Macca accepts Cunningham's Challenge

Max Molyneux · Post by **Max Molyneux** » 03 Aug 2007, 14:29

http://www.allegedly.tv/drill/News/Ar ... -enzo.html

Autobarn · Post by **Autobarn** » 03 Aug 2007, 15:12

good news. a fight to look forward to, that.

will be a different style that macca's accustomed to. cunningham is fast, but then again he's a big enough target. i hope enzo gets him. good that he's bulding on the good work of the braithwaite fight. not too long ago enzo had hit rock bottom by fighting gunn (though he was clearly improving).

Poncey · Post by **Poncey** » 04 Aug 2007, 03:44

I just pray it's on the Calzaghe undercard and allegedly doesn't try and fiddle the public (again) by givingMacca acard of his own

m1kee50 · Post by **m1kee50** » 04 Aug 2007, 03:50

gheeme wrote:I just pray it's on the Calzaghe undercard and allegedly doesn't try and fiddle the public (again) by givingMacca acard of his own

what was wrong with the last one then?

Mac vs Braithwaite
Arthur vs Gogoladze
Mbaye - rees
Pryce - Small

that was all televised and all worth watching, whats wrong with that?

Axe · Post by **Axe** » 04 Aug 2007, 04:04

This would deserve a card of its own. How many cruiserweight unifications have we had in the 20 year history of the division?

Very good fight, Macca wins this by UD for me. Cunningham has a chin but tends to really freeze up under pressure.

Autobarn · Post by **Autobarn** » 04 Aug 2007, 04:18

gheeme wrote:I just pray it's on the Calzaghe undercard and allegedly doesn't try and fiddle the public (again) by givingMacca acard of his own

what a cynical comment. i'm all for criticising when it's shite. but this is hardly Macca-Gunn level, is it?

The British cruisers can excite and they have some world class pedigree, unlike the heavyweights.

Kilburn · Post by **Kilburn** » 04 Aug 2007, 04:34

Macca v Braithwaite was a bloody good card.

Enzo has earned his headline status.

jomothepure · Post by **jomothepure** » 04 Aug 2007, 05:01

Excellent stuff. But...are the cruiserweights going to show the heavies how to do it and have a four belt unification? Ironically, given the failings to make it recently, the Haye-Enzo permutation probably has the greatest chance of coming to fruition. And by golly gosh that would be an absolute eipc for a British ring.

m1kee50 · Post by **m1kee50** » 04 Aug 2007, 05:07

jomot'battleofmarstenmoor wrote:Excellent stuff. But...are the cruiserweights going to show the heavies how to do it and have a four belt unification? Ironically, given the failings to make it recently, the Haye-Enzo permutation probably has the greatest chance of coming to fruition. And by golly gosh that would be an absolute eipc for a British ring.

not to mention making a Brit the undisputed champion of an entire division for the first time in how long? Hatton King of 140, Enzo (hopefully) King of cruisers, and Haye can go up and be King of the Heavies!

jomothepure · Post by **jomothepure** » 04 Aug 2007, 05:13

~ MIKEE ~ wrote:
jomot'battleofmarstenmoor wrote:Excellent stuff. But...are the cruiserweights going to show the heavies how to do it and have a four belt unification? Ironically, given the failings to make it recently, the Haye-Enzo permutation probably has the greatest chance of coming to fruition. And by golly gosh that would be an absolute eipc for a British ring.
not to mention making a Brit the undisputed champion of an entire division for the first time in how long? Hatton King of 140, Enzo (hopefully) King of cruisers, and Haye can go up and be King of the Heavies!

And don't forget sicknote

Axe · Post by **Axe** » 05 Aug 2007, 22:57

Anyone know if FW will be putting some effort into getting this fight made in the near future?

oliverfennell · Post by **oliverfennell** » 06 Aug 2007, 08:30

Quote from the article:

Just days before, Big Mac had successfully defended his title against Wayne Braithwaite in a fight that proved he is a world class contender.

It proved he was a "world class contender"? Strange choice of words from the official website of the promoter who packaged it as "world CHAMPIONSHIP boxing".

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 06 Aug 2007, 11:49

Sadly, I think it's partly a cruiserweight thing. Haye hasn't proven to be a big draw yet either. People don't get excited over the cruiserweight divison, as it's a bit of a hinterland. It's a shame, because the cruiserweight division is far more exciting in terms of actual fights in the ring, than the ageing and moribund heavyweight division.

Has there every been a cruiserweight fighter who WAS a draw? Holyfield became a draw at heavyweight, and also had olympic status behind him, coming from the year where there was a lot of hype surrounding the American olympic squad.

Who was it that year, who missed the team bus and was DQ'd from the boxing competition?

Autobarn · Post by **Autobarn** » 06 Aug 2007, 14:21

jamesmcdonnell wrote:Sadly, I think it's partly a cruiserweight thing. Haye hasn't proven to be a big draw yet either. People don't get excited over the cruiserweight divison, as it's a bit of a hinterland. It's a shame, because the cruiserweight division is far more exciting in terms of actual fights in the ring, than the ageing and moribund heavyweight division.

Has there every been a cruiserweight fighter who WAS a draw? Holyfield became a draw at heavyweight, and also had olympic status behind him, coming from the year where there was a lot of hype surrounding the American olympic squad.

Who was it that year, who missed the team bus and was DQ'd from the boxing competition?

was it Anthony Hembrick you're referring to?

I think in this country, the cruisers can be a draw. All Maccarinelli has to do is fight in Wales and he'll have a big crowd.

By all rights, Haye should be some kind of draw, but I think he needs a Macca type fight to be one. Something to introduce him to the British audience big time. Something that will make the news. A fight with a big build up, a clash of personalities, power vs power style of matchup. He's got the power, the personality (though some feel he's a bit too much of a poser) and the fight fan mentlity. Shit, he's even had the terrestrial TV exposure (loads of his fights were on the BBC).

Axe · Post by **Axe** » 06 Aug 2007, 21:42

jamesmcdonnell wrote:Sadly, I think it's partly a cruiserweight thing. Haye hasn't proven to be a big draw yet either. People don't get excited over the cruiserweight divison, as it's a bit of a hinterland. It's a shame, because the cruiserweight division is far more exciting in terms of actual fights in the ring, than the ageing and moribund heavyweight division.

Has there every been a cruiserweight fighter who WAS a draw? Holyfield became a draw at heavyweight, and also had olympic status behind him, coming from the year where there was a lot of hype surrounding the American olympic squad.

Who was it that year, who missed the team bus and was DQ'd from the boxing competition?

You're right, sad how a top 3-5 Cruiserweight gets no recognition in terms of fanbase in a solid boxing nation such as Great Britain...simply because he's a Cruiserweight.