Roman Greenberg

states · Post by **states** » 05 Nov 2006, 14:25

Anyone catch any of his fight last night? I was flicking over occasionally, and I have to say I think he's getting worse every time I see him. Nice uppercut to finish it though.

Looked a bit chunky in there, and his laziness was much in evidence again. His corner were threatening to pull him out at one stage. Basically it was further evidence that he's going nowhere. But I suppose in a world where Shannon Briggs can call himself world champion, anything is possible.......

steve689 · Post by **steve689** » 05 Nov 2006, 14:27

Lol, your dead right states. Greenberg will get sparked the first time he faces a decent test. He is vastly overrated.

glahn · Post by **glahn** » 05 Nov 2006, 15:39

I thought he had decent potential when I first saw him, but he's going downhill. Obviously his training isn't right, and constantly being matched against soft opponents is doing nothing for his progression.

josh fg · Post by **josh fg** » 05 Nov 2006, 15:45

They just can't sustain this hype much longer if they believe he is the next big thing why not put him in with one of the terrible people who pass for contenders now is as good a time as any he is fighting someone with 14 losses in his 23rd fight... Wot.

Never liked him like him less cos of the way he has been managed.

Abbo · Post by **Abbo** » 05 Nov 2006, 16:54

I liked him for ages but he is simply going backwards because they wont (probably wisely) push him into dangerous waters.

He obviously thinks he's charlie-big-time, and like a lot of Israelis is no doubt walking around with fanny hanging off his arm like he's P.Diddy.

However, he also looks like he's having buffet lunches and bargain bucket dinners.

JC · Post by JC » 05 Nov 2006, 16:58

Just saw this in Greenburg's Wikipedia entry

Angelo Dundee says that Greenberg has the fastest hands for a heavyweight since Muhammad Ali.

http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php/Roman_Greenberg

Abbo · Post by **Abbo** » 05 Nov 2006, 17:06

J-C wrote:Just saw this in Greenburg's Wikipedia entry

Angelo Dundee says that Greenberg has the fastest hands for a heavyweight since Muhammad Ali.
http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php/Roman_Greenberg

Seriously, that must be a typo. I reckon Crocodile Dundee is more accurate.

Andy Mac · Post by **Andy Mac** » 05 Nov 2006, 17:29

steve689 wrote:Lol, your dead right states. Greenberg will get sparked the first time he faces a decent test. He is vastly overrated.

He's been sparked twice in the gym by no less than Michael Sprott.

josh fg · Post by **josh fg** » 05 Nov 2006, 17:32

Andy Mac wrote:
steve689 wrote:Lol, your dead right states. Greenberg will get sparked the first time he faces a decent test. He is vastly overrated.
He's been sparked twice in the gym by no less than Michael Sprott.

Is that true not supprising if it is

Andy Mac · Post by **Andy Mac** » 05 Nov 2006, 17:37

josh fg wrote:
Andy Mac wrote:
steve689 wrote:Lol, your dead right states. Greenberg will get sparked the first time he faces a decent test. He is vastly overrated.
He's been sparked twice in the gym by no less than Michael Sprott.
Is that true not supprising if it is

Too many gym rats have told me about it for it not to be true i believe josh. It is a small area the Thames Valley boxing wise, news travels very fast.

josh fg · Post by **josh fg** » 05 Nov 2006, 17:53

Yeh if sprott had something about him to make him marketable rather than just being another decent fighter from reding then he would proberbly have had a much easyer early carrer than he did. Still remember him giving a good show when comming in at the last min against Williams and thinking some fighters just don't get the brakes.

funso banjo baby · Post by **funso banjo baby** » 06 Nov 2006, 06:25

greenberg will amount to nothing...fat slow listless and lazy

Twinkle Toes · Post by **Twinkle Toes** » 06 Nov 2006, 07:44

Never bought into the hype surrounding Greenberg and never will, but I wait the next secondsout piece with interest.

Always nice to have a laugh at. :)

SuperSedgy · Post by **SuperSedgy** » 06 Nov 2006, 07:55

funso banjo baby wrote:greenberg will amount to nothing...fat slow listless and lazy

Sounds like Danny Williams!