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Nathan Cleverly is gonna announce his next opponent for April 28th defence tomorrow. Who do people think he's gonna be defending WBO against? Shumenov? Erdei? Campillo?

Cleverly fight annouced tomorrow who will it be?

1
Dmitry Sukhotsky (Int-Cont)
RUS
2
Braimah Kamoko (WBO Africa)
GHA
3
Soulan Pownceby (Asia-Pacific)
NZ
4
Robin Krasniqi
GER
5
Eduard Gutknecht
GER
6
Juergen Braehmer
GER
7
Chad Dawson
USA
8
Andrzej Fonfara
POL
9
Karo Murat
GER
10
Denis Simcic
SVN
11
Isaac Chilemba
MAL
12
Dustin Dirks
GER
13
Marcus Vinicius de Oliveira (Latino)
BRA
14
Vikapita Meroro
NAM
15
Tony Bellew
GB

Gabriel Campillo would be nice

2
Braimah Kamoko (WBO Africa)
GHA

damianhucker1 wrote:2
Braimah Kamoko (WBO Africa)
GHA

check out Kamoko's last fight, I think the word is farcical

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jEmzmCvO9w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns8bRpqf ... re=related

so i expect him to be annouced tomorrow

I can see it being Fonfara, he was a possible opponent last time.

Looking at some of his youtube video he looks like a funny character

smoggy7188 wrote:I can see it being Fonfara, he was a possible opponent last time.

He fighting Byron Mitchell I read.

Its not these Gutknecht he defending EBU, Dawson fighting Hopkins,Dirks fight Ulrich, Bellew fighting Mcintosh. I doubt it be Braehmer.

Ovil Mckenzie maybe suddenly appear in next month ratings!

He beat Byron Mitchell at weekend.

Glass Joe wrote:Gabriel Campillo would be nice

Not in top 15 too risky when he has big fight in the summer Dawson , Hopkins or unificaton Warren says ( More like Enzo Macrenelli !)

smoggy7188 wrote:He beat Byron Mitchell at weekend.

Possible but only 5 weeks away I sure he said he want preparation for World title fight.

smoggy7188 wrote:He beat Byron Mitchell at weekend.

Surely your referring to Byron Mitchell Jr ?

Someone whose never been stopped moving up from middle

Jeff Thomas wrote:Someone whose never been stopped moving up from middle

Apparently its now press conference to annouce fight for Albert Hall and ticket prices but not naming fighter to later in week!

leforge wrote:

Jeff Thomas wrote:Someone whose never been stopped moving up from middle

Apparently its now press conference to annouce fight for Albert Hall and ticket prices but not naming fighter to later in week!

Whenever it is I'm sure it'll be an anti climax

Bennyblanco wrote:

leforge wrote:

Jeff Thomas wrote:Someone whose never been stopped moving up from middle

Apparently its now press conference to annouce fight for Albert Hall and ticket prices but not naming fighter to later in week!

Whenever it is I'm sure it'll be an anti climax

For the second Cleverly fight on the trot they be selling tickets before opponent annouced.

Casio wrote:

leforge wrote:

Bennyblanco wrote: Whenever it is I'm sure it'll be an anti climax

For the second Cleverly fight on the trot they be selling tickets before opponent annouced.

People obviously want to see him then, I'm sure the last fight was a 5k plus sell out?? not bad given the opponent. what does the Albert Hall hold?? anyone know??

4-5k. Not the right way to do business imo sell tickets when you have an opponent.

leforge wrote:Cleverly fight annouced tomorrow who will it be?

1
Dmitry Sukhotsky (Int-Cont)
RUS
2
Braimah Kamoko (WBO Africa)
GHA
3
Soulan Pownceby (Asia-Pacific)
NZ
4
Robin Krasniqi
GER
5
Eduard Gutknecht
GER
6
Juergen Braehmer
GER
7
Chad Dawson
USA
8
Andrzej Fonfara
POL
9
Karo Murat
GER
10
Denis Simcic
SVN
11
Isaac Chilemba
MAL
12
Dustin Dirks
GER
13
Marcus Vinicius de Oliveira (Latino)
BRA
14
Vikapita Meroro
NAM
15
Tony Bellew
GB

Those rankings are terrible. If you want to prove that you're a paper champion the WBO is the way to go at 175.

Jeff Thomas wrote:Someone whose never been stopped moving up from middle

Don't tempt fate....Whoever it is, it wont be No 6, No 7 or No 15. It will be someone **** and Cleverly will win by stoppage.

Casio wrote:
His fans are paying to watch him though leforge, not the opponent! In an ideal world there would be an opponent named but its not to be, someone mentioned there would hopefully be a name by the end of the week.

Just like any other boxers though......Froch, Brook, Groves, Degale, Khan etc all have a die hard following and regardless of who is in the opposite corner, theyll be there to support their fighter.

A die hard of 4,000 fans isn't going to grow into a nation of fans when he's just fighting turd after turd.

And that 4k will dwindle fighting everywhere but his own country.

Especially when you watch a former undercard fighter of Cleverly's like Kell Brook blossom with the right promotion, and jam 10,000 people into Sheffield arena.

Paint it however which way you want Casio - the fact is Clev is fighting utter tripe in tiny venues in front of a handful of TV subscribers.

I've seen Pownceby fight, no way is he number 3 in the world. But he's 36 (allegedly) and unbeaten and except for a pro fight in French Polynesia (????) he hasn't boxed outside of N.Z (he did represent N.Z at the 2004 olympics though). He's had a crazy troubled life. - Sounds the perfect opponent for Nathan.

yid14 wrote:I've seen Pownceby fight, no way is he number 3 in the world. But he's 36 (allegedly) and unbeaten and except for a pro fight in French Polynesia (????) he hasn't boxed outside of N.Z (he did represent N.Z at the 2004 olympics though). He's had a crazy troubled life. - Sounds the perfect opponent for Nathan.

I reckon he wont cost much either!

leforge wrote:

yid14 wrote:I've seen Pownceby fight, no way is he number 3 in the world. But he's 36 (allegedly) and unbeaten and except for a pro fight in French Polynesia (????) he hasn't boxed outside of N.Z (he did represent N.Z at the 2004 olympics though). He's had a crazy troubled life. - Sounds the perfect opponent for Nathan.

I reckon he wont cost much either!

A crate of Lion Red and a packet of tim tams

yid14 wrote:

leforge wrote:

yid14 wrote:I've seen Pownceby fight, no way is he number 3 in the world. But he's 36 (allegedly) and unbeaten and except for a pro fight in French Polynesia (????) he hasn't boxed outside of N.Z (he did represent N.Z at the 2004 olympics though). He's had a crazy troubled life. - Sounds the perfect opponent for Nathan.

I reckon he wont cost much either!

A crate of Lion Red and a packet of tim tams

You been to any fights recently?

Dean Francis.