Quote Originally Posted by RP33 View Post
i saw the fight POB and was equally impressed..

with that said, i still, and will always be until proven wrong, in the "believe it when i see it" mind set with manfredo.. he had his chances, and he blew it both times.. Now he realizes the chances that he had, and seems hungry, but i still don't think he has what it takes at this point to become a top contender..

If he was fighting 160, i'd say maybe.. if he was able to go below 160 he'd have an even better shot, but i just don't see it happening at 168.. He does not have any exceptional defensive skills, and he takes a lot of short punches on the inside.. He has decent power but at 168 it is nothing to brag about.. No doubt the guy has skill, he just has the wrong style and is too small for this weight class, plain and simple.
Oh, I entirely agree... I don't think he'd be able to do anything at 160. 154 he could but not 160. Guys like Sturm and Abraham would cut him to ribbons... Less dept at 154.

I also agree that he's not exceptional in any one area. He is a decent all around fighter who shows flashes of good things but as Lyle so elequently stated he can't put it all together in one night, sadly.

He puts on one more showing like he did against Lacy or Calzaghe in front of an international audience and he may as well stay in RI.