Derek Chisora vs Albert Sosnowski next?

[Bricks]

Meehan would be a good shout but his KO1 loss to Danny makes it hard for Del Boy to improve on. Its a spanner in the promotion of that fight.

Hell its a ranking! and Meehan did a lot of things after that Williams loss. It wouldnt be any impediment to the promotion of the fight.

[Autobarn]

in terms of how they'd match up, it'd be a brilliant fight.

but sosnowski would need something like a european title to get chisora, i reckon.

EBU title's in germany right now. dimitrenko. if/when he gets a world title elim, he'll drop that EBU title. sosnowski shold be near the top or the rankings, should grab it, and when audley and chisora have lost their world title fights (assuming chisora fights wlad, etc), then sosnowski will be in a good position to get cracking fights and british TV dates.

[reggaereggae]

I think Sosnowski would win. I didn't think he looked that great against Sexton, despite what others thought

[Autobarn]

i think many were over the moon to see a relatively fit heavyweight win an entertaining, competitive match (re chisora).

[29sek]

Don't see why he can't be moved onto the next level now and challenge for the European Crown, Dimitrenko won it recently I think and Frank has proved he can get the Germans over. Dimitrenko would be a cracking test for Chisora and would open some doors if he could do a number on the big man.

I agree with this. Dimentrenko would be a good test (one I think he'd get through) Sosnowski vs Chisora would be a great fight but there's no belt to fight for, Chisora's got two belts he can defend already, him having a non-title fight wouldn't make sence. Sosnowski should fight the winner of Chisora vs Dimentrenko in my opinion it would be two great fights.

[oliverfennell]

I mentioned it earlier in this thread Meehan is 40

Yes, and Ruiz was 38 when he fought Haye. Point being he had proved his durability and world standing.

And anyway, while Meehan's age is not exactly a marketing point, as with any boxer I prefer to look at the form guide than the bare stats. In that regard, Meehan recently went 12 with Chagaev, which is decent form, and on top of that he's WBA-ranked, so the rewards for beating him* would be obvious.

*(Moot point if Chisora fights Wlad)

I would be very shocked if they bring a 40 year old fiji heavyweight overhere who hasn't beaten anybody of note, as for a 38 year old Ruiz when he fought Haye - it was a total mis-match. Put that together with the fact that John Ruiz was one of the worst heavyweight champ of recent times I'm not sure why you bought it up.

The point was that Ruiz, while flattered by his mandatory position at that stage, had proved his durability.

As for Meehan...

1) Again, I say his age is unimportant. Form is the better gauge. No, he's not a world-beater, but he recently went 12 with Chagaev. If Chisora improved on that, it would speak for itself.

2) Meehan is ranked by the WBA. The reward for a win over him would speak for itself. And since you talk about marketing, there you have it: "World top 10 ranked". Whether you agree with the ranking or not, that's something the promoters can use.

3) Agreed, he doesn't have any particularly outstanding wins, but the Williamson knockout was decent at its level and makes for very good TV (it's on YouTube if you haven't seen it).

4) He gave Lamon Brewster a very good fight, which many thought he won (again, from a marketing perspective, he's a "former world title challenger").

5) He is fit, aggressive and a vulnerable puncher - again, good TV.

6) What's him being Fijian got to do with anything? And besides, that's his birthplace - he's an Australian citizen.

Anyway, I'm not saying all this because it would be the best match in the world, but it would certainly be a very decent Commonwealth defence for a 14-0 Chisora.

Who would you have him defend against that would be better?