Jaz's Prospect Thread

[Taeth]

Very fast, but the only problem I see is he seems to be more focused on punching quickly than he is on landing solidly. His hooks and cross look like he isn't putting as much into them as he could.

[JazMerkin]

Very fast, but the only problem I see is he seems to be more focused on punching quickly than he is on landing solidly. His hooks and cross look like he isn't putting as much into them as he could.

I've seen him more recently & he's definitely sorting that out, although again I think part of it is a by-product of how far apart his legs are. It's what's frustrating about him right now, he seems to have all the tools to be special, but just doesn't utilize them & for me this is all that can keep him from the next level. I think he should look at getting trained by someone like Nazim Richardson or Jeff Mayweather. I think either could do good things with him.

[Nameless]

I've just read an interview with Yvon Michel, promoter of David Lemieux on rds.ca and he was saying that normally, if everything goes as planned, Lemieux should fight 4 times in 2010 (including the fights he already had) and should be in line for a title fight in 2011 admitting that nothing goes wrong till then. Next challenge is Walid Smitchet and then... let's see, there was a rumor somewhere that John Duddy might be in line among the next opponents but I do not know what weight to give to that rumor. The kid has thunder power, very good stamina and good defense, he's quite fast and moves well, he could be a very high prospect actually and I do put a lot of faith in him.

[ICB]

My favorite prospects currently.

Kevin Mitchell
Kell Brook
Abner Mares
Nathan Cleverly
John Murray
Omar Henry
Daniel Jacobs
Mike Alvarado
Yuriorkis Gamboa

Are the ones that come to mind first.

[paddy448]

My favorite prospects currently.

Kevin Mitchell
Kell Brook
Abner Mares
Nathan Cleverly
John Murray
Omar Henry
Daniel Jacobs
Mike Alvarado
Yuriorkis Gamboa

Are the ones that come to mind first.

I have a mate who trains at the ingle gym. He's a good prospect himself, his name is eddy o Rourke . He's 4-0 at the min.anyway he was telling me about kell brook,saying how he toys with every one in sparring.apparently he makes junior witted look like an amateur. obviously we can see him tele and see for ourselves, it's good hearing from training partners and stuff tho. My mate really thinks brooks something special

[Spicoli]

He's short.Nice hand speed but real wide,almost slappy in spots ??A little to much of trying to look spectacular off some combos.Good to see fresh faces and hope he continues to recieve exposure and love the stiff competion.Will pay dividends down the road.

[JazMerkin]

Ice, Nameless, Paddy, I agree those guys are all solid prospects (although Mitchell & surely Gamboa are well above prospect level), but I was hoping more that we could look at those prospects that don't have a lot of hype around them. Guys like Jacobs, Lemieux & Brook have always had a lot of press, but there's a lot of other guys coming up away from the spotlight who could be very special. It's good for them to get a bit of attention as they often shape up better (see Timothy Bradley).

Anyway, I'll carry this on with another Lightweight, this time from Califiornia. His name is Luis Ramos and some of the more dedicated may have seen on Fight Night Club. He's another Golden Boy guy and whilst he hasn't been matched anywhere near as tough as Broner imo, he's making a few less glaring errors although I would say Broner is more talented. I really like a few things about him. He's got a great workrate, he closes distance well and he doesn't let a few punches affect his gameplan. In recent fights he's also showed that he can take a few rounds to figure out his guy whilst also doing enough to take the rounds. I'm not sure he goes all the way, but he's a young fighter I just love watching & one I suspect might be involved in FOTY candidate or two in the next couple of years.

The guy he's fighting here is Walter Estrada, who was coming off a losing streak, but is much better than his recent history suggests. He once fought Scott Harrison for a world title, and in the past two years has fought Gamboa, Roman Martinez, Kevin Mitchell and Miguel Garcia (another quality prospect), and only Gamboa blew him away. He gave the other three more than something to think about and you could actually make an argument for him beating Garcia.

Luis Ramos vs Walter Estrada - Fight Night Club

This is a previous fight against a journeyman whose main claim to fame was KOing Johnny Tapia five years ago

Ramos Jr vs Marcos - Fight Night Club

[paddy448]

I like the look of liam walsh.he's a frank warren fighter. He'S the best of 3 brothers. Hes got good amateur pedigree, a fantastic workfare.he's only had a handfull of fights. With the right schooling I think he can develop into a top exciting fighter.

[CutMeMick]

Rico Ramos & Lateef Kayode are 2 that I think have lot's of potential...