Dale Robinson.... The weights.
Posted: 27 Sep 2004, 20:47
Dale,
You've long stated that you will probably have a few fights at Bantam and mix and match between the weights. After seeing the demise of Roy Jones I do worry that you maybe doing more harm to your career than good.
I appreciate we are only talking pounds here and at a lower level (no disrepect) than what Jones was fighting at. However, I do fear the weight fluctuations may effect your career in the long run.
There have even been recent examples of this down at your weight, I remember Adi Lewis having another bash at Flyweight after losing to Geurallt (his snap had gone). Also, remember Mickey Cantwell's attempt to fight for the WBO strawweight title - it was a brave effort but it wasn't the same fighter that ran the great Jake Matlala so close a few months previous. Johnny Armour and Wayne Rigby are other fighters who moved up a weight devision to try and capture (and in Rigby's case win) a title, when they moved back down to their "natural" weight they struggled.
Mickey would have made Strawweight easily and Adi would have been effective at flyweight had they had not started to flucate their weight in search of more recognition and good pay days. I hope you have considered this before you decide to yo-yo between flyweight and bantam.
If I were you I would stick to the one.
You've long stated that you will probably have a few fights at Bantam and mix and match between the weights. After seeing the demise of Roy Jones I do worry that you maybe doing more harm to your career than good.
I appreciate we are only talking pounds here and at a lower level (no disrepect) than what Jones was fighting at. However, I do fear the weight fluctuations may effect your career in the long run.
There have even been recent examples of this down at your weight, I remember Adi Lewis having another bash at Flyweight after losing to Geurallt (his snap had gone). Also, remember Mickey Cantwell's attempt to fight for the WBO strawweight title - it was a brave effort but it wasn't the same fighter that ran the great Jake Matlala so close a few months previous. Johnny Armour and Wayne Rigby are other fighters who moved up a weight devision to try and capture (and in Rigby's case win) a title, when they moved back down to their "natural" weight they struggled.
Mickey would have made Strawweight easily and Adi would have been effective at flyweight had they had not started to flucate their weight in search of more recognition and good pay days. I hope you have considered this before you decide to yo-yo between flyweight and bantam.
If I were you I would stick to the one.
hopfully ill grow into a strong bantam in a few years 
