Perez in Prizefighter

NikNak8

Good to see one of our adopted Cuban sons getting a shot. I see he has been installed as favorite. Hopefully he will do the business. I seem to remember him fighting twice in the one night previously so that should stand to him.

Spazdarn

I'd probably lay a bet against him winning it to be honest, just don't see him winning it for some reason..

Boooourns

ToiletFusion wrote: »

I'd probably lay a bet against him winning it to be honest, just don't see him winning it for some reason..

I'd agree mate, has his chin even been tested yet?

Jayob10

fair play, Perez looked decent in his first fight there. Very quick hands, decent enough head movement. his opponent was crap though

Artfu1Dodger

That was a redicilous descision from the judges to give that to the french fella.

bellybuster12

perez looks ok, should cruise into the final.

Johner

Missed Perez's 1/4 final, was he impressive? 1/3 to win the whole thing now!

bellybuster12

Johner wrote: »

Missed Perez's 1/4 final, was he impressive? 1/3 to win the whole thing now!

he looked good enough alright. his price is a bit skinny but just about fair imo.

not unbeatable tho.

Johner

Easy there for him.

Loved the interview after,

Who do you want to fight in the final?

Everyone.

themandan6611

bellybuster12 wrote: »

not unbeatable tho.

ok, head on chopping block = i reckon he will walk the final

themandan6611

byrneno7 wrote: »

That was a redicilous descision from the judges to give that to the french fella.

especially when i had backed the big russian @7/2 :mad:

bellybuster12

themandan6611 wrote: »

ok, head on chopping block = i reckon he will walk the final

ya i agree with u on this. 2nd rd ko:)

themandan6611

jaysus, johnny nelson is some pundit

bellybuster12

perez is the man.

emergingstar

Perez is the new going out

Johner

Go on the Mikey Perez.

benzie

Perez Just WON!!!!!!!!:D Prize Fighters

south

Big hitter by the looks of it. Well done

gene_tunney

Perez Ko'd Gregory Tony in 1.

It took Robert Helenius (who beat Sam Peter a few weeks back) 6 rounds to get Tony out. I know styles make fights but it proves Perez has decent power.

WAR PEREZ ON HW DIVISON!!!

basillarkin

well done mike

jimbob86

is manny pacquiao fighting tonite?

basillarkin

jimbob86 wrote: »

is manny pacquiao fighting tonite?

Yes he is. 4am on sky sports 1

mjp

Great performance by perez and looks like he is going onto bigger and better things as this will surely get him noticed. Didnt take one punch in the 3 fights. Made a handsome profit on him tonight also backing him to win the final and semi final bk Ko and also backing 1st round Ko @ 5/1.

Dont know much about boxing but find it easy to make money on the televised fights

mjp

Good article i just came across about perez for those who mightnt know a whole lot about him.........



Cork based Cuban, Mike The Rebel Perez believes he can finally
break the favourites curse in Prizefighter by becoming the first ever
bookies favourite to triumph in the hugely popular one night
tournament which for the first time ever goes global this weekend.

The event which will be broadcast live on Sky Sports from the
Alexandra Palace in London this Saturday has brought a whole new
generation of fans to the sport and this weekend will see the first
ever International Prizefighter with eight men from eight different
nations taking part with Perez proudly flying the flag for Ireland.

The 25-year-old, a World Junior Champion from the amateur ranks
arrived in Ireland early in 2008 and now sees himself very much as an
adopted Irishman having settled in Cork with his Irish fiancee. The
couple recently celebrated the birth of baby daughter Mia and Perez
has revealed that it has given him an extra incentive to fulfil what
he belies is his destiny to bring the World Heavyweight title back to
Cork.

My little baby girl Mia was born in March and she is my pride and
joy and I will dedicate my Prizefighter victory to her, said Perez.
Cuba has still not had a World Heavyweight Champion in the
professional ranks and Ireland has not had one in well over a century
so I want to be the one to win it and bring glory to Cuba and
Ireland.

The lightning fast southpaw has drawn comparisons to a young Mike
Tyson in compiling a perfect record of 13 and 0 with 10 KO's and he's
looking forward to adding a further three victories to that tally on
Saturday night as he aims for a clean sweep in the quarter final,
semi final and final of the Prizefighter.

I fought twice in one night in Limerick last year so to fight three
times in one night will not be a problem for me. In fact I would be
happier if they lined the other seven guys up in front of me at the
start of the night because I believe I would take them all out.

Last weekend's draw originally pitted Perez with former World title
challenger and David Haye's sparring partner Fres Oquendo but the
Puerto Rican was forced to withdraw last weekend while another former
World title challenger Kevin Johnson has also withdrawn from the
lineup. Johnson had been drawn in the second quarter final against
French Champion Gregory Tony and was tipped by most experts to be
Perez's most likely semi final opponent.

Despite the late change in opponent from Oquendo to Trinidad and
Tobago's Kertson Manswell Perez remains unfussed.ed. The withdrawals
don't concern me, I had sparred both Oquendo and Johnson before so I
would have had no problems with either of them but maybe they had
problems with me. Now I am facing Manswell but I don't care who they
put in front of me, the result will be the same.

Manswell has just one defeat in his 21 fights to date with 15 of his
wins coming via KO while the other half of the draw features British
representative and former Prizefighter Champ, Michael Sprott. The
lineup also features 6 foot 9 inch Russian Evgeny Orlov and 6 foot 8
inch American Tye Fields who has scored 41 knockout victories in his
45 wins.

