how boring is ryan rhodes

[leeharding]

after watching ryan rhodes last night i have 2 say i think he should hang up his gloves imo he isnt as good as he thinks and when he goes for the ibf i hope he gets ko'd

[Coco]

Whether he is as good as he thinks or not he is in line for a major payday, it is ridiculous to suggest he should retire now

[whicker]

I am disappointed that Rhodes' fight with Small didn't happen, and his performance was mundane against that opponent last night.

Looking back at his recent fights- he was better than Vuma, so picked up that title (but then Vuma looked pretty average) Outclassed Jamie Coyne (but couldn't stop him- and again, was Coyne really British level?)

Good luck to him if he does get a world title crack, you can't begrudge a fighter a payday, as coco says. But nothing in his last three fights suggested him being close to genuine world class. Now, had he comfortably knocked out the mouthy but talented Small....

[SOUTHPAW]

after watching ryan rhodes last night i have 2 say i think he should hang up his gloves imo he isnt as good as he thinks and when he goes for the ibf i hope he gets ko'd

And this coming from Gary Davis lover

[hitman_hatton1]

rhodes lost to gary lockett only a couple of yrs ago.

puts the world title talk into a bit of perspective.

and one of the reasons he should be proving it against the lkes of small.

nevermind.

[whicker]

rhodes lost to gary lockett only a couple of yrs ago.

Since then he knocked out three inexperienced opponents , and had that very fine win over Woolcombe, but since then three competent, but by no means spectacular, victories. He showed last night that he can stop people , for sure, but I just think he needs one more proper, well matched fight before stepping up.

[alexpaterson]

He could of stopped that boy any time he wanted it I think he just wanted round time

[metropol]

He could of stopped that boy any time he wanted it I think he just wanted round time

Maybe as the expression goes you dont get paid overtime. I felt after the round where rhodes had him down with the body shot he should have finished him in the next rd

[Asterix]

I find him boring to watch but I wouldn't begrudge him a title shot. I don't think he'll be around for much longer (at the current level he is considered to be at).

[whicker]

Be interesting to see where he goes, really. Sergiy Dzinziruk is WBO champ, Jamie Moore European champion, Vernon Forrest WBC champ, Cory Spinks for the IBF title perhaps?

Daniel Santos is a possibility- WBA "ordinary" champion.

Unless he makes some nominal defences of that International belt, instead.

[leeharding]

after watching ryan rhodes last night i have 2 say i think he should hang up his gloves imo he isnt as good as he thinks and when he goes for the ibf i hope he gets ko'd

And this coming from Gary Davis lover

and that meaning what u idiot and im his brother not lover ok

[leeharding]

there was talks last night of a jamie moore fight i dunno if anyone would agree but i would say jamie moore would end his career

[SticknMove]

I too was was bored by his performance last night.

But as he and others have said he is positioning himself to achieve a nice payday and fulfilling an ambition. Not going to knock him for that.

But I don't care for it all honesty. Last night was a filler - I would have more respect if the Small fight had have taken place and if he was a bit more genuine about his ambitions. If he had confidence in beating Small then the fight would have remade - there should be little pretense about slip ups - title tilts should be earned.

Shoddy in the least.

[DG.]

Small was right about Ryan all along.


In my opinion, he bottled it.