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[Stegsie]

VIP BOYS PASS END OF SEASON EXAMS WITH A PERFECT TEN FROM TEN

MARK THOMPSON – Won in Portsmouth on Friday with a first round stoppage of Latvian Artur Jashkul who was chopped in half with a perfect body shop similar to the one that dropped Vincent Vuma back in July 2007 which is Marks only loss. Since then Mark has won 5 fights including stopping 3 in the first round and 1 in the second round - he is ready for the next step at Welterweight and wants to get either Kell Brook or Craig Watson in the ring as soon as possible.

LEE JENNINGS - Finally made his debut after the first attempt was thwarted when his opponent came in over weight . This happened again yesterday but gave the 10 lbs away to Kristain Laught and came away with the points win to start the ball rolling in a decent scrap.

PAUL KEIR – In only his 2nd fight he convincingly beat former 2 times Commonwealth title challenger Hastings Rasani with an assured performance that only bolds well for the future. Paul rocked him in the 2nd but did not have the experience to finish the job off early and Hastings came back to make it interesting.

STUART McFADYEN – Following the disappointment of hearing his Irish Title fight with Paul Hyland was off ,he jumped on this show in 2 days notice to make sure he got a fight before the end of the season. He faced Senol Dervis who had a stone advantage and held on for a points loss.

CARL DILKS – Dynamite delivered again with a 3rd stoppage of Adam Wilcox who will never be accused of not trying. Adam flew out of the traps winging left and rights at Carl who stayed composed managing to avoid the majority of them . By the second the quality of Dilks was starting to show as he punch picked at the aggressive Willcox and in the third he picked out a great left hook to force him to the ropes where he continued the assault until the referee jumped in.

RICK GODDING – The ex Soldier who served with Carl Dilks moved to 3-0 with a punch perfect performance over the experience Carl Allen. What Rick lacks in power he makes up for in quality and it was a pleasure to watch his faultless moves as he attacked without ever looking likely to get hit.

GARY DAVIES – Stopped the decent Sumaila Badu in the 2 round hurting the Ghanaian with a great combination of punches that made the Referee jump in. This was a wise and fair move as Badu had been over twice already and the outcome was inevitable

BRIAN ROSE - Stepped up to the plate and boxed well to beat Kobe Vandekerhove on points over 6 x 3 min rounds - Kobe is a former Belgium champion and was no mug . Brian started off well pinging the jab in his face which was marking up by the end of the first and it was much the same in the second until Brian started to mix it and was caught with a shot that cut him under his left eye. Brian then went back to boxing mode and performed brilliantly, schooling his decent opponent for a good points victory which will help build his confidence as he is moved on.

TONY QUIGLEY - Came back after a long lay off and shipped a bit of ring rust in the fight of the night against Ayitey Powers in a punch up that amazingly lasted the full 6 rounds. They locked horns in the first and were still together banging away when the bell went to end the fight in the 6th , the quality was with Tony who picked his shots better but you cannot take anything off the away fighter who caught Tony with a number a big shots – it really was great to watch.

MARTIN MURRAY - Topped a bill for the first time and did not let down his army of fans as he went to war in the first round against Michael Recloux from Belgium ,who in his last fight drew in a challenge for the Belgium title. Martin threw everything at the kid in the opener and gave him a good battering to test his resolve , he passed the test and hung in to compete well over the next 4 rounds but not evenly as Martin switched to boxing and beat him up without over powering him like in the first. Martin went back to full throttle in the final round dropping him with a peach of a body shot but could not just finish him off and Recloux made the bell battered , bruised and cut over the left eye from a head clash. Murray will have learned a lot from this test

[Captain Hook]

Interested to see how rose and Murray will develop over the next 12 months...

Thompson needs to step it up now. After the Vuma loss and a few wins since he should be back in the mix soon I'm sure.....

[Wales]

He'd come from behind to deck brook imo. Brook wobbled a couple of times during saturdays win and mark hits a lot lot harder than Jones. his 12 month ban is up in december isnt it.

[Wales]

Oh, and Martin Murray is a genuine prospect that's being brought along nice and quiet. We're you at the event when he brok his hand Hook? The other guys eye was like a balloon after about 2mins of the first round. OUCH.

[Deserter]

MARK THOMPSON – Won in Portsmouth on Friday with a first round stoppage of Latvian Artur Jashkul who was chopped in half with a perfect body shop similar to the one that dropped Vincent Vuma back in July 2007 which is Marks only loss. Since then Mark has won 5 fights including stopping 3 in the first round and 1 in the second round - he is ready for the next step at Welterweight and wants to get either Kell Brook or Craig Watson in the ring as soon as possible.

My concern about Thompson, as raised previously, relates to matters like his defence and his ability to pace himself. Given that 4 of those five fights lasted less than two rounds, he's still not getting the rounds under his belt to work on these areas of weakness.
We all know he can bang, but surely it would be in his own interest that he's matched with boxers durable enough to give him at least a few rounds?

[Wales]

He would be deserter if people didnt keep dropping out of fights at late notice

[Deserter]

He would be deserter if people didnt keep dropping out of fights at late notice

I realise that was the case for the last one, but did it also apply to the previous ones? If so, happy to accept its circumstances beyond his control.

[Wales]

He was due to fight...errrmm... name escapes me but it was a british title eliminator, he was also down to fight kell but there were behind the scene problems, hence the 12 month title ban. he fougth super middleweight Ronnie Daniels, who had previously taken Alex Matvienko the distance and had only been stopped three times in 40 contests, Mark anhialated him in a round.

One of those 5 fights was against that Horta who has since won the french welterweight and won 5 fights on the trot. Everyone sees that as a poor performance by mark, yet nobody quite realises (imo) how good Horta is. The guy lost an MD against Klose didnt he, thats good form in itself.