Who is the best prospect in British boxing?

[Anthony Farnell]

Is there anyone to be looking out for at the moment :bbb

[FLINT ISLAND]

Amir Khan - for all his hype - is still a prospect.

He is a commonwealth Champion but in terms of World title fights and world title belts he is still only a prospect

and a shaky prospect at that!

[Betty Swollocks]

big John McDermott.

[Anthony Farnell]

Amir Khan - for all his hype - is still a prospect.

He is a commonwealth Champion but in terms of World title fights and world title belts he is still only a prospect

and a shaky prospect at that!
Agree with all that.

I'm looking for some lesser known boxers though to keep an eye on :thumbsup

[Anthony Farnell]

big John McDermott.
:lol:

[rooq]

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[box-now]

Kenny Anderson 6-0 (6 KO)

Craig Mceawn 10-0 (6KO)

Paul Appleby 11-0 (7 KO i think)

[Fat Joe]

I was impressed with Kell Brook the other day. First time I'd seen him fight.

[rooq]

I was impressed with Kell Brook the other day. First time I'd seen him fight.

he looked good against a limited opponent coming in at short notice. i like brook but we'll have to see how he does when defending the title against someone proven at domestic level - hopefully mcintyre.

[Max Molyneux]

I give Kell a great chance against McIntyre. Good solid pro McIntyre but all he needed was basics to outbox the limited and chinny Anderson.

Counter punchers are the best fighters to watch.

[AllyT]

Kenny Anderson 6-0 (6 KO)

Craig Mceawn 10-0 (6KO)

Paul Appleby 11-0 (7 KO i think)


All of these lads have potential. McEwen is a classy boxer with over 300 amateur bouts. Anderson is tough and determined as his commonwealth victory showed. Considering that Appleby went pro rather early he will I think improve the most and is one of boxing’s dark horses.

[RichDam]

Kell Brook looks an exciting prospect.

[knighty]

whats the name of that 6'8 gypsy whos just turn pro at heavyweight! hes supposed to be awsome!

[BIG WORM]

david hayes still a prospect at heavyweight. Since hes hardly fought

[Fat Joe]

he looked good against a limited opponent coming in at short notice. i like brook but we'll have to see how he does when defending the title against someone proven at domestic level - hopefully mcintyre.

He did a much better job on Jones than Doherty. He was accurate with good power.

[RichDam]

whats the name of that 6'8 gypsy whos just turn pro at heavyweight! hes supposed to be awsome!

Tyson Fury

[Rebel 08]

whats the name of that 6'8 gypsy whos just turn pro at heavyweight! hes supposed to be awsome!

David Haye isn't 6.8

[Claypole]

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[Claypole]

David Haye isn't 6.8Nor is Tyson Fury. He is 6' 6"

[PaddyD1983]

I suspect that after the Olympics Frankie Gavin's name will be bandied about and he'll end up in about three years time getting the same stick as Amir Khan.

But aside from Gavin, I'm hoping David Price does well at the Olympics and then turns pro. Didnt he slap Tyson Fury silly in the ABAs?

[antcull]

I watched scottish prospect Craig McEwan last night whose trained by Freddie Roach.
He looks very decent. Looks like hes got decent power and speed, just needs his defence improved and with Roach hes got a trainer who can acheive that. Definitely one to keep an eye out for.

But right now, theres only one Amir Khan.

[TFFP]

That Scott Quigg looked very exciting.

[BigEars]

That Scott Quigg looked very exciting.

He did look very exciting, extremely quick hands, good jab, aggressive .
He got caught by a stupid shot though and although I don't think he was badly stunned I think the punch did get to him a little .

He has a lot going for him but we'll have to keep an eye on the chin .
There's quite a few prospects coming through at Super-Bantamweight in the UK aswell so it's a good time for him to be about .

[nufc16]

skill wise i'd go with darren barker. but theres still question marks over his chin, and he doesnt really have the one punch power that he would need to thrive at world level. deffo at least european level talent though.

[Uppercut83]

david hayes still a prospect at heavyweight. Since hes hardly fought

David Haye isn't a prospect, hes just an unknown quantity at HW, when you hold 3 of the 4 belts and the ring title at one weight you can no longer be called a prospect

[dcp]

Josh Wale.
Super Bantam 7-0 (4).:thumbsup

[Grant1]

Mo Nasir has just turned pro - an injury kept him out of the Olympic qualifiers but I feel he's better suited to the pro game anyway.

Good prospect :good

[ron u.k.]

i wonder how far people think a fighter from my home town davie dolan now fighting at cruiserweight can go?

[alba]

two that maybe ppl dont go on about

kenny anderson and another one is Kris carslaw

[kurt2006]

Tyson Fury is the next Greenberg, he will not make any waves in the HW division.

Gavin will be found out at the Olympics as the Cubans will be there unlike the worlds.

I saw Mo Nasir box at amateur level and he could get some superb power in his shots with his style. With the Yemeni background and the style he will always be compared to Naz.

