Has Sven Ottke given up his IBF belt!

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 05 Feb 2004, 10:59

According to one of the best and most reliable boxing sites on the web, realboxing.com, Charles Brewer travels to Denmark on March 13 to fight Mads Larsen for the IBF super-middleweight title.
I thought Ottke was IBF champion!

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 05 Feb 2004, 11:05

Err, it's an eliminator as I recall....these mistakes do happen, I should know, I've made enough.

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 05 Feb 2004, 11:06

jamesmcdonnell wrote:Err, it's an eliminator as I recall....these mistakes do happen, I should know, I've made enough.

Cheers, mate. That does make far more sense.

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 05 Feb 2004, 11:13

Yeah, if you read it , it says that he squares off with Larsden 'for a chance to regain his IBF title' implying that he will get a shot if he beats Larsen.

REAL_DEAL · Post by **REAL_DEAL** » 05 Feb 2004, 11:17

Hard fight to call

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 05 Feb 2004, 11:18

Larsen is a pretty decent boxer, but I hope Brewer gets another crack at Ottke and knocks him sparko.

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 05 Feb 2004, 11:44

I think Larsen will have a bit too much for the Hatchet now. If he wasn't shot before Calzaghe, I'm sure that tough fight has set him back further. One thing that surprises me, is Larsen's lack of power - his knockout percentage is tremendous, including a stoppage of an ageing (but still tough) Sugar Boy Malinga, not mainly stopped him. Yet, up against Ottke and Heussiler (who both seem to have tough chins) he couldn't even budge them.

Can this man punch?

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 05 Feb 2004, 11:45

stujones wrote:I think Larsen will have a bit too much for the Hatchet now. If he wasn't shot before Calzaghe, I'm sure that tough fight has set him back further. One thing that surprises me, is Larsen's lack of power - his knockout percentage is tremendous, including a stoppage of an ageing (but still tough) Sugar Boy Malinga, not mainly stopped him. Yet, up against Ottke and Heussiler (who both seem to have tough chins) he couldn't even budge them.

Can this man punch?

He certainly looks like he can punch. He's one of the biggest super-middles I've ever seen. How does he make the weight?

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 05 Feb 2004, 11:56

He fought Ottke pretty cautiously as I recall. He looks a bit like Carl Froch actually, long arms, rangy, huge frame, possibly even bigger than Froch.

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 05 Feb 2004, 12:05

Bear in mind, Malinga was 46 when he lost to Larsen.

Larsen doesn't have stoppages against many decent fighters.

Kilburn · Post by **Kilburn** » 05 Feb 2004, 12:08

Yeah Larsen has a punchers record but I doubt he's as big a banger as Brewer, who I thought looked pretty good against Freeman Barr. Still very keen, very hard working and very powerful.

Larsen might well get a decision over him though.

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 05 Feb 2004, 12:55

jamesmcdonnell wrote:Bear in mind, Malinga was 46 when he lost to Larsen.

Larsen doesn't have stoppages against many decent fighters.

Very true, but Malinga still was hanging in there even with the big punchers. Check out his record.

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 05 Feb 2004, 14:57

I have done many times, he's a pretty remarkable guy, makes you wonder whether under different circumstances with the right handling he couldn't have been a really great fighter.

steve689 · Post by **steve689** » 05 Feb 2004, 16:46

Well i hope Larsen wins as i expect he will, i don't want to see Ottke-Brewer III

Larsen has a massive frame and does his best to fill them with those many tattoos. I think whoever gets another crack at Ottke will just go for broke, Ottke is one of the only unbeaten and longest reigning "shot" fighters i think i have seen

Freiheit · Post by **Freiheit** » 05 Feb 2004, 18:00

Actually Larsen only got tattoos on his right arm.