Big step up for Benn June 21...headlining against good opponent

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  1. lencoreastside

    lencoreastside Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    Great to see his career progression. Chip off the old block eh? Brave move. The guy is fearless!
     
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  2. emallini

    emallini Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Who is the opponent
     
  3. NasalSpray

    NasalSpray Well-Known Member Full Member

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    a Finnish Welterweight, 29% KO ratio, 24 wins 6 losses. Last time he beat an opponent with a winning record was in 2015 when he beat
    Michael Obin who had 5 wins 3 losses who he outpointed in a unanimous decision.
     
  4. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    jussi koivula

    Who admittedly i have no clue about
     
  5. Snowy1989

    Snowy1989 Active Member Full Member

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    His fights are entertaining enough for a NXTGEN bill, it’s when he’s used to prop up PPV’s when it takes the p*ss
     
  6. Sphillips

    Sphillips Active Member Full Member

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    What a negative post.
     
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  7. NasalSpray

    NasalSpray Well-Known Member Full Member

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    It's just facts
     
  8. Gatekeeper

    Gatekeeper Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Is this PPV ??

    I'm joking of course. Or am I.....
     
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  9. Here's Johnny

    Here's Johnny Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What the hell are they going to do with him? As soon as he moves up properly he’ll be kod. Then it’ll be the old rebuilding bull **** sell. But then he’ll be kod again, at this point it’s over. He’s not even Britain level.

    **** him, the amount of far better lads that are earning peanuts while he’s earning loads on the back of people forking out to watch novices on PPVs. Silver spooned, blag bad man. Deserves a hiding anyway for the Robin Deakin thing.
     
  10. N17

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    I believe the plan is.. they very carefully keep Benn away from any fighter who represents any sort of threat.

    In the meantime they move Josh Kelly along, make him the "star" or the "name" because he can actually fight and they have far more to work with.

    In the mean time they let this fake rivalry keep going, a few words after fights, a few words at press conferences, maybe even a little scuffle if they are on the same bill. Make sure Adam smith and the rest of them mention the "real rivalry" every time one of the, fights..

    And then when Benn is something like 20-0 and they have nowhere else to go except in to fights where he will be exposed and Kelly is legitimately established then they make the "bitter rivalry" a reality and stick it on PPV.

    Hearn fulfills his promises and gets Conor a big payday and also gets Conor headlining a PPV.

    That's all, he has done similar with Dave Allen and will want to do the same for Conor, get him a few decent paydays but they need a domestic rival because Benn isn't good enough to challenge for world titles and will never be good enough.

    The difference with Allen is he can take a shot, so even though he is really basic, he can survive rounds, sort of make a fight of it, Conor can't do that, he is China and they know it, so they need to time this and not risk him getting blown out by some journeyman who can dig a little bit so they have to give him extremely soft touches until they can get him that payday.
     
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  11. Scissors

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    If you actually look at it it’s a step up for Benn. He’s a good 50 places ahead on boxrec.
     
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  12. Sphillips

    Sphillips Active Member Full Member

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    It’s a big step up,haters everywhere these days.
     
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  13. ryanm8655

    ryanm8655 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Lost a split to Vargas and only seems to lose at Euro title level . It is a stap up for sure. Looks s tough fight for Benn on paper...
     
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  14. Draperys

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    It’s actually a pretty big step up for Benn and if his opponents decent odds at the bookies I might put a bit of money on him to beat Benn
     
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  15. mithffg

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    If he's decent he'll beat benn.

    He's ****.