Prizefighter this weekend? Heavyweights

[ScottDetonator]

If you look closely it's not that bad of a line up to be honest. It should be quite good. Some big lumps in it with a fair few KO's between them.

Just hope they've got some good fitness because I can see it being a bit of a hugfest by the semi's.

[kevo]

When's the draw?

[the truth]

Lol Ian lewison the fAv ? Did the bookies not see his fight with a washed up kenna? Walker or rogan to win this

[Freedom2013]

Matchups are set for the opening round of Prizefighter:

Rogan vs. Sosnowski

Harrison vs. Bertino

Lewison vs. Hoffmann

Rossy vs. Walker

[stevegoodwin]

Lol Ian lewison the fAv ? Did the bookies not see his fight with a washed up kenna? Walker or rogan to win this

Thats not a fair assessment. He weighed 19 stone and was not remotely fit. He now has new management, and training set up. Whether he wins this thing or not the Kenna fight is irrelevant.

By the way he never was favorite. Those prices were made up. He is 7/1 fifth in the betting

[mickey1975]

Audley can win this. No joke, I am being serious.

[crusader]

Audley can win this. No joke, I am being serious.

Looking over the participants, there isn't anyone who I wouldn't give Audely a realistic chance of beating. I also think that he drew the worst opponent in the tournament, so his chances of winning his opening bout and being relatively fresh for the semis are high.

Walker is rightfully the favorite, imo, but his poor chin and defense make it hard for me to be confident that he holds up to win three bouts.

[Datsue]

You know, I'm not really a heavyweight fan, but I'd watch Travis Walker lace his shoes (there's a good chance he'd put them down twice with perfectly timed right crosses before running out of gas & folding late under pressure).

I'm well up for this, strangely enough.

[Ratchet Exits Nu]

This is another tournament Harrison can win, he is my pick.

Believe!!!!!

[kevo]

You know, I'm not really a heavyweight fan, but I'd watch Travis Walker lace his shoes (there's a good chance he'd put them down twice with perfectly timed right crosses before running out of gas & folding late under pressure).

I'm well up for this, strangely enough.

He's taken over from Davarryl Williamson as my favourite heavy. I love a chinny banger.

[the truth]

Lol Ian lewison the fAv ? Did the bookies not see his fight with a washed up kenna? Walker or rogan to win this

Thats not a fair assessment. He weighed 19 stone and was not remotely fit. He now has new management, and training set up. Whether he wins this thing or not the Kenna fight is irrelevant.

By the way he never was favorite. Those prices were made up. He is 7/1 fifth in the betting

Er yes it is a fair assessment , just because he had different mange ment then means nothing , did he not know how to train & eat properly ? Haven't you said he was a top amateur ? He knows how to train he's lazy & he's lost to kenna says it all, now don't insult me again

[the truth]

Rogan or walker will win this


The truth

[crusader]

You know, I'm not really a heavyweight fan, but I'd watch Travis Walker lace his shoes (there's a good chance he'd put them down twice with perfectly timed right crosses before running out of gas & folding late under pressure).

I'm well up for this, strangely enough.

He's taken over from Davarryl Williamson as my favourite heavy. I love a chinny banger.

Derrick Jefferson was probably my favorite chinny heavweight banger of recent years.

Predictably, his two round fight with Williamson featured both men hurt, knocked down (though the ref failed to call Williamson's trip to the canvas), and one of them heavily stopped.

[steve689]

I fancy Travis Walker to win this and I reckon his scrap with Rossy could be tasty enough. Rossy is limited but at least comes to have a go. I'm not sure about the way they're building up this Harrison-Rogan 'rivalry' though; I'm not convinced Rogie will beat Sosnowski to be honest.

[tear up]

Audley can win this. No joke, I am being serious.

I agree I'm bettin on him to win it again

[stevegoodwin]

Lol Ian lewison the fAv ? Did the bookies not see his fight with a washed up kenna? Walker or rogan to win this

Thats not a fair assessment. He weighed 19 stone and was not remotely fit. He now has new management, and training set up. Whether he wins this thing or not the Kenna fight is irrelevant.

By the way he never was favorite. Those prices were made up. He is 7/1 fifth in the betting

Er yes it is a fair assessment , just because he had different mange ment then means nothing , did he not know how to train & eat properly ? Haven't you said he was a top amateur ? He knows how to train he's lazy & he's lost to kenna says it all, now don't insult me again

I didnt insult you just corrected you. Please understand the difference. You got the betting prices wrong. He is actually 8/1 fourth favorite.

Yes he was not fit and has been a lazy trainer but we will see tomorrow whether that has changed.

[Ketchel]

Rogie was not impressive in his last fight in Belfast a couple of weeks ago. He took too many shots from a guy that should not have been going 4 rounds with him. It was a slow paced fight and did not throw to many himself either. He was badly out of breath at the end also. The impression was he is done. This is a format that did suit his style but no longer.

I envision a Audley V Walker final.

[kevo]

You know, I'm not really a heavyweight fan, but I'd watch Travis Walker lace his shoes (there's a good chance he'd put them down twice with perfectly timed right crosses before running out of gas & folding late under pressure).

