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robpalmer135
11-20-2007, 01:31 PM
Whats the story with this guy, how would he fair agaisnt haye, skelton, williams, harrison, sprott
GazOC
11-20-2007, 01:43 PM
I've only seen the guy twice he seems technically solid but a little slow and small for a modern heavy. I think Haye and Harrison would beat him, Skelton and Williams would have a decent shot at wearing him down. I havn't seen too much of Sprott recently to make a call on him...
RichDam
11-20-2007, 01:45 PM
Whats the story with this guy, how would he fair agaisnt haye, skelton, williams, harrison, sprott

He is plodding heavyweight with average hand speed and average power. Doesn't do anything that well to suggest he will beat anyone of a decent level.

Haye would stop him. Skelton would probably grind him down and win a decision. Williams is capable of beating him and Sprott also has the potential to beat him.
Claypole
11-20-2007, 01:48 PM
He would be beaten by all of these guys. Yes even Audley Harrison. His record is full of very moderate opposition, yet he struggles to look good in any of his fights.
He seems to have no ambition whatsoever and it is unlikely he will ever have the balls to face a "live" opponent. He is no more than a journeyman who is always matched to win.
kurt2006
11-20-2007, 02:17 PM
He is very slow and boring to watch. I think he stands no chance against any half decent British HW.
safe_pa
11-20-2007, 02:22 PM
Roman bores me to tears, sadly he is yet to take a chance against a live opponent and probably never will, he boxes weak guys to pick up a pay check. He will never win a real title, he won't even be remembered by hardcore boxing fans as he's just to lazy to make an effort.
In fact I'm 12 stone and would fight him tommorow as I know he'd only do enough to win the fight he would never try and finish it. He's the Tim Sylvia of boxing.
pijo
11-20-2007, 03:19 PM
He is very boring to watch, so he should fit in with are heavyweights, on Eurosport the commentator compared him with LL in some way, i remember it made me chuckle.
The Whaler
11-22-2007, 07:37 AM
Several years ago I read an article about Greenberg where Angelo Dundee described him as having "Ali-like hand speed."

What a joke! :lol:
The Lads
11-22-2007, 07:51 AM
Seconds out (isnt it) have some affiliation with him. they describe his next fights as "roman fights the amazing ... <insert shoddy boxer name here> " Im sure they also once described him as the first billion dollar heavyweight. More like two-bob boxer.

I think my real dislike came after I'd read these reports hyping him up, watched him fight, he was very dissapointing. There was talk of him fighting klitchko not so long back wasnt there. Would loved to have seen that.

As a side, talking of Ali type modern fighters, what happened to Clay-Bey - remember him? He was tyled on Ali. Same shorts, style etc... just nowhere near as good.
he did actualy KO Mesi in the American am finals, went to the olympics, got to the final but lost to Wlad. I think he dropped wlad in that fight too.
robpalmer135
11-22-2007, 07:57 AM
Yeh i have seen the quotes from Angelo Dundee, maybe he was being sarcy. He was being lines up for Vitalis return??
elle
11-22-2007, 08:04 AM
Apparently Greenberg is to undergo a hand operation that will keep him out of action until at least Feb 2008 - ongoing injury.
johnny5
11-22-2007, 08:28 AM
Watched him in probably the worst fight ever against Damon Reed where he was completely frustrated against a poor opponent. He seriously needs to step up to more quality opposition to test himself but i cant see it. He would be beaten by all the names mentioned above!
The Kurgan
11-22-2007, 08:53 AM
He's outrageously dull in his offense; in his defense, he does everything that Vitali did wrong without the height or reflexes to make up for it. Unless he has an iron chin, and some boxing brilliance that he's been hiding during all these years of fighting no-hopers, he's going nowhere.

Based on what I've seen of him (which goes back a considerable way) I'd pick both an in-shape Skelton and an in-shape Williams to beat him. Fraudley-Greenbore would be a disgustingly bad fight. Haye would likely spark him out.
The Kurgan
11-22-2007, 08:55 AM
Several years ago I read an article about Greenberg where Angelo Dundee described him as having "Ali-like hand speed."

What a joke! :lol:

That may have been an outlandish claim in 2004, but Ali's hand speed has slowed down a lot in the last 3 years.
The Lads
11-22-2007, 08:57 AM
Yeh i have seen the quotes from Angelo Dundee, maybe he was being sarcy. He was being lines up for Vitalis return??

There was talk about 6months ago, yes.
rooq
11-22-2007, 03:13 PM
Watched him in probably the worst fight ever against Damon Reed where he was completely frustrated against a poor opponent. He seriously needs to step up to more quality opposition to test himself but i cant see it. He would be beaten by all the names mentioned above!

yeah...i saw that on eurosport.

roman's handlers must know he hasn't got much potential as he still hasn't stepped up. maybe they want to get him up to 40-0 or something so that some paper HW champ tries to use him as a respectable challenger and they get one decent payday out of his career.
scurlaruntings
11-22-2007, 04:33 PM
Roman is a lazy waster.The guy has some talent but his been hyped way too much by his handlers, protected way too much by his handlers and isnt anywhere near world class.His terrifyingly boring to watch.Thinks his really cute on offense (even though he does have fairly fast hands and a decent dig) but is just too cautious to even want to get involved in a fight.Im sure he only boxes because it something to do.
The Lads
11-22-2007, 06:20 PM
If he were to get to 25-0 or 30-0 he'd probably get a title shot and a million dollars...
scurlaruntings
11-22-2007, 06:39 PM
If he were to get to 25-0 or 30-0 he'd probably get a title shot and a million dollars...He can go 100-0.Greenberg is a relative unknown.Isnt making any noise on a global scene.And certainly isnt worthy of commanding a million for a fight.
GazOC
11-22-2007, 06:40 PM
Im sure they also once described him as the first billion dollar heavyweight. More like two-bob boxer.


Anyone remember Hyland calling Mathew Ellis 'The First Billion dollar Athlete'...
scurlaruntings
11-22-2007, 06:51 PM
Anyone remember Hyland calling Mathew Ellis 'The First Billion dollar Athlete'...Yeah i remember that:lol::lol: What a joke! Ellis was a fat cruiser! Even Audley gave him a sound beating.What ever happened to him?
David UK
11-23-2007, 02:30 PM
His handlers have been promising to move him up in standard for several years now. And it still hasn't happened. There was a mooted match with Mercer(I think) but that fell through. They clearly aren't very confident in him as they continue to match him against weak oppo. He has good skills and apparently looks 'mustard' in the gym, but then again, so does Danny Williams!!
achillesthegreat
11-24-2007, 02:48 PM
Amir Khan isn't hype - ROMAN GREENBERG IS HYPE!!!

The kid has fought NO ONE and not looked that good fighting NO ONE and yet he is supposed to be a SOMEONE.

He'll it's been about 4 years since he was being stupidly hyped on BBC and he still ain't going nowhere.

I'm not hating, I'm just stating!