Maccarinelli v Sellers announced!

[elle]

According to BBC Sports website, Enzo Maccarinelli will defend his WBO Cruiserweight Title against Ezra Sellers on the undercard of Calzaghe v Kessler in Cardiff on Nov 3rd.

American Sellers, 39, only recently returned to the ring after taking 3 years out.

Maccarinelli had been hoping for an unification fight against Steve Cunningham but the IBF Champ opted for Tomasz Adamez in January instead.

[PrideOfWales]

Yes, this is a major disappointment. ****** must have been offering pennies to prospective Macca opponents considering how much he's paying Kessler & Calzaghe. Ticket sales can't be going too well.

Ezra Sellers is ranked number 15 by the WBO

[robpalmer135]

what a joke. does he not realise HBO would consider showing a fight against Wilson as they are guarenteed a K.O and competrative fight!

[ThePlugInBabies]

fuck this, i pray that haye beats mormeck and stays for one last bout at cruiser against enzo and destroys him, fuck ******.

[The Exile]

After all the bluster about how Wilson is undeserving of a title shot they sign Sellers, who was a decent fighter in his day but has done nothing in recent times to even ******t a ranking never mind a shot a the title.

To be honest, there was no way ****** would pick Wilson for this date due to the fact he may possibly end up with 2 of his best cash machines on the end of defeats.

Personally i think Calzaghe will whip Kessler but i also think Wilson would have beaten Enzo.

[rooq]

Ezra Sellers is ranked number 15 by the WBO

fuckin ridiculousness!

gunn magically appeared in the top 15 just before macca faced him as well.

the only good thing i can see coming out of this is that macca might get rid of sellers in the 1st round and they can show another undercard fight. also, it means he might fight again sooner, hopefully against someone better.

i find it amazing that maccarinelli went on about wilson possibly not ******ting a shot at the title and then springing this defence on us.

bastids!

[Betty Swollocks]

yeah but Enzo never seems to complain does he? He says one thing then is happy to go along with a load of bollocks...he's a joke is Macarinalli.

[unitas]

yeah, macca is a fucking joke.

even rob calloway would have been WAY better.

[bratwurzt]

Agreed.

That's one reson I ditched SKy - got fed up of being fed shit fights like this. Now being served up to the Setanta subscribers.

Let's hope this Sellars guy still has one of those bombs that dropped Carl Thompson left in his locker.

[ron u.k.]

****** is just unashamed.he couldn't give a shit.

[Strike]

****** is just unashamed.he couldn't give a shit.

Exactly. Fucking roach that he is.

[PrideOfWales]

I feel so embarrased about this fight. It even seems that Enzo doesn't really care that much which is the worst thing of all! Clearly, anyone who signs up with ****** needs to forget the big fights and be happy bumbling along and making a bit of cash.

[The Exile]

I'm just waiting for the post fight interviews - "knowone wants to get in the ring with Enzo" etc

Hopefully the interviewer will have the balls to put ****** straight and call him out for such a piss poor match-up.

Can you imagine if Larry Merchant was doing the interview haha :hey

[Steve Fox]

Enzo and Ezra are fairly similar names so it should be an even contest. Sellers sounds a bit like Stellar.
The term fraud is used far too often in boxing, but Enzo at this point in time is a fraud.

[rooq]

i've just read the article about this opponent on Frank ******'s site building up the opponent as a "hard-hitting monster" and proof macca wants to fight the best! everyone should spam the comments to make it clear that we aren't sold...

WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli is preparing for war after being paired with power-punching monster Ezra Sellers for his next title defence.

The 27-year-old Swansea fighter will meet highly-experienced KO specialist Sellers on November 3 at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff in a fight to be televised live and exclusively on Setanta Sports.

It will be chief support to Joe Calzaghe's WBO/WBA/WBC super-middleweight world title match up with Mikkel Kessler.

Maccarinelli is currently 27-1 with 20 victories early, and has already made two defences of his WBO crown.

Sellers will be best remembered by British boxing fans for having Carl Thompson on the floor four times en route to a stunning fourth round KO in a cruiserweight world title victory.

And he also put defensive genius Johnny Nelson on the deck in a challenge for the WBO crown in Denmark.

Southpaw Sellers, from Washington DC, USA, has finished 25 of his 28 victims inside the distance.

