Abelyan out

Kilburn · Post by **Kilburn** » 25 Feb 2004, 07:08

He's injured. Is there time to find a decent replacement for Harrison?

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 25 Feb 2004, 07:12

Bloody hell, not again! How many times has this happened recently?

Kilburn · Post by **Kilburn** » 25 Feb 2004, 07:15

This one I can handle. Only if Diego or Casamayor pull out will my weekend be in tatters.

Goz · Post by **Goz** » 25 Feb 2004, 07:47

That's a bitch isn't it. I suppose with 10 days notice I would expect them to find a replacement but not one too tough.

Someone like Victor Polo...

Kevin Kelly would shift a few tickets for an easy nights work....

adamiw · Post by **adamiw** » 25 Feb 2004, 07:56

Someone like Bobby Boy Velardez wouldn't surprise me.

Kilburn · Post by **Kilburn** » 25 Feb 2004, 07:57

God please not Kevin Kelley...

adamiw · Post by **adamiw** » 25 Feb 2004, 07:59

Kilburn wrote:God please not Kevin Kelley...

pretty sure he's retired. If not he would find it impossible to make featherweight at such short notice.

REAL_DEAL · Post by **REAL_DEAL** » 25 Feb 2004, 08:01

doubt they will find anyone

TerribleTerry · Post by **TerribleTerry** » 25 Feb 2004, 08:03

adamiw wrote:Someone like Bobby Boy Velardez wouldn't surprise me.

Morales handled him with such consumate ease, I really hope we are not offered this.

Perhaps a Super Bantam coming up in weight? at least they would be able to get to 9st without as much difficulty as fully fledged feathers?

Goz · Post by **Goz** » 25 Feb 2004, 08:19

adamiw wrote:
Kilburn wrote:God please not Kevin Kelley...
pretty sure he's retired. If not he would find it impossible to make featherweight at such short notice.

Yeah that's pretty much what I was thinking, in reality.

I was just thinking from a promoters perspective, Kelly is familiar with UK fans, sells a great fight, and would pose no threat to Harrison at all.

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 25 Feb 2004, 08:30

How about Nicky Cook? or what about Roy Rutherford - not world class, but okay under the circumstances.

TerribleTerry · Post by **TerribleTerry** » 25 Feb 2004, 08:33

stujones wrote:How about Nicky Cook? or what about Roy Rutherford - not world class, but okay under the circumstances.

I would love to see Roy get a shot.
Genuine nice guy and would come to fight.

dondada · Post by **dondada** » 25 Feb 2004, 09:40

Vuyani Bungu? Had a fight early Feb and won the IBO featherweight bauble. Keeps himself in shape and has a good pedigree. Although Naz took him out early, he is the only one to have done so. Bungu would probably take the fight and is a (reasonably) credible opponent who wouldn't really be a danger to Harrison and would save the promotion from falling through.

Would be recriminations perhaps, if a big and motivated Harrison badly knocked him out but those are the risks you take at short notice. Might be too soon since his last fight though (and a 12-rounder at that).

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 25 Feb 2004, 10:05

Good call, not too dissimilar style to Abelyan who like Bungu is a rugged toughnut, the last thing Harrison wants is to get put in with some slick bastard after training for Abelyan.

Goz · Post by **Goz** » 25 Feb 2004, 10:14

jamesmcdonnell wrote:Good call, not too dissimilar style to Abelyan who like Bungu is a rugged toughnut, the last thing Harrison wants is to get put in with some slick bastard after training for Abelyan.

I agree, the emphasis will definitely be on 'not slick' after the Medina episode.

I wonder if Mcoy will bring back an opponent from Mars?

adamiw · Post by **adamiw** » 25 Feb 2004, 11:01

TerribleTerry wrote:
adamiw wrote:Someone like Bobby Boy Velardez wouldn't surprise me.
Morales handled him with such consumate ease, I really hope we are not offered this.

Perhaps a Super Bantam coming up in weight? at least they would be able to get to 9st without as much difficulty as fully fledged feathers?

at such short notice, it would be hard to do much better than Velardez. Considering the circumstances he's acceptable.

The promoter, Gary Shaw, what other(if any) featherweights does he handle?

Freiheit · Post by **Freiheit** » 25 Feb 2004, 11:03

A long shot might be dane Spend Abazi (WBO #4). Abazi was to defend his WBA intl feather title on march 13th against German Guartos from Spain but Guartos pulled out of the fight.

adamiw · Post by **adamiw** » 25 Feb 2004, 11:23

Freiheit wrote:A long shot might be dane Spend Abazi (WBO #4). Abazi was to defend his WBA intl feather title on march 13th against German Guartos from Spain but Guartos pulled out of the fight.

good shout.

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 25 Feb 2004, 12:42

:( :( :( :(

Oh PLEEEEEEAAAAAASSSSSEEEEEE I hope they find a resonable replacement, I had my Boxing weekend all planded out.

I am so pissed off now!!!!

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 25 Feb 2004, 13:06

Kilburn wrote:God please not Kevin Kelley...

Yeah I'll second that.
I'm sure they'll find some WBO stiff to fill in, but Kelly would be a stiff too far.

Michael Gomez would put on a great show I'm sure, and the Scotish fans would love to see that after the Arthur fight.
Ok he's a Jr light - but so is Harrison come fight night. He'd only have to boil down to feather for a few hours to make weight...

Unlikely I know, but I'm sure he'd put on a more exciting fight than the replacement we're likely to end up with.

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 25 Feb 2004, 13:07

Look at the latest WBO rankings. It will be somone in the lower half of the top 15.

The Dancing Destroyer · Post by **The Dancing Destroyer** » 25 Feb 2004, 14:04

I have just got off the blower & heard it could be Lehlohonolo Ledwaba Harrison fights on March 6

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 25 Feb 2004, 14:05

The Dancing Destroyer wrote:I have just got off the blower & heard it could be Lehlohonolo Ledwaba Harrison fights on March 6

Very acceptable, he was hyped as something big untill Pacquiao beat him - but there is no shame losing to the pac man.

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 25 Feb 2004, 15:32

The Dancing Destroyer wrote:I have just got off the blower & heard it could be Lehlohonolo Ledwaba Harrison fights on March 6

Sounds good to me, lets hope the fight is back on.

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 26 Feb 2004, 09:53

Check out the nobodies Bunce says are favourites to replace Abelyan.
http://sport.independent.co.uk/general/ ... ory=495086