Cruiserweight prospect Eric Fields lost last night... [Archive]

Rui

04-13-2008, 10:35 AM

Wow.

Was he ahead on the cards or no?I'm not sure, but his opponent dropped Fields twice in round 8 and finished off the job in the 10th and final round.

emanuel_augustus

04-13-2008, 10:42 AM

I thought Fields's win over Davis may have been a bit overrated. Some guys here had pegged as the next champ based off that alone.

Has anyone seen Afolabi? I've seen him once against Michael Simms and he was pretty limited at that time. Strong but crude technique and a lot of power. Pretty large setback for Fields.

Smith

04-13-2008, 11:09 AM

The yanks were claiming him the man to thump Haye. Who next America, or will you just understand David will be unstoppable.

andyZOR

04-13-2008, 11:10 AM

How are Eric and Tye related?

PacDbest

04-13-2008, 11:11 AM

Stopped in the 10th round by Ola Afolabi.

So is he still the future of the cruiserweight division?

:smoke

daym.. It thought he's the real deal!!

PolishPummler

04-13-2008, 11:15 AM

DAMN..

People jumped the gun on that kid.

FourtyOunce

04-13-2008, 11:32 AM

The yanks were claiming him the man to thump Haye. Who next America, or will you just understand David will be unstoppable.

we will see when he fights a good heavy:good

Benjiabc

04-13-2008, 11:33 AM

we will see when he fights a good heavy:good

sure will. wait and see when haye is unified champion. which he will be, samuel and chagaev will be brushed a side with ease, and haye will win a 11th round TKO against wlad. jobs a good en:good

WiDDoW_MaKeR

04-13-2008, 11:39 AM

How are Eric and Tye related?
They are both cousins of Evan Fields.

andyZOR

04-13-2008, 11:58 AM

They are both cousins of Evan Fields.

Evander Holyfields?

Boxing Tees

04-13-2008, 12:00 PM

Wow. I am shocked. I saw Fields fight twice and he looked good both times. Of course, that was against very limited competition. Looks like another big prospect bites the dust. Who's next?

MrMagic

04-13-2008, 12:04 PM

Stunning.. I really had him and Aaron Williams as two of my top prospects out there today, such a shame. He can get back though, his speed is still lightning for CW.

BlueApollo

04-13-2008, 12:48 PM

Surprising. But then if you saw the way he blasted Kelvin Davis, you had to think he was something damned special. Hopefully he bounces back.

Trust me, Aaron Williams' turn is coming.

masterorder19

04-13-2008, 12:59 PM

Ola works out at my gym

got this fight with 5 weeks notice and dropped 29 pounds to make weight

Amsterdam

04-13-2008, 01:08 PM

Next up -

The Peterson brothers, Jorge Linares, Nonito Donaire, Andre Berto.:D

BigReg

04-13-2008, 01:10 PM

Next up -

The Peterson brothers, Jorge Linares, Nonito Donaire, Andre Berto.:D

These guys are all much better fighters than Eric Fields. Linares and Donaire are champions. No way they would lose to some random journyman.

Fat Tony

04-13-2008, 01:14 PM

Stopped in the 10th round by Ola Afolabi.

So is he still the future of the cruiserweight division?

:smoke

No, the future belongs to Hernandez and Huck. :hey

brooklyn1550

04-13-2008, 01:16 PM

Very shocking indeed.

I didn't even know he was fighting.

Strike

04-13-2008, 02:37 PM

:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl

We had about 5 threads about how he would thrash Haye.:lol::lol:

MrMagic

04-13-2008, 02:47 PM

:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl

We had about 5 threads about how he would thrash Haye.:lol::lol:

But in all honesty, Eric has GREAT speed, its pretty obvious.

David Haye had Lolenga Mock and Carl Thompson behind him, Eric may have Ola behind him, it happens to young guns, I wouldn't totally count Eric out just yet

andyZOR

04-13-2008, 02:49 PM

:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl

We had about 5 threads about how he would thrash Haye.:lol::lol:

Haye lost in one of his early bouts does that mean hes not good? Of course not.

