moran vs march whos gonna win
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leeharding
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moran vs march whos gonna win
think this is gonna be a cracking fight.
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leeharding
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Re: moran vs marsh whos gonna win
leeharding wrote:think this is gonna be a cracking fight.
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neil hibbert
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Re: moran vs march whos gonna win
moran mite be too awkward
Re: moran vs march whos gonna win
West Hammer Matthew Marsh defends his British super-bantamweight title against Liverpool's unbeaten Mark Moran in Stoke-on-Trent on April 17.
Marsh, a real dynamo of a fighter and real home boy, won the title by outlasting Sheffield veteran Esham Pickering in something of an upset last June at York Hall (on points) and also put in a strong finish to edge out long-time rival Rocky Dean on a majority 12-round decision in November, again at York Hall - his third exciting points win over the Thetford man.
You know, Marsh has never fought outside the capital as a pro and finds himself well north of Watford against Moran, the mandatory challenger who sells a lot of tickets (they both do) and has been brought along slowly but surely since turning pro in 2003 in the wake of a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester (where he licked Martin Lindsay). Southpaw Moran earned his chance when he stopped Leeds man Danny Wallace, half-brother of Carl Johanneson, in nine hard rounds last May in Manchester to claim the English super-bantamweight title. Last time out in November in Wigan he outscored tough Syrian Youssef Al Hamidi in a six-rounder. He looks ready to make his move at nearly 27.
Neither man is a huge puncher, so we can expect a tough distance battle. Moran looks the cleverer of the two, with a nice range of shots, and will seek to outbox the aggressive Londoner but Marsh has that great engine will almost certainly target Moran's body after the Scouser was hurt in the Wallace fight by body shots.
It will be close and the exchanges, excellent at times, frenetic at others, should have the fans on the edge of their seats. Ultimately, I have a feeling that Marsh is going to prove tough to topple.
Marsh, a real dynamo of a fighter and real home boy, won the title by outlasting Sheffield veteran Esham Pickering in something of an upset last June at York Hall (on points) and also put in a strong finish to edge out long-time rival Rocky Dean on a majority 12-round decision in November, again at York Hall - his third exciting points win over the Thetford man.
You know, Marsh has never fought outside the capital as a pro and finds himself well north of Watford against Moran, the mandatory challenger who sells a lot of tickets (they both do) and has been brought along slowly but surely since turning pro in 2003 in the wake of a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester (where he licked Martin Lindsay). Southpaw Moran earned his chance when he stopped Leeds man Danny Wallace, half-brother of Carl Johanneson, in nine hard rounds last May in Manchester to claim the English super-bantamweight title. Last time out in November in Wigan he outscored tough Syrian Youssef Al Hamidi in a six-rounder. He looks ready to make his move at nearly 27.
Neither man is a huge puncher, so we can expect a tough distance battle. Moran looks the cleverer of the two, with a nice range of shots, and will seek to outbox the aggressive Londoner but Marsh has that great engine will almost certainly target Moran's body after the Scouser was hurt in the Wallace fight by body shots.
It will be close and the exchanges, excellent at times, frenetic at others, should have the fans on the edge of their seats. Ultimately, I have a feeling that Marsh is going to prove tough to topple.