Calvin Brock--The ONLY American Heavyweight Hope

[POJO_Risin]

Brock stands at 28-0...hasn't really beat anyone...but has 2 good power punches...and at 31...isn't a young kid prone to mistakes...

He fights tomorrow night...well...tonight...

against some fucking Russian...and if he wins...he should get a shot at one of the belts...

if you don't know him...check him out on HBO tomorrow night at 10:30...

let's hope he can do it...

[ALinChainz]

About it too ... on another note ... Baby Joe Mesi fought a bum tonight continuing his comeback, 8 rounder I believe.

Wasn't looking good at all.

[POJO_Risin]

and doesn't he have another fight scheduled at the beginning of July?...or something ludicrous like that?

I read an article that he had 2 fights scheduled within a couple of weeks...

I could be wrong though...

[binnie]

Originally posted by POJO_Risin
Brock stands at 28-0...hasn't really beat anyone...but has 2 good power punches...and at 31...isn't a young kid prone to mistakes...

He fights tomorrow night...well...tonight...

against some fucking Russian...and if he wins...he should get a shot at one of the belts...

if you don't know him...check him out on HBO tomorrow night at 10:30...

let's hope he can do it...

He is a hope.

But can anyone about at the moment beat the Beast from the East?

7' +!

Now size ain't everything, but I don't think there's a heavyweight with the handspeed and footwork out there who can beat somone of that height and reach.

Any opinions?

[DlocRoth]

I have that fight on tape!

Where are you?!?!

[POJO_Risin]

Both are undefeated...and the winner will undoubtedly get a title shot with one of the russkies...

as for size...of the 7 footer...

A good fighter will beat size any day of the week...

[DlocRoth]

Wow...

What a letdown....

Not only WASN'T it the big sloth toed Russian....

But Calvy was out of shape, no make that soft and fat...

The hype of American boxing....

Heaven help us all.....

[ALinChainz]

But either one would have kicked the dogshit out of Brian Minto.

[DlocRoth]

Agreed.

[POJO_Risin]

Is there any hype about American boxing anymore...heavy's I'm talking about?

Christ...it's pathetic...

I was talking to a reporter friend of mine tonight in Denver...and he's got a guy in the welterweight/light middy division though that apparently has some explosion...not a lot of fights...

but ranked 10 or so...

and moving up quick...lots of knockouts...viscious...quick...

maybe what Mayweather needs...

[POJO_Risin]

You have to wonder if the 100+ temperatures had something to do with the lackluster performance as well...

Brock did look out of shape though...

[ALinChainz]

Brock has the big punch, and European fighters mover and jab well.

As far as the excitement that the division needs, he talks a good game but that's about it.

[POJO_Risin]

Who knows...all it will take is one guy that can throw bombs to go on a hot streak...

I think if you can get one guy...King-Free...to snag a few titles...

and have King trying to steal them away...well...

it could make the division interesting again...

or fuck...

how about a card with ALL the Russian title holders against American title holders...with the idea of ultimately putting all the titles together...

Call it...tearing down the wall...

[ULTRAMAN VH]

It staggers the imagination, that in this entire country, the boxing community can't find some heavyweight talent. Another reason why as of late I have switched to watching the UFC and Pride Fighting Championships. The recent crop of fighters are in phenomenal shape and are trained for lean muscle and stamina to last for 5 5 minute rounds. I love boxing but corruption and domination from the likes of Don King have really given the sport a black eye.

[POJO_Risin]

I don't disagree with that...

just out of curiousity...

what are the drug (performance enhancing drugs) limits in UFC and PFC fighting?

is there any?