Dariusz Michalczewski - would he had been a good win for Jones, or dismissed..

Since this topic has been brought up so many times, It would interesting to know whether Dariusz´s fights have been broadcasted outside of europe. He seems to get a lot of support from american fans. During a big part of his career he was barely known in Germany, because he was one of the few fighters who fought on ppv.

 

It would be right up there with his wins over Toney and Hopkins.I think people are too quick to say it would have been an easy fight for Roy.Dariusz should have got his chance he always looked a very good and dangerous fighter when i watched him.

 

How does a fighter go from fighting Virgil Hill to Nicky Piper in his next defence? Not that Piper was a bad fighter, but that's a big decline in name power.

 

Same way you can go from Trinidad to Daniels. Happens to everyone I suppose.

 

Maybe.

But then from Piper to the great Darren Zenner?

 

Would have been a good win at the time but no better than Hill, Toney, McCallum, Hopkins etc.

 

But Daniels to Hakkar.:hey


Maybe bigger names concentrated on a bigger payday with Roy, rather than going out to Germany, but **** knows.

 

Not Toney.

But I'd probably rank it over Hopkins and certainly over McCallum and Hill.

 

It would be his 4th best win behind Toney, BHOPs and Ruiz in that order. Lets not forget DM was protected in Germany and had gifts against Rochiagani and Richard Hall plus lost to Gonzalez who Roy beat. Roy also beat common opponents much quicker. Plus DM avoided Tarver

Sadly Jones could make as much against anyone he chose as he would against Dm hence their been no incentive to fight him. DM wasn't very popular being less popular than Otke in Germany, Jones would have made more money against Otke but neither fight would top the $8m per fight who you want deal with HBO

 

1. Dariusz Michalchewski was a very good fighter, and a good champ
2. He was a very protected fighter
3. A fight vs. Jones jr. would have been huge
4. In his prime only Roy would have beaten Dariusz at that time
5. DM was shot when he lost to Gonzales
6. Stylewise Roy would have been a nightmare for DM
7. Both never really wanted that fight
8. DM deserves an oscar for his acting vs Rocky I
9. The 2nd fight Rocky was old and not the same
T. He beat Hill, he beat Griffin when both were prime or near prime and he put away
most contenders without too much problems.

 

Again he was a shot old man when he lost to Gonzalez in his second to last fight.By no means is that a measuring stick.Roy got KO'd by Johnson who lost to all kinds of fighters.Do we hold it against him.

And you clearly dont know what the **** you are talking about when you bring up Tarver.Dude was nowhere on the map during most of DM's and Roy's career's.

 

HBO rarely even mentioned his name when he was champ.

 

you GOT to love that bodyshot in the hill fight though, don't you?

one of my favourite punches.

 

if a fight versus jones would have been huge then the fight would have happened.

this is the eternal eyesore (that i keep having to mention) - and the one thing that prevents toflight euro fighters from getting their dream fights.

i'm as sick of saying it as you guys are as reading it right now.

i just want to login once a week and talk boxing but i just can't help reitterating one of the most misunderstood points about the sport.....

:fire

 

Good choice.


Love a good a bodyshot, the man in my avy was pretty handy with them aswell