**** Kirks ESB Championship 2012 ****

Lead us not into temptation! :rant

 

I was thinking the same but kept quiet. Big Cotto fan picking the opponent had me thinking but was to lazy to start analyzing Trout's style, last couple of fights, etc.

 

I haven't felt the need to brush up on him. Followed Trout since before he got on national TV, and have always felt he was decent but not cut out for the elite class. (which Cotto still is)

His biggest accomplishments to date are smacking around a ruined and disinterested D-Rod, the mediocre Rigo Alvarez after Ishida had already lain down the blueprint on how easy he was to outbox, and a wearied Destroyer Lopez. After that, busting up LoPorto which doesn't really mean too much.

Nothing that screams, "Cuidado, Cotto!!!"

 

There's a fishy smell developing here... bunch of Trout lovers :bart

Cotto eats trout for dinner!

 

I think if Cotto can't hurt Trout, then Trout will go out with an UD.

 

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DeGale:

2013-01-26 Mouhamed Ali Ndiaye 22(13)-1-0

Glow, Bluewater, Greenhithe, Kent, United Kingdom 12x3
EBU (European) super middleweight title
bout subject to change & commission approval


2012-12-08 Fulgencio Zuniga 25(22)-6(2)-1

Bonus Arena, Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom 12x3
vacant WBC Silver super middleweight title
bout subject to change & commission approval

 

What about it? Six weeks apart is laudable activity, but the opponents aren't any great shakes.

 

Thats a great activity level if he gets it done.

He can possibly fight 36 rounds in three months :!:

 

that is old school
Zuniga a dangerous puncher
Ndiaye is teak tough and always in great condition
making up for lost time it seems

 

Exactly :good Was just gonna post something similar.

I hope Ndiaye can spring the suprise. I like him very much, and he should be undefeated according to some.

 

They're decent, but steps down from the likes of Groves & The Wolf.

Zuniga went life and death with fellow ancient puncher Berrio.

Ndiaye's biggest step up to date was against countryman Di Luisa.

DeGale shouldn't lose to either.

The only impressive thing about it is the short layoff.

 

Yeah, i forgot, but then again, fellow prospect Oosthuizen couldnt stop him :hat

Ndiayes biggest step-up was Mock, and while that fight was a bit to early for me, I have heard many people in the Danish boxing community saying that Ndiaye should have won.

 

Ah true; forgot about him and Mock. That would probably rate as a higher W than Di Luisa had he got it. Still, Lolenga was 36 and had been around the block - so having a close contest with him doesn't exactly suggest being competitive with a prime JDG.

 

Well, Mock went on to be lose competively to Campillo the fight after :hat

Bur DeGale is of course the favorite for both fights by quite a stretch.