Strictly judging by past performance, I make Earl the chalk here. It is in England, which may also be a plus. Has anyone looked at this one, and if so, please voice any opinions.
Boxing; Friday 1/27; Romanov-Earl
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The location and promotion favor Earl, but they didn't help much against Ricky Burnes last year. Burnes is from Scottland and was fighting outside the lines for the first time when he went in and schooled Earl to win a lopsided decision.
The other thing to worry about is the power difference and Earl's suspect chin. Earl was down once in his last fight and once against Vanzie, neither have as much power as Romanov. Earl supposedly beat Bobby Vanzie twice, but both decisions were highly contraversial and Earl couldn't stop Vanzie in the 24 very close rounds. Romanov on the other hand floored Vanvie 5 times in 8 rounds and stopped him. The power difference here is substancial and Earl has been down a few times. It wouldn't surprise if Romavov stopped him by going for the KO knowing he could get screwed like Vanzie if it goes to the cards.
The Earl-Vanzie fights proved a lot imo. They proved that Earl is not all that good and that he doesn't have much power. They also proved that the Maloney promotional factor can be very strong if it goes to the cards. But like I said, the location and promotion didn't do sh*t for Earl last year when he lost a lopsided decision to the mediocre Scottish fighter.
If I play anything, it will be Romanov inside distance or Earl by decision, maybe both
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The other thing to worry about is the power difference and Earl's suspect chin. Earl was down once in his last fight and once against Vanzie, neither have as much power as Romanov. Earl supposedly beat Bobby Vanzie twice, but both decisions were highly contraversial and Earl couldn't stop Vanzie in the 24 very close rounds. Romanov on the other hand floored Vanvie 5 times in 8 rounds and stopped him. The power difference here is substancial and Earl has been down a few times. It wouldn't surprise if Romavov stopped him by going for the KO knowing he could get screwed like Vanzie if it goes to the cards.
The Earl-Vanzie fights proved a lot imo. They proved that Earl is not all that good and that he doesn't have much power. They also proved that the Maloney promotional factor can be very strong if it goes to the cards. But like I said, the location and promotion didn't do sh*t for Earl last year when he lost a lopsided decision to the mediocre Scottish fighter.
If I play anything, it will be Romanov inside distance or Earl by decision, maybe both
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Thanks for the feed box. Already pulled the trig on Earl. So you guys should fade me QUICK! Maybe a saver with Rom on the tko deal. The line is leaking up on Rom also. Yikes!
Good Call
Good Call
Earl wins by 12 round decision...116-114
They never gave me the Earl by decision prop to play with...oh well
Nice Job...Congrats
Good Call
Earl wins by 12 round decision...116-114
They never gave me the Earl by decision prop to play with...oh well
Nice Job...Congrats
nice call,franks...i was lurking and i noticed the post...
not an easy fight to call....that`s nice handicapping...
well,done...
not an easy fight to call....that`s nice handicapping...
well,done...
You guys are too kind! After the fact I found out Earl trained 10 weeks for this. Basically a couple of my main criteria are guys making/not making weight and long layoffs. Venue can be big also. After reading an article at one of the boxing sites, it just seemed like a good spot for Earl.
