The Contender 5 - HEAVYWEIGHTS 2009

choose Aust. Heavyweight for The Contender 5

Poll ended at 14 Jan 2009, 16:58

Kali Meehan
4
19%
John Hopoate (Aust champ)
1
5%
Alex Leapai
5
24%
Nathan Briggs
5
24%
Solomon Haumono
3
14%
Pieter Cronje
0
No votes
Colin Wilson
0
No votes
Bob Mirovic
0
No votes
Mark Demori
3
14%
Kim Heta
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 21

jonjon13
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Re: The Contender 5 - HEAVYWEIGHTS 2009

Post by jonjon13 »

Isabella,
You obviously missed the Briggs vs Wilson fight, I think a fit and focused Briggs now being trained by his brother Paul is a completely different animal :shame:
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Re: The Contender 5 - HEAVYWEIGHTS 2009

Post by Anenigma »

Briggs easily outboxed Leapai in the first 3 rounds before he ran out of steam, however I think he should rematch him and show some improvement in being able to take shots if he is to go anywhere.
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Post by Brute »

Uppercut1 wrote:What ever Happened to Brad Pitt? Not the actor, the heavyweight who won a Gold Medal in the Olympics for Australia.

Antone know?
His gold medal was in the Commonwealth Games. I think he may want to stay amateur.
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Re: The Contender 5 - HEAVYWEIGHTS 2009

Post by toppity »

Brute wrote:
Uppercut1 wrote:What ever Happened to Brad Pitt? Not the actor, the heavyweight who won a Gold Medal in the Olympics for Australia.

Antone know?
His gold medal was in the Commonwealth Games. I think he may want to stay amateur.
do you mean he should stay amateur because he's not up to it, or that he wants to stay amateur?
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Re: The Contender 5 - HEAVYWEIGHTS 2009

Post by Brute »

He has fought in the Commonwealth and Olympic games and has not made a move to turn pro.

Tony Madigan was probably the best amateur light-heavyweight this country produced. He was an Empire Games Gold Medalist, an Olympic Bronze medalist and Diamond Belt (Amateur World Champion) holder. He also beat Cassius Clay in the USA Golden Gloves. He never turned professional, he made a career in business instead.
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