Good news - Robbie Bryant has two fights scheduled. Bad news - he still isn't fighting out of WA.
He fights on the 21st of August against an opponent who is yet to be announced, though I'd be surprised if it is anyone of much merit. More interesting is his scheduled fight for the 9th of October against Jeremy Allan for the WA Middleweight Title. Allan (6-6-1, ranked #181 at Middleweight) is coming of an impressive win over the previously undefeated Zac Awad at Super Middleweight. Bryant (9-1-1, ranked #191 at Light Middleweight) comes off a first round KO of Dion McNabney.
I've watched both box on TV and live, and I've generally thought that Bryant is a class above Allan. That said, Allan is definitely the bigger man and the fight will be at a weight that suits him more (Allan usually fights at middleweight, Bryant at light middleweight). I'm going to pick a unanimous decision win for Robbie in an action packed fight. This is of course, assuming he gets past his opponent in three weeks.
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Good to see. Do you know if this means he is getting more serious with his boxing career?
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I think in Robbie's case, Its hard to get opponents to come over here.
Should be a great fight with Jeremy Allan.
I heard a rumour that Robbie KOd One of West Australias top Amature fighters and the current 69 KG State Champion Badly in Sparring last week. The young fella had stitches in his mouth and broke his Ankle as he fell to the canvas. Bad luck for the young guy (Luke Sharp) but these things happen in sparring sometimes.
Should be a great fight with Jeremy Allan.
I heard a rumour that Robbie KOd One of West Australias top Amature fighters and the current 69 KG State Champion Badly in Sparring last week. The young fella had stitches in his mouth and broke his Ankle as he fell to the canvas. Bad luck for the young guy (Luke Sharp) but these things happen in sparring sometimes.
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Re: Robbie Bryant
Wow, I know Robbie's had a few wars in sparring - watching him and Dan Dawson spar was always fun as they were pretty evenly matched. I didn't know about this, though, as I no longer go to Boxing for Fitness and am no longer in contact with Robbie. He's a really nice guy though and it is good to see him doing well. I can understand that it would be hard to get opponents over here to fight him - it's a big risk for just about any LMW for very little reward. I still say he needs to venture east.ben k wrote:I think in Robbie's case, Its hard to get opponents to come over here.
Should be a great fight with Jeremy Allan.
I heard a rumour that Robbie KOd One of West Australias top Amature fighters and the current 69 KG State Champion Badly in Sparring last week. The young fella had stitches in his mouth and broke his Ankle as he fell to the canvas. Bad luck for the young guy (Luke Sharp) but these things happen in sparring sometimes.
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Re: Robbie Bryant
Opponent confirmed: Robbie Bryant(9-1-1, 5ko), ranked #191 LMW vs William Hadlow (7-19-5, 2ko), ranked #345 SMW. Scheduled for 6 rounds at Super Middleweight.
Firstly, I am guessing that the fight will be at Middleweight - Hadlow is a super middleweight, but has already fought at middleweight this year, while Bryant is a Light Middleweight going up in weight. Bryant has good power, but I think he will win this one by decision, though a KO wouldn't surprise me. I think this is a good matchup for Robbie, and good preparation for the Jeremy Allan fight, though I hope he will drop back to 154lb after these two fights.
Firstly, I am guessing that the fight will be at Middleweight - Hadlow is a super middleweight, but has already fought at middleweight this year, while Bryant is a Light Middleweight going up in weight. Bryant has good power, but I think he will win this one by decision, though a KO wouldn't surprise me. I think this is a good matchup for Robbie, and good preparation for the Jeremy Allan fight, though I hope he will drop back to 154lb after these two fights.
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Hardcore Hadlow is an honest durable pug who comes to fight anywhere but finishes up getting beaten up a bit too much lately (check out his bugle). Robbie would be best to use this bout for beneficial ring time and not go for the quick KO.
