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Munyai v Ramogoadi is on tonight, i guess they couldn't find anyone around Super Bantam to take on Munyai, at least Ramogoadi should strech him a good few rounds, he usually does

Old bones Ian wrote:Munyai v Ramogoadi is on tonight, i guess they couldn't find anyone around Super Bantam to take on Munyai, at least Ramogoadi should strech him a good few rounds, he usually does

I reckon Munyai takes him out 5 or 6 rounds in... prepared to be wrong tho

Munyai won on points.

Autobarn wrote:Munyai won on points.

did he look good in doing so?

Surprised Ramogoadi went the distance! Was it over 6 or 8?

8.

I thought Munyai would get a stoppage win too, although he could do with the extra rounds for experience, polish off style.

Olusegun wins a wide decision to pick up Commonwealth belt. Looks great in spurts when he let's his hands go but needs to stay active. Hope these guys continue to get bigger fights. They have a bright future ahead.

~ MIKEE ~ wrote:

Autobarn wrote:Munyai won on points.

did he look good in doing so?

to be blunt, Munyai looked horrendous. he was fighting at a weight too high, was facing a spoiler and didn't look as polishe dor hungry as normal. he wasn't lean and fierce this time. he was thicker and sloppy. unrecognisible as the guy who hammered haskins and power. i think he didn't know who he was fighting till this week. hopefully this was a learning fight,

olusegun was a letdown as well. he dazzed for 5 rds, then started showing off, then coasted, even letting Reid tag him with hard single blows over rds 7, 8, 9 and 10. it was a really cynical performance. he acted like he was a star already. despite having the chance to win over fans, he had them booing him.

it's easy to overreact - I think these two have done more than any non world class Brit today in previous bouts - but this was awful viewing.

lvlarc wrote:I thought Munyai would get a stoppage win too, although he could do with the extra rounds for experience, polish off style.

Olusegun wins a wide decision to pick up Commonwealth belt. Looks great in spurts when he let's his hands go but needs to stay active. Hope these guys continue to get bigger fights. They have a bright future ahead.

the thing is, they need to make ppl want to see them. i'd say forget putting 'em on main events. stick them on Haye undercards. Have a plan. Bring in a foe who will test them in this or that way. Ease slowly up the rankings.

I think Olusegun should fight Lynes, Daws, Barnes next these will be good fights for him. Give Reid credit he took some good punches.

Yeah, he looked pretty poor, his timing was way off. As Jim Watt said, perhaps not having to make weight took his edge away, he didn't look at all focussed, and he looked to be conceding a lot of weight and strength in there. Thought there was the potential for an upset early on.

Neither he nor Olesogun advanced their causes much tonight, and you can see just why it's hard for a British promoter to make a big box office hit out of African imports, when they turn in a performance like that on a relatively big stage.

I think both Munyai and olusegun had started to believe their own hype, maybe these performances will get them back on track, Munyai thought he could blast out Ramogoadi , but it didn't happen. Maybe a bigger puncher than Ramogoadi could have inflicted an even more damaging night for Munyai, as he was definatly stung by a couple of punches.

It was a learning fight for both, and not just on the boxing side of things.
Did olusegun remind anyone of the night Naz Hamed outboxed Vincenzo Belcastro, but showed to much contempt and ended up not pleasing the crowd

jamesmcdonnell wrote:Yeah, he looked pretty poor, his timing was way off. As Jim Watt said, perhaps not having to make weight took his edge away, he didn't look at all focussed, and he looked to be conceding a lot of weight and strength in there. Thought there was the potential for an upset early on.

Neither he nor Olesogun advanced their causes much tonight, and you can see just why it's hard for a British promoter to make a big box office hit out of African imports, when they turn in a performance like that on a relatively big stage.

I think they need to keep him at bantamweight. He was nearly a super feather tonight. Munyai is better against smaller guys that he can bully. He just looked too thick set.

I think both guys have had a shit time getting fights after outstanding wins last year. It's like the onus on them is to always look good. They need to be developed way better - they have probably withered on the vine - but they need to produce when they get in that ring.

I have to say, Ajose looks like an arrogant and unappealing plonker. He is capale of much more. Tonight, we should have been all saying "This guy is the best light welter since Hatton and Witter came up." Not a chance now.

In fairness to Ajose, he sounded pretty humble in the post fight interview, think he just got a little carried away with himself inside the ropes, but unfortunately for him, that is where it really counts.

yeah. well i hope he looks good in about 25 months when he gets his next meaningful fight by accident after someone like napa or power pulls out of a main event. the situation sucked before. now it sucks more. ajose will have to hope that ppl will fancy their chances against him more now. he's 27 with no time to waste.