Eric imo still has some time to bounce back... and he could make a big impact on the division. Don't count a prospect out just becouse he lost a fight.

sues2nd

04-13-2008, 02:52 PM

Very shocking indeed.

I didn't even know he was fighting.

I second that...

Shocking as hell.

Irländsk

04-13-2008, 02:55 PM

But in all honesty, Eric has GREAT speed, its pretty obvious.

David Haye had Lolenga Mock and Carl Thompson behind him, Eric may have Ola behind him, it happens to young guns, I wouldn't totally count Eric out just yetGood point, a loss isn't the end of the world for a talented young fighter. In many ways it can be used as a positive.
If Klitschko had never lost to Purrity early on who knows if he would've come back from the Sanders or Brewster losses so well. Haye also lost early and has learned from it.

Strike

04-13-2008, 03:20 PM

I am not discounting him. I have seen him fight and he looked fast and powerful. He also put his shots together nicely and is clearly talented. But as always an American prospect gets spoken of as the next coming and Haye who has proven himself was being dismissed as a soon to be victim of Fields.

Fields had what 10 fights as a pro? And he was being hyped up as some destroyer of every Cruiser based on a few early fights. It is just funny to see a reality check.

Also, lets not compare losing to Thompson and losing to Ola. Thompson was proven world class, had an incredible ability to absorb massive punishment and a big punch. He had just sparked Rothmann after soaking up a huge amount and was used to fighting with the best in the world.

Haye

04-13-2008, 03:36 PM

we will see when he fights a good heavy:good

Well he has Peter lined up so we won't know for a few fights after that I would imagine.:smooch

emanuel_augustus

04-13-2008, 03:49 PM

Surprising. But then if you saw the way he blasted Kelvin Davis, you had to think he was something damned special. Hopefully he bounces back.

Trust me, Aaron Williams' turn is coming.

I only posted this four times or so back when everyone was gushing: Yes, he looked good against Davis, but you have to remember that Davis was shot and extremely chinny at that point.

You have to see a guy more than once to effectively judge his potential. People are far too quick to jump on and off bandwagons on these boards.

Afolabi isn't a bad fighter, it's a big setback, but Fields is young and still comeback.

Snorkel

04-13-2008, 04:04 PM

But in all honesty, Eric has GREAT speed, its pretty obvious.

David Haye had Lolenga Mock and Carl Thompson behind him, Eric may have Ola behind him, it happens to young guns, I wouldn't totally count Eric out just yet

True, but Ola's not remotely in Thompson's league.

Fields is clearly skilled and naturally gifted in physical terms, but so's Zab Judah. It'll be interesting to see where Fields, Huck and Hernandez go from here. I'd still pick Cunningham and Enzo over all 3, but there's plenty of talent in the division.

Arriba

04-13-2008, 04:18 PM

A lot of people figured he was gonna move up to Heavy and be I guess the American version of Haye.

WHO NEX?!?

Rock0052

04-13-2008, 04:31 PM

I can't believe Fields got stopped by a guy nicknamed "Mr. Boxercise".

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Smith

04-13-2008, 05:15 PM

British journeyman Ola KO's American hype machine Eric.

Priceless.

Sonny Carson

04-27-2008, 05:53 PM

Trust me, Aaron Williams' turn is coming.
Aaron Williams is a much different fighter than Eric Fields. He's hard as hell to hit, while Fields lives off his hand speed and power. Williams has it all.

FourtyOunce

04-27-2008, 05:55 PM

Well he has Peter lined up so we won't know for a few fights after that I would imagine.:smooch

How do you figure he has peter lined up??

Rui

04-27-2008, 06:46 PM

Aaron Williams is a much different fighter than Eric Fields. He's hard as hell to hit, while Fields lives off his hand speed and power. Williams has it all.Williams' defense is quite sloppy. He seems like he wants to implement the shoulder roll defense, but he executes it poorly. If he tries that shit once he steps up in competition, it's going to cost him big time.