**Smith's Offical ESB British Forum Prediction League - NOVEMEBER 2008**

I was going to pick McEwan since the fight was first mooted. I've seen enough of the kid to know he's a class act whereas ANgulo is one-dimensional.

Broadhurst UD
Haskins UD
Moran UD
Calzaghe UD
Amidu TKO
Haye TKO
Rhodes UD
Duddy TKO
Hatton UD
McEwan UD

 

Gone with Amidu who seems dangerous on paper. Knowing my luck he'll turn out shite and Burns will box his ears off.

 

Don Broadhurst UD
Matthew Macklin UD
Lee Haskins TKO
Esham Pickering TKO

will give more picks at a later date after ive checked vids out etc.

And of course i would prefer to restart in 09 lol

 

Broadhurst UD
Haskins TKO
Pickering UD
Calzaghe UD
Burns UD
Haye TKO
Vuma UD
Duddy TKO
Hatton TKO
McEwan UD

Great month for british boxing :bbb

 

Haskins TKO
Moran UD
Witter UD - whoever he faces
Williams KO - whoever he faces
Calzaghe UD
McIntyre SD
Burns SD
Haye KO
Rhodes UD
Duddy KO
Hatton TKO
McEwan UD

 

Moran UD
Calzaghe TKO
Haye UD
Rhodes UD
Duddy TKO
Hatton UD
McEwan UD

 

Everyone seems to be going with McEwan here. Really hope he pulls the upset off.

 

I'm surprised the amount of people that have gone with McEwan actually.

 

Isnt Angulo highly touted over the pond? if McEwan wins, could very well give him abit of exposure over there

 

Yeah, he's been on HBO twice and they regard him as a big prospect. Style-wise he is very similar to Antonio Margarito. McEwan will definitely be the underdog against Angulo but he has the skills to outbox him.

 

That's a good comparison. I see this fight going something like the Margarito-Cotto fight. I think McEwan will enter confident and take control of the early stages, but end up fading a bit as Angulo wears him done and begins to take control and then eventually stops him. While both are pretty inexperienced, McEwan's competition has been a bit worse, and I'm not sure how he will deal with the pressure and power.

 

Size-wise McEwan is probably biggger than Angulo. McEwan has been fighting at MW albeit against lesser opposition as you say. So if he had no problems in making 154 he should be the stronger fighter come fight night whereas Cotto looked like a midget compared to Margarito. Having fought at 160 will be a huge plus for Craig as he's fought some tough Mexican journeymen who are no pushovers.

Angulo has been facing guys who come at him and make it easy for him. He has yet to face a slick boxer like McEwan. Even the HBO commentators said during his last fight that his handlers should match him against come forward fighters as boxers will give him trouble.

 

Updates on my picks

Don Broadhurst UD
Matthew Macklin UD
Lee Haskins TKO
Esham Pickering TKO
Junior Witter TKO Any Opponant
Danny Williams TKO Any Opponant
Joe Calzaghe UD
Kevin McIntyre UD
Yakubu Amidu UD
David Haye TKO 2
Rhodes UD
John Duddy TKO
Ricky Hatton MD
Alfredo Angulo TKO (although i would like an upset)

 

Broadhurst UD

 

Macklin UD