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If you're not rated in the top 10 by one of the respected independent sources - Ring, BM, ESPN, etc - you're not world-class (doesn't mean you don't have the potential).
If you're not rated in the top 15 by ANY of the top four micky mouse alphabets - WBC, WBA, WBO, IBF - you sure as fuck ain't world-class, because no-one has ever heard of you.
That's ignoring the fact the geezer's had 12 fights and never left Oz.
Etches is with Poxon (the promoter/matchmaker for this show). Good domestic fight.
never left Oz doesn't really matter, most of the fighters in the top 10 in the UK at all weights have never left England
Who do you want him to fight? Saunders, GGG, Canelo, Jacobs? any of those realistic?
I think its a wise move all in all and a half decent test up in weight
Yah he obviously has a bit of power too this Quinlan. He wiped out Geale.Quote:
Originally Posted by erics44
@ross ...... he hardly hit him then pushed him over ;D
The strength in depth in Britain is much stronger than Australia.
Yeah that would be nice or even anyone "world-class" or at the very least world known -Quote:
Originally Posted by erics44
Lemieux
Stevens
Monroe Jr
Lee
N'Dam
Sulecki
Quillin
Murata
Khurtsidze
And the exact same goes for supermiddle. There are dozens of fighters higher rated/more known than this obscure novice Aussie.
Lemieux is fighting stevens and is it financially realistic to get Monroe jr or Quillin to England?Quote:
Originally Posted by FensterThe strength in depth in Britain is much stronger than Australia.
Yeah that would be nice or even anyone "world-class" or at the very least world known -Quote:
Originally Posted by erics44
Lemieux
Stevens
Monroe Jr
Lee
N'Dam
Sulecki
Quillin
Murata
Khurtsidze
And the exact same goes for supermiddle. There are dozens of fighters higher rated/more known than this obscure novice Aussie.
I wouldn't put him in with lee, all his fights are poor, he is a counter puncher to the extreme
and i'm a boxing fan and I haven't heard of sulecki, murata or the other fella, I think they are raising his stock best they can aren't they?
I thought your stock raised through beating top fighters not knocking over noddies. However, as you said, you don't know the difference between the top ranked guys and this obscure Aussie, which is why they get away with it.
As a boxing fan I just want to see the best fights. Unfortunately the Eubank's are all mouth and no trousers but, again, they're clearly getting away with it so....
ha, whether I know the difference between an obscure Aussie and a top ranked geezer is irrelevant isn't it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fenster
Eubank is fighting for a belt on ITV box office a weight up against a current world champion who has just knocked out Daniel Geale
And its getting lots of exposure and is for the most part self promoting - mainly because people are massive moaning bastards , but still
could they have done much better?
Junior could have moved up to European champion because that is the level of opponent he has been facing.
Yes, I was agreeing with you, it's irrelevant that it's a mismatch (he's 200/1 on) if you don't know or care who he fights and buy into the "world" champion lark.Quote:
Originally Posted by erics44ha, whether I know the difference between an obscure Aussie and a top ranked geezer is irrelevant isn't it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fenster
Eubank is fighting for a belt on ITV box office a weight up against a current world champion who has just knocked out Daniel Geale
And its getting lots of exposure and is for the most part self promoting - mainly because people are massive moaning bastards , but still
could they have done much better?
From an actual sporting perspective it would be nice to see Eubank's actually have a meaningful step up in class against a quality fighter though.
Lennox Lewis and Andre Ward are commentating on the Eubank Fight..!
Lennox Lewis on Chris Eubank Jr - Boxing News
I'm getting confused as to what ITV4 are showing "free" and what is PPV as they did state a while ago that some of the undercard was free on ITV4 but i just checked some UK TV listings and there's no boxing on ITV4 that night.
They will put the undercard on last minute to make sure people buy the main event.Quote:
Originally Posted by smashup
@Memphis post was right, i just checked the ITV Sport twitter page (Seriously Hyping it up with Ward and Lewis videos etc) and they clearly state that ALL fights are on Box Office Only.
https://twitter.com/ITVSport?ref_src...Ctwgr%5Eauthor
I am sure they said the undercard was going to be free on the TV show last week?
If you don't want to shell out the tenner. You can watch it at Vue cinemas for 15 quid per person. I quite like the idea of watching at a cinema, old school and all that but fuck off ;D