RBR -WBU Featherweight title -Derry Matthews v Choi.

[bambamdaddio]

Derry Mathews looked anorexic, very weak and timid.

Just to agree with above, and to add looking back over it a second time, he was sadly like my horse in the Grand National today, just not in the race...

But the lad was very gracious in defeat and had the look still of a fighter that will learn and be back, but this was a beating up and coming off this will be a real test of character...

[barrykil1980]

i knew Choi would be too much for him.just sorry i didnt bet more on him

[Galaxy]

Good job Lefty...Dont feel bad bro,I did A complete RBR on thursdays Versus Card and NO ONE,not a soul showed up /Posted.Save for Legion and some Newb who Did not like the fact I pointed out Foreman was becoming a Rabbi . Keep it up ,The RBR's are a great thing.

I was there Spicoli! Didn't post only to say thanks.

Chur for the RBR Lefty just walked in and read your RBR to see how the fight went. Thats gonna be a hard loss to come back from!!!

[ICB]

Sorry if i come across bad here Lefty because Matthews is from Liverpool. But i thought Matthews looked garbage and soft. Those body punches were not hard at all, and he was even getting rocked early in the fight from only a jolting jab. I mean Choi even lost to Willie Limond so he isn't nowhere near world class. This fight badly exposed Matthews.

[leftylee]

Sorry if i come across bad here Lefty because Matthews is from Liverpool. But i thought Matthews looked garbage and soft. Those body punches were not hard at all, and he was even getting rocked early in the fight from only a jolting jab. I mean Choi even lost to Willie Limond so he isn't nowhere near world class. This fight badly exposed Matthews.

I agree mate, floored 5 times by some 36 year old, god knows what happened. Sup-Featherweight is the next step for Derry but I agree, he got exposed badly.

Ah well at least it weren't Paul Smith who that happened too

[Bomp]

cheers for the rbr, missed the fight. Sounds like a beating, tough to come back after that.

[Tam Seddon]

I really didnt expect the result last night, Derry just took some shots that he really shouldnt have taken. He was made to look poor that night and its a real shame because I thought he had great potential to do some damage in a few years. I hope a defeat like that would really pick him up and he will be able to work from it, he at times looked good but he just wasnt up to taking that much power. He needs to work at his chin and defence, his reach is good at the weight but some of those fighters no matter how small they are really do know how to bang.

Hard luck for Derry last night but I hope he can wake up from it and recover, thats a champion in my eyes.

[Bukom Battler]

If he moves up to Super feather he may have the chance to bulk up a little. However there are two things that will need to be sorted if he is going to be successful up at Super Feather.

He needs to sort his defence out. He was getting caught a lot by somebody who was not that skilled. I also wonder what his punch resistance will be like off guys who hit harder.

Also what about his punch power? He was not a banger at Feather so i do not think this will improve when he moves up.

He will have to box more, use his reach and not get involved as much.

As for Choi he can not go for the British, European Commenwealth. I wonder if this changes if he gets citizenship.

Finally, Interestingly Matthews said he is likely to go the traditional route next. i.e. Regional, English, British so will be interesting to see how he does, whatever weight he chooses.

[Tam Seddon]

Terdsak Jandeng against Choi would be a right tear up.

[Memphis]

Fair play to Choi, I very quickly wanted him to win the fight and expected him to.

Matthews took some whacks in there but he did look fragile.