Comments Thread For: Frank Warren: Anthony Yarde Has Chance To Make a Statement

[Tom Cruise]

Are there actually any good fights on this card?

Whats Ramirez like?

Yarde vs Sjekloca is decent imo.

Ramirez isnt really really ****, but Selby is comfortable favourite. Not as bad a mismatch as Degale imo.

[Randall Cunning]

Yarde vs Sjekloca is decent imo.

Ramirez isnt really really ****, but Selby is comfortable favourite. Not as bad a mismatch as Degale imo.

I dont really get the Degale/Warren thing, other than it being a 1-up ego thing. Having Selby is a good investment, chance to have 2 stadium fights on Boxnation. With Degale cant see it more than being a 1 fight thing, Degale/Benavidez Haymon would want in the US. Winner of the WBSS would have a Degale fight on their choice of channel. Just seems Warrens wasted money on a tuneup.

[BodiesInFlight]

Yarde vs Sjekloca is decent imo.

Ramirez isnt really really ****, but Selby is comfortable favourite. Not as bad a mismatch as Degale imo.

Yeah thats an interesting fight but i see it being one way traffic.

I see Ramirez is around 10/1 on sky, so i don't think i'll get my hopes up on that being a belter but you never know.

[Tom Cruise]

I dont really get the Degale/Warren thing, other than it being a 1-up ego thing. Having Selby is a good investment, chance to have 2 stadium fights on Boxnation. With Degale cant see it more than being a 1 fight thing, Degale/Benavidez Haymon would want in the US. Winner of the WBSS would have a Degale fight on their choice of channel. Just seems Warrens wasted money on a tuneup.

Yeah tough to see the angle there. But its Warren so im sure he isnt losing out in the long run. He has a decent relationship with Arum i think (most Arum cards end up on BN) so they could maybe look at a Ramirez vs Degale fight at some point?

Not sure. Probably just needed a name to keep BT happy.

Yeah thats an interesting fight but i see it being one way traffic.

I see Ramirez is around 10/1 on sky, so i don't think i'll get my hopes up on that being a belter but you never know.

Probably true. But Sjekloca basically does everything better than all of Yardes opponents so far, could be a lot to take in for someone so inexperienced if he cant take Sjek out early (which I dont expect him too).

Wouldnt be surprised to see Sjekloca survive an early onslaught and then Yarde runs out of ideas making for a tough fight down the stretch. Stamina is a big question with his physique.

[mlac]

this card is terrible, the only vaguely interesting fight is the yard - Sjekloca one, and even that hes bringing up a career super middleweight...

[EnglishOxide]

I still don't get why Yarde gets written off so much? Alright he isn't jumping in with Kovalev or Bivol hell even Barrara yet. Alright he should step up in class but Warren ain't doing that... With any of his fighters ...

Because for his last fight he ducked Hosea Burton, for a career high payday, in a British title eliminator claiming he wants a shot straight at Buglioni.

Yarde fought a Romanian trash collector in his last fight, and is now fighting a lower weight journeyman who has done nothing.

It could have been Burton then Buglioni instead for more money, reputation and experience.

Typical Frank Warren fighter though and he managed to con his way into a WBO top ten ranking to claim he's bigger and better.

**** him.

[Mick Higgs]

The next logical step for Yarde would be a matchup with English champ Arfan Iqbal. So how about it Frank?