10 days to go and still no opponents for Yafai & Fielding..

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  1. BoxingAnalyst

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    Was hoping we'd see Yafai in with a decent opponent, not looking likely now :-(

    Is Fielding defending his English title or just a keep busy fight?
     
  2. CamR21

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    They will both be against a no hope opponent. I thought they were going to push these two a little on this bill but I guess not
     
  3. pikecubic

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    Think the Fielding fight is a keep busy fight, he broke his hand in the dilks fight so it's just a fight to get him back into things, pretty sure hes scheduled to defend his title on the Bellew bill
     
  4. BoxingAnalyst

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    I'm sure Jason Booth would take the fight any day of the week.
     
  5. yafai will go all the way

    fielding is brit level euro at best
     
  6. CamR21

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    Good fight if it gets made
     
  7. BoxingAnalyst

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    How can you say that, it's extremely premature.

    Yeah he looks talented, but we haven't seen him in there with anyone even British level! What's his defense like? What happens when he can't get rid of his opponent early? Whats his stamina like? Can he take a punch?

    If he starts blowing away good Domestic/European level fighters thats the time to start making predictions.
     
  8. maley1984

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    fielding is off the show and defending his title on bellew show in march just think they used his name to help sell tickets after local lad ryan aston pulled out of the show due to a cut re-opening in sparring ,and i herd a rumour it cud be booth fighting yafai
     
  9. TED 822

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    Agree with Anabolic that Yafai is the better prospect.Fielding looks a well schooled fighter with chances but cant really see what all the fuss,mainly fromhis home city,is about.But out of the 2,imo hes the one who should be stepped up now.Plenty of time for Yafai but hope he continues to be as active as he has been,in which case he could be doing the European thing within a couple of years.Then,who knows?
     
  10. Check_Hook

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    Fielding is not rated highly in Liverpool if anywhere.
     
  11. Yeah he's deffo wrong there. I don't know one Scouser who doesn't think the British Title would be a massive achievement for the lad.
     
  12. joegrundy

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    Agree with the above, Rocky is known as a big ticket seller who came from nowhere to win Prizefighter. Never heard anyone in the city talk about him winning major titles.
     
  13. maley1984

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    the super middle div isnt exactly stacked out with talent at domestic level look at who he fought for the english title dilkes 16-6 and he wasnt impressive in that fight for me. imo he will win a british title but nothing beyond that.
     
  14. TED 822

    TED 822 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Sorry to the Liverpool lads.Must be mixing him up with somebody else around the weight!
     
  15. Strike

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    Could be Joe Selkirk at light middle. He has had a **** load of injury problems but was getting a fair bit of hype in 2011 and early 2012. It used to look like he was a real banger, but not so much of late. Could be that injuries have taken their toll...I'm not sure.