Think he does need to change his nickname... John Rawling called him "Little" Gavin Rees at least 20 times in the fight. Surely more apt than "the Rock".
Was It because he wasn't dry and ripped like most fighters?
Pretty much.
He'd be dry if he was a Super Feather... He should make 9 stone 9 comfortably. He is smaller than Naz and hasn't got his tree trunk legs.
Barry McGuigan said it at the start - that he hasn't shown the desire needed in training to make Lightweight. There seemed to be some self doubts about his stamina when he said to Rawling "I'm the best 6 round fighter in the world"... a similar quote was said by Butterbean.
Fantastic effort tonight, I'm not going to fault it... but he should be a Lightweight.
THEBUTCH wrote:In terms of earning the right, Rees shouldn't be anywhere near WBA contender status, but we all know it's not what you've achieved....it's who you're connected too!
Rees is clearly a strong guy, but it would remarkable if he pulled this one off. M'baye can be hit and hurt, but even if Rees can catch him, he's lacking the tools and experience to capatalise.
That was a bizzare fight. Mbaye just stood in range without throwing shots and allowed Rees to completely dictate the action.
He never seemed to alter his half assed plan of trying to catch Rees coming in and telegraphed the right hand.
M'Baye should be utterly ashamed of himself!
He was awful.
No motivation at all.
it looked to me as if the champion had been paid to make gavin look good after all he is warren boy lets see if gav defends the title or just hang on to it untill khan goes for it in about 7 months time to make khan youngest world champion it looks very fishy to me and most of the viewing public
M'Baye should be utterly ashamed of himself!
He was awful.
No motivation at all.
it looked to me as if the champion had been paid to make gavin look good after all he is warren boy lets see if gav defends the title or just hang on to it untill khan goes for it in about 7 months time to make khan youngest world champion it looks very fishy to me and most of the viewing public
Sadly, it looks like a damn fix to me.
Rees did his bit and well done to him BUT Mbaye was having as laugh.
Rees Vs Khan is the fight, no way would Khan ave beaten Mbaye BUT he can beat Rees.
Or
Hatton Vs Khan on A Sports Networks/FattyBoy Promotion anyone?
Hatton-Rees on the Millenium stadium promotion if Hatton doesn't get PBF or Malligiani (spelling) in the US in November?
I like the Khan theory though, I often thought Barry Jones was being kept as WBO Super-Feather champ for Hamed to move up and take it back in the day....
I thought M'Baye was keeping the title warm for Khan.
He would certainly be a better bet in any kind of mandatory defence,than Rees.
Maybe(and I certainly hope so)we are being a tad cynical,and M'Baye just totally underestimated little Gavin,and things like keeping titles "warm" don't go on...
Goz wrote:Hatton-Rees on the Millenium stadium promotion if Hatton doesn't get PBF or Malligiani (spelling) in the US in November?
I like the Khan theory though, I often thought Barry Jones was being kept as WBO Super-Feather champ for Hamed to move up and take it back in the day....
Rees was terrific - M'Baye just totaly underestimated him, he was must have thought he'd have an easy night when he saw how short and untested the Welsh man was.
Then Rees absolutely shocked him in the first - those body shots took a lot out of him.
thepocketrocket wrote:Unless Kotelnik starts to struggle with weight then it remains him first go.. warren lookes after the officials realy well that wont be a problem khan will fight for the title i bet you
Watch out for Rees-Kotelnik on the Calzaghe-Kessler undercard
it looked to me as if the champion had been paid to make gavin look good after all he is warren boy lets see if gav defends the title or just hang on to it untill khan goes for it in about 7 months time to make khan youngest world champion it looks very fishy to me and most of the viewing public
barry jones was but he failed brain scan