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looking forward to it, otabek looked good when i saw him and has impressive amateur background, very tall and quick , though not gotten in many pro rounds

tommy very well schooled, not as fast but good timing and punch placement, finally he's in an interesting fight

Kholmatov sounds like Da Bomb!!

Where does Ward go from here?

well if he wins he''s wba mandatory, he should be going for a shot......he'd be 34-0 and coming off beating a good opponent, f@cking go for it

if he loses, maybe his team will be more willing to match him in tough fights now that he doesnt have a 0 to protect

Ward has had a joke of a career. Why does he deserve an eliminator?

33 wins, not one over a good opponent. He's just been cruising on bums. And it's even less impressive because he's only stopped 5 of them.

ya it's ridiculous to be unbeaten in 34 fights while having so little of note on your record, the high point of his career was 6 years ago, this is a good step in the right direction though. otabek doesnt have many pro fights but was on the powerhouse uzbek amateur team and really impressed me in his last fight, a young talented guy.

hopefully if wardy wins this he doesn't go another 6 years of fighting meaningless bouts and get to 60-0 before using his mandatory shot

He's a really nice guy, but I think Ward could get beat tonight.

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑04 Mar 2023, 07:14 He's a really nice guy, but I think Ward could get beat tonight.

Are you going tonight?

mickey1975 wrote: ↑04 Mar 2023, 07:16

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑04 Mar 2023, 07:14 He's a really nice guy, but I think Ward could get beat tonight.

Are you going tonight?

Sadly not, family commitments. Are you?

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑04 Mar 2023, 07:14 He's a really nice guy, but I think Ward could get beat tonight.

I agree. He's certainly got his hands full

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑04 Mar 2023, 07:19

mickey1975 wrote: ↑04 Mar 2023, 07:16

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑04 Mar 2023, 07:14 He's a really nice guy, but I think Ward could get beat tonight.

Are you going tonight?

Sadly not, family commitments. Are you?

No.

mickey1975 wrote: ↑04 Mar 2023, 07:39

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑04 Mar 2023, 07:19

mickey1975 wrote: ↑04 Mar 2023, 07:16
Are you going tonight?

Sadly not, family commitments. Are you?

No.

I quite fancy it as well, shame.

He’s fighting a bomb.

Might be close even.

Finally his ‘0’ has gone.

Finally stepped up and took gets thrown in.

He finished .

otabek now mandatory for lara? good fight that

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑04 Mar 2023, 19:08 otabek now mandatory for lara? good fight that

That will be superb

mickey1975 wrote: ↑04 Mar 2023, 07:16

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑04 Mar 2023, 07:14 He's a really nice guy, but I think Ward could get beat tonight.

Are you going tonight?

Sadly it looked like nobody else went either, can't have been more than two hundred in there.

otabek reminded me a bit of rigo, not as slick, but super fast and with that digging backhand left to the body

1181567 wrote: ↑04 Mar 2023, 20:51

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑04 Mar 2023, 19:08 otabek now mandatory for lara? good fight that

That will be superb

Wee while to go before that
I would imagine it will be

Warrington vs Lara ( wood step aside money )

Then September/October
Wood vs Lara rematch clause( assuming Lara beats Warrington )

Then 2023 at some point otebek will get a shot