Joe Mesi

[El Kabong]

I think Brock is better because he actually has some defense and is awkward to fight....Mesi is just there to be hit.

Joe Mesi would have been a good solid fighter but his stamina really gave him problems late in fights...Barrett and Jirov won the last rounds vs him.

Rahman would have been able to hit him if Rock let his hands go....and we all know Brewster can take punishment and still win a fight.


Mesi doesn't need to look past his next fight unless they have a deal in place which I doubt is the case....sparring partners aren't usually good matches because they know what you do.


If Mesi really wanted to do something he'd fight Golota, Mike Mollo, or even Michael Marrone

[Violent Demise]

I noticed Mesi talks very well. He doesn't slur his words. He should quit while he's ahead.

[luvfightgame]

I think Brock is better because he actually has some defense and is awkward to fight....Mesi is just there to be hit.

Joe Mesi would have been a good solid fighter but his stamina really gave him problems late in fights...Barrett and Jirov won the last rounds vs him.

Rahman would have been able to hit him if Rock let his hands go....and we all know Brewster can take punishment and still win a fight.


Mesi doesn't need to look past his next fight unless they have a deal in place which I doubt is the case....sparring partners aren't usually good matches because they know what you do.


If Mesi really wanted to do something he'd fight Golota, Mike Mollo, or even Michael Marrone

I agree about the stamina. But I also think he completely dominated Barrett and Jirov until he started running out of gas. I don't know if it was poor stamina or inexperience and headlining HBO being the next big heavyweight. You know the nerves and trying to hard tend to gas people out.

Marrone is being groomed and is still way too green for Mesi. Mollo and Golota would be interesting. Especially Golota cause you never know which one will show up. Mollo needs to move down to Cruiser cause he's too small. But I would like to see Mesi take on Brock. Brock looked a little uninterested in his last fight so I don't know how he'd show up. But that would be his best matchup for me and truly should determine if he needs to hang them up or make that sprint for the weakest belt holder.

[The Fightfan]

I don't recall Mesi's last oppenent's name but after that fight he didn't seem too cocky actually he seemed very humble.He more or less stated that he was undefeated and wanted a shot at the upper echeleon <------ (spelling check) of fighters.Last night he sounded like he was unbeatable and without a big name opponent.That just isn't so I've heard in the past he would have gotten a shot at Rahman but he turned it down too fight Jirov,also a James Toney fight but turned that down.I say F&*K you Joe either shit or get off the pot, your like what 35 years old and 40 and 0 now and still without a top ten oppenent.

[noskill]

My take on this,and no I'm not completely nuts(maybe just a little):
Mesi is a chinless hype job with good power and nothing else. IMO, he is among several other American fighters who were marketed so brilliantly that we were mesmerized by them.
Joe has the problem we all know of and it will not get better. For his own health,he needs to leave the game and pursue his politcal hopes.
Mesi,like mentioned in this thread already has stamina issues too.

[BoomBoom]

Every fighter takes gambles with his health every time he steps in the ring. So many fights on undecards and club shows are mismatches where fighters do get hurt. The commisions in some states do nothing, but they are only partially to blame. The fighter and his camp are responsible for their own actions so if they sign on to a fight, whatever the result they made the choice to get in the ring. Mesi should contintinue to fight if thats what he wants to do and hes willing to take the risk at the expence of his health and his loved ones. Its a potentially selfish risk if he has a family, but thats entirely his call.

[Mar]

Mesi's time on FNF was actually pretty entertaining. He better hope his fists are still as strong as his mouth is. With his injury whether he think he's healed or not this sport is just too too rough, he should find something else to do. I like the guy, but i don't see it as worth the risk.