It doesn't mate. That's why mismatches are no godd for promoters no one wants to see em. Peter Graham was laughed at as a Demori opponent but if I was promoting Demori I'd look into it at leat he has a following. Let's face it Demori will never draw. Peter Graham would bea step up from Weilder.
Is it to much to ask to compare apples with apples? I happy to hear about another Aussie HW that would lock in, no work needed by the promoter, 10 tables outside of their home state. I'm not even talking about other people that go to watch, I am talking about a fighter saying 'here you go 10 tables sold'
After the St Marys debacle the message is loud and clear another de Mori mismatch won't be tolerated at any level, nor would it prove profitable.
I'll admit I know nothing about Graham except his Boxrec. What sort of international following does he have?
He sold out the Croation club last fight. As Wipsy said world renown kick boxer. Won a couple of world kick boxing titles I think. Demori would start favorite but at least the fans will get a competitive match up.
He is or was a big name in Japan for kickboxing. He KO'd the K1 world GP champion Badr Hari with the most spectacular KO a few years ago. Shattered his jaws to bits and Hari was a massive name world wide at that stage for his aggressive yet smooth Kickboxing style. Pete in the grand scheme of world combat sports is 10X bigger than Demori Enjoy :good [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nxik1Pxvujc[/ame]
I think Graham may have also fought in Pride or Dream which was massive in Japan. He is a name over there thats for sure. Sad he is boxing in Aus tbh, he was one hell of a kickboxer.
I was starting to wonder why you so regularly ask this forum for suggestions for Mark's next opponent. It's now quite clear you don't know the first thing about boxing, kickboxing, K1 and perhaps anything else for that matter.
Wow, Didn't know Graham did that to Hari... I was lucky enough to see Hari live in action at the 2009 K1-Final 16 when I was living in Seoul, as you said, he was silky smooth and had all the skills..
Always so hurtful Spider. I wasn't aware it was a kickboxing forum, sorry. My bad. Again. I feel with your help though I am growing as a human being.