I feel like I'm bragging every time I write in this thread haha, but just thought I would let you know that I'm part of the press for Brook VS Jones this weekend
.. This degree pays for itself with the amount of free ringside tickets I get by being part of the press haha.
Great night of fights on Saturday, you have Tyson Fury VS Vinny Maddalone, Lee Haskins VS Stuart Hall and Chris Eubank JR on Channel 5, Wladimir Klitschko VS Tony Thompson on BoxNation, and Kell Brook VS Carson Jones, Gavin Rees VS Derry Matthews, Kerry Hope VS Grzegorz Proska plus a huge undercard. Not to mention Nonito Donaire VS Jeffrey Mathebula and Kelly Pavlik VS Will Rosinsky in the middle of the night.
Be interesting to see what the viewing figures are for each card, you have to assume that Channel 5 will pull in the highest figures with it being terrestrial TV.
Can't see any way that Kell Brook doesn't win the fight against Jones, yes Jones can punch but he has never really faced anybody of note. I have no clue how BoxRec have Jones listed as their #10 welterweight. It appears that his three highest profile wins are victories against Said Ouali, Michael Clark and Ricardo Williams Jr, but I've heard of none of them. I know this was set to be an IBF title eliminator but with Randall Bailey now defending against Devon Alexander in September, I wonder if Brook will take another fight in the mean time.
Rees beats Matthews for me, there is talk of Rees getting a world title shot soon, maybe a fight against the winner of Burns-Mitchell? (That's a great fight by the way). Despite Eddie Hearn wanting to make Kerry Hope VS Darren Barker in September, I think Proksa is going to win this rematch, I thought he won the first fight so I think he won't make the same mistake twice.
Good to see another worthy challenger in the Tyson Fury's beat up a bum competition. I wonder what nonsence Mick Hennessy will spit out once the fight is over. If only Chisora wouldn't have come in 2 stone overweight for the Fury fight and we wouldn't have to deal with all of this.
What round will Klitschko take out Thompson? Round 8 is my guess. Klitschko should face Povetkin next. After his lacklustre performance against Marco Huck then I see it as an easy win for Wlad. Although we still have to wait and endure Hasim Rahman getting another world title shot, not a clue how he has managed that.
Donaire VS Mathebula should be a good fight, Donaire wins that for me. Pavlik should beat Rosinsky too. Talk of Pavlik getting the shot VS Froch if the Kessler fight doesn't happen, although I'm 90% sure it will.
Either way it's a great night of boxing.