O'Donnell and Murray fight reviews and May 18 show
Posted: 10 May 2007, 08:55
On paper it looked Solano would be a good test for O'Donnell. Coming down from light-middleweight, a two time Mexican title challenger, 14 ko's in 19 wins (albeit against 11 losses) and had just done 10 rounds with JJ Chavez's son. But O'Donnell looked like he may of underestimated Solano a tiny bit. First knockdown seem to have caught O'Donnell high on the head and although he was pushed to the floor, more then punched, his legs were clearly unsteady. 2nd knockdown looked far more damaging, O'Donnell's body going all limp before he hit the canvas, but he seemed to to do well to get up only for the referee to call it off. I thought from where I was sitting he may have been ok to carry on, but let's face it, American referees are known for letting fights carry on a little bit longer then normal so I presume he must have been "gone" when it was waved off. And to confirm what I've read in other posts, yes O'Donnell's left hand was very low during the fight.
Murray obviously faired better, but I didn't think his opponent was that great. Murray seemed to be content to grind his man down and after the 6th round Bethea didn't seem to have much left so it was no surprise when the end came in the 7th. Murray seemed to be concentrating more on head shots then body shots this time and it was a solid if not spectacular win. Would really like to see Murray in with Thaxton or even a Manchester derby against Meager. Given that they all fight for the same team, surely these matches can be made?
An unbeaten Australian called Billy Dib got rave reviews in the official program about being the next big thing (including supportive quotes from Naseem Hamed) and he certainly looked the part during the ringwalk. But thought he was disappointing when the bell went and a bit lucky to get the decision.
I did feel sorry for O'Donnell and although I thought it may be a tough fight for him, I never expected to see what actually happened. He took some good whacks on the chin against Elwell in his last fight, but I suppose Elwell is a lot less of a puncher then Solano is.
Also does anyone know if the Hennssy Sports show on May 18 at Excel Arena is happening? Sky have got it on their schedule, but nothing on the Hennessy Sports website. And will Darren Barker be fighting or does anyone know what is happeng with him?
Murray obviously faired better, but I didn't think his opponent was that great. Murray seemed to be content to grind his man down and after the 6th round Bethea didn't seem to have much left so it was no surprise when the end came in the 7th. Murray seemed to be concentrating more on head shots then body shots this time and it was a solid if not spectacular win. Would really like to see Murray in with Thaxton or even a Manchester derby against Meager. Given that they all fight for the same team, surely these matches can be made?
An unbeaten Australian called Billy Dib got rave reviews in the official program about being the next big thing (including supportive quotes from Naseem Hamed) and he certainly looked the part during the ringwalk. But thought he was disappointing when the bell went and a bit lucky to get the decision.
I did feel sorry for O'Donnell and although I thought it may be a tough fight for him, I never expected to see what actually happened. He took some good whacks on the chin against Elwell in his last fight, but I suppose Elwell is a lot less of a puncher then Solano is.
Also does anyone know if the Hennssy Sports show on May 18 at Excel Arena is happening? Sky have got it on their schedule, but nothing on the Hennessy Sports website. And will Darren Barker be fighting or does anyone know what is happeng with him?