I'm well up for this, strangely enough.

He's taken over from Davarryl Williamson as my favourite heavy. I love a chinny banger.

Derrick Jefferson was probably my favorite chinny heavweight banger of recent years.

Predictably, his two round fight with Williamson featured both men hurt, knocked down (though the ref failed to call Williamson's trip to the canvas), and one of them heavily stopped.

God yes, that was a great scrap. Jefferson V Maurice Harris was another one.

[milpool]

They talked a lot on Ringside last night of an Audley v Rogan semi. Audley gets there but there's no way Rogan beats Sosnowski.

I do genuinely see Audley winning this Prizefighter and to be honest, all joking aside, I hope he does.

[Benelio]

They talked a lot on Ringside last night of an Audley v Rogan semi. Audley gets there but there's no way Rogan beats Sosnowski.

I do genuinely see Audley winning this Prizefighter and to be honest, all joking aside, I hope he does.

In three rounds, Rogan could easily outwork Sosnowski IMO. All he needs to do is be his usual aggressive self of old for 6+ minutes and not get caught with anything too heavy.

[mickey1975]

They talked a lot on Ringside last night of an Audley v Rogan semi. Audley gets there but there's no way Rogan beats Sosnowski.

I do genuinely see Audley winning this Prizefighter and to be honest, all joking aside, I hope he does.

In three rounds, Rogan could easily outwork Sosnowski IMO. All he needs to do is be his usual aggressive self of old for 6+ minutes and not get caught with anything too heavy.

But his last two performances suggest Rogan is not "his usual aggressive self of old". Rogan looks almost shot nowadays, he used up all his aggression against Fury at the press conference!

[Datsue]

You know, I'm not really a heavyweight fan, but I'd watch Travis Walker lace his shoes (there's a good chance he'd put them down twice with perfectly timed right crosses before running out of gas & folding late under pressure).

I'm well up for this, strangely enough.

He's taken over from Davarryl Williamson as my favourite heavy. I love a chinny banger.

Derrick Jefferson was probably my favorite chinny heavweight banger of recent years.

Predictably, his two round fight with Williamson featured both men hurt, knocked down (though the ref failed to call Williamson's trip to the canvas), and one of them heavily stopped.

Derreck Jefferson!

Maurice Harris!

DaVarryl Williamson!

Jeremy Williams!

Alex Stewart!

Smokin' Bert Cooper!

Mike "The Bounty" Hunter!

That bloke who splattered Shannon Briggs the first time then did Courage Tshabalalalalalalalalalala!

Courage Tshabalalalalalalalalalala!

These are the heavyweights that steal my heart. The lumberers who fall apart near the finish line. The big hitters who'd get knocked over by a strong draught. Fast-handed blokes who are far, far too tall for their weight. Undersized cuties with crack problems. Guys who'd floor God himself before running out of gas/deciding they needed a hit/closing their eyes & walking onto a giant shot from way back in the third row.

The nearly men. The nearly-nearly-nearly men!

Sometimes, it seems, the one & only purpose of the heavyweight division is to make you go "FUUUUUUUCKING HELL!!! THEY'VE KNOCKED EACH OTHER DOWN! & NOW ARE TOO TIRED TO RAISE THEIR ARMS!!!!" then "Naaaw, he came so close & yet snatched defeat from the jaws of victory".

It's the opposite of little things being cute. It's like watching Godzilla stomp a cardboard Tokyo & then trip over a girder & drown in a swimming pool.

It's exhilarating. It's pathos. It's bathos. It's funny as fvck.

All these competent heavyweights, the ones who can string half a dozen wins together, the ones that fight like they care about winning & looking good, the ones that care about minimising risk & have records that you don't have a sort of mental hiccup when you look at--you know the sort of record, Travis Walker's got one, you go "Fvck me, he beat him! & him! & nearly beat him! Then lost to a one-armed paraplegic cancer victim. Hmmm"--all these other heavies can just fvck right off, thank you.

What was that Mr Kushner? Heavyweight Explosions, you say? Exactly how would that work again...?

[Ketchel]

They talked a lot on Ringside last night of an Audley v Rogan semi. Audley gets there but there's no way Rogan beats Sosnowski.

I do genuinely see Audley winning this Prizefighter and to be honest, all joking aside, I hope he does.

In three rounds, Rogan could easily outwork Sosnowski IMO. All he needs to do is be his usual aggressive self of old for 6+ minutes and not get caught with anything too heavy.

But his last two performances suggest Rogan is not "his usual aggressive self of old". Rogan looks almost shot nowadays, he used up all his aggression against Fury at the press conference!

That acting performance was more convincing than the one he gave in the ring later. Will he be fighting or acting this weekend?

[the truth]

I think they're bigging Rogan up way too much I think he will lose in the 1/4s Audley or sosnowski to win it for me. Looking forward to seeing Walker though from what I've read he should add a bit of spice to the tournament

Sosonowski is done aswell though drew with hastings rasani last fight ! Rogan v walker final I think