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who is the best british featerweight and why

According to Boxrec it's Paul Appleby...just.

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Ricky Owen will beat any of the fighters ahead of him

Coco wrote:Ricky Owen will beat any of the fighters ahead of him

i was thinking the same about martin lindsay he will be the best in this country within 18 months

We have some good up and coming featherweights in this country now, Owen,Appleby,Truscott,Lindsay and Bhatia,it bodes well for the future.

1southpaw wrote:

Coco wrote:Ricky Owen will beat any of the fighters ahead of him

i was thinking the same about martin lindsay he will be the best in this country within 18 months

Seconded. Lindsay's the goods. He'll beat them all within 12 months. Very impressive fighter.

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Choi Tseveenpurev?

He certainly is, but from our crop I'd say Appleby at the moment.

What do you guys know about Castle at super-feather. Saw him for the first time last week.

Captain Hook wrote:He certainly is, but from our crop I'd say Appleby at the moment.

What do you guys know about Castle at super-feather. Saw him for the first time last week.

Not bad but can become discouraged a bit when things aren't going exactly as he wants them.
He'd make a decent English champion or British title challenger but I couldn't see him beating Mitchell or Johanneson and I'd fancy Burns to outbox him.

Arthur and Cook would be far too good for him aswell, after that who knows.

I write the first thing that comes into my Head with Him I cant Pronounce the name never mind Spell it

BigEars wrote:

Captain Hook wrote:He certainly is, but from our crop I'd say Appleby at the moment.

What do you guys know about Castle at super-feather. Saw him for the first time last week.

Not bad but can become discouraged a bit when things aren't going exactly as he wants them.
He'd make a decent English champion or British title challenger but I couldn't see him beating Mitchell or Johanneson and I'd fancy Burns to outbox him.

Arthur and Cook would be far too good for him aswell, after that who knows.

Cheers, Big Ears

Choi does them all. Nicky Cook back at Feather is easily the best.

Only one person mention Paul Truscott? He's potentially the best. Beat Akaba (who beat Munyai, who beat...etc). He should go further than Appleby because he can really box. Though he doesn't seem to have a punch.

Choi's hard, but could a fine boxer make him look bad? I'd like to find out.

I'd love to see if Truscott can grow as a fighter and get wins over Choi &...Asiku!

Bhatia looks quite promising. He has some nice moves.

Nicky Cook's an OK fighter, very good at domestic level, solid Euro level, bit limited above that. Surely he'd be too weak at the weight, making 126?

Autobarn wrote:Only one person mention Paul Truscott? He's potentially the best. Beat Akaba (who beat Munyai, who beat...etc). He should go further than Appleby because he can really box. Though he doesn't seem to have a punch.

Choi's hard, but could a fine boxer make him look bad? I'd like to find out.

I'd love to see if Truscott can grow as a fighter and get wins over Choi &...Asiku!

Bhatia looks quite promising. He has some nice moves.

Nicky Cook's an OK fighter, very good at domestic level, solid Euro level, bit limited above that. Surely he'd be too weak at the weight, making 126?

Choi is being invited to spar with Truscott, for Truscotts forthcoming title defence.

Mowgli wrote:

Autobarn wrote:Only one person mention Paul Truscott? He's potentially the best. Beat Akaba (who beat Munyai, who beat...etc). He should go further than Appleby because he can really box. Though he doesn't seem to have a punch.

Choi's hard, but could a fine boxer make him look bad? I'd like to find out.

I'd love to see if Truscott can grow as a fighter and get wins over Choi &...Asiku!

Bhatia looks quite promising. He has some nice moves.

Nicky Cook's an OK fighter, very good at domestic level, solid Euro level, bit limited above that. Surely he'd be too weak at the weight, making 126?

Choi is being invited to spar with Truscott, for Truscotts forthcoming title defence.

I haven't seen anything about a Truscott title defence, where and when is it going to be ?, with who as the opponent ?

