It seems all you need is good looks these days, doesnt matter if you can box or not as Eagle has proven lol
WOW. Omotoso V Ben Rabah? Never thought I'd drool over a fight, but this would be sensational. Choc does not walk into bombs, he suck fighters into throwing them, then whooshka, 3 at a time. This should be No1 project 2011. Ring Handy Andy & tell him to wake FOX up, before it's 2012. Screamer.
Get em both on the first up FOX card fighting seperately in the new year, both look impressive winning and then have em both call each other out and unleash them in the 2nd show so we are all salivating for what should be a great fight. (A ****ing barn burner in my opinion!)
Tomlinson targets Burns by Craig Watt - Fight News -28th March 2011 Unbeaten WBO #4 ranked super-featherweight Will Tomlinson (15-0, 11 KOs) is seen by many experts as one of Australias top boxing prospects after an impressive start to his professional career. He has impressed in each outing of his fifteen fight unbeaten run to date and takes on Indonesian Billy Sumba (18-3-1, 4 KOs) on April 8th at the Melbourne Pavillion, Flemington, Victoria. This content is protected With his WBO #4 ranking he now has Scottish world champion Ricky Burns in his sights and hopes for a shot at the world title in the next twelve months. He told Fightnews today, I am not one of these fighters who trash talks or calls out his opponents but I am determined to become a world super-featherweight champion in the next year and with my WBO#4 ranking it makes sense for me to progress towards a title fight with Ricky Burns, the full WBO champion at 130 pounds. I watched his fight against Roman Martinez and he was very effective, did the boxing basics well and showed great heart. I am unbeaten now in fifteen fights and I am progressing well so it is not too distant an ambition to fight for the WBO title. I am even prepared to travel to Scotland to secure a title shot. Until that point comes though I will concentrate on delivering an improved performance each time I get in the ring. He added, I know Sumba will come to fight and he is one of those fighters who is always entertaining. He gets up off the floor and is dangerous with both hands so I must be on my guard. With my world ranking in the WBO now I have everything to lose so must be completely focussed on this next fight. I have trained hard and with just two weeks left to my fight I am ready to go and extend my unbeaten record and enhance my world ranking. The 24 year old Tomlinson, known as Wild Will from Blacktown, Sydney, impressed in his last fight when he defeated highly regarded Ray Labao from the Philipines over twelve rounds in November 2010. Labao came into the fight with a 19-2 record but Tomlinson won nearly every round on the scorecards and won by scores of 120-108 and 119-109 (twice) to secure the WBO Asia Pacific super-featherweight title. He boxed superbly well and dominated the bout to secure the WBO regional title. Tomlinson is also the WBO Oriental 130 pound champion after defeating Elly Ray with an eight round stoppage in August 2010. If Wild Will continues his boxing development in 2011 then a world title shot is within his grasp for one of Australias leading boxing prospects. He concluded, 2011 is a defining year for my boxing career and if I can develop my skills further on the global scale then a world title shot is within my grasp. If I keep winning and get to the mandatory position then the champions must fight me. I am young enough to become one of the best super-featherweights in the world and with dedication and determination I know I can secure my goal to be an Australian world boxing champion.
Nice Will!!! Good to see he has moved on from the Elomar debarcle and is back in the ring......... Rated at number 4 already! Thing are looking up for the wild one!
2010-07-22 138¼ Leonardo Zappavigna This content is protected Billy Sumba, 2nd round. 2011-01-29 140 Jason Pagara This content is protected Billy Sumba, 1st round. Yeah i rekon you had wanna hope he can get past this guy, he has been knocked out in his last two fights. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksNJVLp6IQ8[/ame] These guys are fighting blokes they know they can defeat, its really nothing more than a missmatch, Tomilson is rated #22 in the world whilst Samba is rated #277, theres a huge gap, Tomilson isnt even fighting the top 20 within his division, its no more than hand picking opponents to pad ones record. When he does step up he will find himself in trouble just like Lenny has.:hi:
Exactly why I said 'without too much fuss' m8. I read BoxRec just like you do and know Sumba should pose little or no threat to Will. The reason I posted the article is, provided Will gets past Sumba 'without too much fuss', he can then focus on Ricky Burns.
I havent seen much of Mr Burns, but his got a win over Rocky Martinez who looked like running that division last year.
I can see an ass whipping coming my way for this but who cares....I'm just going to say it Rabah would flog Will...too big, too much speed, skill and ring smartz I don't want to see Rabah fight Wale because both guys are on the verge of a title shot if they get another win or 2...we need more aussie champs...these 2 are close to a shot :deal When Rabah wins his fight next month...and he will I sure...I think he can go 1 step further and beat the german IBF champ as well While Wale v Ben is a great great fight I think we are cutting 1 potential champ off at the knees.....just my 2 cents
Tomlinson provided a class display against south paw, Rey Labao, on the opening night of Melbourne Pavillion. The WBO rated #5 Labao was methodically picked apart. Make no bones about it, Labao is a tough and durable fighter. For the first time in his career, Tomlinson totally dominated a south paw... thus showing a great deal of maturity, patience and improvement. There's a method to what he's doing. Sumba is a fill in fight. Big deal. No bull**** promises have been made by Tomlinson in the past... No half wits have room to bag him. Every fight is a step closer to a bigger picture. Ricky Burns will simply avoid Tomlinson for as long as possible.... tackling Ghanians and whoever else. He might even vacate the crown sooner than later. So be it.. Tomlinson can develop even further. Wale vs Rabah is a must. It's a fight that should happen in the next 12 months. The next win for Rabah opens a great door. Wale will not be far behind. Bring back the "sport"... We only need 1 champ. WAR WALE.