[Roe]

On April 12th, ESPN Friday Night Fights.

Mansour is 40 years old with a 17-0, 13 KOs record. He was jailed in 2001 for 8 and a half years.

 

[Boxed Ears]

I simply can't get excited for a guy in his forties who's faced no one of any real name yet and can't seem to stay out of prison finally stepping up against a guy who's about forty. Oquendo is a very solid fighter at his best, and he's maintained a fringe top 25 type level throughout his career. So, don't get me wrong. I know it's a step up. And if Mansour were, say, Deontay Wilder, I'd say "Oh, great. This will be useful for the state of the division to see if the young prospect can step up a bit and impress or learn." But what can you say when the prospect has been a prospect for better than 15 years? Where's this going? Mansour a pretty nice fighter and he's strong but where is it going? I'd be gladder to see Oquendo test a kid like Boytsov, Charr or Jennings.

 

[Ilesey]

I simply can't get excited for a guy in his forties who's faced no one of any real name yet and can't seem to stay out of prison finally stepping up against a guy who's about forty. Oquendo is a very solid fighter at his best, and he's maintained a fringe top 25 type level throughout his career. So, don't get me wrong. I know it's a step up. And if Mansour were, say, Deontay Wilder, I'd say "Oh, great. This will be useful for the state of the division to see if the young prospect can step up a bit and impress or learn." But what can you say when the prospect has been a prospect for better than 15 years? Where's this going? Mansour a pretty nice fighter and he's strong but where is it going? I'd be gladder to see Oquendo test a kid like Boytsov, Charr or Jennings.

I agree, Jason.

I saw Oquendo the other day on KOTV the other day. He was wearing a cap, slanted sideways and he looked cool as fuck. But then I remembered some of his fights, and I was like, "oh, yeah, well, whatever". I watched him bounce Etienne up and down like a yo-yo back when he was super skinny and had a haircut. It seemed an eternity ago, and it probably was.