"Wayne Braithwaite, my last opponent, was a dynamite puncher and it looks like I've got another big hitter in Sellers," said Maccarinelli.

"I've seen some of his knockouts and it makes for frightening viewing, but I'm confident I will win the fight and cement my position as the number one cruiserweight in the world.

"Although Sellers punches like a kicking horse, I think I punch harder, and that will give me the edge.

"Over the next 12 months I want to unify the cruiserweight division, and I'm not going to let Sellers shatter my dream.

"It's more than likely I'll have to go into the trenches like I did against Braithwaite, and I can guarantee all my fans I'll soak up his best and come roaring back twice as hard.

"With Calzaghe-Kessler on the top of the bill, it's going to be an amazing night for Welsh boxing."

Speaking from America, Sellers said: "Enzo's a great fighter but I'm not sure how good his chin is.

"We'll find out when I start landing my bombs on it, and he ain't going to be able to take my power.

"I regularly knock out heavyweights in sparring, so beating up Maccarinelli won't take me too long."

[The Exile]

i've just read the article about this opponent on Frank ******'s site building up the opponent as a "hard-hitting monster" and proof macca wants to fight the best! everyone should spam the comments to make it clear that we aren't sold...

WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli is preparing for war after being paired with power-punching monster Ezra Sellers for his next title defence.

The 27-year-old Swansea fighter will meet highly-experienced KO specialist Sellers on November 3 at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff in a fight to be televised live and exclusively on Setanta Sports.

It will be chief support to Joe Calzaghe's WBO/WBA/WBC super-middleweight world title match up with Mikkel Kessler.

Maccarinelli is currently 27-1 with 20 victories early, and has already made two defences of his WBO crown.

Sellers will be best remembered by British boxing fans for having Carl Thompson on the floor four times en route to a stunning fourth round KO in a cruiserweight world title victory.

And he also put defensive genius Johnny Nelson on the deck in a challenge for the WBO crown in Denmark.

Southpaw Sellers, from Washington DC, USA, has finished 25 of his 28 victims inside the distance.

"Wayne Braithwaite, my last opponent, was a dynamite puncher and it looks like I've got another big hitter in Sellers," said Maccarinelli.

"I've seen some of his knockouts and it makes for frightening viewing, but I'm confident I will win the fight and cement my position as the number one cruiserweight in the world.

"Although Sellers punches like a kicking horse, I think I punch harder, and that will give me the edge.

"Over the next 12 months I want to unify the cruiserweight division, and I'm not going to let Sellers shatter my dream.

"It's more than likely I'll have to go into the trenches like I did against Braithwaite, and I can guarantee all my fans I'll soak up his best and come roaring back twice as hard.

"With Calzaghe-Kessler on the top of the bill, it's going to be an amazing night for Welsh boxing."

Speaking from America, Sellers said: "Enzo's a great fighter but I'm not sure how good his chin is.

"We'll find out when I start landing my bombs on it, and he ain't going to be able to take my power.

"I regularly knock out heavyweights in sparring, so beating up Maccarinelli won't take me too long."





These comments are making me cringe!!!!


Who is Enzo trying to fool with pish like this, especially after some of his derogatory comments lately in regards to the credentials of other possible challengers.

And in no way will fights like this cement his position as No1 cruiser - he has to actually fight a live opponent to do this.

Whether Haye beats Mormeck or not at least he has shown he has the balls and talent to step up to the plate rather than been spoon fed stiffs and 8 years past there best opponents.

Haye really doe's make Enzo look like a joke and what is happening is cannot be defended, christ even Max Clifford would have a hard time doing PR for this joke.

After all the recent talk this cannot be taken seriously......will be fun seeing how the pre-fight analysts try to sell this on the night :dead

[rydersonthestorm]

This is a joke fight carl thompson was fighting this guy when they where both past it years ago.

[David UK]

Wanker ****** is a disgrace to boxing. I would NEVER go to one of his shows. World Tidal my arse

[elle]

In my opinion these sort of match ups by ****** are not only detrimental to the sport and selling supporters short but do little for the credibility of his fighters.

After Maccarinelli's performance against Braithwaite they should have been building on that fight but instead we get this - opportunity lost.

