Moore V Rhodes is On!

I think that they can bang a decent venue out for this MEN Arena... Sheffield Arena.....Rhodes may suprise a few here......:bbb:bbb

 

Moore and Rhodes have never been massive ticket shifters. this will be somewhere 3,000ish.

 

I'm guessing this will be on Moore's turf with Maloney promoting.

 

think u need to read the post above. i heard it there first.

 

I can't imagine Rhodes not giving him a lot of trouble. I see a late stoppage for Moore if anything.

 

Velodrome??...:think

 

You have to got to give both guys a TON of credit for taking the fight at this stage of their careers. I thought they wouldn't fight with both of them being so close to a world title shot and not wanting to risk a loss against a domestic rival.

Props to both Rhodes and Moore :good

 

After the Small pull-out and no rescheduling either, I think Rhodes deserves huge props for this as well:good. As for Moore, IMO, this is why he's ready for a title shot- he's willing to take any fight.

 

I don't think for one minute that Rhodes bitched out of the Small fight at all..... he could hardly have known that this was on the cards - though I was surprised to see him at ringside for Moore vs Piccirillo.

Who is everyone supporting BTW?

I like Moore a lot, but supporting a red over a white would be bordering on heresy

 

I'm surprised at Rhodes taking this fight, when he pulled out of the Small fight I thought he was trying to "short cut" to a world title on the back of his reputation.

Its a good fight for Moore, Rhodes won't be able to handle the pressure and JM will have a very good name on his record.

 

I will be rooting for Moore purely because I prefer his style and I think he's the one with the better chance in a title fight against Martinez. That said, I don't mind if Rhodes does win:good.

 

I was under the impression that Rhodes fight against Vuma was supposed to be a final eliminator for the WBC strap....I really yearn for the days when final eliminator meant precisely that. :-(

 

But even back then there was a very real difference inbetween a world title "final eliminator" and just a world title "eliminator".

 

:yep

 

God no it wasn't even close, the winner of the fight was promised a top 10 spot in the WBC rankings(which Rhodes received). It would have been a little crazy to have that as an eliminator(unless it was something like a quarter-final).