Dale Robinson.... The weights.

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 27 Sep 2004, 20:47

Dale,

You've long stated that you will probably have a few fights at Bantam and mix and match between the weights. After seeing the demise of Roy Jones I do worry that you maybe doing more harm to your career than good.

I appreciate we are only talking pounds here and at a lower level (no disrepect) than what Jones was fighting at. However, I do fear the weight fluctuations may effect your career in the long run.

There have even been recent examples of this down at your weight, I remember Adi Lewis having another bash at Flyweight after losing to Geurallt (his snap had gone). Also, remember Mickey Cantwell's attempt to fight for the WBO strawweight title - it was a brave effort but it wasn't the same fighter that ran the great Jake Matlala so close a few months previous. Johnny Armour and Wayne Rigby are other fighters who moved up a weight devision to try and capture (and in Rigby's case win) a title, when they moved back down to their "natural" weight they struggled.

Mickey would have made Strawweight easily and Adi would have been effective at flyweight had they had not started to flucate their weight in search of more recognition and good pay days. I hope you have considered this before you decide to yo-yo between flyweight and bantam.

If I were you I would stick to the one.

richter-scale · Post by **richter-scale** » 28 Sep 2004, 16:42

Good comment, i would love to stay and dominate the flyweights, however i'm no longer strong nor capable of making fly. specially doing 12 rounds at 8st which iv been making since beating (and stopping) a young martin power in the junior aba's of 1997!!! so... i'm now a bantam! thanks for the thoughts pal

hopfully ill grow into a strong bantam in a few years

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 29 Sep 2004, 16:50

richter-scale wrote:Good comment, i would love to stay and dominate the flyweights, however i'm no longer strong nor capable of making fly. specially doing 12 rounds at 8st which iv been making since beating (and stopping) a young martin power in the junior aba's of 1997!!! so... i'm now a bantam! thanks for the thoughts pal hopfully ill grow into a strong bantam in a few years

No problem Dale, if you can't make fly than just stick to the Bantam. I'll keep you as a flyweight in the rankings untill your next fight (which I assume is at Bantam or higher).

My worry was that you'd fight the likes of Armour, Power etc and then move back down for a revenge fight with Booth.

richter-scale · Post by **richter-scale** » 29 Sep 2004, 17:18

stujones wrote:
richter-scale wrote:Good comment, i would love to stay and dominate the flyweights, however i'm no longer strong nor capable of making fly. specially doing 12 rounds at 8st which iv been making since beating (and stopping) a young martin power in the junior aba's of 1997!!! so... i'm now a bantam! thanks for the thoughts pal hopfully ill grow into a strong bantam in a few years
No problem Dale, if you can't make fly than just stick to the Bantam. I'll keep you as a flyweight in the rankings untill your next fight (which I assume is at Bantam or higher).

My worry was that you'd fight the likes of Armour, Power etc and then move back down for a revenge fight with Booth.

Possible, but only at super fly. i know i can beat him