Erdei is a joke

Agreed. I might buy that excuse early in a guy's title run, but this has been going on far too long with Erdei. At some point, you have to look at the fighter and his aspirations.

Erdei has chosen comfort over a shot at greatness. And I'm not saying he would be a great, necessarily, but most fighters at least like to find out.

 

Very good post mate! Just one addition: I don't know how serious the Danny Green talks were but in the end it was because of the WBA that this fight didn't come through as they demanded Green to fight his mandatory Hugo Garay.

 

A lot of times I see Erdei struggle and/or have troubles, even against the lame opponents he faces.
However I also kind of agree with this. He is a solid fighter who is a tough customer to anyone and his jab a very good.

 

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Dresden is looking forward to a second "Universum Champions Night" after a successful premiere in November 2007. On April 28 the Freiberger Arena will be in the center of attention for another world championship twinbill and other title fights.

WBO world champion Zsolt "Firebird" Erdei (28-0-0 (17)) will defend his WBO belt in Dresden once again. The opponent of the Hungarian "Firebird," who lives in Hamburg and fights for Universum Box-Promotion, was officially announced Wednesday at a press conference at the Grand Café & restaurant Coselpalais in Dresden. DeAndrey Abron (15-1-0 (10)) from Youngstown, Ohio is with his height of 6'3 again taller than the champion Erdei and comes to Dresden with only one defeat. In his last fight, at the "Universum Champions Night" in November 2007 against Tito Mendoza of Panama, the world champion Erdei thrilled the audience in Dresden with a spectacular fight. Many of the fans made the way from Erdei's homeland of Hungary and supported him throughout the fight. In nine successful title defences he has demonstrated his strengths and his excellent boxing skills.

"I'm glad to be back in Dresden, I had a great experience here last November. We like it here and as we are superstitious. It's good to be back at the place where I've been successful. Abron is once again a taller challenger and I'm hoping that he will be attacking much more than Mendoza. If that occurs, I haven't got any problems with taller fighters. I'm the fastest one in my weight division and when it comes to the point when the better fighter wins, that will certainly be me," the motivated world champion Erdei states.

Also his coach Fritz Sdunek was in a positive mood: "In traditional fashion we had our preparation in Zinnowitz and went to the Sauna and swimming in the very cold Baltic Sea. Zsolt has already great results and he is in great shape when he starts the sparring phase in two weeks."

In Dresden you will also see the Universum world champion Sergiy Dzinziruk, who will jeopardize his WBO belt at super welterweight. His opponent Lukas Konecny fights for the SES Boxing stable in Magdeburg and is currently at #2 of the WBO rankings. This fight has been rescheduled twice due to injuries of both boxers.

For the unbeaten and in Hamburg based Ukrainian Sergiy Dzinziruk (34-0-0 (22)) this fight is not only another title defence but also to underline his excellent skills in oder to fulfil his plans to invade the American market.

"I'm for the first time here in Dresden and I have a very positive impression. Dresden is a nice place. Although the fight against Lukas Konecny had been postponed twice I have prepared myself very well for this challenge. I know him for a long time and know about his previous fights. I have studied his fights with my coach Michael Timm and I'm sure that I will win," a very relaxed Sergej Dzinziruk at today's press conference in Dresden.

The Czech Lukas Konecny (36-2-0 (18)), who trains and lives in Magdeburg, returns from an rib injury and is now looking forward to his first shot at a world title belt at super welterweight. In the fight record of the WBO-Interconti title holder you will find victories over Khoren Gevor, Ante Bilic and Roman Dzuman.

"The good thing about the postponement is that I live close to Dresden so that many of my fans can come. To me Sergiy Dzinziruk has the best boxing skills and is the best fighter in my weight division. It will be the biggest fight of my career and when I want to win I have to surprise him," a realistic and respectfully challenger Lukas Konecny said.

Alongside of these two world title fights, the 22 year old heavyweight prospect Denis Boytsov (20-0-0 (18)), will also be in action at the Freiberger Arena. After a short fight of the KO-king Boytsov at the "Universum Champion Night" in January of this year in Düsseldorf against the American Tommy Connelly, he will now face Robert Hawkins (23-10-0 (7)) from Philadelphia. The experienced Hawkins, who has been in the ring with known fighters such as Eddie Chambers, Samuel Peter, Oleg Maskaev or Vladimir Virchis, will be a tough challenge for talented heavyweight Denis Boytsov.

Heavyweight Denis Boytsov only said a few words: "I will come here to Dresden to fight. I don't really like the expression KO-king as I want to impress with my boxing talent and my punching power!"

His coach Fritz Sdunek: "Denis is an exceptional talent and has the body and height similar to Mike Tyson!"

Boytsov on that: "I'm not Tyson – I'm Boytsov!"

"We have to limit the training sometimes as Denis left hook is already better then the one of both Klitschkos. He can get to the top," an euphoric and confident Fritz Sdunek states.

In additional title bouts the WBO-Inter-Continental champions Karoly Balzay (17-0-0 (12)), # 8 of the WBO rankings at super middleweight and jr.-welterweight Willy Blain (18-0-0 (3)), # 1 der WBO, will defend their belts and will make a step closer to a world title bout in the near future. Their opponent and other match-ups will be announced in the next weeks.

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Thanks, i knew that but i'd forgotten.
Anyway, i guess it's not all bad. The offer for the Erdei-Green fight did in fact come from Erdei's camp, i believe, so maybe if Green beats Garay we'll still see that fight. On the other hand, if Garay wins, he'll have a lot more leverage to get revenge on Erdei who has 2 razor-thin decisions over him.
So maybe we finally will see Erdei doing something more meaningful soon.

 

Boytsov looks quite small standing next to Erdei.


Officially Erdei vs that American no-hoper is the main event in Dresden.However,I for my part am more interested in Dzindziruk vs Konecny and Boytsov vs Hawkins.

Hawkins has gone the full route with David Tua,Sam Peter,and Eddy Chambers.Boytsov would make a telling statement by stopping the durable American.

Konecny is a teak tough cookie.Dzindziruk will be on enemy turf.Thousands of Czech fans will travel to Dresden to support their boy.I am looking forward to this fight.
Dzinziruk is one of the most underrated fighters of all weight divisions.
The classy Ukranian is always fun to watch and a true feast for the eyes of any box aficionado's eyes.Nevertheless, Konecny will make the water quite hot for the Ukranian within the first few rounds.
Great matchmaking!

 

That's what I'm hoping for, too. On the other hand I wouldn't write this Abron guy off just yet. He has a nice amateur background, ha can bang and he's way bigger than Erdei is. He may very well prove tougher than most people think. This is a once-in-a-lifetime type of chance for him while just another unknown guy for Erdei. No question who's gonna be more motivated.

 

He has disgraced the linear title.