By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing
Undisputed IBF, WBA, WBO, and WBC Franchise lightweight champion George “Ferocious” Kambosos should be considered as a top ten pound for pound boxer and the best Australia has produced if he defeats WBC lightweight champion Devin Haney on June 5 (June 4 in the USA) at the Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, televised on ESPN and Sky, according to Hall of Fame promoter Lou DiBella.
“If he beats Devin Haney, he has got to be considered a top ten pound-for-pound boxer in the world,” DiBella said. “If he beats Devin Haney, he becomes the biggest Australian fighter in my memory. Jeff Fenech was a star and Kostya Tszyu was a star. There were other stars and upcoming stars like Tim Tszyu. If George wins this fight there is no one on the Australian continent bigger than George Kambosos. I think if he wins this fight he can make claim to be a top ten pound-for-pound fighter.”
Haney wins. This is all because Loma had a bad night.
All will correct itself this year.
Real boxing fans understand
Why do you have to end the post with that statement? It makes you sound like an idiot
“fans” who come here to call someone an “idiot” are vollyball fans. Real boxing fans understand.
Agree and Lopez didn’t take the fight against Kambosos seriously enough in my opinion, relying on power too much..
Kambosos should win. He wouldn’t want a rematch with Haney in the US. If Kambosos doesn’t win, forget the Haney rematch. Move up to 140 and see if he can win some big fights up there.
If Kambosos clearly wins, he’s top 10 pop, but he’d still have to fight winner of Tank and Rolly, or Kenichi Ogawa or Shakur Stevenson, if they want to move up from 130 and take a chance in Australia.
Lou is funny
Who did Haney beat that makes him so special? Beating Lopez was a way bigger accomplishment. If he cleans out this division, meaning Tank and Shakur when he moves up, then that would be something special. Both of those guys have actually fought a couple good fighters. Jojo Diaz is a decent fighter, but very small, and he had Haney in some bad spots. Jeremy Williams, David Reid, Francisco Bojado, and Broner were all so hyped and they didn’t live up to the expectations. I would not be surprised if Haney is added to this list.
Do you watch boxing? What makes him “so special” is that he the most avoided in the division. He was Lomachenko’s mandatory at 20 years old and Lomachenko relinquished the title. Just do a little research this actually happened. Lopez said he’d fight Haney and dodged him to fight Kambosos. Kambosos said he’s fight Haney next and was begging to fight Lomachenko. Does this not tell you anything? If Haney wasn’t “so special” guys would be lining up to fight him.
Loma and Lopez wouldn’t duck anybody. They proved that by fighting each other. To even imply that is laughable. Promoters make the fights and if it doesn’t make dollars it doesn’t make sense. Haney might be a good fighter but he’s unproven. Idk anyone who was blown away by his performance against Diaz. He was hawking the clock and gasping for air in the last round. That’s a fact. Might he outbox George and win a decision? Sure, but it’s doubtful he does something that makes him a star. Boring style, no power.
“Francisco Bojado” – now there’s a name from the recent past that I haven’t heard in a while.
Who did Kambosos beat to make him so special as well? A one hit wonder who defeated a injured Loma and refused to rematch him.
At least Haney wants to fight anyone, can’t say the same for Kambosos……….he didn’t even want this fight
I like Kambosos, but to compare him to Kostya Tszyu is way early. Kostya Tszyu was top three pound for pound during his career. He was a feared and avoided by elite fighters of his time.
Yeah right
heard the movie coming out soon? It is called 2000 jabs. Devin is simply going to box brilliantly and Kambosis will do what he does best. Talk.
a longgggggggg way to go. this is the 2nd inning lol
Haney by easy decision
or
Kambosos by robbery
KAMBOSOS FIGURES A WAY HE CAN KEEP HANEY’S HEAD TRAINER IN THE STATES AND HIS PROMOTER CALLS KAMBOSOS THE BEST EVER… BOXING HASN’T CHANGED IN 100 YEARS… IT’S AS DIRTY AS IT EVER WAS
Well that’s what promoters do promote. Only time will tell if Kambosos is able to fill Fenech and Tszyu
shoes. A very big task
We are in the middle of the process to determine if Kambosos win over Teofimo was a fluke or not, and Devin Haney is about to clarify that. Based on Kambosos performances before Teofimo (SD with Shelby and Bey) and the disastrous game plan of Teofimo, I honestly believe Haney will ouclasse Kambosos almost the same way he did to Jo Jo Diaz, making the rematch a pointless affair
That’s my thoughts too, Lopez didn’t take Kambosos seriously enough and only relied on power.. Lopez himself did beat a wounded Lomachenko and after his loss to the Aussie showed us his limits.
Haney could be the one on the verge to be great, he’s not a KO artist that’s why some “boxing fans” rate him as boring but the guy’s skills are amazing..
That’s the fight who is going to tell us how great Haney is, and I think he’s great.. Haney by UD..
We’re witnessing a new era in the lower weight classes of great black American skilled boxers. Stevenson, Haney, Davis are the leaders of it.. But those weight classes are no more uniquely dominated by Mexican, south American or eastern European fighters and that’s great..
Don’t forget Fulton