Matt Skelton, does he have any chance of winning.

[WildWaylon]

Rawlings says no, Woodall says no, and Buncey agrees - So thats it the experts have unanimously decided Big Matt wont become the WBA world champ next Saturday - Even the bookies have him 5 to 1 against - One person who thinks he can win is Big Matt himself, which is no real surprise - Big Matt is a charger and the arguement is others have tried this tactic against Chagaev in the past and failed, so therefore Skelton will - If Matt cant charge him, rough him up, and bully him then he has to beat him on points - The further arguement is Matt doesnt have the boxing skills to do that - Two things in Skeltons favour are his superb fitness and his determination to win, but are these enough - Quite obviously Skeltons biggest career challenge and although Chagaev isnt any sort of ATG he does however look far too good for Matt to take the title - So does Matt have any more than a punchers chance?

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Rawlings says no, Woodall says no, and Buncey agrees - So thats it the experts have unanimously decided Big Matt wont become the WBA world champ next Saturday - Even the bookies have him 5 to 1 against - One person who thinks he can win is Big Matt himself, which is no real surprise - Big Matt is a charger and the arguement is others have tried this tactic against Chagaev in the past and failed, so therefore Skelton will - If Matt cant charge him, rough him up, and bully him then he has to beat him on points - The further arguement is Matt doesnt have the boxing skills to do that - Two things in Skeltons favour are his superb fitness and his determination to win, but are these enough - Quite obviously Skeltons biggest career challenge and although Chagaev isnt any sort of ATG he does however look far too good for Matt to take the title - So does Matt have any more than a punchers chance?

Skleton looked awful just shadowboxing.... and according to Bunce Chagaev is one of th emost gifted heavies ever.

BUt really I think he has no chance. If CHagev can deal with Valuev's size he can deal with Skleton's.

[KO Artist]

Rawlings says no, Woodall says no, and Buncey agrees - So thats it the experts have unanimously decided Big Matt wont become the WBA world champ next Saturday - Even the bookies have him 5 to 1 against - One person who thinks he can win is Big Matt himself, which is no real surprise - Big Matt is a charger and the arguement is others have tried this tactic against Chagaev in the past and failed, so therefore Skelton will - If Matt cant charge him, rough him up, and bully him then he has to beat him on points - The further arguement is Matt doesnt have the boxing skills to do that - Two things in Skeltons favour are his superb fitness and his determination to win, but are these enough - Quite obviously Skeltons biggest career challenge and although Chagaev isnt any sort of ATG he does however look far too good for Matt to take the title - So does Matt have any more than a punchers chance?

If Matt can throw caution to the wind from the opening bell and become a bit of a pucnhing octopus, he has a great chance.

Chagaev only stops him on fatigue.

Matts got a great chance, fast pace and walk through walls.

[MightyWarrior]

Odds are really stacked against Matt, and bookies have it about right, but he seems to have the chin to stick around for more than a few rounds, and with heavyweight punches being thrown, you can never tell what's going to happen for certain.
I've seen the Russian put on some impressive punching displays, but usually against the journeymen type. There's a chance he could blast Matt out of there - let's hope it's a good fight anyway, and it'd be great to see Skelton cause a few scares over there.

I'm even looking foward to seeing Trinidad/Jones later that night.

[stujones]

I think had the fight been in Britain then Skelton had a chance. Chagaev is alright, but Sprott was holding his own against him (losing but it looked like he could win) and he's lost around 18/19 out of 24 rounds with Skelton.

Think its going on points, and it could be controvesial.... remember, Chagaev didn't dominate Valuev and isn't a big heavyweight. Skelton could outwork him and I think it could be a case of is it going to be Skelton's quantity or Chagaev's quality.... and I think Chagaev will get the nod.

[hitman_hatton1]

skelton ain't a million miles from john ruiz.

similar styles.

and chagaev outboxed him fairly comfortably.

chagaev is a heavy favourite for me. :(

[el_grande_mauro_mina]

Skelton can win this, he is rugged, fit, comes forward and is durable.

However Chaegev is very polished and with a lot of pedigree though so I expect Chaegev to stop Skelton on his feet in around round 9.

But Skelton will give Chaegev a run for his money, no doubt about it.

[funso banjo baby]

Chagaev will not have come up against an opponent who produces the amount of snot that big Matt does.

He wont be able to take it baby

[Southpaw Stylist]

Where can I see Skelton shadowboxing...?

[StepinFetchit]

Skelton can win this, he is rugged, fit, comes forward and is durable.

However Chaegev is very polished and with a lot of pedigree though so I expect Chaegev to stop Skelton on his feet in around round 9.

But Skelton will give Chaegev a run for his money, no doubt about it.

What kind of prediction is that Fatty, i suppose your gonna come on here next week saying "I told u so"

[el_grande_mauro_mina]

Skelton can win this, he is rugged, fit, comes forward and is durable.