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Bugle? I agree, though, and as Robbie will be the smaller fighter against a durable opponent, I think that's exactly what he will do.Beltane wrote:Hardcore Hadlow is an honest durable pug who comes to fight anywhere but finishes up getting beaten up a bit too much lately (check out his bugle). Robbie would be best to use this bout for beneficial ring time and not go for the quick KO.
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Re: Robbie Bryant
Robbie Bryant beat William Hadlow by TKO in the 5th round and did not drop a round in doing so, improving to 10(6)-1(0)-1. Bryant came in at a career high 159.5lb and Hadlow was 163lb.
I noticed that Ben K was there - unfortunately I was not - how was the fight?
Bryant next faces Jeremy Allan for the vacant WA State Middleweight title on the 9th of October, a fight that I expect him to win. I'll be interested to see if Robbie chooses to stay at Middleweight or go back to Light Middleweight. As an amateur he was always a 69kg fighter, although he occasionally fought 75kg guys due to lack of competition at his own weight. A few years ago he told me that he generally weighs around 73kg in between fights, and I've always held the belief that he is a natural Light Middleweight and that is where he should stay.
I noticed that Ben K was there - unfortunately I was not - how was the fight?
Bryant next faces Jeremy Allan for the vacant WA State Middleweight title on the 9th of October, a fight that I expect him to win. I'll be interested to see if Robbie chooses to stay at Middleweight or go back to Light Middleweight. As an amateur he was always a 69kg fighter, although he occasionally fought 75kg guys due to lack of competition at his own weight. A few years ago he told me that he generally weighs around 73kg in between fights, and I've always held the belief that he is a natural Light Middleweight and that is where he should stay.
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Bryant looked good, He Knocked Hadlow down in the first. Had he stepped up he could have stopped it im sure. But Hadlow is a tough guy and made it out of the round. the next few rounds Robbie controlled mostly although Will had his moments also. In the 5th Brad Vocale gave Will a standing 8 count , and 20 seconds later waved off the fight as Will was going to get hurt as he just had no anwser to Bryant's Power. Its a shame Pradeep Singh pulled out of this fight, He was supposed to be in there with Bryant. And that fight would have been a real Cracker IMO.
It would have been a good warm up for his bout with Jeremy Allan.
Jeremy was sitting ringside as he Officiated some of the Thia fights earlier, so he was watching with interest to see if could find any weaknesses.
It would have been a good warm up for his bout with Jeremy Allan.
Jeremy was sitting ringside as he Officiated some of the Thia fights earlier, so he was watching with interest to see if could find any weaknesses.
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Re: Robbie Bryant
Pradeep Singh... interesting. I like Bryant to win that matchup too, though on points.
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I still think he should rematch The Cyclone!
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I agree, over 10 rounds for the Australian title at LMW, that would be great. Their first fight was a cracker, especially considering it was Bryant's debut and Tongia had only fought twice previously.Marlin wrote:I still think he should rematch The Cyclone!
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Re: Robbie Bryant
Just updating the thread:
Robbie Bryant TKO2 Jeremy Allan and wins the WA state middleweight title. Improves to 11(7)-1(0)-1, BoxRec rating improves to world #101 at Light Middleweight.
Robbie has a fight scheduled for the 30th of September, which he tells me will also be at middleweight. I asked him if he is intending to stay at that weight and he said he is comfortable fighting at either weight depending on where the good fights and title opportunities are. He also mentioned that he is looking for an Australian title fight over east in the near future, which got me thinking about some potential opponents for him:
Johannes Mwetupunga 9(4)-2(0)-0, ranked world #45 at Middleweight and holds the Aus Middleweight title.
Ryan Waters 20(12)-3(2)-0, ranked world #69 at Light Middleweight
Frank LoPorto 13(5)-4(0)-0, ranked world #82 at Light Middleweight
Tyrone Tongia 15(7)-2(0)-0, ranked word #92 at Light Middleweight and hold the Aus Light Middleweight title.
