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Why did Bendall go for Barker Instead?

To fight for the Commonwealth (British Empire) middleweight title.

Should be an exciting fight, Renda can bang, and he can be hurt.
If Smith gets involved early on instead of boxing his way in, he could find himself in trouble.

Although he can hit like a f'n mule, Renda's chin is very shakey, looks absolutely clueless when put under pressure (see Katsimpas fight in Wolverhampton, October 2006) and can’t fight off the back foot. He relies on his power too much at times (Prince Arron last year).

Tell you the truth, Smith should take him out within three rounds.

Yeah Smith will start a favourite, but Renda has an equaliser in his right hand.

Smith in his fight with David Banks got drawn into exchanges when he should have stuck to his boxing, afterwards he admitted his emotions got the better of him.
He can't afford to do that against Renda, he punches much harder than Banks.

I hope he starts looking for the British fight soon enough he's had 22 fights and its time to start stepping up the level of compitition. Glad he's got a title would be good to see another.

Renda been matched quite tough, he could have build up a half decent record if he had been with another promoter but these padded records mean nothing, fair play to the lad hes as game as the come and as you say he hits big.

Renda been matched quite tough, he could have build up a half decent record if he had been with another promoter but these padded records mean nothing, fair play to the lad hes as game as the come and as you say he hits big.

josh fg wrote:I hope he starts looking for the British fight soon enough he's had 22 fights and its time to start stepping up the level of compitition. Glad he's got a title would be good to see another.

Well said Josh. Smithy has talent and should have probably been stepped up a while back. Time for Frank to take off the kids gloves and get him a British title eliminator or something, even the winner of David V Dodson perhaps.

African imports and WBU International titles can only suffice for so long so let's not let this prospect waste away and go stale in the same way Lockett might do soon.

Asterix wrote:To fight for the Commonwealth (British Empire) middleweight title.

So he wants to be champion of the Falkland islands and Ascension Island???