[kerrminator]

Im sure I posted in a similar thread a couple of weeks ago but no harm in posting again lol

Craig McEwan is looking good. I have heard nothing but good things about young Thomas Costello (fighting on the Macca undercard soon) and Paul Appleby (youngest Scot to win the lonsdale belt)

[Grant1]

Tyson Fury is the next Greenberg, he will not make any waves in the HW division.

Gavin will be found out at the Olympics as the Cubans will be there unlike the worlds.

I saw Mo Nasir box at amateur level and he could get some superb power in his shots with his style. With the Yemeni background and the style he will always be compared to Naz.

It's already happening here in Wales, I think it is hoped he can carry the flag after Joe.

So he's gotta pickup where Joe leaves things, and live up to the 'Naz' expectations - no pressure son !!

[Beeston Brawler]

I cannot stand watching amateur boxing - it is painfully boring.

I watched a 1990's Olympic Champions on ESPN Classic recently - DLH, PBF & Wlad were on. I had to laugh at Jim Neilly stating that so and so Bulgarian was a better boxer than Mayweather :patsch

[kurt2006]

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It's already happening here in Wales, I think it is hoped he can carry the flag after Joe.

So he's gotta pickup where Joe leaves things, and live up to the 'Naz' expectations - no pressure son !!

Which promoter is he with ?

[Grant1]

Which promoter is he with ?

FW

[Beeston Brawler]

He won't be fighting anyone decent any time soon then.

[PaddyD1983]

I cannot stand watching amateur boxing - it is painfully boring.

I watched a 1990's Olympic Champions on ESPN Classic recently - DLH, PBF & Wlad were on. I had to laugh at Jim Neilly stating that so and so Bulgarian was a better boxer than Mayweather :patsch

Disagree with that one mate.

I often watch the amatuers round these ways and think there are some great fights! Now, it could be because I know alot of the lads involved so there is an interest for me anyway, but it's very technical and given the short length of the fights you can watch about ten fights in a night!

[BIG WORM]

David Haye isn't a prospect, hes just an unknown quantity at HW, when you hold 3 of the 4 belts and the ring title at one weight you can no longer be called a prospect

hes still a prospect at heavyweight. How do you know when he gets hit on the chin he aint gonaa get KO'd. HE can either do well or fail so people still look at him as a heavyweight prospect. He says hes a natural heavyweight so he could have had an a big advantage at cruiserweight. He could be a shit heavyweight and a good cruiserweight. :verysad

but he has KO'd bonin easily, and he was in the top 20 heavys

[Beeston Brawler]

Disagree with that one mate.

I often watch the amatuers round these ways and think there are some great fights! Now, it could be because I know alot of the lads involved so there is an interest for me anyway, but it's very technical and given the short length of the fights you can watch about ten fights in a night!

Perhaps so - the scoring system puts me off, I know the pro version is far from perfect.

If you actually know a few of them it would raise interest. I often go to watch local Thai boxing shows as I know a few. There are a couple of future stars lurking about in Leeds at present, only about 7 or 8 years old but beating the shit out of anyone put in their way - from what I understand they are converting to Queensbury Rules because they do all the damage with their fists.

[achillesthegreat]

Our scene is so small that if there were lesser known guys who could really make noise then they would be known here and talked about. However British fans will continue to delude themself that the shit we have are world class when they are in fact domestic/european and contender (at best if guided nicely) status fighters.

Look for quality amature pedigree and you've got a chance of finding a decent fighter i.e. Hatton, Calzaghe, Haye and even Khan now. It helps in trying to find a quality fighter.

From what I've seen of Calzaghes young prospects, Kell Brook and the sorts, we have no real prospects.

I'd maintain that we only really have Khan.

[johnp]

But Khan still has a suspect chin and against a big puncher he will be found out IMO

[papke26]

I would say a man to look out for would be ian millervia the big guy from north of the border ive got a inclin that he might slip under the radar and those russian guys might get a suprise.

[brood3]

hes still a prospect at heavyweight. How do you know when he gets hit on the chin he aint gonaa get KO'd. HE can either do well or fail so people still look at him as a heavyweight prospect. He says hes a natural heavyweight so he could have had an a big advantage at cruiserweight. He could be a shit heavyweight and a good cruiserweight. :verysad

but he has KO'd bonin easily, and he was in the top 20 heavys

How is moving up in weight make you a prospect?:huh

So Floyd Mayweather Jr. was a prospect when he moved up to welterweight? Manny Pacquiao was a prospect when he moved up to light welterweight and destroyed Oscar? Evander Holyfield was a prospect when he was the best Cruiserweight in the world and moved up to Heavyweight and destroyed Douglas?

Sorry but that makes no sense what so ever.

[BUGS]

kells a decent fighter but not sure if he will cut it at world level though.
billy joe saunders could go along way ...not sure on frankie gavin or degale though one likes the sniff the other likes to party too much .