This past weekend wasn't a great one for Heavyweight action but it did feature a number of promising fighters who all scored relatively easy wins.
The highest profile Heavyweight bout of the weekend saw Deontay Wilder (32-0, 32) scoring his 32nd victory inside as he forced the 4th round retirement of the out of shape Jason Gavern (25-17-4, 11). Wilder fought as if he wanted rounds though picked an opponent unable to give him then in what proved to be little more than a waste of time for fans and Wilder himself. If rounds are what Wilder needs it would make sense to fight someone able to go rounds rather than someone taking a fight on a weeks notice.
On the same card as the Wilder/Gavern bout was another Heavyweight mismatch as Dominic Breazeale (12-0, 11) made light work of veteran Billy Zumbrun (27-14-1, 16). Zumbrun, who is in his 40's, was down twice in the opening round before being stopped in the second and unfortunately left us wondering the purpose of the bout for Breazeale who proved little and developed nothing. A real waste of time for all those involved.
Another unbeaten American Heavyweight in action was novice Trey Lippe (4-0, 4), the son of Tommy Morrison, who took on the usually durable Emmit Woods (2-10-2, 2) and scored a 43 second stoppage. Lippe may not be as well schooled as his compatriots but he seems to be just as potent against the extremely low level opponents that he has been facing. Just a case of seeing him step up we guess.
In Argentina we only had a low profile bout as teenager Esteban Juarez (3-0, 2) scored his first decision victory and over-came Arnaldo Perez (2-8, 1) in a 4 rounder. Aged 17 Juarez is one of the youngest prospects in the division though unfortunately he hasn't yet started to look like a fighter in terms of physical shape. Hopefully Juarez does get into shape though at the moment we do have apprehensions about the youngster.
Another low level bout took place in Canada as Ty McDougall (3-4-2, 2) stopped Chad Neilson (1-4, 1) in the 4th round of a scheduled 6 rounder.
In Poland we had a another low level bout that ended in a genuine upset as Wlodzimierz Letr (3-3, 2) scored a 6th round stoppage over Ben Wrotniak (5-2, 1).
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Upcoming bouts: Saturday August 16th-A stay busy day for unbeaten Americans
Most of the day's Heavyweight action is in the US where almost all the notable action takes place.
The biggest bout of the day is sadly little more than a stay busy fight as the highly regarded Deontay Wilder (31-0, 31) takes on journeyman Jason Gavern (25-16-4, 11). Whilst we don't blame Wilder for taking a "stay busy" fight this is unfortunately very similar to his previous 31 bouts and we feel more anger at him getting a world title fight than actually having this bout. Funny world this boxing business. On the same card as this bout Dominic Breazeale (11-0, 10) will be fighting against veteran Billy Zumbrun (27-13-1-1, 16) in another bout that makes little sense for the unbeaten man, other than to pad his record.
In North Carolina Ray Edwards (7-0, 4), the Minnesota Viking's NFL player, will be fighting against the debuting Djaun Hughey (0-0). Edwards looks to be a boxing fraud and match ups like this continue to develop that idea. On the same card Chris Hancock (7-0, 3) will be in action though his opponent hasn't been named, sadly though we're not getting a bout between Edwards and Hancock, that one would have made sense.
One more US bout will see Trey Lippe (3-0, 3), the son of Tommy Morrison, attempt to extend his winning run.
In a very, very low level bout in Argentina fans will get the chance to see the win-less Juan Enrique Hidalgo (0-1) battle the debuting Cristian Suarez (0-0). Hard to say much about this one given the men involved but hopefully it'll be competitive and not a blow out either way.
It's not just the Argentinian's getting low level Heavyweight action because in Canada fans will get the chance to see Ty McDougall (2-4-2, 1) take on Chad Neilson (1-3, 1). Whilst little is really know about these two neither man tends to take a shot particularly well so this may be over early.
Another low level bout, though a more interesting one, will see Renato Blitz (2-0, 1) battle against fellow unbeaten Martin Edelmann (2-0, 1). We favour Croatia's Blitz's but this is a notable test for both men given the early stages of their career.
Yet another low level and less than exciting bout will see Ben Wrotniak (5-1, 1) battling against Wlodzimierz Letr (2-3, 1). We've got to concede this is one we're struggling to care about, especially given hat Wrotniak lost last time out to Oscar Siale.
The biggest bout of the day is sadly little more than a stay busy fight as the highly regarded Deontay Wilder (31-0, 31) takes on journeyman Jason Gavern (25-16-4, 11). Whilst we don't blame Wilder for taking a "stay busy" fight this is unfortunately very similar to his previous 31 bouts and we feel more anger at him getting a world title fight than actually having this bout. Funny world this boxing business. On the same card as this bout Dominic Breazeale (11-0, 10) will be fighting against veteran Billy Zumbrun (27-13-1-1, 16) in another bout that makes little sense for the unbeaten man, other than to pad his record.
In North Carolina Ray Edwards (7-0, 4), the Minnesota Viking's NFL player, will be fighting against the debuting Djaun Hughey (0-0). Edwards looks to be a boxing fraud and match ups like this continue to develop that idea. On the same card Chris Hancock (7-0, 3) will be in action though his opponent hasn't been named, sadly though we're not getting a bout between Edwards and Hancock, that one would have made sense.
One more US bout will see Trey Lippe (3-0, 3), the son of Tommy Morrison, attempt to extend his winning run.
In a very, very low level bout in Argentina fans will get the chance to see the win-less Juan Enrique Hidalgo (0-1) battle the debuting Cristian Suarez (0-0). Hard to say much about this one given the men involved but hopefully it'll be competitive and not a blow out either way.
It's not just the Argentinian's getting low level Heavyweight action because in Canada fans will get the chance to see Ty McDougall (2-4-2, 1) take on Chad Neilson (1-3, 1). Whilst little is really know about these two neither man tends to take a shot particularly well so this may be over early.
Another low level bout, though a more interesting one, will see Renato Blitz (2-0, 1) battle against fellow unbeaten Martin Edelmann (2-0, 1). We favour Croatia's Blitz's but this is a notable test for both men given the early stages of their career.
Yet another low level and less than exciting bout will see Ben Wrotniak (5-1, 1) battling against Wlodzimierz Letr (2-3, 1). We've got to concede this is one we're struggling to care about, especially given hat Wrotniak lost last time out to Oscar Siale.
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