What could have been a great night of boxing will probably end up as one decent fight (Calzaghe v Kessler) and a poor undercard. This bill is going to be televised by HBO as well as Setanta and I dread to think what overseas viewers are going to think if this is the best we can come up with to showcase some of our fighters.

Guess we'll have to pin our hopes on Haye doing the business for us on Nov 10th and hope he stays away from ******.

[Strike]

Well Enzo is a joke too. ****** is a known cunt, but Enzo is happy to hype up a guy who has not fought for 3 years and is well past it, so fuck him too.
The Gunn fight should have been enough to have Enzo pissed off, but no he is a bullshitter like Frank.

If Ding ever manages to force Enzo into the ring I hope the yank sparks him.

[Steve Fox]

I've never been sold on Enzo, I just don't see anything special about him whatsoever. Don't get me wrong I think he's a solid pro with good fundamentals, but FW seems to have keep reminding us of how good he is. He's actually done nothing as a fighter that should earn himself the right to be called a champion, it really does seem like the emperor's new clothes. My bet is FW is hoping Enzo is going to fill the gap in the market that will be left by JC when he retires, but I think he's going to have a hard time convincing the serious fans of his world class pedigree. Mark my words, in five years time he'll be hailed as a long reigning world champion and people will list Braithwaite as one of his major defences.

[Claypole]

I've just had a thought, what if Sellars starches Enzo?

[unitas]

just read the announcement on fightnews........

and they actually appear to appologize for the crappy opponent in the article!!

still, anyone dumb enough out there to buy a ticket to that fight??

[mike464]

I didn't realise Sellars had fought since Bell sparked him three years ago but he has. Boxrec tells me he beat Troy Beets 12-10-1 earlier this year.

I can't see how the WBO can rank him after being KOed twice in 2004 and winning one fight since then against someone who had almost lost as many as he'd won. Mind you, they did rank Bobby Gunn.

[Claypole]

Mind you, they did rank Bobby Gunn.He did turn out to be a good opponent though. He was doing well up untill the bullshit cuts stoppage.

[brown bomber]

****** is the Master of making no win fights.

[achillesthegreat]

No one knows how to find absolute trash like Frank ******. This is absolute bollocks.

[chesh]

****** is just unashamed.he couldn't give a shit.

As well as giving his fighters a 90-10 chance of winning, sub-standard opponents cost less and every pound less they spend on an opponent is another pound more on the SN profit margin. Good business practice for them, crap for boxing fans. At least there's Joe-Kessler as the main event, but the fans deserve better.

[Betty Swollocks]

you see, I've been saying all along this Macarinelli clown is a fucking bullshitter and a fraud....only now are some of you seeing sense. I just hope the prehistoric Sellars lands a decent punch on Enzo's egg chin.
By the way, Hatton is guilty of the same shameless hyping of bullshit opponents.

[achillesthegreat]

you see, I've been saying all along this Macarinelli clown is a fucking bullshitter and a fraud....only now are some of you seeing sense. I just hope the prehistoric Sellars lands a decent punch on Enzo's egg chin.
By the way, Hatton is guilty of the same shameless hyping of bullshit opponents.
Enzos not the fraud. Its the people looking after him.

[Betty Swollocks]

Enzos not the fraud. Its the people looking after him.

lets see, he's claiming to be the best at the weight. I say he falls well short of that status.
He said Darnell Wilson is not ranked high enough, then fights Sellars :lol: :lol: , you couldn't make it up.

[Max Molyneux]

lets see, he's claiming to be the best at the weight. I say he falls well short of that status.
He said Darnell Wilson is not ranked high enough, then fights Sellars :lol: :lol: , you couldn't make it up.

Is Ding really that good? Mosts of the best names he's fought have been ahead on the cards until he manages a good enough punch.

[somerset]

Makes you sick when there are so many good cruiserweights around :patsch

[Betty Swollocks]

Is Ding really that good? Mosts of the best names he's fought have been ahead on the cards until he manages a good enough punch.

it's no secret that Wilson is a limited boxer with serious power....by definition that makes him way better than anyone handpicking fraud Macarinalli has fought. The guy is a joker.....I said the same about others including Fraudley...and was about the only guy to pick Sprott over him. I was wrong on the round...I picked Sprott to render Fraudley unconscious in 5, but silly me it didn;t even last that long. Enzo sucks. So does Khan.

