By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing
WBC #8 middleweight Dennis Hogan (28-3-1, 7 KOs) is confident of upsetting the unbeaten WBO #2, IBF #3 light middleweight Tim Tszyu (17-0, 13 KOs) when they clash on March 31. “Tszyu didn’t choose me, I chose him! I told my team get me this fight and they delivered,” Hogan told Irish-Boxing.com. “I expected every bit of it. It’s always a big hype train around the Aussies.
“The boxing purest know how good of a fight this is, appreciate it and know the problems I will cause for Tim’s style but the casual fan will be in for a surprise. All they have to do is look at my previous fights and they’ll see the caliber I have been mixing it with.”
Hogan has a red hot chance here – he is a small middleweight but will probably be the bigger fighter. Hogan has good skills and heart – good to see what Tszyu has here
Hogan in 2!(joking)
This is the type of fight Tim needs, stepping up for once and fighting some1 with a heartbeat at his weight division not the smaller guy.
If he wins then Trout awaits then a title shot?.
Tim Tszyu is not getting a title shot for at least another year and a half so this fight makes sense.
After this he really should look at fighting an Afro American that wont take his crap and deliver a good fight aka Zab Judah?.
Judah is 43 and almost shot, I prefer Julian Williams or Jarrett Hurd.
“After this he really should look at fighting an Afro American that wont take his crap and deliver a good fight aka Zab Judah?.”
….could you elaborate on this?
BTW, Judah suffered a brain bleed in his last fight vs. Cletus Seldin. He’s done.
Hogan’s a good boxer but a bit pillow fisted. He should have decisioned Munguia. An interesting test for Tszyu, if he blows Hogan away, he may just be the goods. Hogan may make him look average if Tszyu’s not as good as we hope
This fight should prove if Tszyu is worthy of the ratings. Even with a convincing win, I still think #2 in the IBF is too high. That said, names matter in marketing and Tim has both the name and the look! You’d be hard pressed to find a fighter who looks more like his father.
Prediction: This fight goes the distance with Tszyu winning by close and possibly controversial Decision.
Great bout for Zu. He should test his skills with guys like this for a few bouts.
I’m sure we all agree that Dennis Hogan beat Jaime Munguia but was clearly robbed. He then gave Charlo all he could handle and for the first 4-5 rounds made Charlo fight toe to toe before being stopped in the 7th. Even tho Charlo was in command, Hogan showed his toughness which should give Tim Tszyu a world of trouble. Should be an exciting fight and hopefully there’s no quick stoppage controversy.