Another fight for Botha against a European prospect! 10 rounds with 27 y/o Francesco Pianeta (25-0-1) on May 16 in Frankfurt! Pianeta isn't great from what I've seen on him, a bit feather-fisted. He picked up good wins against top 100 fighters like Gammer, Duhaupas and Skelton as well as a draw with Sosnowski but then his career was put on hold when he was diagnosed with cancer in 2009. He came back a year later and has had five fights against journeymen since recovering. Botha is probably his biggest test yet. An on-form Botha could take this. Plus the fight is over 10 rounds which will suit Botha as in his last two fights he has been stopped in the 11th and 12th, so it's likely the fight will go the distance, especially against the feather-fisted Pianeta. I fancy the White Buffalo to take this. WAR BOTHA!!! :bbb:bbb
Pianeta is not a big puncher! but he might win by tko anyway! If its 10 rounds botha will fade in the later rounds like always!
Hope Botha wins this one hes been up on the score cards in his last three fights before he got stopped, real hard luck fighter.
He defeated Flo Simba after the Holyfield loss. So "only" got stopped twice in a row. He was ahead against Takam? :think Havnt seen it, and the scores aint on boxrec.
Big respect for Botha he fights anybody and can give most a tough night the only guys i ever saw beat him without difficulty would be Wlad and Lewis everyone else had a tough night
atsch I knew about the simba fight, shouldnt have forgot about it oops From accounts ive hearn he was ahead at some points but prehaps not the very end