imo,sheika`s the more talented guy....and probably hit`s harder because he`s a "quicker puncher"....speed is power...
his problem is that he`s defenseless,loses focus,has no sense of pace in a fight and punches to wide...
sounds like alot of problems...
pemberton looks physically huge as as super middleweight.....but,although he has heavy hands,his punches are more thudding than snapping....
if buddy mcgirt can do some of the things with sheika that he did with gatti,sheika can become a pretty decent fighter.....much better than the old sheika....i think there`s real similarity between the 2 fighters.....maybe that`s why mcgirt decided to work with sheika...
the only downside to the proposed hedge,as valdosta stated,is sheika`s tendency to break up.....
again,pemberton has home field....but,pemberton `s around 37 yrs old....
if mcgirt has had some influence on sheika,he should win.....it`s hard to change a guy at this late date...i still believe that when gatti gets in with a live body,he`ll revert back to the old gatti...
i`m looking forward to the manfredo/davis bout.....
[This message was edited by sphincter on January 23, 2004 at 08:40 PM.]