Struth you guys are funny sometimes. Not one person on this thread hopes that Jamies gets beaten...not one. But it is a long shot at best. If someone has an opinion that he will lose, it does not mean he doesn't hope he will win. It's just putting emotion aside and predciting an outcome.
It sounded like a very rough defeat though. From what ive seen of Pittman before i never would have said he looked like a pub fighter before, but thats what they are calling him on the main forum.
Still i hope this kid can get up and have another go. At the very least he showed a shi load of guts.
Case of a good local boy being over matched too early in his career when there was some good local guys, eg. Geale, Dawson etc whom he could have cut the mustard with and built on from there.
It's a big big step from Davistown RSL to a world title shot overseas.
p4p1 wrote:thats why sturm picked him pittman was probably over awed by the whole thing aswell which wouldnt of helped along with sturm being a superior fighter
I totally agree, He shouldnt have even been picked to fight Sturm. Pittman needed another 5-6 fights here against our better fighters before stepping up in class and fighting for a title.
Hopefully now he will come home and take on our own decent fighters around Middle weight as there is some good competition here.
p4p1 wrote:thats why sturm picked him pittman was probably over awed by the whole thing aswell which wouldnt of helped along with sturm being a superior fighter
I totally agree, He shouldnt have even been picked to fight Sturm. Pittman needed another 5-6 fights here against our better fighters before stepping up in class and fighting for a title.
Hopefully now he will come home and take on our own decent fighters around Middle weight as there is some good competition here.
thats right around that weight we have some exellent fighters here
p4p1 wrote:thats why sturm picked him pittman was probably over awed by the whole thing aswell which wouldnt of helped along with sturm being a superior fighter
I totally agree, He shouldnt have even been picked to fight Sturm. Pittman needed another 5-6 fights here against our better fighters before stepping up in class and fighting for a title.
Hopefully now he will come home and take on our own decent fighters around Middle weight as there is some good competition here.
thats right around that weight we have some exellent fighters here
I think that sums it up. No one wanted to see him lose. It is recoverable, and with some good quality local fights, he can have another crack. Having this fight shows him that he has the guts to compete, but also the condition and speed he needs to become world class. The next 4 fights are crucial. Confidence builder followed by quality opponents.
There are some good matchups to be made around Middle-supermiddle weight, Soliman, Geale, Dawson, Taylor, Bika, Pittman, Briggs, Hamden im sure there are a couple more. Theres no need for our boys to go overseas before being tested as all of these guys are at least competitive on the world scene