Jaz's Prospect Thread

[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.

[KananKrus]

I saw on Versus TV Derrick Wilson knocking out with a singular punch another prospect and previously undefeated 12-0, Charles Huerta in less than a minute in the first round. I don't know if this can be a basis for future greatness, but surely the manner by which how he had won the fight warranted some attention. No mistake, it was impressive.

Heard the latest Freddie Roach protege, 17-year old Jesse Benavidez, has shown the same qualities that are stock essentials of the the greats.

I used to think highly of Daniel Jacobs, but recent outings have proven that he has yet to develop decisiveness in his approach towards his chosen profession.

[JazMerkin]

I saw on Versus TV Derrick Wilson knocking out with a singular punch another prospect and previously undefeated 12-0, Charles Huerta in less than a minute in the first round. I don't know if this can be a basis for future greatness, but surely the manner by which how he had won the fight warranted some attention. No mistake, it was impressive.

Heard the latest Freddie Roach protege, 17-year old Jesse Benavidez, has shown the same qualities that are stock essentials of the the greats.

I used to think highly of Daniel Jacobs, but recent outings have proven that he has yet to develop decisiveness in his approach towards his chosen profession.

Wilson did well, however he just didn't perform in his next fight and threw away a decision that could easily have been his. He's fighting tomorrow night and hopefully he can start to make amends, but I suspect he's headed for life as gatekeeper rather than any dreams of a world title. He just looks to lack that consistency to me.

Benavidez and Jacobs are both heavily hyped. Benavidez looks very good so far, but he should be against the comp he's been in with. It's hard to say he's a prospect until he's fought someone at least slightly above tomato can level.

I don't know what you're seeing in Jacobs, he's done well when stepping up against difficult guys like Walker & Ishe Smith. Those aren't easy guys to look good against, but he made sure he clearly won. It can't all be knockouts and he's showing a hell of a lot of promise.

[CutMeMick]

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