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Eastman vs. Williams set

http://www.britishboxing.net/news_1673- ... ember.html

Froch-Dodson at last, eh? Could be an interesting build-up to that one....

Great matchups, will Eastman definitely go through with this one?

Looking forward to Froch v Dodson I dont think its an easy one for Froch by any means.

Has Froch been injured? not heard much from him lately.
Seems to be keeping a low profile, which is unusual.

Yeah he had some sort of hand operation.

That's right he injured his hand against Magee, blamed the BBE gloves that he had to wear.

kevin wrote:That's right he injured his hand against Magee, blamed the BBE gloves that he had to wear.

I know in some of the big fights in the US the boxers can wear whatever gloves they want, so they don't both have to have the same make.
Is that possible over here?

I think it depends if the promoters have a contract with a certain glove manufacturer. Maloney's are sponsored by BBE so they have to be worn at their shows.

Kev,

Has an opponent been announced for Johannson.... Its not mentioned in the report, but I suspect a typo?

Sorry Femi Fehintola

Does anyone like Femi's chances against Johansson? I sure as hell don't.

Nice boxer, but I really don't see how he keeps Carl off him for the distance.I'll be the first to applaud if he does though.

nickd wrote:Yeah he had some sort of hand operation.

I remember reading a post by you saying that Dodson has a chance.

I hope your right, I don't like Froch.

states wrote:Does anyone like Femi's chances against Johansson? I sure as hell don't.

Nice boxer, but I really don't see how he keeps Carl off him for the distance.I'll be the first to applaud if he does though.

Femi is a good boxer with nice fast hands, but to beat Johansson you need a hard punch as well. Think Carl will break him down for a later round stoppage.

Johansson isn't just a pure puncher, he places his shots well and has a good jab to set up his shots, until the shock 1 round loss he suffered i rated him the best in the super feather division in this country, Johansson has said that he had alot going on outside of the ring when he suffered that loss, but it will always raise question marks over his chin.
I'd still rate Johansson over Mitchell and Murray. And i think he would be 50/50 against Alex Arthur.

Yeah i think the TV companies got pissed off with promoters trying to pass off bad quality WBU and WBF world title fights. At least Skelton showed what to do with the WBU title, he threw it away so he could keep the British title.

Seems to be coming full circle and we are getting good competitive fights for the British title again, The super feather's have got to be the division to watch, with Arthur, Johansson, Mitchell and Murray leading the way and boxers such as Femi not to far behind them.
Also at another level you have Pacman , Valero , Morales, Barrera at the top with a host of great contenders on the world stage.


Couple of other interesting fights that have been nominated:
S. Bendall v Wayne Elcock for the english middle title
N. Wright v Gary Reid for the english light welter
Lee Meager v Jon Thaxton for british lightweight

Terence wrote:I liked his punching in the last fight, nice, well-placed shots and he looks worringly strong.

I like this fight as it will give him a target to track down and you are right in that Femi lacks the dig to hold him off for long periods.

Even though both men have a lot to do in the business it is good to see a match between two promising British fighters, it is becoming the norm (good fights for the British title) rather than fighters being built-up for a WBU/WBF title bonanza that never transpires.

I thought Johannsen looked awesome the first time I saw him fight, beautifully compact and balanced, lovely combination punching, and and a nice tight guard. Was surprised when I heard he had been flattened. Who knows, maybe he can put that behind him, because he looked like the finished article before, but maybe he has suspect whiskers.

Max Molyneux wrote:

nickd wrote:Yeah he had some sort of hand operation.

I remember reading a post by you saying that Dodson has a chance.

I hope your right, I don't like Froch.

I really think he does, Froch is way too easy to hit. It all depends how Dodson holds up to Froch's power.

I ha a dream that Eastman beats Richard Williams on points. Williams makes a good start, but Eastman's strength takes over. It was a majority decision.

stujones wrote:I ha a dream that Eastman beats Richard Williams on points. Williams makes a good start, but Eastman's strength takes over. It was a majority decision.

You need to get out more mate! Dreaming about Howard Eastman fights!!

nickd wrote:

stujones wrote:I ha a dream that Eastman beats Richard Williams on points. Williams makes a good start, but Eastman's strength takes over. It was a majority decision.

You need to get out more mate! Dreaming about Howard Eastman fights!!

i hope it wasn't one of those dreams where everyone is naked!!

topper123 wrote:

nickd wrote:

stujones wrote:I ha a dream that Eastman beats Richard Williams on points. Williams makes a good start, but Eastman's strength takes over. It was a majority decision.

You need to get out more mate! Dreaming about Howard Eastman fights!!

i hope it wasn't one of those dreams where everyone is naked!!

The Battersea Bummer!

I think froch injured a muscle in his arm after that too. When you look at the quality he fights you start to wonder if people make too much about him being easy to hit just cos he has a low guard.