The OFFICIAL Whats the point!!!!!! Match ups thread..... 2010

atsch My bad mate seems he is already got himself a WBO intercont.... one of them straps that gets you a top 10 ranking

Also the fights BB has mentioned the Walsh fight is the only one i would say is acceptable

 

fair play this made me laugh but your still wrong

 

I do think it's difficult to call any young fighter's fights pointless. They're still learning their trade and when you look at a fighters first ten fights or so you won't generally look out for any big names. While sparring obviously teaches you a lot perhaps it's not such a bad experience to basically do the same thing in front of thousands of people getting on your back if you're not doing well. That said, for Walsh to still be fighting journeymen in his 7th fight raises some eyebrows.

Mitchell and Cleverly were obviously up against inferior opponents tonight, but both were a stepping stone onto bigger things. However, we shouldn't take anything away from them as it's their promoter that chooses their fights. And for some fighters it's difficult to build up any motivation against weaker opponents. But both fighters put on a good show and fought as if it were the toughest fight of their careers.

As you've already said though, an entertaining night of boxing and great to have it on a Saturday night again.

 

Well maybe not a whole lot but in the wider context of his career it is another step forward and another decent win on his notch. Brancalion shouldn't have been co-challenger (makes a bit of a mockery of the EBU) but he is vastly experienced and teek tough the only reason Nathan made it look so easy was because he worked out the Italians weekness and exposed it superbly, the first couples of rounds were close and competitive. And in my book it's definately not worthy of going onto whats the point match up hall of shame.

 

Spot on

 

The fight was a massive waste of time.
I doubt he'll learn anything from this fight - he's looked poor for a while & this regression seems to have continued.
It's seems blowing Jason Rushton out in a round has convinced him he's some kind of kayo merchant, when at best he carries a respectable dig.
However to suggest the Brancalion fight was a waste of time is a bit bizarre.
The title has value even if the opponent is substandard.

 

I agree that this isn't his most impressive win.
For me that would be the Oakey victory (even taking into consideration that Oakey took the fight on short notice).
The question I ask is who should he have fought if he didn't fight for the European title at this stage of his career?
The truth is he shouldn't fight any more British opponents until Bellew reaches his level of competition (which isn't to long hopefully); he's already cleaned out the domestic scene: Oakey, Fry, McIntosh & Boyle.
I'd have preferred it if he had a better co-challenger for the title, but for once that isn't Warren's fault.
Next time out i'd like to see him fight Murat as you suggested, but I doubt this'll happen considering Murat's the WBO's number 2 challenger for the light heavy title. (Hopkins is number 1, and Braehmer's going to jail, so I reckon Murat-Erdei will tkae place for the vacant title).

 

How about most of Top Ranks early card.
Matt Korobov-Lamar Harris. Why is a former amateur star facing such poor opposition I thought he was going to be fastracked.
And Jose Benavidez he finished his opponent (0-2) in 1.