Until someone else proves it, its Choi all the way. But the sad thing is I think he is pushing forty and the other top feathers(Morris,Appelby,Truscott) will, quite wisely, avoid him like the plague for while by which time he will retire. Shame though - I 'd love to see Choi get a big opportunity of some sort - he hasnt fought since battering Derry Matthews.

Truscotts title defence is Oct3rd at Eston Leisure centre{where he won the title}Michael Hunter will also have his comeback on the same bill,i got told the name of the opponent{another African}but sadly my memory isn't what it was i will have to get back to you on that one.

Mowgli wrote:Truscotts title defence is Oct3rd at Eston Leisure centre{where he won the title}Michael Hunter will also have his comeback on the same bill,i got told the name of the opponent{another African}but sadly my memory isn't what it was i will have to get back to you on that one.

Cheers for that, Truscott looks pretty decent to me. Shame he can't hit that bit harder.
With Appleby, Lindsay, Simpson, Morris, Matthews, Owen, Bhatia and Bell around it seems the British Featherweight scene has picked up quite strongly again after a slight lull for a while.

Eraserhead wrote:

1southpaw wrote:

Coco wrote:Ricky Owen will beat any of the fighters ahead of him

i was thinking the same about martin lindsay he will be the best in this country within 18 months

Seconded. Lindsay's the goods. He'll beat them all within 12 months. Very impressive fighter.

Third'ed. Lindsay is the sleeper in the pack and has the ability to go the furthest IMO. Cracking little fighter.

i was looking at lindsay's record and it looks as if he will be fighting out of canada ???? for thime being. why would a management team take a fighter away when there some good fights in the pipeline at home. i think if he is brought on propperly lindsay could get the same sort of support mcguigan had and also make a few quid along the way

who is in team lindsay

Yeah, he has already boxed a couple of times out there. Its a weird one isnt it? Canada is hardly a boxing mecca and an Irish fighter of his quality always has a chance to earn a few quid (in the UK or US especially.)

I suppose he might have some family connections over there? Thats the only reason I can fathom that he might be basing himself over there when there are opportunities and titles to win on the home front.

I believe he is managed by John Rooney.

TerribleTerry wrote:Yeah, he has already boxed a couple of times out there. Its a weird one isnt it? Canada is hardly a boxing mecca and an Irish fighter of his quality always has a chance to earn a few quid (in the UK or US especially.)

I suppose he might have some family connections over there? Thats the only reason I can fathom that he might be basing himself over there when there are opportunities and titles to win on the home front.

I believe he is managed by John Rooney.

I don't believe it's anything to do with family connections, Steve Molitor's manager is a guy by the name of James Jardine who was born in Northern Ireland and I think it's through him that there is Lindsay's connection to Canada.

Lindsay has been fighting in Ireland, Canada and Britain but I'm not sure whether he'll continue fighting in Canada. He was scheduled to fight for the NABA title against Alberto Garza out there but pulled out of that fight(without being injured) for some reason and at the same time appears to have signed for Haye's Hayemaker Promotions so it could very well men that Lindsay will be kept this side of the water for the foreseeable future. Then again I am just speculating.

BigEars wrote:

TerribleTerry wrote:Yeah, he has already boxed a couple of times out there. Its a weird one isnt it? Canada is hardly a boxing mecca and an Irish fighter of his quality always has a chance to earn a few quid (in the UK or US especially.)

I suppose he might have some family connections over there? Thats the only reason I can fathom that he might be basing himself over there when there are opportunities and titles to win on the home front.

I believe he is managed by John Rooney.

I don't believe it's anything to do with family connections, Steve Molitor's manager is a guy by the name of James Jardine who was born in Northern Ireland and I think it's through him that there is Lindsay's connection to Canada.

Lindsay has been fighting in Ireland, Canada and Britain but I'm not sure whether he'll continue fighting in Canada. He was scheduled to fight for the NABA title against Alberto Garza out there but pulled out of that fight(without being injured) for some reason and at the same time appears to have signed for Haye's Hayemaker Promotions so it could very well men that Lindsay will be kept this side of the water for the foreseeable future. Then again I am just speculating.

cheers mate