How did Mitchell look v Lora??

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  1. macho_grande

    macho_grande "I'll never get over" Full Member

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    I missed the fight last week and havent got round to watching it.

    He won a UD didnt he?

    Can anything be gauged from that performance in the build up to Burns?

    Thanks
     
  2. nick_1204

    nick_1204 Lil Floyd Full Member

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    Not too bad to say hes been out for a year

    Probably the best kind of fight for him, a tough 10 rounder. Shook off the ring rust and got going again.

    I am a fan and i think hes very good. He just needs to get fighting regularly again. I think hes out again in march.

    But yeah overall, he looked decent just a bit rusty. I think we will know more about where he is at after his next fight.
     
  3. SkillspayBills

    SkillspayBills Mandanda Running E-Pen Full Member

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    Nothing special, floored the guy with a nice left hook. Did some nice things but not a great display. Content to do as told and box purely off backfoot.
     
  4. Vano-Irons

    Vano-Irons Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    It was a solid, if unspectacular, performance. If he goes after burns he'll need to be better.

    I'm glad he got the rounds in rather than finishing the guy in the second
     
  5. tofu2009

    tofu2009 Active Member Full Member

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    Mainly on the backfoot, where he is most effective. He still can hurt guys even when fighting cautiously which is why he is so good to watch.
     
  6. Let's Boogie!

    Let's Boogie! "Smooth Operator" Full Member

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    he looke pretty good although,
    i watched the burns/katsidis fight straight afterwards and i really noticed he looks slower than burns and has a shorter reach.
     
  7. THE PRINTER

    THE PRINTER THE GUV'NOR Full Member

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    kev told me on sunday he doubt if he will fight in march now.....
     
  8. porkypara

    porkypara Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Looked ok fighting off the back foot but I felt if he threw his shots with a bit more power he might have stopped him.
     
  9. Bill C84

    Bill C84 Boxing Junkie banned

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    He didn't look too bad considering the lay off he has had, took too many punches for my liking though.
     
  10. Fitzgerald90

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    been out for half a year so good really won easily im sure hes gonna pick it up now a world title shot is on the horizon. This fight wa sjus about getting the rounds in i believe.
     
  11. BoxingAnalyst

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    Why? and did he get paid for the Lora fight.
     
  12. Fitzgerald90

    Fitzgerald90 Guest

    because hes got the burns fight coming up thats why
     
  13. chatty

    chatty Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I thought he made a meal out of it. The guy has been very inactive over the last couple of years so ill give him a pass and he generally raises his game (katsidis excluded) with a better opponent.

    That said I'd pick every LW champion over him.
     
  14. Fitzgerald90

    Fitzgerald90 Guest

    i think he wanted the fight to go the distance though he needs the rounds before the burns fight he doesnt need to fight again now.
     
  15. achillesthegreat

    achillesthegreat FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE Full Member

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    Boxed a bit. Never looked like he really wanted it. Unimpressed and a waste of time. It was simply to get a fight.

    At least the other guy came to fight more than your typical guy with such a record.