N'Dou Out Of Cook Fight and Retired!!!

Neri · Post by **Neri** » 21 Oct 2004, 10:13

This has shocked me, i was looking forward to this fight. But at least he has chosen the right thing to do when all is not well medically unlike Joe Mesi protests

REAL_DEAL · Post by **REAL_DEAL** » 21 Oct 2004, 14:06

the likely replacment is aldo rios

Zhuge · Post by **Zhuge** » 21 Oct 2004, 15:55

REAL_DEAL wrote:the likely replacment is aldo rios

That's not a terrible replacement on short notice.

Dynamite Dean Phillips · Post by **Dynamite Dean Phillips** » 21 Oct 2004, 15:59

Why get someone from as far as that when a likely candidate is right here in Wales....I'd be up for it.

Zhuge · Post by **Zhuge** » 21 Oct 2004, 16:01

Dynamite Dean Phillips wrote:Why get someone from as far as that when a likely candidate is right here in Wales....I'd be up for it.

Go for the IBO belt instead of the Commonwealth title?

Dynamite Dean Phillips · Post by **Dynamite Dean Phillips** » 21 Oct 2004, 16:04

Zhuge wrote:
Dynamite Dean Phillips wrote:Why get someone from as far as that when a likely candidate is right here in Wales....I'd be up for it.
Go for the IBO belt instead of the Commonwealth title?

Indeed. I'd have pushed for the IBO after the Commonwealth anyway.

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 21 Oct 2004, 16:25

Dynamite Dean Phillips wrote:Why get someone from as far as that when a likely candidate is right here in Wales....

Gavin Rees? Only Joking Deano.

I would stick to Bennett for the Commonwealth belt personally, I think it is more prestigious.

I was wandering (in all seriousness) why David Burke wasn't considered.

Zhuge · Post by **Zhuge** » 22 Oct 2004, 08:50

Dynamite Dean Phillips wrote:
Zhuge wrote:
Dynamite Dean Phillips wrote:Why get someone from as far as that when a likely candidate is right here in Wales....I'd be up for it.
Go for the IBO belt instead of the Commonwealth title?

Indeed. I'd have pushed for the IBO after the Commonwealth anyway.

Any thoughts of going after Zoff for the European title?

Dynamite Dean Phillips · Post by **Dynamite Dean Phillips** » 22 Oct 2004, 10:48

Well, winning the Commonwealth title will provide me with a number of options....just a case of deciding which route to take.

Zhuge · Post by **Zhuge** » 22 Oct 2004, 13:51

Dynamite Dean Phillips wrote:Well, winning the Commonwealth title will provide me with a number of options....just a case of deciding which route to take.

True, I just expect EBU may be more useful in terms of world-wide rankings of the big 4 than the IBO belt. At any rate, I guess speculation isn't a good thing at this point with a fight looming.

Dynamite Dean Phillips · Post by **Dynamite Dean Phillips** » 22 Oct 2004, 16:12

Zhuge wrote:
Dynamite Dean Phillips wrote:Well, winning the Commonwealth title will provide me with a number of options....just a case of deciding which route to take.
True, I just expect EBU may be more useful in terms of world-wide rankings of the big 4 than the IBO belt. At any rate, I guess speculation isn't a good thing at this point with a fight looming.

World ranking would depend on who you would beat to win the title, so for example the current IBO champion is ranked in the WBC's top 10, whereas the EBU champ isn't. So in this instance winning the IBO would give you a higher world ranking than EBU.

Zhuge · Post by **Zhuge** » 22 Oct 2004, 16:49

Dynamite Dean Phillips wrote:
Zhuge wrote:
Dynamite Dean Phillips wrote:Well, winning the Commonwealth title will provide me with a number of options....just a case of deciding which route to take.
True, I just expect EBU may be more useful in terms of world-wide rankings of the big 4 than the IBO belt. At any rate, I guess speculation isn't a good thing at this point with a fight looming.

World ranking would depend on who you would beat to win the title, so for example the current IBO champion is ranked in the WBC's top 10, whereas the EBU champ isn't. So in this instance winning the IBO would give you a higher world ranking than EBU.

True, however, Cook is WBC #10

Zoff is WBC #13, WBO #6, IBF #10

Dynamite Dean Phillips · Post by **Dynamite Dean Phillips** » 22 Oct 2004, 16:52

Zhuge wrote:
Dynamite Dean Phillips wrote:
Zhuge wrote: True, I just expect EBU may be more useful in terms of world-wide rankings of the big 4 than the IBO belt. At any rate, I guess speculation isn't a good thing at this point with a fight looming.

World ranking would depend on who you would beat to win the title, so for example the current IBO champion is ranked in the WBC's top 10, whereas the EBU champ isn't. So in this instance winning the IBO would give you a higher world ranking than EBU.
True, however, Cook is WBC #10

Zoff is WBC #13, WBO #6, IBF #10

Yep, you've got a point there.