Cleverly-Uzelkov Off - Cleverly will fight in Los Angeles on Nov 10

[superheavyrhun]

I hope he gets a decent opponent and wins, that'll put some of the doubters to bed, and I can finally take this question mark off my sig. I reckon Clevlar should get some decent opposition to prepare him for a spring fight against a real big name....finally.

[TigerFan]

BBC Sport - WBO champion Nathan Cleverly will face Ryan Coyne in America

[superheavyrhun]

There's not much on Coyne's record to judge him by...but with only a relatively low KO record Clev's managers must be thinking that it's a fairly safe bet for a win, and he will want to look impressive for the American audience.

[Fenster]

Blimey, now there's a surprise, Cleverly is fighting someone nobody has ever heard of. He isn't even ranked in the WBO top 15 (). (expect that to magically change later)

I doubt the fight will even be part of the American broadcast. There are three other title fights on the bill.

[porkypara]

It seems Frank Warren cant produce a decent opponent for Clev.

Wont be supprised if he jumps ship if his next fight is not against a big name.

[Fenster]

Can't or won't?

I don't think they have that much faith in Cleverly. His level of opposition is that of a prospect not a "world" champion (and it would be fine if he was a prospect but he's not). They are trying to get as much mileage as possible out of the "world" champion tag until he's forced to fight a big name.

If he then pulls off the win they were geniuses. He if gets exposed then they gave him a good run.

[Kirkland Laing]

I think Fenster's right here. They're definitely not taking any risks with him and I don't think the public are buying it either. I reckon the Uzelkov fight is off because tickets weren't selling and this "US exposure" thing is just a handy excuse to get out of a fight that nobody wanted to watch.

The problem for Cleverly is there are a bunch of east europeans like Uzwhatever who nobody wants to see and then there's Cloud/Dawson, both of whom are a hell of a step up from anybody else he's fought. Or maybe Warren tries to get Hopkins over to Cardiff but would even that fight sell?