[mike464]

it's no secret that Wilson is a limited boxer with serious power....by definition that makes him way better than anyone handpicking fraud Macarinalli has fought. The guy is a joker.....I said the same about others including Fraudley...and was about the only guy to pick Sprott over him. I was wrong on the round...I picked Sprott to render Fraudley unconscious in 5, but silly me it didn;t even last that long. Enzo sucks. So does Khan.Correct

[Charles187]

it's no secret that Wilson is a limited boxer with serious power....by definition that makes him way better than anyone handpicking fraud Macarinalli has fought. The guy is a joker.....I said the same about others including Fraudley...and was about the only guy to pick Sprott over him. I was wrong on the round...I picked Sprott to render Fraudley unconscious in 5, but silly me it didn;t even last that long. Enzo sucks. So does Khan.

A tad harsh no?

[rydersonthestorm]

Your an idiot, how can you compare ricky hatton, who's fighting mayweather to enzo, go back to the contender.

[Max Molyneux]

it's no secret that Wilson is a limited boxer with serious power....by definition that makes him way better than anyone handpicking fraud Macarinalli has fought. The guy is a joker.....I said the same about others including Fraudley...and was about the only guy to pick Sprott over him. I was wrong on the round...I picked Sprott to render Fraudley unconscious in 5, but silly me it didn;t even last that long. Enzo sucks. So does Khan.

It's crazy to even compare Enzo to Audley.

Even Khan at least got up when Limond hit him with a temple and not a chin shot. Khan won his commonwealth title too when he stepped up unlike Audley.

Enzo would beat Bell and Mormeck and Is genuine, don't be deceived by Franks handpicking style.

[rydersonthestorm]

No way enzo beat mormeck, he might beat bell though.

[madpup]

Enzo would beat Bell and Mormeck and Is genuine, don't be deceived by Franks handpicking style.

Quote from Enzo: "Braithwaite was a dynamite puncher and it looks like I've got another big hitter in Sellers. I've seen some of his knockouts and it makes for frightening viewing, but I'm confident I will win the fight and cement my position as the number one cruiserweight in the world."

As genuine as they come!

[Max Molyneux]

No way enzo beat mormeck, he might beat bell though.

Might? Bell Is very lucky to be In the top 10. He got there through gift decisions and lucky punches like with Rothman.

Mormeck struggles with tall boxers like Gurov and guys who keep on a jab. Mormeck can be outboxed and basically puts pressure on with tight guard then gets close and tries to rough a fighter up. Plus he gasses after 7 rounds now.

[PrideOfWales]

As much as I hate to admit it, you out... sucka has a point.

[rydersonthestorm]

Enzo hasn't fought any top fighter's and is lucky to be in the top ten never mind champion.

[Max Molyneux]

Has a point about Frank yes, not Enzo.

[Max Molyneux]

Enzo hasn't fought any top fighter's and is lucky to be in the top ten never mind champion.
Braithwaite's better than Ding's wins.

[rydersonthestorm]

I was more winding you up, but enzo hasn't fought good comp, and ding would have been a good fight, not 90 year old sellars, at least haye isn't with wank ******.

[PrideOfWales]

Max, I'm not talking about Ding. There are at least 25 better names in the Cruiserweight division that would have been available to fight this fight that have more credabilty than Sellers. Ding is just one of them. I happen to think that Macca would beat Ding 7 times out of 10 - they've had months and months to make a decent fight happen.

Enzo needs to come out publicly and say he's disappointed in the choice of opponent if he's to convince me.

[Cruiser1]

Braithewaite was a shot fighter by the time Enzo got to him. Trust me. ****** wouldn't have let Wayne anywhere near Enzo if this wasn't the case. The promoters know these things. It's a win over a name fighter but it means nothing.

The Bobby Gunn fight was bad but this is just ridiculous. Ezra Sellers is 39 years old, washed up, and basically 1 fight removed from a 3 year layoff. The WBO should strip this guy Enzo on principle (not that they have any). I hope some tough SOB works his way up to being Enzo's mandatory so we can see him backed in the corner.

[dwilson]

****** is making Enzo look a compleat joke. I like Enzo and rate him highly enough that he would beat all the top guys at his weight apart from maybe Haye but ****** is making him look a total fool.

