Enzo Maccirinelli has some underrated solid wins on his resume

Enzo was decent, although he's remembered more for the fights he lost than the ones he won, which is a shame. The Kucher defeat was hard to watch, he was crying after, I really felt for him as he always seemed like a lovely bloke.

 

You are right..ive always liked Enzo and he definitely doesn't get the respect he deserves.

I remember hia fight with Haye like it was yesterday, I swear I even thought Enzo would win...I think the beating that Haye gave him is all what people really remember of him unfortunately.

 

Yeah won't lie that was upsetting. .I could feel his pain that night. I know a couple of people who have worked with Enzo and they have nothing but nice words to say about the man

He always came to fight and I got nothing but respect for him.

 

Braithwaite was a solid win. He also sparked a prime Roy Jones Jr.

 

Don't forget Bobby Gunn

 

He was never the same fighter after Haye beat him though I thought

 

Whilst he had some very solid wins before Haye and was a worthy champion you can't expect to take part in world title fights against the likes of Gunn and Azzaoui and think it's reasonable preparation for Haye; it ended up being an enormous step up when Enzo should have been at that level.

I remember Enzo Calzaghe talking about him possibly fighting O'Neill Bell after one fight, or even having a crack at heavyweight. The latter may always have been fanciful but the former would have been great. Some decent operators at cruiser back then; Mormeck and Cunningham too.

If I remember correctly Warren tried to get Ezra Sellers over for a fight but the board knocked it back. I think Enzo really suffered from cheap matchmaking.

 

I remember thinking he would win too, mainly because he had Enzo Calzaghe in his corner. When I think of that fight I always remember the blows when Enzo was down, the shots that finished the fight and still think Hate was very lucky not to be DQ.

 

Haye didn't hit Enzo when he was down.

 

That was poor refereeing. It's a knock down if the only thing that keeps you up is the ropes, the referee never stepped in to call it and Haye gave him a pasting.

Don't think it would have mattered in the long run, Haye couldn't miss with those right hands all night.

 

He was the very definition of a glass cannon. Very decent skills, big punching power, but couldn't take the (then weak) division's big guys' power. The ancient Jones fight was an absolute gimmick, two past it glass cannons against eachother one very far removed from his prime, the other still somewhat decent... Almost a highlight reel KO guarantee, which we got of course.

He's not another Audley or Price of course, but he definitely wasn't a high level beltholder either.

 

Had a good career, hopefully made good money and is happy in retirement.

Personally I’d rate him higher than Tony Bellew, as an example. Though maybe fairly similar.