saunders- his guy has some decent potential to be honest. He seems to have good power and some good skills behind him. But while he is strong at domestic level he needs to step up to the big leagues. Guys like golovkin or even quillin or cotto would wreck him. Yet boxnation touts him as the best thing ever.
Eubank jr- like Saunders has some potential and some good skills. But like Saunders he needs to step it up to championship rounds.
If you can think of any other fighters they build up unnecessarily please mention them. My this isn't a full on hate thread, they do sometimes justify the hype. Carl frampton on is a legit world title contender who is likely to beat kiko next month.
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