By Sean McDaniel: In a clear sign of career desperation former WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli (32-5, 25 KO’s) will reportedly be moving down to the light heavyweight division to try his luck at that weight to attempt to revive his sagging careers. Maccarinelli, 30, has lost four out of his last fight fights, with four of the losses coming by brutal knockout.

Maccarinelli isn’t just getting stopped, he’s getting badly hurt in the process. In his last fight, Maccarinelli took on the hard hitting German based cruiserweight contender Alexander Frenkel in September 2010, and did okay until the 7th when Frenkel knocked Maccarinelli down twice and stopped him.

It’s hard to imagine that Maccarinelli, at 6’4”, will be able to take off muscle weight and still remain strong enough to beat fighters like Jean Pascal, Chad Dawson, Beibut Shumenov, Tavoris Cloud and Bernard Hopkins.

Those fighters don’t hit as hard as the cruiserweights but the difference in power isn’t that much. With Maccarinelli’s weak chin, he needs to change his style of fighting more than changing divisions. Maccarinelli is his own worst enemy by not using his long reach, excellent jab and choosing to fight on the outside.

In each of his losses, Maccarinelli has been nailed while fighting in close with his shorter opponents. He doesn’t seem to have learned to use his height to fight on the outside and keeps fighting in close bout after bout.

In an article at thisissouthwales.com, Maccarinelli said “I am coming back to fight in the light heavyweight division because my desire is still strong. Although I have made a few mistakes in recent years, I still want to be a fighter.”

It probably doesn’t matter which division Maccarinelli fights in at this point. If he doesn’t change his fighting style, the outcome will be the same with him getting knocked again over and over until he finally retires.