Tui Leveni 11(7)-2(0)-1, ranked world #137 at Light Middleweight
Of these I would most like to see him chase a rematch with Tongia over 10 rounds for the Light Middleweight title. A rematch with LoPorto would also be great, although not for a title at the moment. I'd be interested to know what people think of a Bryant-Mwetupuna fight for the middleweight title, I haven't seen Johannes fight.
Robbie Bryant TKO2 Jeremy Allan and wins the WA state middleweight title. Improves to 11(7)-1(0)-1, BoxRec rating improves to world #101 at Light Middleweight.
Robbie has a fight scheduled for the 30th of September, which he tells me will also be at middleweight. I asked him if he is intending to stay at that weight and he said he is comfortable fighting at either weight depending on where the good fights and title opportunities are. He also mentioned that he is looking for an Australian title fight over east in the near future, which got me thinking about some potential opponents for him:
Johannes Mwetupunga 9(4)-2(0)-0, ranked world #45 at Middleweight and holds the Aus Middleweight title.
Ryan Waters 20(12)-3(2)-0, ranked world #69 at Light Middleweight
Frank LoPorto 13(5)-4(0)-0, ranked world #82 at Light Middleweight
Tyrone Tongia 15(7)-2(0)-0, ranked word #92 at Light Middleweight and hold the Aus Light Middleweight title.
Tui Leveni 11(7)-2(0)-1, ranked world #137 at Light Middleweight
Of these I would most like to see him chase a rematch with Tongia over 10 rounds for the Light Middleweight title. A rematch with LoPorto would also be great, although not for a title at the moment. I'd be interested to know what people think of a Bryant-Mwetupuna fight for the middleweight title, I haven't seen Johannes fight.
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I've heard rumours of Bryant VS Holliday
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Oh, so Holiday is Light Middleweight champ, not Tongia (although Tyrone won that title in his last fight). How was this title declared vacant for Holiday vs Kanofski?
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Re: Robbie Bryant
Still no opponent for the 30th, but I've noticed Robbie is matched up with Sonni Michael Angelo for the card in December. Despite Sonni's recent record (he's lost five of his last six fights), I think this is a good matchup seeing as he has fought a much higher level of opposition than Robbie. It looks like it will be set for middleweight, although Sonni has only fought at SMW and LHW since 2007, but BoxRec says he is only 5'7 1/2, so I assume it shouldn't be a problem for him.
Any other opinions on this matchup?
Any other opinions on this matchup?
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Re: Robbie Bryant
Thought I'd update the thread again:
On 30th October, Robbie Bryant (72.2kg) beat debutant Edwin Samy (73.3kg) by a four-round unanimous decision, improving to 12(7)-1(0)-1. Samy was knocked down in round 1.
On 12th December, Robbie Bryant (72.5kg) beat Sonni Michael Angelo (73.3kg) by an eight-round unanimous decision, improving to 13(7)-1(0)-1. SMA was knocked down in round 2, Bryant's BoxRec rating is now #77 at Middleweight.
Up next for Bryant is a 12 round fight with Junior Talipeau for the vacant PABA middleweight title. I've made an in-depth run down of this match up in another thread, which I have pasted below:
Robbie Bryant
Age: 31 (32 by the time of the fight)
Record: 13(7)-1(0)-1
Rounds fought: 57
Rating: #80 at middleweight
Height: Quoted as 5'8", actually nearer 5'10"
Reach: 71"
Weight: 153-160lb
Junior Talipeau
Age: 26
Record: 17(5)-1(0)-1
Rounds fought: 126
Rating: #39 at super middleweight
Height: 5'7
Reach: 70 1/2"
Weight: 155-168lb
Mutual opponents:
Frank LoPorto - lost by UD4 to Talipeau in '06 at middleweight, beat Bryant by SD6 (LoPorto down in round 5) in '09 at light middleweight.
