According to fightnews. Two pretty similar styles actually, although this might be the only time in SSS's history that he has the edge in terms of technical smoothness. Should be like two bumper cars banging into each other :good
Skelton in great fight? :huh I don´t think so... Skelton against anyone can´t be good. But I am still picking Skelton by wide UD. He will outwork the lazy and fat Sam.
this should be interesting cause neither can fight on the backfoot!!! the guy who pushes the other one back wins. and that will be skelton. a prime sss would have won. but sam is close to shot.
The Fightnews article : ---------------------------------------------------------- NEWS FLASH Sam-Skelton for EBU belt! The European Boxing Union has officially announced Sinan Samil Sam (29-4-0) and Matt Skelton (21-2-0) as fighting for the vacant European heavyweight championship. Sam previously held the belt from October 2002 until February 2004 when he lost it to Luan Krasniqi. For Skelton it will be his first shot at the EBU title. The Commonwealth champion drew public attention recently with his point loss against WBA champion Ruslan Chagaev in Düsseldorf in January. The bout hasn’t been scheduled yet, “but I am sure it will take place within the next two months,” stated Arena CEO Ahmet Öner. Before that "The Bull from Bosporus" Sinan Samil Sam, who beat Egypt’s Mazur Ali in Istanbul last week, will step into the ring to defend his WBC Mediterranean championship on March 14th against Ratko Draskovic from Montenegro in Munich in a big show that also features former WBC super middleweight champion Markus Beyer and Olympic gold medallist Odlanier Solis. Tuesday, February 19 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------- Both guys are plodding but durable and thudding punchers. It'll be far from the sweet science but should be a bruising thumpathon.