Willis Meehan vs Julius Long

[bennyaha1]

Willis Meehan Called out Julius Long
Julius Long has accepted
We are now just waiting for a promoter to agree to take on the bout
at the moment it looks like Craig Thomson is interest on 31st of October in NZ
What do you all think?

Julius Long Boxrec http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?cat=bo ... n_id=30144

Willis Meehan Boxrec http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_ ... &cat=boxer

[mosen007]

Good matchup for Willis! Be nice if we could do it sooner, the league obv stops that though

[bennyaha1]

Its finally happening

http://boxrec.com/show/722025

[bogan whisperer]

Can't help feeling Willis might be biting off a little more than he can chew here with Long after just 4 pro fights.

[Mr Icaman]

Can't help feeling Willis might be biting off a little more than he can chew here with Long after just 4 pro fights.

Yer I reckon he may be in some trouble.

[campfire]

At this point in time Willis gets wooped

[patron]

it shows you the state of boxing now, when a fight between a novice, 3--4,s 1-6 and very limited ability
and a journeyman more losses than wins can exite some people,Long could make this his swan dive, then all the experts can hail another future world champion, all the best

[KungFuJoe]

Mia St.John on the card...very nice

[bennyaha1]

I wrote this last night

Hope everyone enjoys

http://www.worldboxingnews.net/2015/11/ ... april-2016

[Gnome]

I wrote this last night

Hope everyone enjoys

http://www.worldboxingnews.net/2015/11/ ... april-2016

Good article, thanks.

Long wins this.

[Beltane]

Looks like Willis will be engaged in more wrestling than boxing if Long follows suite from his last display, reported by Aus-Boxing.com:

The second main event for the evening saw local Bendigo boy and former Australian heavyweight champion, 44-year-old Justin Whitehead go into battle over six rounds against 7’1 giant American, Julius Long.

The bout was indeed a scrappy affair, given both are huge men.

A game but outwrestled Whitehead went down in a unanimous decision after being dropped and seeing the canvas on four different occasions during the bout, two of those that were ruled knockdowns were dubious at best.

Long seemed to be too big and strong for the lion hearted and game Whitehead, wrestling and throwing Whitehead around the ring and banging away at his body and head in the clinches.

To the disappointment of a few in the crowd, many thought enough wasn’t done by the referee to intervene in these wild clinches as Long seemingly allowed to get away with holding and illegal blows.

The American also threw Whitehead to the canvas. As difficult as it is to separate two men of that size, attempts should at least be made to do so.

At the conclusion of the bout all three ringside judges were unanimous on the cards all ruling 60-50 on each of their cards.

Long also made "Big Daddy" Browne look pretty predestrian with his awkardness before he ran out of puff. Lets hope that father, Kali gives the lad a few pointers to avoid the clinches and rough-house tactics that Long will surely introduce.

[lowlefthand]

I wrote this last night

Hope everyone enjoys

http://www.worldboxingnews.net/2015/11/ ... april-2016

Cheers Benny. Good write-up
Is that Lisa Lewis the stripper?
I see Willis winning this easily. Apparently he's sparred with most of the old dogs (Lucas, Alex, Bowie and of course his old man) and said he felt he was "a level above them"

[Gnome]

I wrote this last night

Hope everyone enjoys

http://www.worldboxingnews.net/2015/11/ ... april-2016

Cheers Benny. Good write-up
Is that Lisa Lewis the stripper?
I see Willis winning this easily. Apparently he's sparred with most of the old dogs (Lucas, Alex, Bowie and of course his old man) and said he felt he was "a level above them"

Talk is cheap - he's a part timer.

[lowlefthand]

I wrote this last night

Hope everyone enjoys

http://www.worldboxingnews.net/2015/11/ ... april-2016

Cheers Benny. Good write-up
Is that Lisa Lewis the stripper?
I see Willis winning this easily. Apparently he's sparred with most of the old dogs (Lucas, Alex, Bowie and of course his old man) and said he felt he was "a level above them"

Talk is cheap - he's a part timer.

A young, large, athletic, powerful part timer.
I'll happily give you the "I told you so" after the fight. Julius is a chef and "part timer" himself. No disrespect to Julius, but he's lost more fights than he's won for a reason

I did pick Wlad to beat Fury though.......

[Gnome]

Talk is cheap - he's a part timer.

