Paul Appleby v Esham Pickering 28/11,Kelvin Hall

[alba]

Hi

just heard his first defence it will be on the 28/11 against Esham Pickering.it is on sky sports and expect it to be made official.
pickering is experinced fighter and should be a decent test for young appleby.

he is a former european,commonwealth and british super bantamweight champion.

[dwilson]

Jeez Esham is shot to shit. I thought he had a fight lined up against Morran and I expected him to lose that.

Appleby by KO round 1.

[Smith]

You sure Pickering isnt fighting Moran

[kerrminator]

Pickering is a flashy fighter who can still hold his own at domestic level(at least a few rounds) but unluckily for Esham he's not up against a wee fud like Khan, this time he's up against someone who can fecht ;)

[alba]

You sure Pickering isnt fighting Moran

you wanna a wee bet ?im that sure.

[dwilson]

you wanna a wee bet ?im that sure.


The fight between Esham and Moran has been advertised and is compulsary for the English title.

[dwilson]

Yep just had a look and it seems Pickering has bottled and looks to fight Appleby instead. It will not matter as the guy is shot to shit.

[cityofgod]

Esham has some skills still.

[Smoggie]

Appleby will walk clean through him,i cant see it going 3 rounds.

[TehRileh]

Whats this about my boy? Appleby in 5.

[HairyHighlander]

Esham has skills , ok he isnt what he was,certainly, but i see this as a good test for Paul,a good fight and a learning curve for him.

K.O. in one ? I dont see it, and if it happened, im sure Paul himself wouldnt be walking around proud of it. I see it similar to Khan/Gomez in the sense of "it should be done and is expected"

Same reason he maybe isnt fighting for this "mandatory" english title, theres more money in it for Esham ( bottled DWilson ?) and a possible chance of an upset as slim as it seems or would be on paper.

Anyways


Hairy :bbb

[Beeston Brawler]

I think it will be late stoppage.

Pickering is not as good as he was, but still pretty savvy - this is probably a smart move from Esham to pick up a payday and walk away.

[saturday_kid]

Looking forward to this fight, can't see Pickering winning it (mid to late stoppage for Appleby) but fair play to Pickering for going with this fight, can't really see how he's bottled fighting a bigger fight?

[BigEars]

Appleby stops Pickering within 4 rounds.

[thequietman1982]

Ive heard Steven Bell still has this shot.

[ishy]

Seems as if this is true.

Britain's "Young Boxer of the Year" Paul Appleby of South Queensferry has been matched with Esham Pickering of Newark in his first defence of his Lonsdale belt at featherweight as correctly forecast by BBN earlier this week.

Pickering a former European, British & Commonwealth champion will be a stiff test for the Edinburgh youngster! However, Appleby has shown that he can mix it with the best and may have too much in his armoury for the naturally lighter former super-bantamweight from Newark.

The bill will also feature; Kevin Anderson on his comeback trail, Barry Morrison, John Simpson, Jamie Coyle, David Savage jnr and Jamie McLevy.

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[alba]

So who was right?


lets see if i can give you a double whammy with who Arthur will be fighting next :hey

:nod :respect

[dwilson]

I hope Moran gets a decent opponent. Esham is nothing more than a name these days, he will not escape round 1.