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It was announced this morning that Felix Sturm will fight Jamie Pittman (16-0) for his WBA middleweight title in April.

I'm in Canada and I don't know anything about Pittman - can somebody tell me a little about him?

Here you go
http://www.jamiepittman.com/profile.htm

120-107 Sturm x 3

120-107 Sturm x 3

Hoping Felix thinks so too, or he'll pull the plug on Pitty :P

Dont know how he landed a title-fight, But hope he does well for himself...... (Handfeed a titleshot?)

convict wrote:Dont know how he landed a title-fight, But hope he does well for himself...... (Handfeed a titleshot?)

Nah these are the types of fights Sturm likes, it might even be a step up for both of them... :P

AntonS wrote:

120-107 Sturm x 3

Hoping Felix thinks so too, or he'll pull the plug on Pitty :P

let hope sturm dosent see the sparring session with contender winner sakio bika that i seen,felix sturm is beatable and jamie's will to win and chance to fulfill a dream of becoming wba world champ could just get him there good luck to jamie i wish him all the best....brad

We all know Sakio has minimal defence so a quick fighter will always look good against him. But if u seen Pittman Drop Bika then thats somthing to talk about.

convict wrote:We all know Sakio has minimal defence so a quick fighter will always look good against him. But if u seen Pittman Drop Bika then thats somthing to talk about.

Sparring is a lot different to fighting, Bika would KO pittman in a real fight.

I suppose Pittman's unbeaten record makes him look good to the German promoter. Good luck to him. If nothing else it will be a decent payday.

Boxrec do not seem to think much of Sturm. They have him rated lower than Geale. 8)

Sturm is VERY average but his (poor) level of competition is still a step above Jamie's at this stage. It will be a tough fight for Pittman but I hope he can give a good account of himself.

Any word on the cash he is making for this fight?

i dontthink he can win on points over there and hes only chance is to ko sturm and i dont think he can do that either
but it will be good exposure for him and i have no doubt he will give a good account of himself
ill be cheering my head of for him hopefully there is some coverage of this fight in oz

If he hits Sturm hard enough he can do it.

If Castillejo can stop him anything is possoble... but I wouldn't count on it.

Pittman is a big chance in this fight - being a world title fight the three judges would be nuetral wouldn't they?

....only if the home crowd does not scare them. 8)

king_kali_rocks wrote:Pittman is a big chance in this fight - being a world title fight the three judges would be nuetral wouldn't they?

Have you ever seen a world title fight in Germany?

They took their lead from Hitler killing the radio feed when Louis was taking Schmelling apart.

how did he earn a title shot i am still confused about this he hasnt beaten any top 20 opponents has he?

Look at the men Mundine has defended against lately. It does not take much to get a title shot.

Pittman does hold a WBA regional title (Pan African), has beaten Super Middleweights and held several minor titles. His being unbeaten does not hurt his cause either.

convict wrote:Dont know how he landed a title-fight, But hope he does well for himself...... (Handfeed a titleshot?)

noel thornberry.....

if you have the record. he can get anyone a shot. how this bloke does so much for boxers and boxing, and he stays under the radar of local fame, i'll never know.

he got gavin topp a shot recently. maelino vs ashira, now pittman, and lots of others earlier. anyone want a shot?

Sturm did not hold a title when Topp fought him. It was the fight between his losing the title against Castillejo and his winning it back.

oliverfennell wrote:120-107 Sturm x 3

This score implies a Strum knock down and he hasn't done that in years.

No offense to Pittman but this fight is a joke. He went 12 rounds with a guy that was 6-4 in his last fight and he gets a title shot? Only 6 of his opponants had tens wins when he fought them.

There is a high burn out rate for middleweights in this part of the world. Not many have a lot of fights because the competition is so fierce. Pittman also has a win against South African super middleweight William Gare, who in his most recent fight KOed former WBA Middleweight champ Maselinoe Masoe in four rounds. Masoe went the distance losing his title to Sturm. The WBA has to be consistent. If Masoe is one of their former champions, they have to consider form relating to him.

Wow, that is an interesting way to justify it Brute...