Mundine vs Sturm in Germany July 11th

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The fight is far from a done deal although a victory over Taylor would solidify Mundine's place as the No.1 challenger to Sturm's belt and leave the champion with no option but to fight Mundine or vacate the title.

THAT SAID.....Sturm's promotional company Universum are quite adept at maneuvering out of mandatories so no one is looking to far ahead until the Taylor fight is out of the way.

As for Choc fighting Geale prior to a Sturm title fight....I can only speculate that Choc wants to keep lean and sharp, especially if the Taylor fight don't go the distance.

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HA HA love your work :good

 

I hope I'm wrong but some of these aged legends that are still going 'round should have retired years ago...even if they can pull off a surprise victory every so often.

Roy Jones Jr, Oscar Dela Hoya, Bernard Hopkins, Tito Trinidad, Evander Holyfield and Shane Mosley were all great in their prime but watching them struggle against lesser class fighters is something that I always find disturbing.

 

Although I totally agree with u that they shouldd hang up the gloves, calling those they lost to lesser class isnt correct.

Bernard and Jones Jr lost to calzaghe, DLH lost to the Pac man, Moseley to Cotto, these are hardly lesser class fighters...

 

pure speculation based on an article made up by Per-Ake Persson...BT - they like to cheat and steal...

And there will only be 1 big fight on this card, either Valuev - Chagaev or Sturm vs. Mundine

 

I made no mention of loosing to lesser class fighters but struggling against lesser class fighters. Watching Roy Jones getting tagged flush attempting to slip shots that he once avoided with ease (often followed by counter combos) is something I find extremely....annoying, for a number of reasons which I wont bore anyone with.

Secondly my post doesn't suggest that every opponent faced was of lesser class although both Roy Jones and Hopkins in their prime would have destroyed Calzaghe while Mosley would have been to sharp for Cotto....IMO of course.

Oscar v Pacman is full of variables as Dela Hoya's golden years were a decade ago while Pacman keeps improving.....but I guess that's the point I was making, boxers 10 years past their best fighting young bulls hungry for blood.

Maybe they should have an oldies division for those that find it to difficult to leave the sport on their own terms. Watching Ali get spanked by Holmes and Marciano knock a balding Louis through the ropes will never be rated as great moments in boxing as far as I'm concerned.

 

That's close to the mark although Choc never done much power lifting and rarely done heavy leg work as he wanted to keep agile.

His playing weight was no more than 80kgs (176lbs) so I doubt that he'd ever have made super welter but for the last few years he has never had an issue with making weight although he has often come in light for his major bouts.

 

Funny, I heard his playing weight was always around 86 KG...

Not being picky but 6 KG does make a difference....