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He replaces Ross Puritty because of an injury.

It would be interesting if Dimitrenko knocks him out in order to compare with Harrison.

Francis is not being matched easy in the twilight of his career is he? I hope he goes out with a win somewhere along the line, he deserves better than being fodder. I guess he's well paid for these assignments.

Julius only took the fight last night... he is on the plane to Germany as we speak

Francis is leading a bloody good life if you ask me.

I bet this guy doesn't stop him.

Julius is doing alright isnt he... he will get good money for this and it wont be a hard fight....

knockout wrote:Julius only took the fight last night... he is on the plane to Germany as we speak

Christ, even Farnell wouldn't take a fight that sort of notice.
Julius is taking 100% advantage of the position his carer is in now, that's pretty smart stuff really. What's Herbie Hide done with the twilight of his career (and he had more left than Julius)?

i think it will be a hard fight.....Dimitrenko takes this serious and tries to knock him out

knockout wrote:Julius is doing alright isnt he... he will get good money for this and it wont be a hard fight....

How many rounds is it? Didnt realise it was this weekened stone the crows!!

i have most fights of Alexander Dimitrenko. he is a good boxer and age is on his side. the question will be his chin. he fights similar to wladimir klitschko and is trained by the same trainer. i think he can go to european level. i think he will be exposed at world level.

REAL_DEAL wrote:i have most fights of Alexander Dimitrenko. he is a good boxer and age is on his side. the question will be his chin. he fights similar to wladimir klitschko and is trained by the same trainer. i think he can go to european level. i think he will be exposed at world level.

he is obviously good offensively, but like you say the chin and heart have yet to be tested.....

Was a decent amateur, although one of my pals beat him.....( and lost to him)

I´m going for a win on points for Dimitrenko. It´s hard to knock Francis out.

from boxing.de

Garing Lane looking trim and ready for Chagaev

i think Dimitrenko will stop francis. ps knockout dont tell francis i said that

REAL_DEAL wrote:i think Dimitrenko will stop francis. ps knockout dont tell francis i said that

depends, if Sasha catches him with a few decent ones Julius may think about cutting his losses and getting out of there....

i am not sure how much training Julius has been doing recently and secondly i am not sure what Dimetrenkos hand speed is like.... he will need to be sharp to stop Julius

Dimitrenko in 2

Dimitrenko won all rounds on his to win a clear UD8 over Francis

Freiheit wrote:Dimitrenko won all rounds on his to win a clear UD8 over Francis

Francis weighed 270lbs!!!! that 14lbs heavier thab when he fought Audley Harrison.

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=005757

It's a good thing Francis is a nautral surviver going into a fight that heavy.

Francis is a walking punching ball. this had nothing to do with boxing. it was a bit disappointing that Dimitrenko didn´t knock him out

Francis looks like the trained in pizza hut for this one.

he took the fight on 48 hours notice guys......
didnt have the six week training camp that Dimitrenko had.....

and still took him the distance.........hmm Julius is a good old seasoned pro who can make anyone look below par, he just doesnt ahve a lot of ofence to offer these days. I think I'd like him to retire to be honest though, he just seems to be filling in for people which is now way for a once decent fighter to end up. Though having said that he isnt exactly getting the crap beat out of him is he.

knockout wrote:he took the fight on 48 hours notice guys......
didnt have the six week training camp that Dimitrenko had.....

Francis hasn´t seen a training camp for years....

he fought ruiz in his 7th fight? should have at least get himself 12 win on trot get confidence nice record going, you not think???

he had a bad manager and promoter at the time