Big ask for Rose, hope he can pull it off. Seems a top bloke and not had it easy, similar to the Barker title win. This is a bigger challenge for Rose than Geale was for Barker though I would say
Could Eddie Hearn not have won the purse bid for this and brought it back to Blackpool for Rose or even have put it on the Wembley card the other week?
I've only seen andrade fight twice and didn't think he was anything special but those fights were a few years back. I'd like to see rose win but I think he'll lose on points, I hope he can pull off the upset though, like he says Andrade is the weekest of the belt holders so it's now or never.
Andrade looks slick and stylish and has a great amateur pedigree but apart from the Martirosyan and Hernandez fight there's not much on his record. Lots of KO's on his record but against whom?? Think people will be suprised by Rose's ability to pressure Andrade and take him out of his "comfort zone". I think Rose is massively under rated. If Andrade tires later on think Rose could wear him down. rose will have to fight at a really fast pace. Not saying he is going to win just think that everyone in media giving him no chance, slightly disrespectful! Whatever happens will leave everything in there. If Andrade has under prepared or has been complacent that will be a real equaliser.