Carbo wrote:If one has a fighter who's just had a punishing distance fight against the toughest opponent he's faced thus far, and is getting back into the ring only a couple of weeks later, with the hope of building support in Ireland and parlaying some of his Romany heritage there, then I think we can all agree this is a very good opponent.
Tyson can stay busy, get exposure to a new market, and gets a more forgiving opponent against whom to try out some of the things he learned in the McDermott fight.
Exactly, it's a very smart move. I'm amazed he's fighting so soon after a hard 10 rounder like that, but if he is, it's going to be a safe workout type opponent, anything else would be crazy.
It's obvious the idea is to put him out there in front of a huge Irish audience, who may never have heard of him, let alone seen him - heavyweights sell, and a eye catching win and entertaining interview is all going to help his career.
The main event is terrific, so you can get away with a marking time fight like this on the undercard.