Chicken sh*t INKIN belongs in no list with Froch. He ducked the big punching Brit two times on the trot and then switched his story from virus, to back problem to a hand injury...to injury to both hands ! He is a German-joker. Zuniga got stiffed in that fight i reckon.
From what I've heard Inkin beat him legit. Unfortunately it seems impossible to get hold of the entire thing.
He will get there... His two loses are to tough top fighters. He had issues in training camp. If he can fix his problems, both in and out of the ring (which he seems to be dedicated to), I think he will win some decent fights and get back in the mix. I can argue with people not having him in their top 10 SMW right now. His best win is against Allan Green who hasnt done much with his career since. Ill keep my faith in the meantime.
I was wondering about those scores. Zuniga is a decent figher and I was surprised to see him handed such a wide loss in that fight. Anyone see that fight available online?
When it first came out, All I remember hearing was that Inkin won clearly. Now it seems like people are pushing the idea that Zuniga got jobbed.
I did not see Zuniga/Inkin but I heard it was a rather poor fight. I guess Zuniga put in a lazy and boring performance. THAT is wierd. the guy usually fights at a pretty frenetic pace.
1) Kessler 2) Bute 3) Taylor 4) Andrade 5) Bika 6) Froch 7) Ward 8 Dirrell 9) Inkin 10) Green To me, Inkin is like Erdei, he'll defend his title against nobodies and will never take the chance of crossing the Atlantic for a good payday but a chance of losing the WBO strap...
I'm pretty sure that if Andrade will adjust his strategy in a rematch against Bute, the IBF champ will do the same and will come with more stamina then the last time. Bute UD.
I remember arguing Bute would not get to go to the body before the fight, but some Bute fans simply couldn't see it. Now we all know why he couldn't get to the body. You need to be fairly close up to get to the body, and the opponent needs to keep his hands high. Bute didn't stay close to Andrade; he tried to keep it on the outside. Andrade didn't mind getting punched in the face and he kept his long arms low to protect his body. His beltline was also high. On the inside, Bute was protecting his head when he wasn't clinching with body hands, so he couldn't go to the body. He had no time to set up a bodyshot the way Andrade kept on coming forward and throwing either. As to Bute's tactics, they were poor but I think Bute was constrained tactically by the styles match-up, the strengths of his opponent and his own lack of inside game. If he had fought Andrade on the inside he would have taken even more punishment and would have got stopped, in my view. Bute simply doesn't have an inside game. Clinching tired him out and allowed Andrade to take free shots at him but at least it didn't lead to him getting battered. Bute found out pretty early on that Andrade was much tougher than he had thought. He realised he couldn't keep him at bay with his power, so he couldn't outgun him on the inside either. He is no Mayweather either, so he had to clinch and wrestle with Andrade when the pressure was getting too much for him. In the rematch, Andrade will throw caution to the wind and fight more aggressively from the opening bell. The referee will not allow Bute to clinch as much either. Bute will be forced to fight Andrade on the inside more. I don't think Bute's inside game will have developed enough and his power and toughness are no match for Andrade's relentlessness and toughness. This is why I pick Andrade to do the business in the rematch. Because I think Kessler would stop Bute, but not Andrade, I have Andrade at 2 and Bute at 3.
1 Kessler 2 Bute 3 Andrade 4 Taylor 5 Bika 6 Froch 7 Berrio 8 Inkin 9 Ward 10 Dirrell but I'm only sure about the top half. The rest need to do some fighting. Plenty of fellers could make it into the top 10. It's a hell of a division.