Who you got? Can Riakporhe stop him or do you fancy TKV to take the win Billam-Smith style? Or something else? I'm not sure I like Riakporhe but I'm leaning towards he might have too much gunpowder for Jeamie.
Jeamie TKV needs to fight the way he did in the David Adeleye fight. In that fight, he lost to an illegal punch thrown after the referee called a break and was trying to separate them. He probably would have won if that hadn’t happened. He needs a consistent, stiff jab to disrupt Riakporhe’s rhythm. Double it, vary the tempo, and just keep it on Riakporhe’s face. He can’t try to slug it out with Riakporhe. Riakporhe shouldn’t chase TKV wildly; just cut the ring and make TKV move constantly. TKV (not just because he is fat) looks like he doesn't have a great gas tank, so Riakpohe should feint and target the body early. In the end, I still lean toward Riakporhe. I can see him getting outboxed for 8–10 rounds, then landing something big when TKV starts to gas and scoring a knockout. Overall, it’s a good 60/40 type of fight and a solid matchup for the British title.
Can see TKV posing some stylistic challenges for Riakporhe, but I agree that Riakporhe will probably find that punch at somepoint.
Good analysis. I think it's a good match up. Much more interesting than Benn. I also see Riakporhe's hand going up but I don't think I'm convinced he can mix it at HW on the world stage. His bag of tricks seems too limited?
Jeamie TKV is no good at all; the fact that he managed to edge past Frazier Clarke in what was, lets be honest, a very low skilled affair is more testament to how shot Clarke is. Most likely Riakporhe will blow him out early doors.
Perfect fight for Itauma. Gets him in there with someone in his prime who is active and can punch. Itauma should win but it would still show us something new.
No one seriously thought Tshikeva had a chance in this fight. He makes guys like Gerald Washington or Jameel McCline look like ATGs!
RR was as little as a -190 favorite at one point crazy odds, Vegas gets another boxing match wrong again