Wayne Elcock faces a light-middleweight...

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 03 Feb 2004, 10:49

For those of you who haven't checked out FW's site today, Wayne Elcock faces Zimbabwe's Farai Musiiwa at York Hall on Saturday night.
Musiiwa is a decent fighter. He boasts a win over the highly-regarded Mihaly Kotai, and rocked Adrian Stone to his boots last year. But he's just a light-middleweight in truth, so he'll be giving natural weight away to former WBU middleweight king Elcock, who is aiming for a rematch with Lawrence Murphy.

Lugh · Post by **Lugh** » 03 Feb 2004, 10:52

So it doesn't seem like he'll be staying at LM?

Don't know what he'd gain from moving up - he looked massive at Middle and if he got walloped at Middle - he'll get hit harder at LM.

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 03 Feb 2004, 10:59

Lugh wrote:So it doesn't seem like he'll be staying at LM?

Don't know what he'd gain from moving up - he looked massive at Middle and if he got walloped at Middle - he'll get hit harder at LM.

No, you misinterpret my post, Lugh. Elcock will be staying at middle, but fighting a light-middle.

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 03 Feb 2004, 12:58

Can't blame him having a softish come back fight after that nasty Ko defeat really... I'm afraid Ive got real doubts about Elcocks chin... also his ability to recover after being hurt!....

kevo · Post by **kevo** » 03 Feb 2004, 13:18

bennie wrote:former WBU middleweight king Elcock, who is aiming for a rematch with Lawrence Murphy.

That is, of course, if he can get past fericious Farnell first!

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 03 Feb 2004, 13:23

They should really be going after the British title rather than that god awful WBU tinpot title!....

kevo · Post by **kevo** » 03 Feb 2004, 13:25

What!?! And give up their hard earned world titles?

Seriously though, I know what you mean. If the top domestic middle's (excluding Eastman) all fough each other instead of no mark mandatories, there'd be some decent match ups.

knockout · Post by **knockout** » 03 Feb 2004, 14:59

Farai Musiiwa is actually a better fighter at middle than he was at welter.

I saw him fight Erik Teymour before christmas and he looked bigger than Erik in the ring. (he was 11st12 i think) He must have killed himself to do welter and light middle

I reckon he could well beat Elcock.....

steve689 · Post by **steve689** » 03 Feb 2004, 16:14

I hope Elcock comes through this one, i see him beating Murphy in a rematch if he tucks his chin away this time, he is a good fighter.

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