I agree, he's definately started off on the right foot. I'd be devastated if he go to 47-0 though with 27 defences. I mean Calzaghe is the statistical king. I'll be happy if he gets to 45-0 maybe with 20 defences against mostly eastern europeans and semi-retired former champs who have been KO'd or beaten on points in their last few fights. That would be much more better.
I think this is a good opponent. He is undefeated and actually has something to lose so he should actually turn up and at least give him a fight unlike his last opponent or a crappy journeyman. I would more rather he faced someone from the Czech Republic with a 5-0 record then some of the shoddy journeymen that you get in this country that turn up to lose and get their pay check.
record really doesnt mean much given the probable level of the guys opponents. just look at the zeller guy with the decent record that fury fought, showed the tiniest amount of ambition early on, then straight into survival mode like any other early career fodder opponent. swaby, a fighter with as many defeats as he has victories, gave him a far sterner test.
This guys power does not matter. DeGale's defence is too good. He hasn't been hit in his entire career.
At first glances this isn't bad. It's not the fact that the opponent is unbeaten, but the fact he doesn't seem to have lost many (if any) rounds at all. But it's at an extremely poor level and the probability is that DeGale will be at least a couple of levels above this guy. For DeGale's sake though, I really hope they've seen videos of the guy - it's never a good idea to go into a fight like this totally blind.
Do you realise how difficult it is to get to 5-0 in russia? I mean the guys been brought over of late have shown the standard of boxing over there in that part of the world. These guys are thorough professionals. They also have a brilliant domestic scene of their own so its not as if they would match up their amazing 'prospects' against unknown fall guys just to build up a half decent record so that that can then be sold as a viable opponent over here... As if that would happen. I mean look at Jeffries recent opponent. Wow he just oozed class it was like watching an eastern European mike tyson. That manager who brings them all over really knows how to build records doesn't he. Some talent over there isn't there. lol
In fairness, there's nothing wrong with the Russian domestic scene. Hell, it may even be better than the British one. But the standard of boxing in most of the USSR's breakaway countries is **** poor.
Aww, why can't it be this undefeated Eastern European http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=320439&cat=boxer