[David Tua]

What a joke of an opponent!

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His chin can be compared to Audleys
He is nearly 40
This will end up exactly the same as the Bobby Gunn Fight - 1st Round KO

Im not even convinced Sellers will make the weight - he was 210lb for his last fight and througout his career has been over 200 on a few occasions

[achillesthegreat]

The new Enzo route - ex champs who have oen bogus win after long lay offs.

[achillesthegreat]

Look out for a bogus Carl Thompson win prior to facing Enzo next!

[scurlaruntings]

Well Enzo is a joke too. ****** is a known cunt, but Enzo is happy to hype up a guy who has not fought for 3 years and is well past it, so fuck him too.
The Gunn fight should have been enough to have Enzo pissed off, but no he is a bullshitter like Frank.

If Ding ever manages to force Enzo into the ring I hope the yank sparks him.You may get your wish when Sellers lands on the button. If this fossil can spoil Enzo`s coming out party boy wont that be a laugh. It was bad enough when he fought Billy Gunn some unknown fighter from the club circuit but i really fail to see how ****** can sell this. Its just his normal piffle. He protects his cash cows and his investments nothing out of the ordinary there.

[scurlaruntings]

It's crazy to even compare Enzo to Audley.

Even Khan at least got up when Limond hit him with a temple and not a chin shot. Khan won his commonwealth title too when he stepped up unlike Audley.

Enzo would beat Bell and Mormeck and Is genuine, don't be deceived by Franks handpicking style.Max are you serious?!?!?!?! Bell would flatten Enzo thats real. His the hardest puncher in that division which has been attested to by many of his opponents. Bell has mixed in a much higher class.Enzo has world class power but thats where it ends. Even Haye would starch him inside of 5.

[Max Molyneux]

Max are you serious?!?!?!?! Bell would flatten Enzo thats real. His the hardest puncher in that division which has been attested to by many of his opponents. Bell has mixed in a much higher class.Enzo has world class power but thats where it ends. Even Haye would starch him inside of 5.

Yes I am serious.

Bell was lucky when he mixed with higher class. He was losing In those fights until he landed a good enough punch.

Enzo's skill Is better.

I think Haye would win but not as easy as It could of been a few months back.

If Dale Brown could beat Bell than so would Enzo.

[Words]

This is a fucking embarassment for boxing. Sellers is a semi-retired 40 year old with no chin and no right to be getting a title shot. Luckily however, he has a bit of class and big power. With any luck Sellers has enough left to starch Enzo and that'd serve Frank ****** right for choosing these fighters.

When's he gonna learn! If you get beat by a good fighter its often better than beating a shit one!!! Being undeeated is not the be all and end all in boxing, thats why I respect Haye. I can see Haye losing a few fights at heavyweight, but I dont think that diminishes him one bit, coz at least he gave us value for money.

[Max Molyneux]

Not defending Sellers as an oppponent but didn't Braithwaite have two years of Inactivity and came back with a journeymen win too? How was that any different and credible for Enzo?

[Words]

well your right, the Braithwaite win gets more credbility than it deserves. He was practically retired, well past his best, basically an journeyman but with some name recognition at that stage in his career. But Ezra Sellers is even older, even more shot, even more retired and wasnt as good as Braithwaite was anyway. They're both pretty poor opponents for someone masquerading as a "world" champion.

These are just the type of bums that Johnny Nelson made a career fighting, instead of him going on to fight Vasily jirov or Juan Carlos gomez. And just like Johnny Enzo may well retire without every having faced the top man in his division, just happy to have made plenty of money and not take any risks.

[Max Molyneux]

Hate this because Enzo's the real deal and Calzaghe has Improved him. Plus If Haye doesn't beat Mormeck because of the weight, then I don't doubt Enzo would spark Mormeck out.

[Betty Swollocks]

Not defending Sellers as an oppponent but didn't Braithwaite have two years of Inactivity and came back with a journeymen win too? How was that any different and credible for Enzo?

yes he did, that was a handpicked opponent too. Macarineii is an egg-chinned joke.

[Max Molyneux]

yes he did, that was a handpicked opponent too. Macarineii is an egg-chinned joke.

He;s the real deal but needs better opponents.

