Erdei on the p4p list?

I dont think many people will agree with your P4P justification.

 

I laughed when I read the word "seriously"

LMAO

 

It takes one turd to know another I guess. If Erdei was from the USA he would be hyped to be the next big thing.

The guy is undefeated, 11 defences (WBO super champion status)
He beat the man who beat the man, not an alphabet champ.
He steps up and wins the WBC title at a weight above.

Why doesn't Hopkins or Roy Jones go to Germany and fight him for the WBC Cruiserweight title? Is Green that much better? Who does Hopkins fight next?

 

I hope Krzysztof Wldoarczyk knocks Erdei out!

 

Erdei is nowhere near my P4P top 10.

Yeah, he's undefeated and made a few defences of his title - but who did he beat? Being undefeated only impresses me if you've faced a high level of competition.

I've no idea how good he really is because he's built his record facing second and third-rate fighters.

 

The fight was announced 5+ weeks before the actual fight, so the only way that's true is if Erdei's camp didn't tell him he was fighting Fragomeni, and if he lives in a cave where he has no access to the media. It was announced 10-13:

http://www.eastsideboxing.com/forum/showthread.php?t=175847&highlight=erdei+fragomeni

As for top 20 P4P? People got to be kidding. Yes, he beat a bigger fighter, but Fragomeni, a light-hitting slugger, was maybe the 5th best cruiser? After that, his only wins of note are Ulrich, Gonzalez (who's only claim to fame was catching DM at the right time) and two very questionable wins over Garay. The fact that his handlers had him move up to face the weakest CW titlist rather than fight his own damn mandatory in Braehmer speaks volumes.

 

Bologna. Dawson's win over Harding is about as good as Erdei's best win, much less a win over Adamek and two wins over each of Tarver and Johnson. This has nothing to do with Erdei being a Euro, it has to do with him fighting **** competition, and often struggling with it.

 

I don't, but I assume it's because Cloud's handlers asked for too much money. They've earned a reputation for being pain in the ass negotiators when they have no leverage.

I never even heard about this supposed unification until recently though. I'd heard rumblings that he'd face Braehmer or Campillo, and then Fragomeni came out of the blue.

 

If you think Diaconu is a greater threat than any of those guys, you need to get your eyes checked. Do you really think a 5'9" fighter who can't effectively apply pressure would have given ANY problems to 6'3" outside boxer Dawson? Also, people seem to forget that a Diaconu fight WAS scheduled, but Diaconu pulled out 2 weeks before the fight, leading Dawson to fight Mendoza on short notice instead.

Dawson-Cloud not getting made was mutual. It's not like Cloud wanted the fight either. He was perfectly happy to be gifted the belt when they stripped Dawson for not facing him.

I've seen plenty of all of these guys' fights, and Gonzalez and Ulrich ARE AND WERE significnatly worse than any of those guys. I'll give you that in shape Garay is about on par with the Johnson of the second Dawson fight, but then again, Garay beat Erdei twice, just couldn't get the decision when fighting 8,000 miles away from home.