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personally im confused as to what is happening next with Clinton, as one of britains real world champions i would expect his promotional outfit to keep the general public a bit better informed as to the immediate career pathway of this likeable fella.

i read on another website that there are noises being made to match clinton with antonio tarver. surely tarvers gang will still be holding onto the shirt tails of rocky balboa and will be expecting a share of the purse that holds more relation to tarvers box office appeal at the local odeon than as a realistic title contender. should clinton fight tarver (and let team tarver dictate the purses) who after all is a big name, or should clinton, as champion, demand the lions share of the purse?

so..if its not gonna be tarver who is it going to be? ive scoured the rankings and have come up with the following couple of names..

adrian diaconu.... this fella fights out of canada but is in fact canadian. he has developed to 25-0 with a tasty KO ratio with a few decent names on his record, the most noticeable being his 3rd round KO of rico hoye last year. all in all a half decent test for clinton and certainly a better bet than going over old ground again, a thing that team woods can rightfully be criticised for in the past.

paul briggs... this fella seems like the more likely option for me, dennis hobson has good working relations with the australians and it would certainly be no big deal for briggs to come to europe (sheffield ? mid april ??) briggs is 26-3 and has proved himself durable over the years, he tends to go the long route and even though his record shows 2 defeats in his last 5 fights they have both been close points decisions to tomasz adamek. briggs has also proved in the past that he can travel and win !!

so, there are my 2 options for the fight, and ive heard a dickie birds whisper that all has not ended between fight academy and setanta sports. so, hopefully mid april, hopefully on setanta and hopefully one of the 3 above fellas (although i would expect clinton to have to travel stateside to take on tarver). god for bid if it is glenn johnson again again again again or jason delisle again again again i think i will get seriously pissed off with team hobson !!!!!

rhino222 wrote:personally im confused as to what is happening next with Clinton, as one of britains real world champions i would expect his promotional outfit to keep the general public a bit better informed as to the immediate career pathway of this likeable fella.

i read on another website that there are noises being made to match clinton with antonio tarver. surely tarvers gang will still be holding onto the shirt tails of rocky balboa and will be expecting a share of the purse that holds more relation to tarvers box office appeal at the local odeon than as a realistic title contender. should clinton fight tarver (and let team tarver dictate the purses) who after all is a big name, or should clinton, as champion, demand the lions share of the purse?

so..if its not gonna be tarver who is it going to be? ive scoured the rankings and have come up with the following couple of names..

adrian diaconu.... this fella fights out of canada but is in fact canadian. he has developed to 25-0 with a tasty KO ratio with a few decent names on his record, the most noticeable being his 3rd round KO of rico hoye last year. all in all a half decent test for clinton and certainly a better bet than going over old ground again, a thing that team woods can rightfully be criticised for in the past.

paul briggs... this fella seems like the more likely option for me, dennis hobson has good working relations with the australians and it would certainly be no big deal for briggs to come to europe (sheffield ? mid april ??) briggs is 26-3 and has proved himself durable over the years, he tends to go the long route and even though his record shows 2 defeats in his last 5 fights they have both been close points decisions to tomasz adamek. briggs has also proved in the past that he can travel and win !!

so, there are my 2 options for the fight, and ive heard a dickie birds whisper that all has not ended between fight academy and setanta sports. so, hopefully mid april, hopefully on setanta and hopefully one of the 3 above fellas (although i would expect clinton to have to travel stateside to take on tarver). god for bid if it is glenn johnson again again again again or jason delisle again again again i think i will get seriously pissed off with team hobson !!!!!

On the Australian forum they seem convinced that he's going to fight Briggs with the Winner taking on Green which would be a very good couple of fights and would (if he wins) make him the clear No. 1 at 175 and a clear opponent for Calzaghe, Hopkins, Jones Jr, and other such pay checks.

It's a good question. I am quite a fan of Clinton Woods. I heard rumours about a fourth Johnson fight recently, but that's all it might be.

i think that the briggs fight is the best of the 3, im impressed with his early KO of glen kelly in 2002.

i think that the briggs fight is the best of the 3, im impressed with his early KO of glen kelly in 2002.

rhino222 wrote:i think that the briggs fight is the best of the 3, im impressed with his early KO of glen kelly in 2002.

Again looking at the Aus forum he's apparrently thought to be on the slide aswel. Ideal there should be a Unification but I don't think fight acadamy have the muscle to pull that one out of the bag for Woods.

I think that Johnson has signed to fight Dawson next. Great fight.

Woods would get a decent payday against Briggs, and also if a Green fight followed on after. Both fights Woods can win

I'd look for a Green fight, he is quite limited, and that is one Clinton should come through ok - It would be a good fight in my opinion.

I don't know that much about Briggs but looks like another fight he should be able to win.

But isn't Clinton fighting Calzaghe next

Twinkle Toes wrote: But isn't Clinton fighting Calzaghe next

I bet he wished he picked up the headphones when the BBC offered Calzaghe on the other end when he won the IBF title.

Antonio Tarver?

http://www.thestar.co.uk/boxing/Woods-t ... 3697208.jp

Podmore_Birmingham wrote:Antonio Tarver?

http://www.thestar.co.uk/boxing/Woods-t ... 3697208.jp

but i believe money is the issue here tom, tarver seems to think he needs a bigger pay day and the lions share of the purse cos of his rocky film role.

where is spud when we need him, he is our FA mole and would know the details.

oi baldylocks, where are you hiding?