Harrison's next opponent tombola...step right up.

DavidPayne · Post by **DavidPayne** » 29 Jul 2004, 12:31

Ok, so Harrison wants Barrera in the New Year. He's fighting in September against a yet unnamed opponent.

Who will it be, not who SHOULD it be. Come on who is Maloney going to ACTUALLY line up.....

Possible candidates:

Vuyani Bungu 37 year old former Hamed foe - holds the IBO title.
Victor Polo 34 year old veteran?
or other veteran Ledwaba?

Just some ideas...anyone got an inside track?

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 29 Jul 2004, 12:39

1. Marco A. Barrera (Sup Champ)
2. Victor Polo
3. Rocky Juarez
4. Spend Abazi
5. Humberto Soto
6. Samuel Kebede
7. Nicky Cook
8. Orlando Salido
9. Priest Smalls
10. William Abelyan

Priest Smalls has a certain ring to it.....Cook maybe? No shortage of obscure fighters for Frank to choose from.

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 29 Jul 2004, 12:47

Yeah, there's no way it will be Polo. He's way too dangerous. Harrison defeated his mandatory last time out so this next defence will be against a real body bag.

DavidPayne · Post by **DavidPayne** » 30 Jul 2004, 03:15

I'm reading Abazi is in the box seat.

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 30 Jul 2004, 05:18

Who the hell is abazi, never heard anything of him before. Harrison deserves an easy defence I think.

DavidPayne · Post by **DavidPayne** » 30 Jul 2004, 05:26

Spend Abazi - based in Scandanavia 26-1? Something like that.

glittermonkey · Post by **glittermonkey** » 30 Jul 2004, 07:16

Does anyone know anything about Abazi? I'm looking at you Freiheit!!!

Looking at the record, there seems to be very few instantly recognisable names, and no amazingly striking performances. He's also flirted with Bantam several times, so going out on a limb, i'd imagine Harrison to have a reasonable size advantage come fight night.

I wouldn't be overly shocked if he was the easy defence lined up.

Lugh · Post by **Lugh** » 30 Jul 2004, 10:35

Priest Smalls has a certain ring to it

Sounds more like a item of clerical clothing than a fighter.

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 30 Jul 2004, 11:48

Lugh wrote:Priest Smalls has a certain ring to it

Sounds more like a item of clerical clothing than a fighter.

Yeah but with a name like that, he better be able to fight!

Freiheit · Post by **Freiheit** » 30 Jul 2004, 11:56

Abazi outboxed Ledwaba in his last fight. Abazi is a come forward fight with ok power. Team Palle are lining up a fight vs Chris John, in Jakata, for Abazi.

My guess is that it will be Samuel Kebede. Kebede is undefeated and his manager/promotor MS&E (Steffen Tangstad) just got closed down by the mother company (Viasat) so Kebede is a free agent. Kebede was one of the fighters considered as a replacement for Abelyan but it had only been a couple of week before that, that Kebede boxed 8 rounds on the Calzaghe vs Armenien guy undercard so Kebedes team turned the fight down. I also think, on paper, that Kebede will be an easier, but different, fight than Abazi.

glittermonkey · Post by **glittermonkey** » 30 Jul 2004, 12:09

Freiheit wrote:Abazi outboxed Ledwaba in his last fight. Abazi is a come forward fight with ok power. Team Palle are lining up a fight vs Chris John, in Jakata, for Abazi.

My guess is that it will be Samuel Kebede. Kebede is undefeated and his manager/promotor MS&E (Steffen Tangstad) just got closed down by the mother company (Viasat) so Kebede is a free agent. Kebede was one of the fighters considered as a replacement for Abelyan but it had only been a couple of week before that, that Kebede boxed 8 rounds on the Calzaghe vs Armenien guy undercard so Kebedes team turned the fight down. I also think, on paper, that Kebede will be an easier, but different, fight than Abazi.

Cheers for the info mate.