Junior Saba - 18 year old! He looks a talent!

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  1. Haydenconno

    Haydenconno New Member Full Member

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    Remember this lad from the Jamie Moore Ringside Peacock Gym special?

    Everybody was saying that they didn't believe the hype with regard to his 'Mayweather padwork' and an inactive amateur career including a loss to Jack Bateson

    After seeing these sparring sessions in Vegas with way, way more experienced guys, he's starting to make my ear's ***** up. He looks to be a right talent.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sR9cFZq-b_M
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmokyOdZqIM
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUpGlaYyGo0

    What do you all think? Impressed or not?
     
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  2. RichC

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    Not massively impressed to be honest.

    Yeah, he looks pretty good for an 18 year old but I don't see anything that says he's a hot prospect in these videos. Wasn't impressed with his opponents in the 1st and 3rd video either.

    I wish him well though and hope he proves me wrong - seems like a nice kid.
     
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  3. SkillspayBills

    SkillspayBills Mandanda Running E-Pen Full Member

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    Is that guy behind camera talking about finishing the other guy in a sparring session?. Drop me out flipsake.

    Looks decent not overly impressed by him against the Golden Gloves champ but looks decent enough, Not much else can be said. It's sparring..
     
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  4. ginger warrior

    ginger warrior Guest

    Is this spencer fearons lad or am i on about another "prodigy"
     
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  5. RichC

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    Not sure but I know Tunde Ajayi was training him last I heard.
     
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    stevebhoy87 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The little I've seen of Jack Bateson that you mention as beating him in the ams, he looks a very good fighter.
     
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    gasman Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The padwork that he does with Tunde is a bit of a gimic and I wasnt impressed either. Let's see the lad in a few pro fights and then we can make some assessments.
     
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  8. ginger warrior

    ginger warrior Guest

    Yeah I need convincing

    Im not a believer in somebody shouting before proving themselves
     
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  9. RyDogg123

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    He's quality. People in England wont appreciate him.. But he's 100% gonna be a great great fighter
     
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    overhand_right New Member Full Member

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    He looks average at best in these video's.
     
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    how many amateur fights has he had
     
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  12. SkillspayBills

    SkillspayBills Mandanda Running E-Pen Full Member

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    Not that many for a lad of his age, He's been kept back to spar and spars 3 rounds per week. Something like that and it's all because Mayweather did this and there keeping him fresh. They claim people wouldn't fight him when he was a AM although i've been told different.

    To me it's just catting Mayweather, Saba's clearly got some talent but for a 18 year old he's not sensational just pretty decent.
     
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    Hammer Muldoon Active Member Full Member

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    FFS not this again.
     
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    thought he looked good, nice and relaxed and his timing looks good, ive seen some real talents in sparring that cant do it when it counts, but it will be good to see how he gets on
     
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    I agree, Curtis.

    He looks to be talent the way he picks his shots and evades shots himself. He doesn't look physically developed enough yet at all. He must be 5ft10 and only about 120lbs or something. But as you say if he can take what he's doing in sparring to fighting he looks a talent.
     
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