Sturm vs. Murray: Nice little mismatch for Felix
September 29th, 2011
By Scott Gilfoid: WBA Super World middleweight champion Felix Sturm (36-2-1, 15 KO’s) faces his second consecutive British opponent on December 2nd when he defends his World Boxing Association title against the unbeaten but terribly inexperienced number #3 ranked WBA contender Martin Murray (23-0, 10 KO’s) at the SAP Arena in Mannheim, Baden-Wurtemberg, Germany.
It’s too bad. Macklin must have had some lingering doubts about how he would do in a rematch because there’s no logical reason why he shouldn’t have jumped at the chance at another payday fight for the title. Murray, 29, has rarely fought 1st tier fighters and this is going to be a big step up from the guys that he’s been fighting. It’s odd that Murray would be ranked so high by the WBA when he’s been fighting B and C level fighters for most of his four year pro career.
In the fights I’ve seen of Murray against Nick Blackwell, Carlos Nasciemento and John Anderson Carvalho, I wasn’t impressed. The talent, power and speed just isn’t there for Murray. He looks slow, and the right hand seems to be totally devoid of power. Murray has a tiny taste of power with his left hook, but it’s no match for the left hook from Sturm, who I don’t see as a big puncher either.
But Sturm looks like a Julian Jackson compared to Murray in my view. Sturm’s right hand is much better and so is his jab. His jab isn’t just a little better, it’s a lot better. I can’t really think of one area where Murray has an advantage except for maybe his youth, but at 29, he’s not much younger than the 32-year-old Sturm. This is just a mismatch.
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@ Silvercat?
World champion for near on 10 years is a nobody? I presume your a Septic with no knowledge about anything but your own small minded nation.
Cue Silvercat running to Boxrec to check stats……
nothing fight between nobodies
I think Murray will get narrowly beat.
Macklin definately beat him but maybe you need to do alittle bit more in the champions back yard to take the belt.
The reason Macklin didn’t jump at a rematch was due to the clauses Sturms management team demanded which included, and I kid you not….. If Macklin was to win and take the belt Sturm would receive 30% of Macklins future purses for his next 3 fights. Macklin would of ineffect contributing to Sturms pension fund.
Another screw job waiting to happen to a good lad
OH REALY GARY AND WHO IS “THE REST OF US” U AND GILFOID LOL, YOUR THE ONLY 2 IDIOTS THAT THOUGHT STURM WON, EVEN THE GERMAN FANS WERE BOOING THE DECISION ON FIGHT NIGHT U TOTAL BELL END
another british wimp fight of meaningless matter.
Anonymous you must be hot for Macklin. You are speaking through your heart not your mind. Only Macklin “boys” think he won that fight. The rest of us see things clearly.
yeh gary h u realy need to wake up and smell the coffee matey! u can clearly see if you no your boxing sturm is on the decline as he did loose to macklin! and if you have watched murray u can see he is strong and a realy good boxer, murray to win by late stoppage
After Martinez, Sturm has the best left jab in the division. He’s an experienced boxer-puncher who should be rated in the #2 slot. Sturm’s fight against Murray will pack the stadium with over 30,000 fans. Martinez-Barker will be lucky to sell 6,000 tickets. Why should Felix come over to the States again after he beat De la Hoya and they gave the win to Oscar? Sturm is content to be number 2, and he can make much more fighting in Germany; case closed!
Murray will get destroyed!
Gary H you want to know who Martin Murray is well wait until December and he will be the one holding the belt
i thought macklin beat sturm aswell
With his ranking he still deserves a shot even if ‘null & void’ pours s***t on him
Jiffy get off macklin and murray’s nuts you muppet. Macklin did not win clearly. You like to think he won clearly, when real boxing fans know he lost. Who has murray beating that makes you think he has this one by stoppage ?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
I’m sure you said the same about Sturm vs Macklin, and look what happened there!
Macklin clearly beat him, it was just unfortunate he couldn’t beat the judges.
Murray will win this one, by stoppage.
Who is Martin Murray ? He sounds like a roofer or something. Homie doesn’t know what he’s let himself in for. I think he should stay on the building site. LOL
Boring boring. Why don’t you leave Britain Gilfoid you dull swine, you seem to hate it so much.
another british fighter for gilfoid to b1tch about!! leave us alone gilfoid will u please
murray will hammer him with body shots
We all know that Sturm is now a paper champion as he lost his last fight, or at least he would have if the judges were not german and blind.