Nathan Cleverly v Robin Krasniqi March 16th

He doesn't look an easy pushover anyway. :good

 

He has improved quite a bit since I last saw him. Faster and sharper. Still stiff as a board though and if he beats Cleverly I'll laugh my tits off!

 

Cleverly is vastly overrated and I think we could be in for an upset.

Krasniqi is a tough kid, he's got 2 lousy losses from when he started out. Has been constantly improving since and has a lethal uppercut

 

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Hes the bestest.

 

Campillo would school him. Feel really sorry for him after the blatant con jobs he's suffered against Cloud and Shuemenov. The first Murat fight was a bit dodgy as well if I recall properly.

 

Cleverly is a joke, worst 'champion' in the sport?

 

By a mile. Calzaghe 2.0!

 

This guy might be more deserving of that honour..

http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=58664&cat=boxer

or perhaps its this chap...

http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=434878&cat=boxer

 

Krasniqi disposing of a 20-0 paper champion similiar to Clev: [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgfVuDHhvQc[/ame]

I hope he knocks him out too.

 

Campillo would be a great opponent but he's firmly in the category of 'who needs him?'. His record doesn't look all that impressive to sell, even though we know he's been robbed a few times, and his style is all wrong for Cleverly.

I'd like to see him vs Bellew, however. I think Tony really could have some success against him but it would be very risky.

 

To be honest, I could stomach Krasniqi as an opponent if it was on the back of 2 really decent tests for a champion. But it's more a shame that Cleverley's non mandatory opponents were so bad, rather than this.

 

he has to fight him or lose the belt - simple as that

 

That belt means nothing. Fighting and testing yourself against the best guys in your division is what matters. Not hanging onto a paper title and defending it against fighters one step above utterly hopeless.

 

Cleverly is a disgrace to boxing and needs to have serious words with his promoter about butchering his career.

I anticipate Cleverly will leave when he can as surely he can see what is being done to his legacy and potential earning.