This Denis Inkin chappie...

[Doyley10]

He any good?

[Decebal]

sean rates Inkin 5th, ahead of Froch - 6th, in the SMW Top 10.



This is what he said about the fight so far:



"not sure if their amateur fight will have an effect on the fight.

inkin won on points but was decked in the last.

might make froch overconfident and go for 1 punch.
might make inkin box in a shell and not take chances.

both about the same build and height.
inkin boxes very orthodox and froch, hands down, very much a potshotter, who can put punches together but also can ship some.

froch from what we have seen does have a very good chin, inkin has never been down as a pro.

i think froch has the faster hands and better harder jab, definitely carries more power in either hand.

inkin has the better defense/is more patient and will box to a gameplan and thus is more consistent.

i think the fight would pan out fairly evenly , but inkin will do the cleaner work , whereas froch will find it hard to pearce inkin`s guard clean.

i would say it will be close 115-113 inkin points but as i have said before inkin will have to box a perfect fight without being caught absolute flush, because froch as he showed in the amateurs definitely has the power to floor and stop inkin, it's just that i always prefer technically proficent boxers with a chin who know what they are about, beating fighters who rely a lot on there power.

froch has abilty, but he makes so many mistakes in his fights.

cut out the mistakes/higher workrate /higher guard and he would be a formidable fighter.

inkin tentatively on points, but its not a fight i would bet on as i would say this is a genuine 50/50, just my hunch is with inkin."

[Healy]

i didnt have a clue who he was if im being honets, cheers for that Deeb!

[Decebal]

Only one problem with Denis - can't find any of his bloody fights on youtube!:-(

[sean]

a few pointers of dennis inkin if it helps.
he is about 6.0
fights strictly orthodox
wiry and stong build
average handspeed only
very much a counterpuncher and does not like having to chase.
lacks head movement and picks them of on the arms or with a subtle shift but nothing exageratted
good power in the right hand and nice left hook.
does corner quite well although with minimal effort more anticipation and experience than foot speed.
lacks handspeed and is pedestrian in this aspect for a top ten fighter.
lacks a little variety on offense.
chin is ok but has not been tested to the full as a pro
opposition has been weak, not himself but because his backers do not want to put uip the money to get him big fights.
very composed in the ring and does not waste hardly anything.

fights i have seen full or highlights, most probably seen a few more but these are all that spring to mind.
veit/duma/nagy/mashamaite/vasquez/sobot/dziarra
were against an ecletic bunch of styles and he coped well .

speedy mashamite and long and tall veit gave him the most trouble although he always looked like he would win.

nagy last time out was a stocky agressive fighter who he counterpunched and timed with ease.

dziarra a bull of a man he handled with ease and the vasquez win looks good on paper but vasquez was faded .

inkin is a good all around fighter with speed of hand being his main flaw/good all around technical abilty both on offense and defense.

IMO decent all around fighter but is susceptible definatly to speed ,and power we will have to wait and see.

he will fall short v elite but other than that he is in the mix.
he is good enough to take advantage of froch`s mistakes