A young, large, athletic, powerful part timer.
I'll happily give you the "I told you so" after the fight. Julius is a chef and "part timer" himself. No disrespect to Julius, but he's lost more fights than he's won for a reason

I did pick Wlad to beat Fury though.......

Haha, me too bud! I don't feel much like a boxing oracle right now!

[bogan whisperer]

Can't help feeling Willis might be biting off a little more than he can chew here with Long after just 4 pro fights.

Yer I reckon he may be in some trouble.

[Brute]

Looks like Willis will be engaged in more wrestling than boxing if Long follows suite from his last display, reported by Aus-Boxing.com:

The second main event for the evening saw local Bendigo boy and former Australian heavyweight champion, 44-year-old Justin Whitehead go into battle over six rounds against 7’1 giant American, Julius Long.

The bout was indeed a scrappy affair, given both are huge men.

A game but outwrestled Whitehead went down in a unanimous decision after being dropped and seeing the canvas on four different occasions during the bout, two of those that were ruled knockdowns were dubious at best.

Long seemed to be too big and strong for the lion hearted and game Whitehead, wrestling and throwing Whitehead around the ring and banging away at his body and head in the clinches.

To the disappointment of a few in the crowd, many thought enough wasn’t done by the referee to intervene in these wild clinches as Long seemingly allowed to get away with holding and illegal blows.

The American also threw Whitehead to the canvas. As difficult as it is to separate two men of that size, attempts should at least be made to do so.

At the conclusion of the bout all three ringside judges were unanimous on the cards all ruling 60-50 on each of their cards.

Long also made "Big Daddy" Browne look pretty predestrian with his awkardness before he ran out of puff. Lets hope that father, Kali gives the lad a few pointers to avoid the clinches and rough-house tactics that Long will surely introduce.

He ran out of puff because he ran all night.

[campfire]

Is Meehan going through with the fight :?? Because if Long as bothered training It will be whats up Willis

[bennyaha1]

Is Meehan going through with the fight :?? Because if Long as bothered training It will be whats up Willis

yea he is going through with it

[bennyaha1]

Update about this is
It might not happen afterall
simply because Willis Meehan is trying to still get a contract with NRL, Super League or Super Rugby
if he can get a contract then the bout is off
also there is a rumour that there is still some court issues with Willis from his incident earlier this year

The promoter giving him till 18th to sign a contract otherwise they will be looking elsewhere

Already they tried to get sonny bill williams to fight Julius Long but the promoter giving till January otherwise they will be looking at other options

[lowlefthand]

Update about this is
It might not happen afterall
simply because Willis Meehan is trying to still get a contract with NRL, Super League or Super Rugby
if he can get a contract then the bout is off
also there is a rumour that there is still some court issues with Willis from his incident earlier this year

The promoter giving him till 18th to sign a contract otherwise they will be looking elsewhere

Already they tried to get sonny bill williams to fight Julius Long but the promoter giving till January otherwise they will be looking at other options

From what I hear Sonny Bill is fully focused on the sevens for the olympics.
Willis seems a bit "all over the place" to the uneducated eye looking in. He has great physical attributes, but, c'mon man. There is money to be had in the heavy division at the moment, but you have to work as hard as JP, AJ, Povetkin, Wilder, Fury, Old Klit, Jennings etc. etc.
Those guys all train insanely hard.
Is Willis ready to train 6 days a week, 3x a day like Parker, and be careful what he puts into his body? Not many can do it.

[N2 Shape]

Bahahahahahaahahaha tried getting SBW? joke of the year.

[Beltane]

Now even Danny Green wants a nibble at Sonny Bill. Looks like a bit too much Christmas punch has gone down the hatch!

[Redback Rasta]

Update about this is
It might not happen afterall
simply because Willis Meehan is trying to still get a contract with NRL, Super League or Super Rugby
if he can get a contract then the bout is off
also there is a rumour that there is still some court issues with Willis from his incident earlier this year

The promoter giving him till 18th to sign a contract otherwise they will be looking elsewhere

Already they tried to get sonny bill williams to fight Julius Long but the promoter giving till January otherwise they will be looking at other options

Any update on what Willis Meehan is up to?

With Julius Long now fighting Peter Graham does that mean Willis is out of the equation? Or would a Long loss see him fight Willis afterwards?

[bennyaha1]

Willis is out dont knw who long will be fighting