Lucas Browne vs. Alex Leapai?

By Boxing News - 07/30/2013 - Comments

By Eugene Carnachan: Lucas ‘Big Daddy’ Browne ( 17-0-0) is coming off a win against American journeyman Travis Walker and is looking for his next opponent.

At a domestic level Australian fight fans are hoping he points his compass or promoter at fellow Aussie heavyweight Alex Leapai (28-4-3).

Browne at 34 years of age and Leapai 33 years old respectively are of similar age and while experience wise Leapai has an eleven fight advantage in boxing Browne has campaigned in MMA where he has fought eight times so as paid prize fighters they aren’t –numerically – to far apart.

In terms of opposition Leapai having fought perennial contender Kevin ‘Kingpin’ Johnson in 2012 while also sharing Travis Walker as a common opponent shades Brown in the calibre of opposition fought.

Kevin Johnson was Leapai’s step up fight having won 16 of 17 fights (that streak included one draw) before fighting the wily American, Johnson delivering a master class in how to defuse power by utilizing superior ring craft, accuracy and conditioning in breaking down, before knocking Leapai out in round nine.

Lucas Browne has future hall of famer James Toney on his resume but the version of James Toney he fought this year has no business fighting in his cognitive and skills diminished state and is but a passing memory of the fighter that dominated the middleweight division in the 1990s.

As boxers Leapai and Browne have much in common, both are strong clubbing punchers that rely on their power and aggression in bludgeoning their opposition out of the ring.

In terms of boxing wherewithal, skill and craft both Leapai and Brown are average at very best.

Because of their limitations as fighters therein lies the very reason this will be a spectator friendly fight.

Leapai likes to fight off the front foot, Browne too is an offensive fighter and if either man were cars their reverse gear wouldn’t work – in fact their transmissions would be shot with the exception of drive.

Leapai has been knocked out twice in his four losses and Browne has become acquainted with the canvass on a number of occasions, each time getting up to go on and post a W.

Browne is yet to face a puncher of Leapai’s power, that stated Leapai hasn’t fought a fighter that cracks with the concussive clout of Browne.

On paper it would look like Leapai has the more susceptible jaw however of his two KO losses one was back in 2005 when he was still learning the trade and the other to a world class Kevin Johnson.

With two big power punching heavies such as Leapai and Browne it could be a matter of he who lands first wins given the ferocity each man can throw the pigskins with and that’s why this match up would spark excitement in the Australian boxing community.

Here is for hoping this fight is made for the fans because for as long as it lasts it has all the ingredients to be a barnstormer.



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