johnswan1 wrote:Powers record flatters him. I thought he had very little power and a poor chin. If Napa had the experience of a couple of knockouts on his record, he could have finished the fight and that would have been humiliating for Power. I do not expect Power to be anything better than British level and he'll be doing well to keep defending that a few more times.
HOWS DOES HIS RECORD FLATTER HIM,HE HAS WON THE BRITISH TITLE AND DEFENDED IT INSIDE 18 FIGHTS,
power won those titles some people obviously dont know how to score the match.power has offerd a re -match to napa and robinson but neither will take up the offer,what does that tell you.and as for power fighting in france on the 3rd of dec it aint gonna happen its to soon to his last fight. its power time!
johnswan1 wrote:Powers record flatters him. I thought he had very little power and a poor chin. If Napa had the experience of a couple of knockouts on his record, he could have finished the fight and that would have been humiliating for Power. I do not expect Power to be anything better than British level and he'll be doing well to keep defending that a few more times.
HOWS DOES HIS RECORD FLATTER HIM,HE HAS WON THE BRITISH TITLE AND DEFENDED IT INSIDE 18 FIGHTS,
NOT MANY BOXERS CAN SAY THEY HAVE DONE THE SAME,
Oh yeah he has won the British title inside 18 fights, he's going to be a world champion. Not really. The guy is decent British level and that's about it. He will never do anything on the world stage, I very much doubt he will ever be top 10.
Winning a British title and defending it inside 18 fights is decent. But it's slightly less of an achievement at weights where there are fewer British boxers. The guy's decent but he's not going to set the world on fire. Look at the all-time pantheon of British bantamweight titlists. We've got Johnny Owen, Billy Hardy, Alan Rudkin and...
The great thing about this place is that it rarely descends into a name-calling pissing contest.
plum6474 wrote:power won those titles some people obviously dont know how to score the match.power has offerd a re -match to napa and robinson but neither will take up the offer,what does that tell you.and as for power fighting in france on the 3rd of dec it aint gonna happen its to soon to his last fight. its power time!
When has he offered them a rematch? He totally dismissed the idea in the post fight interview after the Napa fight.
Power is a good fighter nobody is disputing that, but there have to be concerns that he was hurt badly and on the verge of being stopped by a guy with not a single stoppage to his name and can't crack an egg. I wish him all the luck in the world but I think domestic class is his level. No harm him stepping up and trying to move up though.
I agree with you that it's a little strange that Argy was put up for a shot at bantam as for most of his career he has boxed above that.
But - unless there's a title on the line - most boxers, as you know, box above their weight.
I know Ward personally - he can do bantam.
The pool at that weight isn't great, which also helps his cause. I actually think he'll do OK if he goes against Power. I'm led to believe he has a reasonable dig, though his record doesn't show that, and his fitness levels are fantastic.
hey johnswan1, I did not realise this was anything to do with correct spelling and there was me thinking this is a boxing forum not an ENGLISH class.And as for me being martin power little brother no you got that wrong mate im older than him and not related in anyway.just rate him as a talented boxer.go back to soccer or poker!
Ian 'Mr' McNeilly wrote:I agree with you that it's a little strange that Argy was put up for a shot at bantam as for most of his career he has boxed above that.
But - unless there's a title on the line - most boxers, as you know, box above their weight.
I know Ward personally - he can do bantam.
The pool at that weight isn't great, which also helps his cause. I actually think he'll do OK if he goes against Power. I'm led to believe he has a reasonable dig, though his record doesn't show that, and his fitness levels are fantastic.
martin power will beat issac ward in my opion stop him in the later rounds because martin knows what to expect he will training harder faster but will be a interesting 1 very interesting
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its power time!