Chagaev vs Skelton is on!

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  1. Chillman

    Chillman Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Chagaev to face Skelton!
    By Wolfgang Schiffbauer
    Unbeaten WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev will make the first defense of his title against Commonwealth champion Matt Skelton from the United Kingdom. The bout will take place at the Burg-Wächter-Castello in Dusseldorf, Germany, on January 19, 2008. Since a impressive decision victory over then-champion Nicolay Valuev in April 2007, “The White Tyson” was slated to unify the WBA and WBO belts in a October clash against Sultan Ibragimov. But Chagaev had to withdraw because of a serious illness. Ibragimov decisioned Evander Holyfield and will face IBF king Wladimir Klitschko next year in a unification bout – the first since Holyfield and Lennox Lewis unified the division in 1999. “I’m healthy and can’t wait to get back to boxing. It finally starts again”, said Chagaev. “I can’t wait to get back to the ring and I’m looking forward to fighting Matt Skelton in Dusseldorf. It will be a tough fight against a hard puncher.” The champion is also excited to be back in Dusseldorf. “I have good memories about this town”, said the 29-years old Chagaev. “In November 2006, I beat John Ruiz in a eliminator fight. And that made my title winning effort possible. I’m really excited about the Dusseldorf crowd.”

    Chagaev is 23-0-1 with 17 knockouts. His has wins over former heavyweight champions John Ruiz and Nicolay Valuev, as well as victories over contenders Michael Sprott and Vladimir Virchis. He fought to a technical draw with Rob Calloway in 2002 but avenged it via third round knockout in 2006. Skelton is, at age 40, 21-1 with 18 knockouts. His loss came by split decision against Mike-Tyson-conqueror Danny Williams. In a rematch, Skelton scored a unanimous decision victory. He also holds two wins over Michael Sprott, one of them in his most recent bout in July.
     
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  2. ThePlugInBabies

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    :lol:

    what a **** fight, ruslan is by far my favourite current HW but he is going to school skelton. his rough house tactics ain't gonna do **** here.

    go ruslan :happy
     
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  3. The Kurgan

    The Kurgan Boxing Junkie banned

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    So Chagaev's first fight since Valuev is... A 41-year old ex-mediocre kickboxer who's best wins are against Michael Sprott (a journeyman) and Danny Williams (when Danny was in "Curry Cobra" mode)?

    To think, not so long ago there was talk of Chagaev-Ibragimov and people were talking about him challenging Wlad's position as the most impressive heavyweight! Just for that, I hope Sugar Ray Skelton somehow pulls off the big upset.
     
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  4. fatcity

    fatcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Good for the Brits.Elsewhere :zzz:arran
     
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  5. mykolakozak

    mykolakozak Active Member Full Member

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    How did Skelton score a shot like this?
     
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  6. The Kurgan

    The Kurgan Boxing Junkie banned

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    To his credit, Warren has been promising him a shot at the WBA title for roughly 20 years.
     
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  7. 0-1

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    I like Skelton a lot, but he's not world class. I'd give him a shot at knocking out Chagaev, who lost to Valuev IMHO, but he won't get the decision in Germany.
     
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  8. joeboxer

    joeboxer Well-Known Member Full Member

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    skelton does not deserve a shot...but its not worse than okhello or owen beck.
     
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  9. Brickhaus

    Brickhaus Packs the house Full Member

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    Wuss.
     
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  10. Bigcat

    Bigcat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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  11. Shpion

    Shpion IDF Full Member

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    And who is exactly interested in this fight?
     
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  12. Feiti

    Feiti Active Member Full Member

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    This is not really that bad because the fight is taking place very soon (next month as a matter of fact), so it´s just a stay busy fight. If Chagaev had taken on a sterner challenge, he´d probably have needed a lot more time to prepare. This way, he can fight again around May or whenever the Valuev-Liakhovich winner is ready.
     
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  13. Outboxer

    Outboxer Boxing Addict Full Member

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    After Skelton/Sprott, I'll never watch another Skelton fight again.
     
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  14. scott is cool

    scott is cool Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Skelton is the best of the British heaveyweights, but, I probably could be, and I'm not even 150 lbs, so forget 200lbs.
    Skelton has only lost 1 fight against Danny Williams, and that was a close decision, but Skelton is going to get his ass handed to him.
     
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  15. Heavyrighthand

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    It is a **** opponent for a titleholder, but at least it is not too far away, and it'll be over with and done.

    Then, maybe Ruslan will have his easy defense out of the way, and will fight someone more credible.......
     
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