Does Julius Francis have a chance with Skelton?

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 23 Jan 2004, 07:49

Francis KO 4

Kilburn · Post by **Kilburn** » 23 Jan 2004, 07:51

MightyWarrior wrote:Francis KO 4

Give over MW.

I don't think Skelton will go much beyond domestic but there's no bloody way he'll fall to old Julius in 4 rounds. No way.

beduff · Post by **beduff** » 23 Jan 2004, 07:52

skelton inside 3.francis is way way past his sell buy date.watched him against hoffman he was very poor,he was rooted to the ground,i think if he fights like that against skelton he will get knocked out.

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 23 Jan 2004, 07:57

Just got a feeling he might be another Pele Reid - big punch, no chin.
I mean that's a very common dilema isn't it?
Is Skelton really that rarity, a big puncher with an excellent chin?
If he's not, the cagey old pro could well find him out. More so the way he leaves his guard down too.
I really hope he is the real deal BTW, as it's always good to have a big punching tough heavyweight on the UK scene.

beduff · Post by **beduff** » 23 Jan 2004, 08:00

i dont think skelton is a world contender,but i would of thought he has a very good chance of british/european titles.

Kilburn · Post by **Kilburn** » 23 Jan 2004, 10:42

MightyWarrior wrote:Just got a feeling he might be another Pele Reid - big punch, no chin.
I mean that's a very common dilema isn't it?
Is Skelton really that rarity, a big puncher with an excellent chin?
If he's not, the cagey old pro could well find him out. More so the way he leaves his guard down too.
I really hope he is the real deal BTW, as it's always good to have a big punching tough heavyweight on the UK scene.

But does Skelton have to have an excellent chin to avoid getting sparked by Julius Francis? Even if it's average that's still a lot better than poor old Pele's. Plus Francis had a much better attack 5 years ago than he does now.

Surely the only way Julius could upset Skelton is by outlasting him, and that is still a pretty big ask in itself.

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 23 Jan 2004, 12:36

Kilburn wrote: But does Skelton have to have an excellent chin to avoid getting sparked by Julius Francis?

Yes that's true. Still, ol' man Francis seems to take it very personaly when challenged by fighters from the UK, so hopefully we'll be in for a better fight than some are predicting.

Kilburn · Post by **Kilburn** » 23 Jan 2004, 12:41

You're right, confidence wise Julius seems a different fighter when he's in there with a guy from these shores.

When you consider he's been in there with Tyson, Ruiz, Klitschko, Mavrovic, Shultz etc it's not hard to see why.