Andreas Seran - lost by MD10 to Talipeau in '07 at middleweight, lost by SD4 to Bryant (Bryant down in round 1) in '07 at middleweight.
William Hadlow - lost by KO3 to Talipeau in '08 at middleweight, lost by TKO5 to Bryant (Hadlow down in round 1) in '10 at middleweight.
Sonni Michael Angelo - lost by UD8 to Talipeau in '10 at super middleweight, lost by UD8 to Bryant in '10 at middleweight.
Talipeau will not have fought at middleweight for 21 months, but at 5'7 he can surely make the weight comfortably without any reduction in performance. The biggest difference between the two is clearly that Talipeau has fought a lot more rounds, is more used to long fights and has fought the higher quality of opposition. I hadn't seen him until I recently watched a few clips on YouTube. He seems to like fighting in close, has good workrate and uses his head a lot, though it seems unintentional. He's taken flush punches from Victor Oganov among others and been in wars with Nader Hamdan, Ben Crampton and Andreas Seran.
From what I've seen I think Talipeau has the edge in toughness, chin (Bryant has a good chin, but Talipeau's looks to be concrete) and experience, while Bryant has the better skill-set, with handspeed and power about even. WA judges are very fair so don't expect a home decision, though I'm going to go out on a limb and pick Bryant to win a close points decision. Given Junior's history, I wouldn't be surprised to see Bryant cut by a head-clash at some point in the fight, but I would be very suprised to see either fighter knocked out.
Interesting fact: This may as well be a fight between two undefeated fighters. Both fighters have one draw as a result of an accidental head-clash and one close and rather unlucky decision loss.
On 30th October, Robbie Bryant (72.2kg) beat debutant Edwin Samy (73.3kg) by a four-round unanimous decision, improving to 12(7)-1(0)-1. Samy was knocked down in round 1.
On 12th December, Robbie Bryant (72.5kg) beat Sonni Michael Angelo (73.3kg) by an eight-round unanimous decision, improving to 13(7)-1(0)-1. SMA was knocked down in round 2, Bryant's BoxRec rating is now #77 at Middleweight.
Up next for Bryant is a 12 round fight with Junior Talipeau for the vacant PABA middleweight title. I've made an in-depth run down of this match up in another thread, which I have pasted below:
Robbie Bryant
Age: 31 (32 by the time of the fight)
Record: 13(7)-1(0)-1
Rounds fought: 57
Rating: #80 at middleweight
Height: Quoted as 5'8", actually nearer 5'10"
Reach: 71"
Weight: 153-160lb
Junior Talipeau
Age: 26
Record: 17(5)-1(0)-1
Rounds fought: 126
Rating: #39 at super middleweight
Height: 5'7
Reach: 70 1/2"
Weight: 155-168lb
Mutual opponents:
Frank LoPorto - lost by UD4 to Talipeau in '06 at middleweight, beat Bryant by SD6 (LoPorto down in round 5) in '09 at light middleweight.
Andreas Seran - lost by MD10 to Talipeau in '07 at middleweight, lost by SD4 to Bryant (Bryant down in round 1) in '07 at middleweight.
William Hadlow - lost by KO3 to Talipeau in '08 at middleweight, lost by TKO5 to Bryant (Hadlow down in round 1) in '10 at middleweight.
Sonni Michael Angelo - lost by UD8 to Talipeau in '10 at super middleweight, lost by UD8 to Bryant in '10 at middleweight.
Talipeau will not have fought at middleweight for 21 months, but at 5'7 he can surely make the weight comfortably without any reduction in performance. The biggest difference between the two is clearly that Talipeau has fought a lot more rounds, is more used to long fights and has fought the higher quality of opposition. I hadn't seen him until I recently watched a few clips on YouTube. He seems to like fighting in close, has good workrate and uses his head a lot, though it seems unintentional. He's taken flush punches from Victor Oganov among others and been in wars with Nader Hamdan, Ben Crampton and Andreas Seran.
