Just realised that Keeler beat Arias. Didn't catch this on the undercard on Saturday. Very good win, was it a clear win? Reckon that will be his ceiling though, he just doesn't have the power to take it to world level IMO.
Very clear, Luke did have a few rocky moments (sloppy defense in the beginning, a boneheaded rabbit punch that cost him a point in the middle rounds, and slightly flagging stamina late) but outclassed him on the whole.
Did you see arias against Jacobs and pinky? If so how would you benchmark Luke’s performance against those two against the same opponent?
Brilliant performance by Luke, I picked him for the upset, I knew once I watched his match against Cummings, that that win wasn't a fluke, so I picked him to repeat there. He's improved across the board, and even while it may not have looked like it all the time against Arias, even in the defense department. Also that his chin wasn't all that bad, the Doran KO clearly was just one of those shots that he never saw coming. Yeah, beating guys like Arias is probably his ceiling, but that's a decent enough ceiling to have. He a top tier domestic level guy, and could probably make a go of it against most Brit MW's not named Saunders, and possibly hold his own against a few top 15 guys for a little while.
He's about Rosado level, which isn't a bad thing, Gabe should have got the nod against Murray easily, and he was robbed blind against Arias, in a match he clearly won, check the RBR.