Who would you rather he fight and why?two other options for August: a world title fight against German champion Arthur Abraham, or a bout for the vacant IBO middleweight belt against American Bronco McKart in Melbourne, the more likely proposition.
I only just realised it would be King Soliman v King Arthurwalford wrote:I'm gonna go the other way. I am confident that Sam would beat McKart. I think AA would be just too good for 'King'
I'm sure they could do a decent promo with that 
I'd say a particular lower region haristyle would be more their claim to fame Ben. Certainly the only thing I'm interested in associated with Brazil.Ben_B84 wrote:So coming from a country thats claim to fame is a nut and not its boxing pedigree, you dont know shit..
Nothing to boast about when the rest of the region consists of Pacific islanders or, at best, hand-picked Thai journeymen.Ben_B84 wrote:Countless regional titles....
Good to see you posting here matesockdolager wrote:I believe he is on the new Contender series and if he is he certianly will have to wait for a title shot.
thanks Marlin,I also feel this move is not best suited for Soliman. He has shown his activity can make things tough on judges scoring and in a 5 round fight that might help some but at 168 he will undoubtedly be a very small guy. Correct me if I am wrong but wasn't he able to make 160 with ease as it was nearly his walking around weight? Either way I enjoy the show and it is good to see a top 15 guy take part in it.Marlin wrote:Good to see you posting here matesockdolager wrote:I believe he is on the new Contender series and if he is he certianly will have to wait for a title shot.
Not sure how I feel about Sam on the Contender. Suppermiddle isn't good for him but over 5 rounds his punch output will win him most fights on that series. I do think he is a bit past being on "The Contender" though, I mean he has fought Winky Wright!!! Anyway I wish him and Bika all the best.
Yeah Sam has no trouble making 160, in fact after his Supermiddle loss he even thought about going down to 154! He was then in line to fight Abraham or McKart at 160 but when that didn't come to fruition he decided his best option was to take part in the Contender... I guess we'll see if it works out for him.sockdolager wrote:thanks Marlin,I also feel this move is not best suited for Soliman. He has shown his activity can make things tough on judges scoring and in a 5 round fight that might help some but at 168 he will undoubtedly be a very small guy. Correct me if I am wrong but wasn't he able to make 160 with ease as it was nearly his walking around weight? Either way I enjoy the show and it is good to see a top 15 guy take part in it.Marlin wrote:Good to see you posting here matesockdolager wrote:I believe he is on the new Contender series and if he is he certianly will have to wait for a title shot.
Not sure how I feel about Sam on the Contender. Suppermiddle isn't good for him but over 5 rounds his punch output will win him most fights on that series. I do think he is a bit past being on "The Contender" though, I mean he has fought Winky Wright!!! Anyway I wish him and Bika all the best.
Haven't seen the full line up. Could you fill us in as to who is lined up in this season Marlin?Marlin wrote:Yeah Sam has no trouble making 160, in fact after his Supermiddle loss he even thought about going down to 154! He was then in line to fight Abraham or McKart at 160 but when that didn't come to fruition he decided his best option was to take part in the Contender... I guess we'll see if it works out for him.sockdolager wrote:thanks Marlin,I also feel this move is not best suited for Soliman. He has shown his activity can make things tough on judges scoring and in a 5 round fight that might help some but at 168 he will undoubtedly be a very small guy. Correct me if I am wrong but wasn't he able to make 160 with ease as it was nearly his walking around weight? Either way I enjoy the show and it is good to see a top 15 guy take part in it.Marlin wrote: Good to see you posting here mate
Not sure how I feel about Sam on the Contender. Suppermiddle isn't good for him but over 5 rounds his punch output will win him most fights on that series. I do think he is a bit past being on "The Contender" though, I mean he has fought Winky Wright!!! Anyway I wish him and Bika all the best.
The more I think about it the more I feel this is step back for Sam (especially if he doesn't win) even though there are some decent names in the series this year.
Looks like it could be pretty good.• Max Alexander (26, Camden, N.J., 14-1, 2 KOs).
• David Banks (24, Portland, Ore., 14-2-1, 2 KOs).
• Sakio Bika (28, Sydney, Australia, via Cameroon, 22-3-2, 14 KOs).
• Henry "Sugar Poo" Buchanan (28, Capital Heights, Md., 14-1, 11 KOs).
• La Farrell Bunting (27, Las Vegas, 16-3-1, 16 KOs).
• Jaidon Codrington (23, New York, 16-1, 12 KOs).
• Miguel Hernandez (32, Chicago, 20-5, 10 KOs).
• Wayne Johnson (29, Lyndhurst, N.J., 16-1, 9 KOs).
• Donny McCrary (24, St. Joseph, Mo., 23-5-2, 13 KOs).
• Les Ralston (25, Buffalo, N.Y., 16-2, 9 KOs).
• Danny Santiago (34, Ocala, Fla., 29-3-1, 19 KOs).
• Paul Smith (24, Liverpool, England, 20-0, 12 KOs).
• Sam Soliman (33, Melbourne, Australia, 33-9, 13 KOs).
• Brian Vera (26, Austin, Texas, 14-0, 9 KOs).
• Rhoshii Wells (30, Las Vegas, 18-2-2, 10 KOs).
• Rubin Williams (31, Detroit, 29-2-1, 16 KOs).
In addition to beefing up the level of fighters, producers have also vastly improved the training staff. Gone are Tommy Gallagher and Jeremy Williams, who have been replaced by Buddy McGirt, one of the best trainers in the sport, and Pepe Correa, who worked with Leonard and former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis, among others, during his 40-year career.
One of the chief complaints from boxing fans about the series in seasons past is that the bouts that end each episode were heavily edited down to just a couple of minutes of action. That has been addressed for this season.
While episodes will be structured similarly to previous seasons, more of the bouts will be seen each week. In addition, every bout will air in its entirety, most likely on ESPN2.
"The good news for the hard-core boxing fan is that the fights will be available on one of our network platforms," Wechsler said. "We want to continue providing 'Contender' fans with the show that they love and we also want to give hard-core fans what they want."
A fourth season is being discussed with heavyweight as the target division
Sam has always been good value. I would not write him off for the contender. Some of the pugs on the original series had been around a long time. Considered worth another chance.Marlin wrote:Good to see you posting here matesockdolager wrote:I believe he is on the new Contender series and if he is he certianly will have to wait for a title shot.
Not sure how I feel about Sam on the Contender. Suppermiddle isn't good for him but over 5 rounds his punch output will win him most fights on that series. I do think he is a bit past being on "The Contender" though, I mean he has fought Winky Wright!!! Anyway I wish him and Bika all the best.
