Will Australia get its dream IBF MW bout Geale vs Soliman?

Maybe. :think







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Amen bro :good

 

world record of elimnators for Soliman

Geale is a cat for not giving him a shot

 

Good on Soliman for his last ditched efforts at a world title late in his career, but this fight does nothing for me. Geale is way past this. I want to know how he will do on the world stage against the best in middle, maybe light middle and maybe even super middle. Have a crack at some P4P recognition.

Geale may not reach anywhere near those heights but at least he's looking in the right direction, forward! A mandatory defence against Soliman is a backward step, an easy win and a distraction from where Geale's trying to go. Also IMO won't attract much dollar value either. No Green v Mundine domestic grudge match here:bart

 

way past this?

this is just like how Geale talks and all his fans think the same way. You think he is bigger than this? WTF has Geale done to make him better than this, Geale ain done nothing at all. He talk about this and that but aint done a dam thing yet.

Soliman has earned his shot. Soliman also has a name of sorts in the US and is a very good fight for Geale.

You know why Geale is not getting all these so called big fights? because he is a dam bore to watch, has no character at all, and is a good fighter. That is a bad mix.

Just because you have a belt does not mean anything unless you sell it.

 

A lot of this is spot on.

As old Josey would say - WORD!

 

I was speaking strictly from a perspective of boxing ability. You won't get any arguments from me that Geale's difficult to market but at least he's being himself and not wearing some pink boa and spouting tags like 'sexy boxing'! That's tranparently a fake marketing tool.

What's Geale done in boxing? Well I guess you're not happy with Geale's last mandatory defence so I'm not sure why you're interested in this one. Geale may only be talking right now but after two title defences I'm not prepared to label him all talk no action like Mundine. It's early days. I've heard nothing in the media to suggest his plans arent legitimate.

 

I'm with you mate. :deal

There's a few round here which don't seem to be pleased by anything. :huh

When Geale fought Dawson, not many thought it would be a complete one sided thrashing. Afterwards they all said Dawson is ****.

When Geale went toe to with Mandy, only a handful in OZ thought Geale would make an impact at all.
Boy were they wrong, but again, it's all because Mandy is shot in their mind.

Many thought he won't get past Karmazin.
Geale bashes him so bad he's in hospital for 3 days.
But I digress, Karmazin was also shot...

And lastly, Geale goes to Germany, does the impossible and beats the champion in their backyard. Not only that, he dominates almost the entire fight and does it in style.
Surprise surprise, SS was also, wait for it, shot... atsch

My point here of course is when the dingbats were wrong about Geale, they quickly back-pedalled and made excuses about the quality of opponent.

Sure he hasn't fought anyone decent since his win in Germany, but geez, the first defence is always excused as a soft touch, and Adama was the mandatory, I mean WTF? Perhaps some of these dingbats don't know what a mandatory is? :blood

As for Geales persona, I wouldn't have it any other way.
Geale is a normal, decent guy who says it like it is and doesn't speak ****. How much better does it get?
Ironically, very few like the **** Mandy spews, yet Geale is no good either...

What really gets me though is when some say they think he's boring fighter. Bizarre!
I find his style excellent, like a highly skilled technician at work.
In any case, I always thought it was about winning?

Anyway, I've had my rant. :yep
Geale is a genuine breath of fresh air in OZ boxing, and he will do what he's promised IMO. :deal

 

Keep telling you Sox he gets more like Calzaghe every day , Joe was hated more with each defence he made even by some of his countrymen let **** go over your head and enjoy his career whilst it lasts , personally I think he gets beaten by the likes of Macklin & Barker because technically they are as astute as he is but if he wants to earn a few quid first defending down under before he does step up the level of comp well that's understandable as well , Soliman I guess would be as good as an opponent as any .

WORD

 

Classic tall poppy...

I'm not worried mate, these dopes wouldn't know Arthur from Marthur. :hey

No chance, Geale will romp through the division, and you'll be sucking on my avatars for some time. :deal

Soliman is a fine 'in between' fight.
But it's not for climbing the ladder.

:hat

 

I can't wait for another avo bet , post up the last one you made me fly i have forgotten what it looked like ,.

 

I can't remember, I'll have a search.

 

Well Bruiser, I'm happy to respond considering I did make my response relating to comments made by Gambler.

What do I agree with him on?

Let's see -

Everything highlighted in red below I agree with.

Geale's had two (2) home defences against **** (please don't give me the mandatory crap, the opponent was ****) and he still hasn't passed his predecessor who at least had 5-6 defences who everyone rubbish's.

Fundamentally, he's boring, he can't excite a crowd, at times in his last fight you could hear a pin drop, I was at the Karmazin fight and until the last round, it was a snooze fest.

People on here, including yourself have him wanting to get in on the P4P action when currently, he's not even the top man in his division!

He can't sell PPV in his own country (3-4k PPV's max. and that's a fact) and can't crack an egg to get the crowd excited. It's not thrill a minute, edge of your seat stuff watching his fights, if only from the purist perspective that you watch it, but from a spectacle, deadset boring.

Soliman's had enough eliminators now he's probably paid Ray Wheatley's home off for him, in my opinion, he should get a crack.

As Gambler said, Geale's a fine fighter, but got a long, long way to go be considered the top man in his division, yet start talking P4P action. That Barker kid who Martinez beat is just as good as Geale and they aren't talking him up as a future world champion or potential P4P.

Some people on here pull the dicks far too much over Geale without keeping things in perspective. One would say they wouldn't know whether their Arthur from Marthur concerning boxing and taken an objective view/opinion. "Romping through the division", bloody hell, as it stands, Geale's most credible opponent (if he can be called credible) was Mandy and the record shows a big fat loss!

Geale's since won a world title (yes congratulations), but that's not some automatic right of passage that we all go weak at the knees over him. I genuinely hope he tackles some big fights/names, but up to this point, his championship 'reign' is not even a ripple in the ocean and just a lot of hot air about 'wanting the big fights'. As I said in another post, He has his digs at Mandy, but at least Mandy got the likes of Kessler here which Geale ain't and judging by the crowd he can't pull, nor more importantly the PPV he can't sell, he will never be able to afford to do.

Time will tell, but I have my doubts as to potential superstardom...


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That is a bad mix.

Just because you have a belt does not mean anything unless you sell it.