Despaigne won either way you look at it. Even if you think it was a bs DQ Despaigne was giving Miranda a lot to think about and Miranda had his hands full. And Despaigne is NOT that great of a fighter.
Firstly, Chilembas loss was an early career loss when he was green. Lots of great fighters had losses very early in their career. So that point is useless. Secondly, his draw came against a really formidable opponent in Thomas Oosthuizen. Miranda has a punchers chance, nothing more.
Just curious, but how good is Oosthuizen? His last three fights look pretty good, and he seemed pretty green prior to the Chilemba fight. I still have a lot of questions about Chilemba. Intersting to see how he handles Miranda's roughness and power. Miranda seems to be big step up from Vlasov and Oosthuizen.
Well, I wont even mention Vlasov in the same breath as Oosthuizen as I doubt Vlasov could win even 1 round against Oosthuizen. Oosthuizen will be a future champ if managed well. I watched the Chilemba-Oosthuizen fight ringside and thought Chilemba just edged it. But it couldnt be any closer. BUT imo Chilemba has a questionable chin. But what he does have is a well rounded defense. I give Miranda a punchers chance but think Chilemba will frustrate the hell out of him. Cant see Chilemba getting the KO, but also cant see him lose if it goes to the scorecards. IMO it will be the best fight of 2012 to date.
Chilemba should win on points Miranda hasnt looked that good in his last couple of fights but he still has the power to stop Chilemba