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"Sugar" Shane Mosley is here in Australia helping Billy Dib prepare for his july 30 fight against Zolani Marali for the vacant IBO super featherweight title in Newcastle on the Anthony Mundine V Crazy Kim card. Shane talks about meeting Billy and signing him with GBP. Enjoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2dSO-xvc7Y
I like Dib, but he still has some work to do.
I like that he's sitting more on his punches now compared to before where he was all show.
SSM thinks he's got the goods but IMO it takes more then just fast hands to be something in the boxing world.
Good step up for Dib in his next oponnent.
Im hoping Dib can deliver the goods. Us Aussies need some good talent coming thru.
Yeah thanks guys. I like Dib too of course but have always been nervous watching him fight. I really hope he does well in this fight and keeps going on the up and up. It's great too that Shane has come all the way over here to help when he's preparing for his fight against Mayorga.
Never heard of this kid.
But whatever happened to Robbie Peden? He was a pretty good little fighter to be fair, but after that dismal loss to Barrera I've never heard or seen from him since.
Was that his last fight? I think it was.
Why?
After the Barrera loss he got beat by journeyman renee Ganoy, and that seems to be it for the bomber.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hulk
Yeah a real shame actually. That last loss was March 2007. I heard Anjelo Hyder and Johhny Lewis on the radio over the weekend discussing Robbie. It seems he's got some personal issues and it's impacting on his career. They didn't mention any future plans for Robbie.Quote:
Originally Posted by eagleAfter the Barrera loss he got beat by journeyman renee Ganoy, and that seems to be it for the bomber.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hulk
Hopefully you will be hearing more of Billy "The Kid" Dib though. Here's his boxrec if you haven't already checked it Billy Dib
Who do u reckon is better? Billy or William Kickett?Quote:
Originally Posted by bikerskYeah a real shame actually. That last loss was March 2007. I heard Anjelo Hyder and Johhny Lewis on the radio over the weekend discussing Robbie. It seems he's got some personal issues and it's impacting on his career. They didn't mention any future plans for Robbie.Quote:
Originally Posted by eagleAfter the Barrera loss he got beat by journeyman renee Ganoy, and that seems to be it for the bomber.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hulk
Hopefully you will be hearing more of Billy "The Kid" Dib though. Here's his boxrec if you haven't already checked it Billy Dib
VERY good question. William is a great prospect and also working with the great Johnny Lewis. I reckon Billy (20 - 0 11 ko's) has a bit more experience on William (11 - 0 5 ko's) at this point but both are great Aussie prospects and hopefully will see us hosting a super featherweight unification fight here in Aus. If I had to pick now I'd sayy Billy as he's more experienced. Johnny wouldn't let it happen now though. Who do you reckon?Quote:
Originally Posted by eagleWho do u reckon is better? Billy or William Kickett?Quote:
Originally Posted by bikerskYeah a real shame actually. That last loss was March 2007. I heard Anjelo Hyder and Johhny Lewis on the radio over the weekend discussing Robbie. It seems he's got some personal issues and it's impacting on his career. They didn't mention any future plans for Robbie.Quote:
Originally Posted by eagle
Hopefully you will be hearing more of Billy "The Kid" Dib though. Here's his boxrec if you haven't already checked it Billy Dib
As their are a bunch of Aussies here I'll surely get a correct answer!
Before the Mosely vs. Shannan Taylor fight, Jim Lampley stated,
rarely will you have a fight with a boxer like Shane Mosely and a persoanlity/character like Shannan Taylor."
I understand that Taylor was a hard man from the streets, buyt what made him such a character?
Sorry to let you down but I don't actually know. That fight i remember relatively well. Actually a guy I work with was next to Taylor on the flight to Vegas. Anyway I think it was due to Taylors tougness and rugged attitude in the ring. He fought as hard as ever in that fight with Mosley and had people cheereing for him I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by hitmandonny
I love that fight.Quote:
Originally Posted by bikerskSorry to let you down but I don't actually know. That fight i remember relatively well. Actually a guy I work with was next to Taylor on the flight to Vegas. Anyway I think it was due to Taylors tougness and rugged attitude in the ring. He fought as hard as ever in that fight with Mosley and had people cheereing for him I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by hitmandonny
He was the first guy I saw that legitimately hgurt Shane.
There had been so many questions (raised by Roy Jones and George Foreman) asking what happens when Shane gets hurt.
Well he came back to hurt taylor BADLY!
They kept going on about Taylor being a character, I really couldn't work out why really, but maybe thats because I knowm a lot of Aussies.
Taylor has a fight scheduled also.
Yeah it was a good fight. I was hoping to hell Taylor would win... O well. He's doing really well now Shannon. After the Mosley fight he went off the rails a bit and had some problems with drugs but he is fighting fit these days and often fights on the local Friday Night Fights. I have a recording of one of his recent fights, at super middle i think for the Australasian title i think. I'm really happy for him that he's now got a good domestic career going.Quote:
Originally Posted by hitmandonnyI love that fight.Quote:
Originally Posted by bikerskSorry to let you down but I don't actually know. That fight i remember relatively well. Actually a guy I work with was next to Taylor on the flight to Vegas. Anyway I think it was due to Taylors tougness and rugged attitude in the ring. He fought as hard as ever in that fight with Mosley and had people cheereing for him I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by hitmandonny
He was the first guy I saw that legitimately hgurt Shane.
