luke campbell to matchroom

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  1. ashedward

    ashedward Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Give it time, there is a long way to go before the fight.it will get the full sky sports news treatment that for sure. It will also be far the better fight
     
  2. DrMo

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    Definately, Campbell would be massive at the weight & facing a good level of opposition in a near-professional environment.

    As a gold medalist he can probably earn more elsewhere though.
     
  3. Marlow

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    The fight is months away, Eddie will hype it to the max as will sky.
     
  4. dftaylor

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    Compare it to Mayweather - Hatton. No competition!
     
  5. Marlow

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    Compare pretty much anything to may/Hatton and there's no competition.

    It's really cute how your slating it this far out from the fight though.

    You seem a bit obsessed but I won't judge you.

    #newagebromance
     
  6. Jack

    Jack Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I'm not suggesting that Hearn has never made mistakes or that Frank has never done anything right. That'd be absurd. However, at this stage, Hearn is the one who is delivering a better product and he rightly gets praised for it. Frank is delivering far more 'poor' shows and mismatches, not to mention many other things, so the criticism he gets is deserved.

    I'm not sure why you mentioned the Christmas Cr*cker show though. That was a great card on paper, which only got spoiled because of injuries. You can't fault Hearn for that.

    Haye/Chisora and Burns/Mitchell both had terrible undercards. Burns/Mitchell only had one 10 rounder on the undercard and no other championship fights, which says a lot. Frank's last PPV on Sky was DeGale/Groves, which was another card which revolved around a good main event and nothing else.

    The Magnificent Seven show was very good though. It's just a pity we have to go back to 2010 to cherry pick good Frank cards.
     
  7. McGuinty

    McGuinty Boxing Addict Full Member

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    And? Did I say he wasn't a good boxer?
     
  8. The Genius

    The Genius Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Frank's Christmas show was better than Matchroom's Christmas show.
     
  9. McGuinty

    McGuinty Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Dont be a clown? He looks like he's afraid to get hit. I never said he wasn't good either but he's a good amateur boxer. He's not made for the pro's.
     
  10. The Genius

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    There have been far worse PPV's than DeGale vs Groves and Cleverly vs Braehmer.

    Steve Goodwin recently said that he had a house full for DeGale/Groves because it was huge event.
     
  11. Dennison

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    If he was scared of getting hurt I highly doubt he'd pursue a career of being a boxer
     
  12. troy

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    Campbell is made for the AMS when he fought Michael Maguire a few years back altho Campbell won for the last 2 rounds Maguire was breaking him down with bodyshots and constant presure campbell did not look at all comfortable he will get beat by a tough journeyman type not expecting him to do much in the pros.
     
  13. CamR21

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    That is just a stupid comparison
     
  14. dftaylor

    dftaylor Writer, fanatic Full Member

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    How so?

    We're talking bout a fight that was undoubtedly a PPV-calibre battle. Two guys, undefeated, in their primes, in and around the same weight. Number one in each of their respective divisions, with one of them the best fighter in the world. Both men were established PPV sellers.

    Froch/Kessler II is none of those things. The only reason it's PPV is because that's the only way Eddie can afford to get Kessler over. If Froch was going back to Denmark, do you think this would be on Sky PPV?
     
  15. McGuinty

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    Have you never seen a boxer that looks like he's afraid to get hit? His style is amateur boxing, he's too wimpy for the pro game.