Gary Russell vs Jhonny Gonzalez and Maidan vs Thurman: April HBO?

[dwighttsharpe]

Originally Posted by Heavy Handed

What makes you think Maidana will be destroyed? I like Thurman and think this is a good fight for him to properly gauge where he's at in his career, however I don't think he would just steamroll Marcos. Maidana has made some great improvements and will be the best fighter Thurman has ever faced. Plus, he has a great chin and can hit pretty hard himself.

Just my opinion as a fan of Thurman, and what I have seen from both.

Maidana's new "skills" against the highly unskilled whoever that was he last fought(don't remember the name), don't impress.

[jeffjoiner]

Solid card if this happens. Any news on possible venue?

[jeffjoiner]

Originally Posted by dwighttsharpe

Just my opinion as a fan of Thurman, and what I have seen from both.

Maidana's new "skills" against the highly unskilled whoever that was he last fought(don't remember the name), don't impress.

He last fought Soto Karass. A solid journeyman/gatekeeper with plenty of tools in the drawer, but nothing elite.

Damn good fight as far as entertainment, but not a whole lot of skill on display.

[BlueBottle]

Agree Maidana is too small for Thurman. I think Thurman and Angelo would benefit both fighters.

[Brickhaus]

Two potentially great fights, although I suspect Thurman will just thrash Maidana. Maidana ain't no welterweight and I doubt he'll be able to handle Thurman's size. Hell, while Gonzalez is a great boxer, his chin is still pretty rotten and Russel might make short work of him as well. Nice steps up for both guys though.

[ImElvis666]

I absolutely love these solid double headers between quality fighters who aren't quite big names. It always leads to stacked cards that are competitive.

[Brickhaus]

Originally Posted by jeffjoiner

He last fought Soto Karass. A solid journeyman/gatekeeper with plenty of tools in the drawer, but nothing elite.

Damn good fight as far as entertainment, but not a whole lot of skill on display.

Pretty much. And for all the 'new skills' that were on display, Maidana still got hit a hell of a lot by a guy who shouldn't give elite fighters any trouble.

Or to put it another way - it took Maidana two more rounds to get the job done than did Alfonso Gomez.

[DannyBoy1]

Maidana v Thurman is just wrong on so many levels.