There had been so many questions (raised by Roy Jones and George Foreman) asking what happens when Shane gets hurt.
Well he came back to hurt taylor BADLY!
They kept going on about Taylor being a character, I really couldn't work out why really, but maybe thats because I knowm a lot of Aussies.
Taylor has a fight scheduled also.
I'll have to admit that I never get to see him fight, but I check up on him every so often on Boxrec.Quote:
Originally Posted by bikerskYeah it was a good fight. I was hoping to hell Taylor would win... O well. He's doing really well now Shannon. After the Mosley fight he went off the rails a bit and had some problems with drugs but he is fighting fit these days and often fights on the local Friday Night Fights. I have a recording of one of his recent fights, at super middle i think for the Australasian title i think. I'm really happy for him that he's now got a good domestic career going.Quote:
Originally Posted by hitmandonnyI love that fight.Quote:
Originally Posted by bikersk
He was the first guy I saw that legitimately hgurt Shane.
There had been so many questions (raised by Roy Jones and George Foreman) asking what happens when Shane gets hurt.
Well he came back to hurt taylor BADLY!
They kept going on about Taylor being a character, I really couldn't work out why really, but maybe thats because I knowm a lot of Aussies.
Taylor has a fight scheduled also.
I do that with a few fighters, I did it with Jason Quick also and a couple of Euro fighters.
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Originally Posted by hitmandonnyI'll have to admit that I never get to see him fight, but I check up on him every so often on Boxrec.Quote:
Originally Posted by bikerskYeah it was a good fight. I was hoping to hell Taylor would win... O well. He's doing really well now Shannon. After the Mosley fight he went off the rails a bit and had some problems with drugs but he is fighting fit these days and often fights on the local Friday Night Fights. I have a recording of one of his recent fights, at super middle i think for the Australasian title i think. I'm really happy for him that he's now got a good domestic career going.Quote:
Originally Posted by hitmandonny
I do that with a few fighters, I did it with Jason Quick also and a couple of Euro fighters.
Well keep your eye on Billy Dib and as Eagle mentioned earlier William Kickett. They are 2 good prospects form Aus.
I will indeed.Quote:
Originally Posted by bikerskQuote:
Originally Posted by hitmandonnyI'll have to admit that I never get to see him fight, but I check up on him every so often on Boxrec.Quote:
Originally Posted by bikersk
I do that with a few fighters, I did it with Jason Quick also and a couple of Euro fighters.
Well keep your eye on Billy Dib and as Eagle mentioned earlier William Kickett. They are 2 good prospects form Aus.
I've heard of Dib before, many times.
Quote:
Originally Posted by hitmandonnyI will indeed.Quote:
Originally Posted by bikerskQuote:
Originally Posted by hitmandonny
Well keep your eye on Billy Dib and as Eagle mentioned earlier William Kickett. They are 2 good prospects form Aus.
I've heard of Dib before, many times.
Great. Hey do you reckon Shannon and Shane will catch up?
You know I think so.Quote:
Originally Posted by bikerskQuote:
Originally Posted by hitmandonnyI will indeed.Quote:
Originally Posted by bikersk
I've heard of Dib before, many times.
Great. Hey do you reckon Shannon and Shane will catch up?
There was a mutual respect there, because they were both such fierce competitors.
Well hopefully they'll put it on fox and i can upload it to youtube to put up here. Hee hee.Quote:
Originally Posted by hitmandonnyYou know I think so.Quote:
Originally Posted by bikerskQuote:
Originally Posted by hitmandonny
Great. Hey do you reckon Shannon and Shane will catch up?
There was a mutual respect there, because they were both such fierce competitors.
I approve of that idea!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by bikerskWell hopefully they'll put it on fox and i can upload it to youtube to put up here. Hee hee.Quote:
Originally Posted by hitmandonnyYou know I think so.Quote:
Originally Posted by bikersk
There was a mutual respect there, because they were both such fierce competitors.
Can't get enough of the Sugar man!
I have a feeling you are going to regret saying it that way LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by hitmandonnyI approve of that idea!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by bikerskWell hopefully they'll put it on fox and i can upload it to youtube to put up here. Hee hee.Quote:
Originally Posted by hitmandonny
Can't get enough of the Sugar man!
Quite possibly LoL.Quote:
Originally Posted by bikerskI have a feeling you are going to regret saying it that way LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by hitmandonnyI approve of that idea!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by bikersk
Can't get enough of the Sugar man!
But in seriousness, Shane has become one of my favourite boxers once again.
I was very disheartened by the entire BALCO scandal, but I honestly think he's trying to prove that he's better than any blatant steroid user.
