
Originally Posted by
Mikkel_K
On the undercard of tonight's Arthur Abraham fight, Yoan Pablo Hernandez and Alexander Frenkel both posted wins by 1st round KO's, taking them both to 12-0. Of course neither Daniel Bispo nor Shane Swartz are world beaters, but both of them have been the ring with - and lasted longer against - decent opponents before.
I have mentioned Hernandez here before, but also he really do seem to be one to look out for. Cuban Olympian in 2004, later defected and pro since 2005. I have yet to see his fight tonight, but his last outing, another first round KO against seasoned Norwegian Thomas Hansvoll, was definetely impressive. I dont know much about Frenkel, but judging by his resume - 12 wins, 9 ko's, despite only turning pro last September - he too could make some waves.
Anyway, the current cruiser scene look perhaps better, or at least deeper, than ever before, and it could be an interesting division for years to come with so many top guys 'only' being in their early to mid-20'es (Haye & Enzo are both 26, so are Matt Godfrey and Alexander Alexeev. Wlodarczyk and Johnathon Banks are 25, Marco Huck is 22 along with Hernandez and Frenkel). Oh, and with unified titles - and another unificiation perhaps waiting in the wings with Maccarinelli and Cunningham - and genuinely exciting fights, it is a much less frustrating division to follow than heavyweight at the moment!
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