His next opponent has a 4-35 record! Tho he has only been stopped twice. Still, i don't see why Buckland needs this, even for a stay-busy fight. He shoulda at least taken someone with more wins on his record.

I Totally agree mate, he needs to be showing some ambition if he is going to move up a level and fighting shit like this ain't gonna get him anything but shit from boxing fans!

(07-04-2012 08:52 AM)mofo2 Wrote:  I Totally agree mate, he needs to be showing some ambition if he is going to move up a level and fighting shit like this ain't gonna get him anything but shit from boxing fans!

Oh yes. And its a shame, since Buckland DOES have talent. I saw it first when he fought that overrated fool Murray, he was giving it to him until he was just outsized and outmuscled by Murray. It looked like a meeting of a welterweight and a super featherweight. And not to mention that he knocked out Sykes in 1 and Matthews in 2! What great upsets those were. I got faith in this kid and i hope he can make it big, but to do that he must AVOID fights like this at all cost! He has underrated punching power, underrated since he only has 8 kos in 25 wins but its because he has been fighting above his natural weight a lot.
Yet even when he fought at 140 he managed to score a few kos. Id like to see him fight Litzau first, then Broney and Uchiyama.

Its difficult to say what he can achieve but I don't see the punch power being a positive or as negative, I think his main issue is that he becomes too predictable and get
s countered far too easily because of it.

Euro belt at best!

(07-04-2012 10:27 PM)mofo2 Wrote:  Its difficult to say what he can achieve but I don't see the punch power being a positive or as negative, I think his main issue is that he becomes too predictable and get
s countered far too easily because of it.

Euro belt at best!

I'm just glad he beat Sykes in the rematch too, i think he showed there he has enough to at least present a challenge to the best sfws today. Not saying he gonna be nr.1 in the world in future but at euro level he can def.

Yeah mate for sure, sometimes it's just good to see decent fighters progress a little!