However Chaegev is very polished and with a lot of pedigree though so I expect Chaegev to stop Skelton on his feet in around round 9.

But Skelton will give Chaegev a run for his money, no doubt about it.

What kind of prediction is that Fatty, i suppose your gonna come on here next week saying "I told u so"

I know you are a bit thick simpsons, but the prediction is there for everyone to see... let me cast it in bold for your benefit.

However Chaegev is very polished and with a lot of pedigree though so I expect Chaegev to stop Skelton on his feet in around round 9.

Spent that 50k under the pillow yet you mong!

[StepinFetchit]

Skelton can win this, he is rugged, fit, comes forward and is durable.

However Chaegev is very polished and with a lot of pedigree though so I expect Chaegev to stop Skelton on his feet in around round 9.

But Skelton will give Chaegev a run for his money, no doubt about it.

What kind of prediction is that Fatty, i suppose your gonna come on here next week saying "I told u so"

I know you are a bit thick simpsons, but the prediction is there for everyone to see... let me cast it in bold for your benefit.

However Chaegev is very polished and with a lot of pedigree though so I expect Chaegev to stop Skelton on his feet in around round 9.

Spent that 50k under the pillow yet you mong!

No Fat Man, my money never ends.

Have you emigrated yet to somewhere you can get away with B^MMING BOYS?

[el_grande_mauro_mina]

No Fat Man, my money never ends.

Have you emigrated yet to somewhere you can get away with B^MMING BOYS?

Simpsons... tell yourself whatever keeps you from topping yourself in your sad, deluded, little world!

Your so called wealth, your pseudo-gangster life, the fact that you lost a bad descion to Amir Khan and all the other crap you come out with makes you a joke.

Now, I'm sure the mods here will make sure that you don't turn this place into another casualty of your mental illness.

It is true that I'm out of the country, why? Are you going to come around my house to sort me out like the last time or shall we meet up half way at a service station in Kazakhstan!

[Razor]

Come on Matty it would be somethin special if he was to pull it off, since when are we gonna have the next Heavyweight champ of the world? I dont see it again in my lifetime. Maybe last chance to dance this...

[Bard of Boxrec]

Don't discount chagaev stopping skelton, ruslan isn't amazing but he is worlds better than skelton's level of opp so far.

i hope skelton will throw a lot and just put it on the line rather than plod to a dull loss and a paycheck.

by the way, on the off chance skelton does it, expect disgustingly minimal coverage from the press.

[Rob Magic]

My heart says Skelton but my mind says Chagaev. Chagaev beat Virchis, Sprott, Ruiz & Valuev. He did Krence in 5 Skelton took 7, Sprott took skelton to points Chagaev beat him in 8 and skelton is rough round the edges but i think it will go to points and Chagaev UD12.

[n1ebf]

Yes.

[WildWaylon]

Don't discount chagaev stopping skelton, ruslan isn't amazing but he is worlds better than skelton's level of opp so far.

i hope skelton will throw a lot and just put it on the line rather than plod to a dull loss and a paycheck.

by the way, on the off chance skelton does it, expect disgustingly minimal coverage from the press.

Chagaev is in a league above Williams and Sprott who are the best Skelton has fought so far - Skelton looked good as he went through the field with early KOs against pretty ordinary HW opponents but that all came to an end when he fought Danny Williams and got involved in a close up confrontation - In his second fight with Williams he was quick on his feet and kept his distance, which paid off for him - Not at all sure what his gameplan will be against Chagaev - One thing we do know is, to win the title he must either KO Chagaev or win conclusively on points - Of the two options the KO is his best, and probably his only chance of becomming WBA champion so somehow he just has to land the big one to win - Pretty sure he will give everything he has, at least for the first half of the fight - If by half way he finds himself outclassed and running out of idears he may just fight to survive - I hope I am proved wrong but I have to agree with the Setanta team, this is going to be a win for the champion.

[Captain Hook]

Ruslan is no great shakes to be honest, but he's still miles better than Matt.

A wide points victory IMO.

[Matt W]

No.

But good luck to him

[Tykemania]

Chagaev is in a league above Williams and Sprott who are the best Skelton has fought so far - Skelton looked good as he went through the field with early KOs against pretty ordinary HW opponents but that all came to an end when he fought Danny Williams and got involved in a close up confrontation - In his second fight with Williams he was quick on his feet and kept his distance, which paid off for him - Not at all sure what his gameplan will be against Chagaev - One thing we do know is, to win the title he must either KO Chagaev or win conclusively on points - Of the two options the KO is his best, and probably his only chance of becomming WBA champion so somehow he just has to land the big one to win - Pretty sure he will give everything he has, at least for the first half of the fight - If by half way he finds himself outclassed and running out of idears he may just fight to survive - I hope I am proved wrong but I have to agree with the Setanta team, this is going to be a win for the champion.