Dibs got the youth and like I said the speed some skills there but like I said he needs a lot more development. I liked his outing vs. Matwaga that was a good showing.
Yeah that was a good fight. I was a little concerned that GBP was throwing him in too early into big fights when he wasn't ready so it's good to see him here working with Johnny Lewis and Shane Mosley and making his way up the ranks steadily.Quote:
Originally Posted by CutMeMick
Last thing that I heard about Jonny Lewis he was training a young up and coming heavyweight from Samoa I think. That was a while ago though and I was wondering if anybody knows who I mean and how he is going on.
He has 2 good heavyweights at the moment. The one I think you are talking about is Solomon Haumono. I've seen a few of his fights and he is very powerful. He is a heavyweight with no fat on him at all a record of 14 - 0 with 14 Ko's. Solomon Haumono is his boxrec. Johnny is moving him up slowly which is good to see. I'm hoping he can do good things with and for Solomon.Quote:
Originally Posted by rjj tszyu
Former Rugby player interesting...Quote:
Originally Posted by bikerskHe has 2 good heavyweights at the moment. The one I think you are talking about is Solomon Haumono. I've seen a few of his fights and he is very powerful. He is a heavyweight with no fat on him at all a record of 14 - 0 with 14 Ko's. Solomon Haumono is his boxrec. Johnny is moving him up slowly which is good to see. I'm hoping he can do good things with and for Solomon.Quote:
Originally Posted by rjj tszyu
Yeah similar to Anthony Mundine as his father is a former boxer and former Australian heavyweight champion, Maile Haumono. Here's a youtube vid of Solomon - shows some of his power http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5enUTNr96yYQuote:
Originally Posted by CutMeMickFormer Rugby player interesting...Quote:
Originally Posted by bikerskHe has 2 good heavyweights at the moment. The one I think you are talking about is Solomon Haumono. I've seen a few of his fights and he is very powerful. He is a heavyweight with no fat on him at all a record of 14 - 0 with 14 Ko's. Solomon Haumono is his boxrec. Johnny is moving him up slowly which is good to see. I'm hoping he can do good things with and for Solomon.Quote:
Originally Posted by rjj tszyu
Yeah Solomon definetly looks the part and has great power. Opponents are rubbish tho. He has a good trainer tho, and a good athlete, with decent skills and power could do a lot in the HW division at the moment.
By the way he also used to go out with this girl.....
Yeah that's true but it's kinda good Lewis is looking after him. He'll get there if he keeps at it. The thing that pisses me off though is that Solomon who is the real deal is fighting his way up and bloody John Hopoate is going up against Bob Mirovic in Sept (I think) for the Australian Heavyweight title. Hopoate is a joke and shouldn't be getting the chance. Anyway I hope Big Bob teaches him a lesson.Quote:
Originally Posted by eagle
I think Solomon would beat both those guys,Quote:
Originally Posted by bikerskYeah that's true but it's kinda good Lewis is looking after him. He'll get there if he keeps at it. The thing that pisses me off though is that Solomon who is the real deal is fighting his way up and bloody John Hopoate is going up against Bob Mirovic in Sept (I think) for the Australian Heavyweight title. Hopoate is a joke and shouldn't be getting the chance. Anyway I hope Big Bob teaches him a lesson.Quote:
Originally Posted by eagle
AgreedQuote:
Originally Posted by eagleI think Solomon would beat both those guys,Quote:
Originally Posted by bikerskYeah that's true but it's kinda good Lewis is looking after him. He'll get there if he keeps at it. The thing that pisses me off though is that Solomon who is the real deal is fighting his way up and bloody John Hopoate is going up against Bob Mirovic in Sept (I think) for the Australian Heavyweight title. Hopoate is a joke and shouldn't be getting the chance. Anyway I hope Big Bob teaches him a lesson.Quote:
Originally Posted by eagle
Hopoate is only getting a shot cos he is well known and he'll never go further. Solomon may have bigger fish to fry than Bob Mirovic.Quote:
Originally Posted by bikerskAgreedQuote:
Originally Posted by eagleI think Solomon would beat both those guys,Quote:
Originally Posted by bikersk
I agree about Solomon I reckon he will do well on the world stage if he keeps at it. Hopoate just can't box is the problem I have with him. He's just a big thug and a former kickboxer beat him already.Quote:
Originally Posted by eagleHopoate is only getting a shot cos he is well known and he'll never go further. Solomon may have bigger fish to fry than Bob Mirovic.Quote:
Originally Posted by bikerskAgreedQuote:
Originally Posted by eagle
Cool video. Glad to see Shane passing on some of his knowledge. Funny watching them spar. Look at their feet. Pro vs Joe in the feet. Shane could be showing an old lady how to spar, but his feet would still be the feet of a pro. But really cool none the less.
Glad you enjoyed it. Yeah it must be awesome for Billy to be working with someone like Shane Mosley. Billy has a bit of an unorthodox style too which makes him look like he's not doing things correctly but he still is ok technically. Shane will surely help to iron out any problems there.Quote:
Originally Posted by GRBOXINGFAN