Verno Phillips vs. John Duddy In Oct.

[Dark Lord Al]

Duddy has a chance

[Phil]

Duddy has a good chance in this one, it'll be intresting to see how he adjusts to the weight, he should be able out point Philips though

[Kev]

Great matchup for both men imo.

For Phillips I think Duddy is a great choice of opponent. His popularity means he'll probably sell out Madision Square Garden and Philips will make more money from this fight than he would fighting one of the other world champs like Alcine or Mora. Duddy is a big money spinner for Phillips and a beatable opponent. Great choice.

For Duddy, Phillips represents a world title shot, and realistically probably his best chance to pick up a belt. Mora is probably too slick and Duddy has frankly no chance against Pavlik or Abraham at 160 lbs.

There's not really much of a downside for Duddy either imo, if he were to lose then he could always blame the weight and move back up, plus he's such a popular fighter with the Irish Americans that a loss won't do much to harm his career. People know he's not a world beater, but like Gatti he's exciting, has a ton of heart and a fanbase that just love to see him fight and support their Irish hero.

It's a win win for both fighters imo.

[OumaFan]

Actually not a bad post by Bilbo

I would still pick Verno in this one actually, Duddy's just too open to being hit. I guess he could outwork Verno though.

[OumaFan]

For what its worth boxingscene has Duddy's manager on there saying this fight is not set. That he's going to go to the Alcine-Santos fight to see about one of them as a possible fight. Guess we'll see.

[TyBuff]

I dont think the weight will bother Duddy as much, he has a new trainer and a conditioning coach for the first time. Read an article that were his trainer said that making 154 wouldnt be a problem because they are getting Duddy to eating better foods, plus he weighed 158 for his last fight. I think Jnr Middle will be great for Duddy, the division is wide open and would be easy for somebody to come along and dominate.

[Hulk]

My money is on Phillips even at this age. He's always had a field day with sluggers and power punchers. Particuarly ones as easy to hit as Duddy.


I remember when Phillips layed a beatdown on my boy Teddy Reid couple years back.