It wasn’t an upset. Soliman is beyond done and Nagbe is on the rise after crossing over from Muay Thai and coming off a good win over Terry Nick.
Its karma for not unifying with GGG when he won the IBF belt. I'm convinced that if Sam had unified then with GGG he'd feel like a different man now.
I still have nightmares from his 3 fights with choc, Why choc why 3? A whole year off your career gone.
Yep after smashing him to bits in the second fight that should've been it. Mundine was at the peak of his powers after that second fight and should've gone chasing bigger fights this is around the time in his career where he was poorly managed.
He looked amazing that night. Nobody had done that to Soliman then and really, only Derevyanchenko did it since and Sam was well faded by that point. When you think about it, it's unreal they even had a third fight, BUT then after that Soliman goes on to beat Sturm twice.
Huni had his hand surgery. Apparently was very successful. Jason Whateley back in action October 23rd in Victoria.
Justis Huni potentially back in action in late October. Hemi Ahio 17-0 (12) & Junior Fa 19-1 (10) are being spoken of as his next two opponents. He needs to be fit & in form to take them on. Negotiations progressing well for a fight between Liam Smith & Timmy Tool Train in September. Michael Zerafa's Foxtel fight ban could be over before it begins. Moves afoot to match him with the Headsplitter at Middleweight. That would be a good fight, I reckon. Zerafa's skills & experience up against Hardman's natural physical strength, punching power & toughness.
Hardman probably would've been an ideal fight for Zerafa before going into the Tszyu fight seeing Zerafa hasn't had a real fight since the Horn rematch. Hardman has improved and I wouldn't be shocked if he beat Zerafa now. I still favour Zerafa but will be cheering for one of my new fave's Hardman AKA Mr Inbetween LOL
Gee thats some big fights if they all come true. Smith is a massive step up for Tszyu, but if he gets through that, he certainly proves that he belongs at world level. Zerafa is also a good step up for Hardman. Is it too early for him similar to Liam Wilson recently? Ahio would be the more entertaining fight for Huni as he only knows one way and doesn't possess much defense but a good change of style for Huni. Fa would be the more frustrating opponent to break down with his constant clinching and playing spoiler, but would get a tougher workout at the same time.
Great to see Teremoana Jnr back in the ring Ippster. Hoping that one gets picked up by FOX. Some well matched fights.
Sturm was way past it by that point and never was anything special, soliman got done for peds also. Sturms claim to fame was giving a shot unmotivated delahoya trouble.