Frank Warren Presents Gr8 Britain Card 12/11

From Dbudge's post on the thread, Warren brings us another Magnificent 7 like Card

Also looks like he still has a share in Amir Khan

GR8 BRITAIN vs THE WORLD
LAS VEGAS:
Amir Khan v Marcos Maidana
[WBA Light-Welterweight title]

MANNHEIM:
Wladimir Klitschko v Dereck Chisora
[WBO & IBF World Heavyweight title]

LIVERPOOL:
Nathan Cleverly v Alejandro Lakatus
[WBO Interim World Light-Heavyweight Championship]

Paul Smith v James DeGale
[British Super-Middleweight title]

Matthew Macklin v Ruben Varon
[European Middleweight title]

Kell Brook v Michael Clark
[WBO Intercontinental Welterweight Title]

Frankie Gavin v Dean Harrison
[WBO Intercontinental Light-Welterweight title]

Tony Bellew v Ovill McKenzie
[Commonwealth Light-Heavyweight title]

you cheeky mofo

dbudge wrote:you cheeky mofo

For the US fans!

Love the afternoon fights on a Saturday!

Is Paul Smith the guy who was on the contender? That should be a decent scrap

And def want to see Cleverly in action again, really impressed vs Murat

really only the Liverpool card is being put on by Warren...still a very interesting card.

previous card was alot of fun. It made for a great Saturday afternoon. Popcorn, beer, computer, and alot of well matched bouts.

No Enzo Macaroni?

I'm up for another Youtube friendly KO.

Canvas wrote:really only the Liverpool card is being put on by Warren...still a very interesting card.

yeah it is but he's got the other fights into the deal as well. of course he isn't promoting Khan or Wlad but it's his show that is enabling the financial backing to get these fights onto British TV.

I think Smith appeared on one of the US vs UK cards of the contender series. i don't think he was ever a participant in the actual show. that fight is a bit of a step up for either fighter really. i think DeGale should win though, i can't see Warren putting in a young prospect in a fight that was 50/50 and to be fair Paul Smith is a compotent boxer had best. he won't being anything that DeGale shouldn't be able to cope with but it should be way more competitive than DeGales last contest. at this point any fight DeGale has is a build up for a Groves fight which will be big in England. Kell Brook is the one to watch on the show, he is a good little fighter. I think big things are expected of Cleverley as well. either way the whole PPV is going to spread over 8 hours or something so it is definitely value for money

Im pretty certain Warren still has a piece of Khan, GBP always "co-promotes" fighters

Yea I do remember Smith on that show

Brook was very disappointing in his last fight, I hope to see him and Mike Jones go at it next year, lets see if he shows us something better this time around

gomez1012 wrote:Im pretty certain Warren still has a piece of Khan, GBP always "co-promotes" fighters

Yea I do remember Smith on that show

Brook was very disappointing in his last fight, I hope to see him and Mike Jones go at it next year, lets see if he shows us something better this time around

Kell's problem is that he's struggled to get significant fights. i think he lacks motivation going in. It looks like this fight is basically an eliminator for a fight with Mike Jones. That is definitely a fight Kell could win. i've got a positive feeling about Brook

I'll be tuning in to the fights that won't be happening in the UK, this magnificent seven card isn't that great, all the opponents are cupcakes except Degale's fight.

Ali wrote:I'll be tuning in to the fights that won't be happening in the UK, this magnificent seven card isn't that great, all the opponents are cupcakes except Degale's fight.

What do you know of Cleverly's foe?

Looking at boxrec, looks like a Spanish journeyman, lost to Erdei and Garay

gomez1012 wrote:

Ali wrote:I'll be tuning in to the fights that won't be happening in the UK, this magnificent seven card isn't that great, all the opponents are cupcakes except Degale's fight.

What do you know of Cleverly's foe?

Looking at boxrec, looks like a Spanish journeyman, lost to Erdei and Garay

He's just there to pad Cleverly's record, it's a huge step down from Murat.

Ali wrote:I'll be tuning in to the fights that won't be happening in the UK, this magnificent seven card isn't that great, all the opponents are cupcakes except Degale's fight.

still a lot of fights that have significant meaning to the domestic scene. it's from the domestic scene that the top fighters in Britain are elevated from. It's keeping his fighters busy as well, smart move.

I don't believe that Warren has any share in Khan. i think that is more to do with Sky. it makes the best financial sense because Khan on his own couldn't carry a PPV at that time on a sunday morning. i guess it is a deal that has been worked out between Khan's management and Warren as there are still the business ties there

Ali wrote:
He's just there to pad Cleverly's record, it's a huge step down from Murat.

WBO Interim strap on the line, that's a step closer to a fight with Braehmer/Shumenov winner

gomez1012 wrote:

Ali wrote:
He's just there to pad Cleverly's record, it's a huge step down from Murat.

WBO Interim strap on the line, that's a step closer to a fight with Braehmer/Shumenov winner

i think it's just keeping him busy. doesn't he already hold the interim strap from beating Murat? the fight with Braehmer couldn't get made because of the German's legal troubles but now he has the Shumenov fight coming up??