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Esham Pickering v Noel Wilders - Result!
Posted: 08 May 2005, 14:12
by ArtOfWar
Pickering won on points over 8 rounds.
Posted: 08 May 2005, 18:13
by stujones
I thought this was a European title defence?
Posted: 08 May 2005, 18:16
by kevin
No that is against Mallon in June
Posted: 08 May 2005, 18:19
by stujones
I seriously do not get sanctioning bodies. Fair enough Pickering has a mandatory but surely Wilders could have been a voluntary defence or was it a similar situation as to Calzaghe and Magee.
Posted: 08 May 2005, 18:28
by Freiheit
Wilders was eligible for a EBU fight. There can be several reasons that it wasnt an EBU fight.
Purse size (EBU has a minimum purse for title fights)
Promoter simply would pay sanction fee
Mallon camp wouldnt allow a title fight. If Wilders would have won they would have to start all over with pursebids ect.
Posted: 09 May 2005, 03:11
by Jack Bower
Wilders is a fat bastard. It was originally down to be a 10-rounder until porky Noel showed up and it was changed to 8.
Posted: 09 May 2005, 07:22
by stujones
Jack Bower wrote:Wilders is a fat bastard. It was originally down to be a 10-rounder until porky Noel showed up and it was changed to 8.
Was he over the Super Bantam limit?
Posted: 11 May 2005, 03:13
by Jack Bower
stujones wrote:Jack Bower wrote:Wilders is a fat bastard. It was originally down to be a 10-rounder until porky Noel showed up and it was changed to 8.
Was he over the Super Bantam limit?
He looked comfortably over but curiously no weights were announced.