[Steve Fox]

Enzo's not the real anything, he's the phoniest of phonies. I'm not even convinced his power's that good, Braithwaite was hardly illusive or very active, yet Enzo still laboured to an uninspiring points win. He will only look particularly good against men who shouldn't be in the ring with him, and it's sad to say that this is too often enough in some people's eyes.

[Strike]

You may get your wish when Sellers lands on the button. If this fossil can spoil Enzo`s coming out party boy wont that be a laugh. It was bad enough when he fought Billy Gunn some unknown fighter from the club circuit but i really fail to see how ****** can sell this. Its just his normal piffle. He protects his cash cows and his investments nothing out of the ordinary there.

Agreed. The Gunn fight was one of the most scandalous I can think of, even worse than Tocker Pudwill for Calzaghe, or perhaps not...hmmm....as bad.

This is another shocking match up....simply disgraceful.

[scurlaruntings]

In fairness, Enzo boxed well against Braitwaite, but his opponents are getting worryingly obscure.

I'm all for an easy fight following a big challenge, but not when Enzo claims he's the best crusier in the UK and one of the best in the world. That's just ridiculous.It wasnt. FW saw Wayne as a safe bet. The only diffrence was Wayne previously had mixed in a much higher class and was a world champ. He got exposed by Mormeck as not being a real cruiser but more suited to light heavy as his body never accustomed or matured to the extra 10lbs.He came in to light and never carried any significant power. Even former welter and Jonnie Nelson opponent Guillermo Jones KO`ed him in a thriller.

[achillesthegreat]

I think this is too much risk for its worth. Sellers has nothing except the punch for Enzo. Why let a 40 yr old man spoil it.

[Cruiser1]

Here's hoping that Sellers can land that one punch on Enzo's chin. He would become an ESB legend if he did it. It's always nice to dream.

[achillesthegreat]

It doesn't matter who Enzo fights I don't want him to lose. He is a talented British champion. He has a great style and ONE man brings the whole party to a standstill and thats Frank ******. I just have to hope that eventually ****** has to let him loose, starts believing in him or Enzo leaves.

[Max Molyneux]

I agree, why would anyone want a talent to lose?

He has a great winning mentality as well.

[rooq]

the way i see it, macca has to just keep KOing any less than competitive opponent out to force FW to raise the level of competition.

i think talk of cunningham and any respectable opponent is too early in ******'s eyes, as Macca is not the finished product yet as far as marketing goes. Maybe he wants to build him up, get 3 or 4 more defences under his belt and maybe then give him a big fight just as joe is winding up his career.

[stake501]

i stilll cant judge enzo as I havent seen him fight ONE live opponenet yet.

Once your the champ ( i know WBO), you should be fighting world class oppo.

[Cruiser1]

It doesn't matter who Enzo fights I don't want him to lose. He is a talented British champion. He has a great style and ONE man brings the whole party to a standstill and thats Frank ******. I just have to hope that eventually ****** has to let him loose, starts believing in him or Enzo leaves.

:bart If a fighter wants the big names he'll force the promoter to get them for him. It's not all Frank ****** here. In order for a fight like this to happen the fighter must agree to it. It works both ways. I only hear Enzo speaking of Sellers's "accolades" and not talking about fighting better fighters.

[Betty Swollocks]

:bart If a fighter wants the big names he'll force the promoter to get them for him. It's not all Frank ****** here. In order for a fight like this to happen the fighter must agree to it. It works both ways. I only hear Enzo speaking of Sellers's "accolades" and not talking about fighting better fighters.

exactly what I think.
and you just KNOW Macarinelli is a chancer when he talks up Sellars like that and fails to mention the massive negatives about this opponent. What a joke.
Just hope Sellars can pull a punch out of his locker and put in on Enzo's egg chin

[elle]

:bart If a fighter wants the big names he'll force the promoter to get them for him. It's not all Frank ****** here. In order for a fight like this to happen the fighter must agree to it. It works both ways. I only hear Enzo speaking of Sellers's "accolades" and not talking about fighting better fighters.



I agree - its a cop out to just blame the promoter and never the fighter.

In fairness to Maccarinelli hes not the only ****** fighter at fault - most of ******s fighters are over protected and talk up poor opponents.

