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I cant believe Skinny lost ! I just read this


Uchiyama wins OPBF 130 belt!

Saturday, September 8 2007

By Joe Koizumi

Unbeaten formerly four-time national amateur champ Takashi Uchiyama (8-0, 6 KOs), 130, acquired the OPBF super-feather belt as he battered WBC#14 ranked OPBF top contender Nedal Hussein (43-5, 27 KOs), 129.5, all the way and finally dropped him with a solid right to stop him at 1:32 of the eighth round on Saturday in Tokyo, Japan. Uchiyama, a hard-hitting prospect, took the initiative from the outset and had Hussein on the defensive in every round. Hussein, from the fourth, occasionally retaliated with left hooks and right crosses, but was outhustled by the more aggressive Japanese. Uchiyama accelerated his attack and penetrated Hussein’s tight guard with strong straight rights to have him staggering to the ropes. In the fatal eighth, as Uchiyama had him on the deck with a vicious right following a combination, the loser’s brother Billy Hussein signaled his surrender and jumped into the ring to save Nedal from further punishment. It seemed a wise decision, though Nedal had an argument with his brother by harshly insisting that he could still go on. Before the stoppage, the officials had tallied: 70-63, 70-64 and 68-64, all for Uchiyama, ex-amateur university champ. Promoter: Watanabe Promotions

I was shocked he lost this fight. Maybe he just cant win outside of Aus?.

the hussien bros have the worst cases of minor league syndrome i have ever seen

Skinny has won fights in the USA, Japan and the UK. Of his five losses, two were against reigning world champions (Larios & Harrison) and one was against Manny Pacquaio. Only two of his losses have been by KO. That is not a bad average in that company.

thunderfromdownunder wrote:the hussien bros have the worst cases of minor league syndrome i have ever seen

For mine, their management either give them hapless Thai Taxi drivers to bowl over in a few rounds or throw them in with with the iron of the division.

Very little in between.

What about importing a few decent KNOWN quantities against whom they will be favoured to win but who will set them the odd problem to solve? That's the tried and true method.

Brother Billy claimed he'd be going down this path when he breezed through here a few months back but then for Skinny it was a pitiful Indonesian then off to fight an unbeaten bloke in his own backyard. Both with the expected result.

I actually think with the right matchmaking and a properly planned out career, Skinny could have won a legit world title. Sadly it might be too late now.

Skinny HAS won a world title.

The WBU Super Bantamweight title!

Brute wrote:Skinny HAS won a world title.

The WBU Super Bantamweight title!

I did say legit.

Maybe Brother Billy can crown Skinny's career with a WBF belt...

Then, in later years, he can be announced as a two time 'world' champ.