The Legacy of Zsolt Erdei

Wow good post. People like him are what's wrong with boxing. Going undefeated against shitty opposition is not what being a champions about. This guy is a joke and doesnt deserve a belt. The WBO and any other organization for that matter should strip fighters who dont step up.

 

Im not a fan. I really wanted him and Adamek to fight for WBC and WBO unification when Adamek was champ. Adamek would of exposed him.

Zsolt should fight someone with a good resume...

He called out Roy Jones at one point didn't he? Also Hopkins? Please correct me if im wrong.

 

he's nothing but a belt hijacker.

 

Like the above poster said, he's nothing more then a belt holder. If he anyone thinks that's he's a legite champion then he should fight Dawson. Of course he doesn't want to fight Dawson because he will get his ass kicked throughly.

 

The guys like Erdei and Maccarinelli are the ones who insult the warriors who put it all on the line and fight the best. They're more like professional sportsmen, not fighters. They watch the carnage from afar while fighting C-class fighters under the guise of being called champions. Total frauds.

 

Thing is Erdei isnt a bad fighter, but Ive said this before his heart is not in it, he does not enjoy being a professional fighter.

You can see this in his previous stamina problems, in the very fact he fights at 175 when he probably could easily make 168 at least, in the way he fights only just doing enough a lot of the time, in his choice of opposition and now in what he wants from the future.

 

I've seen some of his fights and he is a world class fighter. I just don't think he wants to challenge himself against the very best, which is a shame.

 

I posted a thread months ago questioning the WBO organization as a bogus body because of the quality of their Champions. It seems that Champions were fighting those that are NOT THE TOP 10. Examples are Guzman and Erdei.

 

That's all fine and good as long as he keeps his mouth shut and doesn't go around trumpeting himself as the man at 175. If he wants to fight throwaway fighters and journeymen that's his choice but he should do it quietly and avoid making himself out to be something he's not. That being an ambitious fighter and a true champion.

 

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Another bad thing is that Erdei gets sold by ZDF as a great champion to millions of viewers. He headlines huge events by fighting journeymen. The public, the majority of which doesn't know much about boxing, then gets to believe that he's that great and beats top competition. I can understand he's a national hero in hungary, but I can't understand why he's so popular in Germany. People start to open their eyes though. The worst thing is that Erdei actually IS a good fighter and could beat far better competition, if only he wanted... what a shame.

 

Some of those German fighters have a reputation of being protected against legit opponents. It's too bad he doesn't want to face Chad Dawson though.

 

At least Abraham fought Miranda and Eastman and Sturm fought DelaHoya and Griffin.

 

Guzman was poorly managed in the early stages of his career, was ducked a lot later, when he became a force, and was plagued by injury when it all looked like it was coming together...he never had the backing to make any of the big, dangerous fights that he was abolutely desperate for. I am not sure you can compare Erdei with Joan Guzman.