Quote Originally Posted by warreng
i think hes madea big mistake, i think even with the fight being in russia this is and will be the best chance hes ever gonna get to fight for the world title, makaev is the weakest champ and its only a matter of time b4 he losses his belt, i think skelton would of had a chance to beat him and i aint a fan by a long shot
Precisely. if Skelton was to ever have a world title shot, I think Maskaev would be better suited for him then Valuev who has been previously mentioned. As usual "the promoter" has failed to make the big fight come through for his boy, when the offer was on the table. If he were to fight him, I think he'd need to be more of the brawler to take the win, rather than the Evander Holyfield style dancer who appeared to beat Williams last time out. Anyhow, one thing for certain is he can't afford to be sitting around twiddling his thumbs at this stage of his career.

And I agree that the offer was not what he might have hoped for, and even going to russia it would have been worth the gamble for him. How many other opportunities for a title fight is he really going to get?

Quote Originally Posted by skel1983

Well maybe so, but lets be honest now what sort of offer do you think Skelton got for this fight? Considering he is barely known outside of the Uk?? Maybe a three course meal on his flight to Russia?

The only way Skelton would have turned this fight down, is because the offer was pathetic, i agree maybe he should of taken it, but whats the chances of winnning in Russia?