From what I've seen I think Talipeau has the edge in toughness, chin (Bryant has a good chin, but Talipeau's looks to be concrete) and experience, while Bryant has the better skill-set, with handspeed and power about even. WA judges are very fair so don't expect a home decision, though I'm going to go out on a limb and pick Bryant to win a close points decision. Given Junior's history, I wouldn't be surprised to see Bryant cut by a head-clash at some point in the fight, but I would be very suprised to see either fighter knocked out.
Interesting fact: This may as well be a fight between two undefeated fighters. Both fighters have one draw as a result of an accidental head-clash and one close and rather unlucky decision loss.
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I really enjoy your commitment to this thread mate. 
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Re: Robbie Bryant
Bryant vs Talipeau is off, Bryant vs Clenshaw is now scheduled for the same date, although is no longer for a title. I agree with sentiments voiced in another thread that this is an easier matchup for Bryant, but far from an easy fight - I expect Bryant to be tested in winning a 12 round decision. Clenshaw has a matchup with middleweight, Les Piper first, which I expect him to win. I assume the Bryant fight will be at middleweight (I don't think Bryant should fight any heavier to be honest), and if this is the case, Clenshaw will be coming down more than 7kg from his last fight.
Robbie Bryant
Age: 31 (32 by the time of the fight)
Record: 13(7)-1(0)-1
Rounds fought: 57
Rating: #80 at middleweight
Height: Quoted as 5'8", actually nearer 5'10"
Reach: 71"
Weight: 153-160lb
Josh Clenshaw
Age: 34
Record: 29(14)-18(3)-1
Rounds fought: 313
Rating: #108 at super middleweight
Height: 5'11"
Reach: 71"
Weight: 151-178lb
Robbie Bryant
Age: 31 (32 by the time of the fight)
Record: 13(7)-1(0)-1
Rounds fought: 57
Rating: #80 at middleweight
Height: Quoted as 5'8", actually nearer 5'10"
Reach: 71"
Weight: 153-160lb
Josh Clenshaw
Age: 34
Record: 29(14)-18(3)-1
Rounds fought: 313
Rating: #108 at super middleweight
Height: 5'11"
Reach: 71"
Weight: 151-178lb
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It will most likely be for the PABA belt, I am waiting on Official approval before puting it up.jezzamundo wrote:Bryant vs Talipeau is off, Bryant vs Clenshaw is now scheduled for the same date, although is no longer for a title. I agree with sentiments voiced in another thread that this is an easier matchup for Bryant, but far from an easy fight - I expect Bryant to be tested in winning a 12 round decision. Clenshaw has a matchup with middleweight, Les Piper first, which I expect him to win. I assume the Bryant fight will be at middleweight (I don't think Bryant should fight any heavier to be honest), and if this is the case, Clenshaw will be coming down more than 7kg from his last fight.
Robbie Bryant
Age: 31 (32 by the time of the fight)
Record: 13(7)-1(0)-1
Rounds fought: 57
Rating: #80 at middleweight
Height: Quoted as 5'8", actually nearer 5'10"
Reach: 71"
Weight: 153-160lb
Josh Clenshaw
Age: 34
Record: 29(14)-18(3)-1
Rounds fought: 313
Rating: #108 at super middleweight
Height: 5'11"
Reach: 71"
Weight: 151-178lb
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Re: Robbie Bryant
I just found this (Bryant's debut vs Tongia) on the 'tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxE13ipEgiI
From what I've read it seems Tongia is somewhat content with winning the Australian Light Middleweight title and is now focusing on his personal training career. It was a cracking fight, scored 38-37 and 40-35 x 2. I thought Tongia edged the first round, Bryant won the second 10-8 with the knockdown and clearly outboxed Tongia in round 3, before Tongia won the 4th round, largely on activity. It was a cracking 4 round fight.
