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Meehan is back

Posted: 30 Mar 2011, 12:32
by funso banjo baby
what can he do on the scene at this stage ?

isnt he another one suing the wba ?

Re: Meehan is back

Posted: 30 Mar 2011, 13:29
by Craig14
well he's 41 now so very little.

Re: Meehan is back

Posted: 30 Mar 2011, 17:19
by buster007
[quote="funso banjo baby"]what can he do on the scene at this stage ?

isnt he another one suing the wba ?[/quote]
i think he was paid out after getting stuffed around while mandatory for 2 years. don't know if it was true or not though.

his opponent is no good, but he is on the undercard of helenious and peter so he may be trying to get a fight with one of them next.
it would be a good fight if he could fight either the winner or loser. better than fighting nobody at all.

i know its annoying that he is fighting a bum but it is better to fight every month than fight 1 average guy every 10 months.

Re: Meehan is back

Posted: 30 Mar 2011, 17:24
by crusader
He can no longer do anything at a high level. He is clearly not the same fighter he once was. At his best he would have beaten or been very competitive with the version of Chagaev that he was outclassed by. At this point it's all about finding guys to cash out against.

Re: Meehan is back

Posted: 30 Mar 2011, 17:40
by buster007
i believe if he had lead up fights pre the chagaev fight instead of being inactive for 2 years he would have won. his timing was terrible in the first half of the fight and he was clearly getting better as the fight went on. and he landed better shots nearer the end. chagaev commented that he was surprised how good kalis power was.

u can't expect to beat guys like chagaev with a lead up like that.

so i think he would be competitive against nearly anybody tbh. of course the klits r on another level though to everybody not just him.

Re: Meehan is back

Posted: 30 Mar 2011, 17:50
by Brute
What is the pay scale for fighting a six rounder against a Balt in Germany?

Re: Meehan is back

Posted: 30 Mar 2011, 17:54
by buster007
$86.35

Re: Meehan is back

Posted: 31 Mar 2011, 07:53
by Brute
buster007 wrote:$86.35
Has the Euro fallen that far?

Re: Meehan is back

Posted: 31 Mar 2011, 09:43
by colin russell
Meehan would be great in the WWE l think as a boxer it time to hang them up.

Re: Meehan is back

Posted: 31 Mar 2011, 16:41
by Brute
Maybe he prefers to fight real men rather than show ponies.

Fighters he has beaten are still getting and winning fights. 36-4 with 29 KOs is still a good record, three of his four losses were against World Champions or former World champions.

Re: Meehan is back

Posted: 31 Mar 2011, 18:17
by dberry
The man still wants to fight, can still get on cards and still has something to offer, why is it he should he hang 'em up again?

Re: Meehan is back

Posted: 31 Mar 2011, 19:35
by caveman
i wish meehan all the best,only mistake he made was signing with a grub promoter,if given the chance he may have been champ

Re: Meehan is back

Posted: 31 Mar 2011, 20:59
by buster007
[quote="dberry"]The man still wants to fight, can still get on cards and still has something to offer, why is it he should he hang 'em up again?[/quote]


its just ignorant people who would say that. kali has plenty to offer. the fact that he couldn't get anybody to fight him for 2 years, even though he offered the no.1 ranking as a prize tells u that most of the top 20 fighters think if meehan turns up fit and hasn't been inactive, that it will be an extremely tough night for them.

it also shows u how precious promoters r getting. they all want their fighters to travel the easiest possible route to get to a shot at the title, but then when their fighter gets a shot they r usually far too inexperienced to be able to compete with the title holder.

Re: Meehan is back

Posted: 02 Apr 2011, 04:20
by Brute
The main event is Huck -v- Nakash for Huck's WBO Cruiserweight title.

if you think green fights bums, have a look at the row of tomato cans Nakash is undefeated against.

Re: Meehan is back

Posted: 02 Apr 2011, 14:18
by oliverfennell
dberry wrote:The man still wants to fight, can still get on cards and still has something to offer, why is it he should he hang 'em up again?
It was precisely because he couldn't get fights that his career faltered so badly in the past few years. Although it could be significant that he's started getting regular work now that he's been beaten...

Re: Meehan is back

Posted: 02 Apr 2011, 19:57
by Brute
Looks like Kali's fight did not go ahead.

Re: Meehan is back

Posted: 02 Apr 2011, 21:25
by Rogue
I hope sooner than later, one of the alphabet's comes up with a masters boxing series.... Meehan can make a serious go of it

Re: Meehan is back

Posted: 02 Apr 2011, 23:16
by crusader
Rogue wrote:I hope sooner than later, one of the alphabet's comes up with a masters boxing series.... Meehan can make a serious go of it
Someone on another forum mentioned that Kali may fight the winner of Marrone-Williamson in an eliminator. Obviously that would be a very winnable fight for him. Not sure how much truth there is in these claims though.

Re: Meehan is back

Posted: 03 Apr 2011, 00:34
by buster007
eliminator for what?

Re: Meehan is back

Posted: 03 Apr 2011, 00:42
by crusader
buster007 wrote:eliminator for what?
A WBA eliminator. Apparently Bermaine Stiverne has also been mentioned. Perhaps he will fight Kali and then the winner of that will fight Marrone/Williamson.

Re: Meehan is back

Posted: 03 Apr 2011, 04:32
by crusader
Brute wrote:Looks like Kali's fight did not go ahead.
It was the last fight of the night and Kali won by second round stoppage.

Re: Meehan is back

Posted: 03 Apr 2011, 06:44
by dberry
Nice one Mr. Meehan :TU:

Re: Meehan is back

Posted: 03 Apr 2011, 06:54
by Brute
Hope he fights a better boxer next time. Semiskur's record makes him look like roadkill.

The last fight of the night was a prelim? That's different.

Re: Meehan is back

Posted: 03 Apr 2011, 07:08
by dberry
Thai boxing , in Thailand, usually has the main event a fight or two before the last fight.

Re: Meehan is back

Posted: 03 Apr 2011, 07:45
by oliverfennell
dberry wrote:Thai boxing , in Thailand, usually has the main event a fight or two before the last fight.
I think it's the same in many countries. There are usually swing bouts on any televised bill. Say a couple of four or six-rounders. They can fill the gap if, say, Fight A is scheduled for 8pm and Fight B for 9pm, then Fight A ends very early. And then if there has been no gap in the running order big enough to fit in the swing bout(s), they're put on at the end.