Maccarinelli: “Maybe I’ll have another crack”
September 20th, 2010
By William Mackay: Former WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli might decide to continue his boxing career after being stopped in the 7th round last Saturday night against Alexander Frenkel in the Magnificent Seven card in Birmingham. Maccarinelli, who was ahead on the cards in the 7th, got sloppy and tried to trade shots with the hard hitting Frenkel.
I agree with Maccarinelli. I think he should keep fighting. The guy isn’t a quitter and he just needs to fight smart. He could have won the fight last Saturday night hand he refrained from throwing hooks and not tried to mix it up so much. If you look at heavyweight Wladimir Klitschko in his loss to Corriie Sanders in 2003, Wladimir went out trying to throw left hooks and was taken out quickly. After that loss, Wladimir threw far fewer left hooks in his fights knowing that it put him at risk. This is what Maccarinelli needs to do. He needs to throw fewer hooks and less body shots. He gets in close and is vulnerable when he’s throwing the hooks to the body and head.
With his huge 6’4” height, there’s no reason why he should be putting himself at risk when he has such a big reach and height advantage over his opponents. Like Wladimir, Maccarinelli can win his fights by bombing away on the outside without ever suffering a scratch. It may be boring to watch, but at least he’ll be winning his fights and making money. It’s better that then retiring. But he needs to get a trainer like Emanuel Steward who can teach him how to fight like a big man instead of fighting in close so much.
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enzo needs tale stock and give up…and these posters need give hatton his due…hes destined for the hall of fame and enzo once held a title…what have they accomplished….
I said it early in the thread but this referee should not be left inside a ring again!!!! Enzo was out the 1st time, the ref could have got him killed.
there is always someone to blame when a british fighter looses. this guy was brutally knocked out 4 times in the last 2years, yet he always is in line for a world title shot. if the ref had stop the fight after the first knockdown, all of these idiots would be saying he stopped it too soon, i don´t feel sorry for enzo, he should realize that he has gone as far as he will ever go with his limited ability, he may get killed next time.
Enzo isn’t a joke he’s a human being like the rest of us, just trying to make his way his way through life the best way he knows how.
Personally I would fear for his safety were he to get back in the ring but kudos to the author of this artical for not automatically writing him off.
Retire enzo or next time you get ko’d you might not recover
i saw the KO. they should arrest frenkel for Murder! that was the most brutal KO since tyson was on fire.
That punch had hospital ride writtan all over it you will be like that dildo hatton..
Macca is not world title material and needs to hang it up unless he wants to be a ham and egger off his name for a few bucks I’m afraid.
Kay you are just as insane as Enzo if you think he should keep fighting! That knockout he suffered was brutal! The ref was mad to carry the fight on after the first knockdown enzo could have been killed! Apprently he was rushed to hospital after the fight after collapsing in the locker room. I really think Enzo should really hang his gloves up right now and call it a day. He really has nowhere to go in his career and is gonna have a hard time climbing back up the mountain. If he caries on fighting if he gets knocked out again he might not be so lucky. Enzo please retire now before you get killed
‘CRACK‘ being the operative word !
No… not in the Ricky Hatton / Calzaghe sense .. more the ‘Cracked Jaw’ context !!
My heartfelt plea to Enzo: Pleaaasssseee don’t self-inflict ! I hate seeing good people suffer !
Knock it on the head enzo you don,t want to end up like that punch drunk bum ricky hatton he don,t no what day of the week it is…
I like Enzo, always have done but he needs to call it a day.
enzo just pack it in become a trainer start promoting enjoy your family, look at ricky hatton you dont want to end up like that , this is what sevre concussion can do ,deppression,acholism,drug abuse,infidelity= losing all credability=total mess
All in all I paid for the Magnificant 7 but was overall dissapointed. But in the Enzo fight the poxy referee disgusted me, Enzo was clearly out of it & the ref should of immediately stopped the fight, somehow Enzo got up, the ref did’nt even ask If he was ok, he briefly looked at Enzo & let him carry on & the resulting KO punch could have killed Enzo!!!! The ref was a F&ucking bum disgrace!!!!
His chin is shot, it’d be unethical to let him continue. Sad to say but he’s probably already destined for brain complications later in life. Simply had too many brutal KTFO losses.
Maccarinelli was ahead on the cards? in London u have to win with Ko against British people.