Went as expected. Would love to see Rgodes in with some of the 6-10 of the JMW's, let's hope Ricky can deliver him a decent opponent next time out. Shame he's being shafted in the WBC ratings.
I think it was an impressive performance. Messi was a domestic level opponent but he still managed to toy with him and beat the crap out of him at the same time. Gotta be a world title fight next :yep
Rhodes was impressive but you give any of the big Ingle fighters a fighter like that and they will do exactly the same thing. Toy with them and beat them bad at the same time.
That's why I said he should have been in with Lukas Konecny. He's a proper European class light middle, been the distance and had a close but competetive loss to Dzinziruk. Unfortunately the EBU are a disgrace.
World title shots should be given to fighters continously mixing in world class. Jamie Moore was a good win but he needs to be in an eliminator with a top fighter.
There's is nobody that will trouble Rhodes in Europe...:yep Hatton will get Rhodes a World Title Tilt no problem...:good
He's number 4 with the WBC & IBF. Of those above him in the WBC rankings, JCC Jr is fighting at middle against Duddy in his next fight, & Cintron is coming of a loss. Talk of world title fights aren't far-fetched.