Also, I've noticed that Bryant's opponent for 12 March has been changed to TBA. Anyone have any suggestions for who would make a good matchup at middleweight?
I've found these boxers have a clear itinerary:
Garth Wood (10-1-1) rated #7 at middleweight - nothing on his schedule, but I would be shocked.
Anthony Mundine (40-4-0) rated #24 at middleweight - not going to happen.
Rob Medley (30-3-0) rated #36 at middleweight - better suited to LMW, doubt it would happen.
Hamid Rahimi (16-1-0) rated #307 at middleweight - is the current PABA interim middleweight champ. Has never fought out of Germany, so it's not going to happen.
Les Piper (13-6-3) rated #101 at middleweight - recently beat Clenshaw, more of a super middleweight.
Ryan Waters (20-3-2) rated #73 at light middleweight - a LMW, but why not?
Tui Leveni (11-2-1) rated #122 at light middleweight - as above.
Shannon Taylor (50-9-3) rated #69 at super middleweight - highly unlikely.
I just hope it will be someone decent, Robbie really seems to have been stepping it up lately and I hope this continues.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxE13ipEgiI
From what I've read it seems Tongia is somewhat content with winning the Australian Light Middleweight title and is now focusing on his personal training career. It was a cracking fight, scored 38-37 and 40-35 x 2. I thought Tongia edged the first round, Bryant won the second 10-8 with the knockdown and clearly outboxed Tongia in round 3, before Tongia won the 4th round, largely on activity. It was a cracking 4 round fight.
Also, I've noticed that Bryant's opponent for 12 March has been changed to TBA. Anyone have any suggestions for who would make a good matchup at middleweight?
I've found these boxers have a clear itinerary:
Garth Wood (10-1-1) rated #7 at middleweight - nothing on his schedule, but I would be shocked.
Anthony Mundine (40-4-0) rated #24 at middleweight - not going to happen.
Rob Medley (30-3-0) rated #36 at middleweight - better suited to LMW, doubt it would happen.
Hamid Rahimi (16-1-0) rated #307 at middleweight - is the current PABA interim middleweight champ. Has never fought out of Germany, so it's not going to happen.
Les Piper (13-6-3) rated #101 at middleweight - recently beat Clenshaw, more of a super middleweight.
Ryan Waters (20-3-2) rated #73 at light middleweight - a LMW, but why not?
Tui Leveni (11-2-1) rated #122 at light middleweight - as above.
Shannon Taylor (50-9-3) rated #69 at super middleweight - highly unlikely.
I just hope it will be someone decent, Robbie really seems to have been stepping it up lately and I hope this continues.
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nice link jezz, it was a cracker, the 40-35 scorecards are not good.
I too hope he can get a good opponent for March.
I too hope he can get a good opponent for March.
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Gday Marlin. I just posted in another topic that Junior still makes sense...has he got any plans ?? And do we know why the original fight was scarpped.
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Re: Robbie Bryant
Robbie Bryant has won the vacant PABA middleweight title, defeating Togasilimai Letoa (11-6-0) by a unanimous decision on Saturday night. Scorecards were 116-112, 115-113 and 118-110, all in favour of Bryant. Letoa falls to 11-7-0, having now lost his last five contests.
I read in the West online that this win should give Bryant a top 15 world ranking at middleweight in the WBA.
I read in the West online that this win should give Bryant a top 15 world ranking at middleweight in the WBA.
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Excitement plus. There's nothing like buying WBA 'world' ratingjezzamundo wrote:Robbie Bryant has won the vacant PABA middleweight title, defeating Togasilimai Letoa (11-6-0) by a unanimous decision on Saturday night. Scorecards were 116-112, 115-113 and 118-110, all in favour of Bryant. Letoa falls to 11-7-0, having now lost his last five contests.
I read in the West online that this win should give Bryant a top 15 world ranking at middleweight in the WBA.