The usual suspects get discussed a lot on here, here's what I know about some of the other guys, would be grateful if you could tell me a bit more? Tom Little (3(0)-0): 24 y/o, signed to Maloney. Has a win over Rasani, but appears overweight and lacking in power. Making the step up against Tom Dallas on the Price/Sexton undercard. David Howe: (7(4)-1(1)): 31 y/o, 6'8". From what I've seen of him, has power but looks very shaky defensively and has a poor chin. Basically a British Tye Fields. Needed a dodgy decision to beat Rasani, was floored by journeyman Stoimenov and stopped early by Ingleby (these fights are all on YT) Carl Baker: (9(6)-6(3)): 30 y/o, best known for beating shot Danny Williams in Prizefighter, but has been stopped early by Chisora and Gerber (the latter was a brutal one-punch KO). From what I've seen, dangerous early on in fights but gasses quickly mainly due the fact he is in awful shape (over 300lbs for some of his early fights, though he weighed in under 260 last time out). I believe he is fighting again at the end of the month, but it's not on Boxrec. Danny Hughes: (10(3)-2-2): 26 y/o, his only losses came against Audley and Sprott in Prizefighter. The most under-rated of the British HWs I reckon, and would have a shot at beating the likes of Larry, Dallas and possibly Towers. Ian Lewison: (4(2)-1-1): 30 y/o, lost to Colin Kenna over 4 rounds last time out. Similar style and build to Olubamiwo, but fatter and with less power. Out again on the Audley/Adams undercard. Dorian Darch (4-0): 27 y/o, so far he has 40-36 wins over journeymen, the only active Welsh HW at present, a couple of vids of him in training on YT, looks in very good shape. Rob Beech (5-1(1)): 29 y/o, stopped by experienced kickboxer Marc Adrian in the Bigger's Better tournament last year (basically a **** Euro Prizefighter). Fighting Rasani later in the month. Raz Parnez (0-1(1)) 30 y/o, retired through injury on his debut against Tony Booth in 2008, back at the end of the month. John Loveday (1-0) 25 y/o Kash Ali (1-0) 20 y/o, fighting on Witter/Lynes undercard Tommy Ward (1(1)-0) 23 y/o Scott Whyley (1-0) 24 y/o
I don't like to slate fighters but Baker is awful, he doesn't even try and get in shape. Danny Hughes isn't that bad either. Rob Beech is ok I think, I watched him in that euro tournament. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wqm0A4IXTrM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wqm0A4IXTrM[/ame]
I saw Darch on the Rees-Matthews undercard, he had decent support too. Probably the most entertaining fight of the night, although the opponent was a typical eastern Euro Journeyman type. He's not amazingly talented or anything though, not from what I've seen, but he seemed to look like he had enough about him to give us some really interesting domestic scraps.
True, strange how there are so few area title fights at HW. Aside from Southern and Midlands area fights there have been none whatsoever since the mid 90s. How come?
he told his trainer he didnt have the heart for the game which didnt suprise me as he didnt seem viscous enough for such a brutal divison.
:rofl Isn't he the former bare knuckle fighter who lost on his debut? I wouldn't count him as a prospect.
