Ajose Olusegun....badly promoted?

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by Lionel Rose, Mar 30, 2009.


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  1. BoroBoxing1

    BoroBoxing1 Train Hard Fight Easier Full Member

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    If he was Warren he would of been sparked for the WBO title by now and nobody would be having this conversation.
     
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  2. Lionel Rose

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    Eventually he WILL lose.
    It's the law of averages.
    And how hard must it be to be 'up' for a fight against someone like Wright - a decent enough domestic level fighter, who you've already comfortably done a number on already?!
    Olusegun - promoted by someone who knows what he's doing - would have a decent enough following in this country to sell out a fair sized venue, but, as you point out, due to Maloney's ineptitude, wouldn't fill his own living room at the moment.
    Proof that Maloney is one lousy, two bob promoter.
     
    Lionel Rose, Jan 7, 2010
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  3. TFFP

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    Froch was a terrible example regardless because its well known Froch wasn't getting many opportunities. Froch was in the exact same position, a fight with Denis Inkin fell through that was an eliminator. He had to force his fight with Jermain Taylor because he was not that interested in fighting Froch because at that level Froch wasn't huge money or fanfare.

    Froch is obviously way more popular than Olusegun though, as Hennessy has good relationship with ITV they got Pascal on there which raised his profile, and Froch can sell out arenas in his hometown because he's obviously well known in the community by attending football matches and stuff.

    Does anybody in Canning Town know Olusegun? What does he do to raise his profile...I'll wait.
     
    TFFP, Jan 7, 2010
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  4. kosaros

    kosaros Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    So your thread is basically an attack on Maloney...even though pretty much everyone disagrees with you, yet you don't even accept what has been said.
     
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  5. Lionel Rose

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    No. No one knows AO.
    And that's Maloney's fault, for the umpteenth time.
    Froch has said in interviews he has no interest in football at all.
    But his people make sure he's 'seen' in these places to build up his profile.
    Therein lies the subtle difference.
    If Maloney was doing his job properly, he'd have AO walking on the pitch at, say, Upton Park at half time, wearing a Hammers' scarf, swearing lifelong allegiance to his 'beloved Irons,' with some strap or other wrapped around his waist.
    It's called promoting your charge. It ain't rocket science.
     
    Lionel Rose, Jan 7, 2010
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  6. TFFP

    TFFP The Eskimo

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    That's a two way thing. There is a reason not everybody with a bit of talent is a worldwide superstar. I'm sure Maloney would love it if he had a money making machine on his hands.

    Olusegun's fights do not pull up trees, his personality in interviews is arrogant but lacking charm and entertainment with it, he's Nigerian in Britain which is never going to help because you only have to look at this board to realize how nationality inclined boxing fans are. And why on earth would West Ham want some Nigerian geezer nobody in the area has ever heard of wandering over their pitch? As far as they're concerned he's doing nothing but ruining the turf.

    There are a lot of reasons he's a dead duck to promote and to me Maloney has done the only thing he could which is make sure he promotes him well in a boxing sense which he has done by getting him to #3 with the WBC.
     
    TFFP, Jan 7, 2010
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  7. PaddyD1983

    PaddyD1983 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    AO is currently where he should be in my opinion and I cant really see him going any higher. He's not great to watch. He's limited. His level of opposition has been, at best, average for the last few years.

    Sitting through him against Nigel Wright six months ago was one of the most ardious main events I've witnessed.
     
    PaddyD1983, Jan 8, 2010
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  8. Lionel Rose

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    FFS!
    What don't you understand?!
    AO had seen off Wright once before - he was going over old ground.
    Of course he looked bad (in winning!)
    It'd be like asking Ricky Hatton to fight Urango again - a pointless, futile exercise which would get him nothing but bruised ribs and a black eye.
    His level of opposition should have been stepped up a long time ago.
    Maloney has been remiss in his duty to get him bigger, better fights.
     
    Lionel Rose, Jan 8, 2010
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  9. kosaros

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    He looked better in the 2nd fight than the 1st against Wright though...
     
    kosaros, Jan 8, 2010
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  10. Lionel Rose

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    Embarrassingly, I can't honestly call that one as I didn't see the first bout!
    However, surely you must agree that AO must've felt his career was stalling, being dragged into fighting NW a second time?
    He had absolutely nothing to gain, and everything to lose!
     
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