Skelton - next world champ

[Chief_Second]

I think i was the only one who enjoyed seeing 'the bear' mauling sprott while he hung on for his life for 12 rounds. i was shock by the judges however.

i think that skelton has great work rate for his age and can really ware down opponents, hence his good record. i would give him 50/50 against any of the w champs except for wlad.

anyone agree?

[Ilesey]

I think i was the only one who enjoyed seeing 'the bear' mauling sprott while he hung on for his life for 12 rounds. i was shock by the judges however.

i think that skelton has great work rate for his age and can really ware down opponents, hence his good record. i would give him 50/50 against any of the w champs except for wlad.

anyone agree?

Personally I think he is too crude and hasn't had enough experience at top level. If he was dominating opponents and finishing them in 'style' then it may be a different story.

The 'fight' - for want of a better word against Sprott was abysmal. Skelton tried nothing new and Sprott's showing was lamentable.

I would love to see him step up as it may bring a better performance out of him. However, in my opinion he is shy of world level.

[Feiti]

He can be an "opponent" for someone rising to the top or a champ looking to pad his record.

[madpup]

He was offerred a fight against Maskaev in Moscow. He (or F ****** in his place) refused, using not enough money as an excuse. Shows how much faith ****** has in him. Maskaev then fought Peter Okhello. That also shows how highly Skelton is regarded.

He will be easily beaten by any world class heavyweight.

[DonPrestige]

Hahahahahahahahaha

To be fair it is Sprott who should get the bulk of criticsm for Saturday, atleast Skelton tried to win and did what he usually does and fought ugly.

In all seriousness though with this current HW scene anything is possible in terms of world champs.

[barneyrub]

Only a duff referee like mickey vann would let skelton get away with that holding and hitting behind the head and in the back, he just let them maul and grapple against those ropes, Sprott was winning the rounds early when he stayed at distance and jabbed but what can tou do when someone that size lays ontop of you on th eropes, holding! Vann and Neuman are 2 referees that should retire, Neuman i sth eguy that let Wlad grab and hold all night against Peter. Skelton is a waste of time when it come sto title shot. ****** was probably relieved by the fight becaus eafterward he said that he wouldnt be able to put eithe rguy in a title fight off the back of that. Fantastic lol, he saved himself the embarressment of explaining why he wasnt getting the winner the shot he promised after every fight in recent memory that we all knew would never come lol.

[Boro chris]

I think i was the only one who enjoyed seeing 'the bear' mauling sprott while he hung on for his life for 12 rounds. i was shock by the judges however.

i think that skelton has great work rate for his age and can really ware down opponents, hence his good record. i would give him 50/50 against any of the w champs except for wlad.

anyone agree?

God no! Even the chumps who call themselves champs at heavy would dispose of Skelton with ease.
The scoring was a bit odd though.

[stake501]

Skelton though wouldnt be knocked out. As far as i know he has a titanium chin. His mauling roughhouse style although really unpleasant on the eye, would give all the intl heavyweights out there nightmares, although they should still win but win ugly

I dont really know what his power is like though.

[chewy 22]

Matt Skelton aka Yogi Bear

[Smith]

Gives boxing bad name to the casual onlooker.

[barneyrub]

Skelton though wouldnt be knocked out. As far as i know he has a titanium chin. His mauling roughhouse style although really unpleasant on the eye, would give all the intl heavyweights out there nightmares, although they should still win but win ugly

I dont really know what his power is like though.Ive seen him get knocked flat out with one punch in k-1.

[Vantage_West]

titanium chin? he was rocked by williams in the 12th round of that fight, and I think if wladimir was in with him then that chin would decimate, he was over cautious and scared of gettin caught by sprott and said so in the corner a few times, basically what im tryin say is he is no where near world class even in the division that we have todayyes he has an incredibly hard chin why do people doubt it

why do people dislike him he is a class act hits hard mauls and has improved on his boxing skills...has good stamina for a man his size and is huge in hieght and wieght decent fighter i feel

[Stinky gloves]

He for sure can be IBO world champion soon ... hell no, Harrison will take this one.

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Skelton in k1.
World class yeah right he should not even be boxing

[Fat Tony]

He for sure can be IBO world champion soon ... hell no, Harrison will take this one.

That's very unlikely. Current IBO-Champ: Wladimir Klitschko.

The Brits love the WBU crown, maybe that's the title he should concentrate on.

[Vantage_West]

anyways it was skelton who was making the fight he was throwing the punches sprott wasnt dont blame him for it

[Stinky gloves]

That's very unlikely. Current IBO-Champ: Wladimir Klitschko.

The Brits love the WBU crown, maybe that's the title he should concentrate on.

IBO strip his champions when they go unified.

[Vantage_West]

He for sure can be IBO world champion soon ... hell no, Harrison will take this one.did you know harrison was the wbf world champion:? he actually is able to say he was a world champion:patsch

[Vantage_West]

That's very unlikely. Current IBO-Champ: Wladimir Klitschko.

The Brits love the WBU crown, maybe that's the title he should concentrate on.why britain "love" the wbu is becuase frank ****** has special ties with them.it's a real shame becuase real good british fighters and prospects will never reach there full potential in that they are fighting in the minor leagues...it gives frank ****** a load of cash and makes the fighters a credit rating...why not they may not be the best but they have a title

[Asterion]

One of his fights against Danny Williams was a war.

Skelton is definitely in my Top20, but I don't give him chance against any of the beltholders.

[DamonD]

I'm disappointed that Skelton has been getting so much flak, considering it's Sprott that contributed so much to it being a bad fight. Skelton is never going to be beautiful to watch but he continued to do his thing, kept coming forward, kept up a good workrate, kept attacking to the body.

[chewy 22]

i wish Haye would come along and cleanse this division. It needs new blood, not old men.

[0-1]

Instead of talking about a world title shot that none of them deserve, it'd be nice to see ******'s heavies fighting proper contenders. Why not match Skelton with Dmitrenko, or a come-backer like Tua?

[ryanty22]

because tua or dimetrenko would starch skelton in quick order. this is a guy who promoter was scared to match with maskaev in russia he cant handle the tuaman

[scurlaruntings]

Highly unlikely.His old his style is extremely poor for a "boxer" his crude and doesnt possess the ring smarts nor youth to change his style.He could have had Sprott out of there had he used his normal untidy style but he chose to "box" and we got a 12 round sparring session.

[Ryan O'Reilly]

Just because he beat the joke fighter Dallas it certainly doesn't make this guy World class. If Chagaev easily beat him IMAGINE WHAT POVETKIN WOULD DO!

[Post Box]

Skelton is the most based fighter on the planet. There’s absolutely no end to that guys swagger.

[Ryan O'Reilly]

Skelton is the most based fighter on the planet. There’s absolutely no end to that guys swagger.


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Matt Skelton contemplating facing the winner of Price vs Sexton perhaps?

[DrMo]

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[Absolutely!]

Just because he beat the joke fighter Dallas it certainly doesn't make this guy World class. If Chagaev easily beat him IMAGINE WHAT POVETKIN WOULD DO!

Any reason you felt the need to revive this five year old thread?

[Post Box]

Dallas was absolutely horrible after the first round that night.

[Ryan O'Reilly]

Any reason you felt the need to revive this five year old thread?

Well Dallas was being touted as "the White Larry Holmes" so after Skelton took his soul I thought it appropriate.