
Originally Posted by
kyle0930
Nice Post Wack, after watching the ODLH vs Strum fight i've noticed that this guys has the potential of becoming a great fighter...hope he wins!!!
Honestly...I'm really big on Sturm.
Heard a lot about him before the Oscar fight but had no clue that he was going to bring so much to the table the night he fought Oscar.
He's got a lot better fights than the one against Oscar though. Crying shame he had to lose his title that way. Total shat!
I think that he's a hell of a fighter...but I truthfully believe that he'll have some trouble with Casti. Most do. He aint the easiest to beat in the book & he's got a wealth of knowledge...it all just depends on how far he's on the slide.

Originally Posted by
gbrandon
Damn shame, this guy should still be undefeated and should have gotten his match against Hopkins before Taylor. Actually he should have been fighting Taylor instead of Wright, he has alot of upside and talent but very little star power
Agreed.
The lack of star power is just stateside. He's big in his own country. He's not a crossover yet simply because he aint gonna come back to the U.S. for another robbery.

Originally Posted by
raleights
I think the lack of star power comes from his dry personality, and the do only what it takes to win and nothing else strategy. He's the same as Winky Wright, he'll never go outside his game plan to get things done which you can't blame him for that. But America is where the moneys at and American's want to see people going for the kill. Just how things are, and it hurts even moreso if you fight this way and aren't even from America. Great talent though, I'd love to see him and Wright go at it - what a chess match that would be.
Gotta disagree raleights.
The kid's got a hell of a personality. Talkative & good sport all the way around. As far as him only doing what it takes to win and nothing else strategy...disagree there too. He's only pulled that when his title was on the line against the power boys. IWO's opinion...he's a whoooooooole lot different than Winky.
Truly think that you need to see his other fights. The guy's got power & he does go in for the kill quite often.
American may be where the money's at in our eyes...but Sturm's bordering on Super Stardom in Germany...& that's enough for him there I'm sure. Also...you have to remember...titles do mean a lot to fighters that work to keep them...America is where the money is...but America is also where he was unjustly robbed for HBO's green pockets on the Oscar Hopkins fight.
I'd tip Sturm to beat Winky...I also tipped him to beat Hopkins.
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