Anderson vs Jones on Friday

:roll: Yeah OF COURSE your point of view is valid then:think I do critise scottish fighters, so that must mean my point is sound also? Face it the kid is good, and trust me when I say, he has one of the best chins in british boxing

 

Man, you guys are hard to please, the kid hardly put a foot wrong and your still critising him:nono :nono There isnt anyone in british boxing, apart from the Hitman that would give him a good fight. Jennings, Mathew Hatton and the rest would take a hammering from him, bring them on I say. Winning the belt outright is pretty dominant for me mate, one more fight and it's his to keep. Anderson does his talking in the ring, and is one of the most exciting fighters we have at the minute. Well done Kev :thumbsup :thumbsup

 

Anderson, definitely domestic. Decent domestic, but domestic anyway.

 

Excellent fight very enjoyable to watch but i'll be very suprised if Anderson excels beyond british level. He has no real outstanding qualities he's not paticuarly fast, doesn't hit massively hard and we've seen him troubled by punches. He's a good all rounder but I don't think he is good enough to make any impact at world class. One thing I do like is his variety and the way he puts his flurries together but thats simply not enough at top level. Lets hope i'm wrong (again)..

 

Sorry topdog- but Young Mutley gave him hell and was then exposed by Colin Lynes- I'd pick Jennings (who was robbed against Mutley) to beat him quite handily.

 

Saw your piece re: this fight on the main boxing forum and thought it was a good read.

Just a suggestion but you may receive more feedback if it was posted here in the british section.

 

Stop the press!!!

Hitman Hatton1 in "I dont rate scottish fighter" shocker!!!!

Change the record FFS.

 

This was always no-win fight for Ando IMO, the snipers were waiting.

If Ando had blown Jones away early, the snipers would have squealed 'mismatch'

& if the fight went late, the snipers would have squealed 'Anderson is rubbish cos blah blah stopped Jones quicker'

The fact of the mtter is, Jones is improving & was coming off an impressive winning streak. Jones fought the fight of his life, & deserves big praise. However Ando beat him convincingly despite almost punching himself out hitting a brave Jones time & time again with big shots, & won by impressive stoppage.

But hey, hes Ando, & hes hated. So Im not surprised at the 'hes domestic, blah blah' taunts. I remember the same comments were made about Arthur when he lost to Gomez, & look where Arthur is now, on the brink of a superfight.

**** the whingers TD, cos thats what they are. We know Ando is better than they give him credit for, its almost like Groudhog day having to deal with them after every Anderson fight. I think they are scared to be honest, cos they see something special in Anderson & it frightens them. Down to their little boots.

 

Well if it isnt my old pal Kerrminator, glad to finally see you here my good man:good

 

He is good to watch, and he clearly has enough stamina to go 12 hard rounds. Those bursts of combinations he put together against Jones looked impressive, but each time he did it he was gassed for the rest of the round. Jones wasn't good enough to fully take advantage of these "breathers".
In my opinion if Anderson wants to compete at a higher level he needs to think a bit more about pacing himself. A better fighter than Jones won't let him take "breathers".

 

So, what you are saying is fighters who are regarded as european level & above dont take breathers in fights themslelves? Even elite fighters like Manny Pacquiao have to take the occasional 'breather' as they fight at such a high tempo.

To pick on Anderson cos he cant throw leather non-stop for a full 3 minutes a round for 12 championship rounds is a bit over-critical I think.

& another thing. If Ando was 'gassed' for a full round everytime he threw a flurry, how come he was winning everything on the scorecards?

 

Perhaps I am being over critical, and if he was the best he was ever going to be I wouldn't be so picky. Thing is, I reckon he could go on to do bigger and better things, but not with the performance he gave against Jones.
I never said he was gassed for a full round, only the rest of the round, by which time he had it won.

 

No problems my man. At least you are offering constructive criticism, I just have an itchy trigger finger due to some of the unfair comments hes getting, by people who I thought new better.

 

Anderson looked kind of lazy mate, in a Jermain Taylor kind of way.

He could take it easy against Jones though.

If he could throw punches at high intensity for extended periods of time, he might be decent despite his defensive frailties.



I see zero Euro-level sucess unless his output can be increased, especially given his average accuracy. I don't see him ever increasing his output though.

 

In other words, you see Ando as a domestic level fighter who will never be any better than that. Thanks for your input:blood

To be honest, its the kind of stuff Im used to reading, & I have to stand back sometimes & ask myself "WHY?" why does Ando get this much stick???

Hes only 24 years old, has only been a pro for 4 years & look at his record, he never takes easy fights. He gives the fans what they want, unlike guys like Mitchell & Murray who have built up big flashy recors & have never even fought a risky opponent.

Kevin Anderson does it the hard way, he will fight anyone, & of course that means hes going to be in tough battles from time to time. Kevin Anderson should be held up as a shining example of how prospects SHOULD conduct their careers, but no. Everyone outside Scotland just queues up to take digs at him whilst they talk up guys like Mitchell & Murray whilst they pad up their records for years fighting nobodies.

Andersons record is very impressive for a prospect, hes got some great names on it. Chew over this if you will, how good would Kevin Andersons record look if he had taken the Mitchell-Murray route, & avoided any tough contest. Ando could have been about 25-0 just now, with at least 15 KO's, & everyone would have been slaughtering him for not stepping up...

Ando cant win with anyone south of the border. & thats very sad IMO, & only enforces my beliefs on certain subjects people know me well for.