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It will be announced on Wednesday, apparently.
Who do you guys think it will be?
Let me know if there is anyone I missed

All the clues seem to lead to Periban. Surely he's not going to risk his World title fight by fighting Bika in the lead up!

Paul Smith...

MarkMcBurney wrote:Paul Smith...

Don't be silly! Smith's made it to the top now after his demolition robbery of AA, it should be Ward or Froch for him. Joe Gallagher would spit on your shoes for even putting Paul's name in the mix for JD.

Wouldn't surprise me if it was this chap:

http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_ ... &cat=boxer

Good win last time out against J'Leon Love.

Smith has made it to the top? He got destroyed by both degale and groves! I can't understand how cause he gave Abraham a foght( who's passed it) froch would destroy smith and money in it! Fact ! If he rematches degale or groves he will be stopped again, fast car
Knows that, he got a world title shot cause the saurlands need sky, no other reason, he didn't deserve that shot, like smiths as fighters but he came
Up short , degale beats all super middle bar andre ward, boy is similar to ward in fact is if he stuck to a game plan he would
School most boxers, although think a change in trainer may need to come for
Him

I think he was taking the p i s s

JamieM wrote:Smith has made it to the top? He got destroyed by both degale and groves! I can't understand how cause he gave Abraham a foght( who's passed it) froch would destroy smith and money in it! Fact ! If he rematches degale or groves he will be stopped again, fast car
Knows that, he got a world title shot cause the saurlands need sky, no other reason, he didn't deserve that shot, like smiths as fighters but he came
Up short , degale beats all super middle bar andre ward, boy is similar to ward in fact is if he stuck to a game plan he would
School most boxers, although think a change in trainer may need to come for
Him

I was taking the piss, Paul seems a nice guy but i'm with you he never deserved the shot in the first place, the last interview I saw with Joe Gallagher he said he keeps going on at Eddie to break the bank and get AA to fight in Liverpool, if every world champion gave a rematch to a voluntary who put in a brave effort they wouldn't have time to fight there mandatories.

My bad haha, Gallagher talks nonsense, like calling out groves for Callum, it's sheer stupidity for me and a worthless fight, why don't they put him in with some top 10 contenders instead of punch bags, it's annoying ! Good fighter yes but not proven

any chance of a press conference for the announcement of this fight

we haven't had one for a least..... 4 days

The Bika fight would be an excellent fight for the card but I think it will be Periban.

It's not gonna be Carl Froch then?

black panther wrote:Wouldn't surprise me if it was this chap:

http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_ ... &cat=boxer

Good win last time out against J'Leon Love.

Despite that he's really a middleweight cynically thrown in against the Mayweather boy as target practice, I would like to see this, purely off of the back of the Love KO.

& the fact that his nickname is Porky.

Porky vs Chunky.

Who the fvck wouldn't buy a ticket to that?

Datsue wrote:

black panther wrote:Wouldn't surprise me if it was this chap:

http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_ ... &cat=boxer

Good win last time out against J'Leon Love.

Despite that he's really a middleweight cynically thrown in against the Mayweather boy as target practice, I would like to see this, purely off of the back of the Love KO.

& the fact that his nickname is Porky.

Porky vs Chunky.

Who the fvck wouldn't buy a ticket to that?

How would you bill it? Battle of the buffets perhaps?

Terry Dooley wrote:He'll have to be careful. A loss will mean the end of his mandatory status. The IBF Rules also state that he can't fight 60-days prior to the possible mandatory date so he's got until December 30th to get one in.

I'll say it again: "Porky vs Chunky."

Fvcking sells itself.

I voted Bika, maybe more out of wishful thinking than being realistic.

Medina is a good shout.

No way will it be Stieglitz, i'd imagine he's making an absolute mint in his fight with Sturm even though there's nothing on the line.

Periban or maybe Bika i reck

orbtastic wrote:http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_ ... &cat=boxer

Would love to see that.

orbtastic wrote:http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_ ... &cat=boxer

That could be his fight next year for the Vacant title if he does`t get Froch,tough fight that for Chunky.

being reported as Periban in some places

I don't much care. He's fighting on an undercard of a pay-per-view that nobody is going to buy.

Has to be Periban.