However despite the hard hitting lineup Perez believes that the
Prizefighter trophy and the 32,000 first prize could prove the key
to unlocking the door to the richest prize in sport, the World
heavyweight title. Once I get Prizefighter out of the way I want to
chase down the winner of the Klitschko and Haye fight, said Perez.
The heavyweight division has not had any excitement for a long time
but I want to get people talking about the heavyweight again,
starting this weekend

Jayob10

mjp wrote: »

Good article i just came across about perez for those who mightnt know a whole lot about him.........



Cork based Cuban, Mike The Rebel Perez believes he can finally
break the favourites curse in Prizefighter by becoming the first ever
bookies favourite to triumph in the hugely popular one night
tournament which for the first time ever goes global this weekend.

The event which will be broadcast live on Sky Sports from the
Alexandra Palace in London this Saturday has brought a whole new
generation of fans to the sport and this weekend will see the first
ever International Prizefighter with eight men from eight different
nations taking part with Perez proudly flying the flag for Ireland.

The 25-year-old, a World Junior Champion from the amateur ranks
arrived in Ireland early in 2008 and now sees himself very much as an
adopted Irishman having settled in Cork with his Irish fiancee. The
couple recently celebrated the birth of baby daughter Mia and Perez
has revealed that it has given him an extra incentive to fulfil what
he belies is his destiny to bring the World Heavyweight title back to
Cork.

My little baby girl Mia was born in March and she is my pride and
joy and I will dedicate my Prizefighter victory to her, said Perez.
Cuba has still not had a World Heavyweight Champion in the
professional ranks and Ireland has not had one in well over a century
so I want to be the one to win it and bring glory to Cuba and
Ireland.

The lightning fast southpaw has drawn comparisons to a young Mike
Tyson in compiling a perfect record of 13 and 0 with 10 KO's and he's
looking forward to adding a further three victories to that tally on
Saturday night as he aims for a clean sweep in the quarter final,
semi final and final of the Prizefighter.

I fought twice in one night in Limerick last year so to fight three
times in one night will not be a problem for me. In fact I would be
happier if they lined the other seven guys up in front of me at the
start of the night because I believe I would take them all out.

Last weekend's draw originally pitted Perez with former World title
challenger and David Haye's sparring partner Fres Oquendo but the
Puerto Rican was forced to withdraw last weekend while another former
World title challenger Kevin Johnson has also withdrawn from the
lineup. Johnson had been drawn in the second quarter final against
French Champion Gregory Tony and was tipped by most experts to be
Perez's most likely semi final opponent.

Despite the late change in opponent from Oquendo to Trinidad and
Tobago's Kertson Manswell Perez remains unfussed.ed. The withdrawals
don't concern me, I had sparred both Oquendo and Johnson before so I
would have had no problems with either of them but maybe they had
problems with me. Now I am facing Manswell but I don't care who they
put in front of me, the result will be the same.

Manswell has just one defeat in his 21 fights to date with 15 of his
wins coming via KO while the other half of the draw features British
representative and former Prizefighter Champ, Michael Sprott. The
lineup also features 6 foot 9 inch Russian Evgeny Orlov and 6 foot 8
inch American Tye Fields who has scored 41 knockout victories in his
45 wins.

However despite the hard hitting lineup Perez believes that the
Prizefighter trophy and the 32,000 first prize could prove the key
to unlocking the door to the richest prize in sport, the World
heavyweight title. Once I get Prizefighter out of the way I want to
chase down the winner of the Klitschko and Haye fight, said Perez.
The heavyweight division has not had any excitement for a long time
but I want to get people talking about the heavyweight again,
starting this weekend

fair play to him, he was true to his word. Whatever people may say about the lack of opposition tonight, he does have excellent speed and power and he can be at least competitive in a very poor heavyweight division.

Had to laugh at the Sky lads when they questioned whether the Irish fans would take to him. Of any nation in the world we love to jump on a bandwagon and claim him as our own he'll be selling out the O2 in no time

On a more serious note, its the first time ive seen him tested to be honest, and in fairness he looked better with superior opposition. Only 25 and plenty of room for improvement. He has the speed and power which are things you cannot improve rapidly upon so he has a big future if he can stay hungry and dedicated to his training.

Delighted to see him have his night of glory on a bigger stage.

CorkMan

FFS, wanted to find out the name of the black presenter on Sky Sports boxing, went onto the website but it showed Perez won the heavyweight prizefighter. Was trying to avoid the winner as much as I could, was looking forward to seeing it later on.

FFS.

Johner

If you wanted to avoid the winner I think Sky Sports Boxing would be the last place to go.

celtictiger32

just curious, what are the laws etc on citizenship or declaration for ireland. i read somewhere that he defected from cuba and didnt particularly want to be associated with it. that said i take the second part with a pinch of salt considering he has the cuban flag on his shorts. anyone enlighten me though?

Barlivia

celtictiger32 wrote: »

just curious, what are the laws etc on citizenship or declaration for ireland. i read somewhere that he defected from cuba and didnt particularly want to be associated with it. that said i take the second part with a pinch of salt considering he has the cuban flag on his shorts. anyone enlighten me though?[/QUOTE

Its not that he didnt want to be associated with cuba its that he defected to make a better life for himself and his family back in cuba, he's still a proud cuban. He cant go back there now ever again so i presume he's applied for an irish passport. Seeing as he's living here he's entilted to represent the country he calls home and as an irish boxing fan I'm more than happy with that!!

duagre

On that note actually, something I have been wondering for a while is is Mikey eligible to fight for the European title? It would seem like a good next step for him moving forward.

Barlivia

duagre wrote: »

On that note actually, something I have been wondering for a while is is Mikey eligible to fight for the European title? It would seem like a good next step for him moving forward.

No he's not. He can't fight for an irish, british, commonwealth or european title cause of his non-citizenship of any EU country. Thats why he's such a hard sell cause why would any guy defend his title when he can't win it. Heard he's going fighting in america in the summer so thats probably a good move.