[Steve Fox]

A fighter can only be judged on the fights he has, no matter who's to blame. Enzo doesn't look that good to me and I'm surprised anyone can be bothered to go through the motions of praising what little he has done. If he's serious, he needs to step up - he needs to start fighting bums in their prime.

[Cruiser1]

He's holding the WBO belt hostage and it's not fair to the other contenders who sweat and bleed day in and day out in the gym to get that shot at glory. Giving undeserving fighters like the semi-retired Sellers is just coasting and it is so blatantly wrong that Paco Valcarcel needs to ask himself how he can even allow this to happen. He can start by looking at his organization's rankings cuz Sellers cracking the top 15 is a joke right off the bat. If anyone's gonna go rummaging through the rankings it's gonna be Frank ******. He's just milking the system. It's unacceptable to the fans but perfectly within his rights as Enzo's promoter to promote championship fights in accordance with the rules. The WBO is at fault here for letting this fight happen.

[The Exile]

The WBO is at fault here for letting this fight happen.




They need to take a long hard look at themselve's for sanctioning the like's of this and the even worse Bobby Gunn charade disguised as a title fight.

[UndisputedUK]

Braithewaite was a shot fighter by the time Enzo got to him. Trust me. ****** wouldn't have let Wayne anywhere near Enzo if this wasn't the case. The promoters know these things. It's a win over a name fighter but it means nothing.

The Bobby Gunn fight was bad but this is just ridiculous. Ezra Sellers is 39 years old, washed up, and basically 1 fight removed from a 3 year layoff. The WBO should strip this guy Enzo on principle (not that they have any). I hope some tough SOB works his way up to being Enzo's mandatory so we can see him backed in the corner.

That SOB is coming.... Herbie Hide! Will be top contender in a few fights. Enzo' won't take those shots. Hide hits harder than this "Ding a ling guy". :nono

[Steve Fox]

That SOB is coming.... Herbie Hide! Will be top contender in a few fights. Enzo' won't take those shots. Hide hits harder than this "Ding a ling guy". :nonoHerbie may have a glass-chin, but that's not enough negatives to allow him into the ring with Enzo. If he was also a straight-from-retirement bum, who couldn't punch his way through wall in a Japanese house, he might get considered.

[rooq]

They need to take a long hard look at themselve's for sanctioning the like's of this and the even worse Bobby Gunn charade disguised as a title fight.

voluntary defences can take place against anyone in the top 15, and both gunn and sellars magically appeared at No. 15 when the fights with macca were made.

what the wbo should do is actually enforce mandatories instead of being too damn champion-friendly.

[scurlaruntings]

voluntary defences can take place against anyone in the top 15, and both gunn and sellars magically appeared at No. 15 when the fights with macca were made.

what the wbo should do is actually enforce mandatories instead of being too damn champion-friendly.How do you think Joe made so many defences of his belt:yep

[Max Molyneux]

Joe wouldn't of lost a defence at Super Middle anyway.

[Cruiser1]

voluntary defences can take place against anyone in the top 15, and both gunn and sellars magically appeared at No. 15 when the fights with macca were made.

what the wbo should do is actually enforce mandatories instead of being too damn champion-friendly.

The WBO probably figured a long time ago that longevity makes a champion and being that they have always been known as "that other organization" they needed to find good fighters to represent the WBO brand. As much as I love Eubank he got away with fighting alot of no-hopers in the WBO rankings. Even got a few dodgy decisions in the process. Being a WBO fighter is a comfy little gig when u think of it.

[Max Molyneux]

Boxing News seems to think Sellers Is out of the fight and Rob Calloway Is a possible replacement.

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im totally lost for words on this whole darn circus! how can they keep a straight face putting wilson down then "picking" sellers? they are deceiving the public

[Steve Fox]

im totally lost for words on this whole darn circus! how can they keep a straight face putting wilson down then "picking" sellers? they are deceiving the publicThey're probably not deceiving anyone, for some 'fans' their boy winning is all that really matters. If Enzo didn't have a belt, you'd hardly see any posts on these pages, it just goes to show how accepting some fight fans are. Promoters will get away with whatever they can, and at present FW's getting away with this.

[rooq]

Boxing News seems to think Sellers Is out of the fight and Rob Calloway Is a possible replacement.

yeah i read that although the WBO approved sellers, the BBBC would not (?). i think calloway is the only available opponent (who FW will agree to)