Boxrec has lovingly supplied us for the fighters for the next Prizefighter competition, happening in Kelvin Hall, Glasgow Ryan Brawley - 9-0 with 1KO aged 23 Gary McArthur - 11-0 with 1KO, coming off an absence of more than a year, aged 27, former British Masters champion Steve Saville - 19-4 with 8KOs former Midlands Light Welterweight challenger aged 32 Paul Holborn - 9-1 (and one draw) current 'International Masters Lightweight champion' aged 25 Stephen Burke - 8-0 with 2 KOs aged 29 Stuart Green - 11-9 Scottish and Celtic title challenger aged 24 Charlie Paul King - 14-0, current Scottish champion Ben Murphy - 6-1 with 3KOs is naturally a Light Welterweight ----------------------------------- Nothing spectacular but intriguing none the less, my money is on Brawley however do not rule out Murphy (he beat Gary Buckland) or McArthur
Burkey wins this.... Gary Reid is a sub, he's got a fair chance too..... Apparently Terry Dunstan is in the next one- Which is at Cruiser....
The Rogan tourney was new, exciting, raw and fast paced. This far down the line it's just a conveyor belt for mediocrity. More like a brutal gameshow, and not a very interesting one. It's been done. No need for any more. Great for the boxers who otherwise would mill the domestic circuit without the premise of a winner takes all live on Sky TV.
Look out for Saville, he's a pure banger and just comes out fighting, think this prizefighter lark could suit him, got quite a good following flying upto glasgow to support him. I agree the format has got a bit stale already BUT the fact is boxing wise it pulls in Sky's best viewing figures, so I doubt they'll shelve it anytime soon.
Decent set of fighters in the competition but I would have liked to have seen a few KO artists or a few old big names in there too like Gomez, Johannesson and even let Choi jump up a few weights for some entertainment. My money is on Steve Saville. Hilarious fighter who goes for the KO.
Yeah I hope Sav can do it, he's a lovely guy. In the ring he's like a little tazmanian devil, he's a real fighter and goes for it. His last fight (beat Baz Carey 7th round stoppage for the vacant Midlands strap) was a mini war, the best non TV fight I saw last year.
They need to get a couple of better names in there. I like the idea of getting 3 fights on your record and winning $25k. It's a good format for fighters. It's like a toughman contest.