Lee Selby-Eric Hunter (AJ 02 undercard)

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I like it that they put Selby in with some live opponents. After all, he's a World Champion, that's what they're supposed to do.
Selby has a lot of talent and a lot of self-belief, he's also big at the weight and does dominate opposition.
Let's hope he wins and keeps fighting testing fights.

I don't think they need to molly coddle Selby along too much, he's a tough kid and he's got great slick skills, so I doubt he'll struggle with this fight. The main issue is he doesn't have a huge fanbase, so he's going to have to be fighting as co-headliner rather than picking up fights where he is a sole headliner. Nonetheless, he's making good progress, and I'm confident he can see this one out.

As a Welshman, any idea why he doesn't have a big fan base? I thought he'd be the type of guy the whole country would get behind, and there are some big fights in and around his weight division. There's an opportunity to build up something big, especially with his brother coming through maybe a Millennium stadium thing in time.
I saw a documentary on him, he's a bit deeper than what you see on the surface. I like the guy , and I like him as a boxer too.

He's likeable but not overly charismatic, doesn't have a style that appeals to the casuals and isn't being matched in a way where he can bowl out his opponent in a couple of rounds.

I think he's a great watch personally. He's got some good skills.