Actually, Chagaev versus a fit and firing Danny Williams fixes to be a far better contest than this one - Chagaev has the boxing skills and ring smarts to beat either, but whereas Danny would have the concussive power to score knock downs and perhaps even a knock out, Skelton will only hit hard enough to push the big Uzbek back (at least, in my opinion).

In Matt's favour, he isn't likely to be stopped either, as Chagaev is small for a modern heavyweight and fights tactically. That does give him the opportunity to "give it as go" but I don't think he gets beyond a whispered "just maybe". For me, Chagaev on points, possibly by as much as nine rounds.

[The Blade]

Rawlings says no, Woodall says no, and Buncey agrees - So thats it the experts have unanimously decided Big Matt wont become the WBA world champ next Saturday - Even the bookies have him 5 to 1 against - One person who thinks he can win is Big Matt himself, which is no real surprise - Big Matt is a charger and the arguement is others have tried this tactic against Chagaev in the past and failed, so therefore Skelton will - If Matt cant charge him, rough him up, and bully him then he has to beat him on points - The further arguement is Matt doesnt have the boxing skills to do that - Two things in Skeltons favour are his superb fitness and his determination to win, but are these enough - Quite obviously Skeltons biggest career challenge and although Chagaev isnt any sort of ATG he does however look far too good for Matt to take the title - So does Matt have any more than a punchers chance?

If you watch it back Rawlings (sic) actually said that Skelton was a good bet to win at 5 to one.

[WildWaylon]

Rawlings says no, Woodall says no, and Buncey agrees - So thats it the experts have unanimously decided Big Matt wont become the WBA world champ next Saturday - Even the bookies have him 5 to 1 against - One person who thinks he can win is Big Matt himself, which is no real surprise - Big Matt is a charger and the arguement is others have tried this tactic against Chagaev in the past and failed, so therefore Skelton will - If Matt cant charge him, rough him up, and bully him then he has to beat him on points - The further arguement is Matt doesnt have the boxing skills to do that - Two things in Skeltons favour are his superb fitness and his determination to win, but are these enough - Quite obviously Skeltons biggest career challenge and although Chagaev isnt any sort of ATG he does however look far too good for Matt to take the title - So does Matt have any more than a punchers chance?

If you watch it back Rawlings (sic) actually said that Skelton was a good bet to win at 5 to one.

If you were to put your money on Skelton and he won, it would be a good bet, no arguement with that.

[chesh]

Rawlings says no, Woodall says no, and Buncey agrees - So thats it the experts have unanimously decided Big Matt wont become the WBA world champ next Saturday - Even the bookies have him 5 to 1 against - One person who thinks he can win is Big Matt himself, which is no real surprise - Big Matt is a charger and the arguement is others have tried this tactic against Chagaev in the past and failed, so therefore Skelton will - If Matt cant charge him, rough him up, and bully him then he has to beat him on points - The further arguement is Matt doesnt have the boxing skills to do that - Two things in Skeltons favour are his superb fitness and his determination to win, but are these enough - Quite obviously Skeltons biggest career challenge and although Chagaev isnt any sort of ATG he does however look far too good for Matt to take the title - So does Matt have any more than a punchers chance?

If you watch it back Rawlings (sic) actually said that Skelton was a good bet to win at 5 to one.

Yes, John Rawling did say that. He also mentioned Chagaev's close fight with Ruiz, saying he wasn't the second coming of Ali. Skelton's clearly the underdog, but the result of this isn't a foregone conclusion. At those odds, I might have a little flutter on Matt and I'll certainly be cheering him on.

[The Blade]

Rawlings says no, Woodall says no, and Buncey agrees - So thats it the experts have unanimously decided Big Matt wont become the WBA world champ next Saturday - Even the bookies have him 5 to 1 against - One person who thinks he can win is Big Matt himself, which is no real surprise - Big Matt is a charger and the arguement is others have tried this tactic against Chagaev in the past and failed, so therefore Skelton will - If Matt cant charge him, rough him up, and bully him then he has to beat him on points - The further arguement is Matt doesnt have the boxing skills to do that - Two things in Skeltons favour are his superb fitness and his determination to win, but are these enough - Quite obviously Skeltons biggest career challenge and although Chagaev isnt any sort of ATG he does however look far too good for Matt to take the title - So does Matt have any more than a punchers chance?

If you watch it back Rawlings (sic) actually said that Skelton was a good bet to win at 5 to one.

Yes, John Rawling did say that. He also mentioned Chagaev's close fight with Ruiz, saying he wasn't the second coming of Ali. Skelton's clearly the underdog, but the result of this isn't a foregone conclusion. At those odds, I might have a little flutter on Matt and I'll certainly be cheering him on.

Me too. Big Matt seems a nice lad, and it would be great if he pulled it off.