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 LEGACY! 38 - Available on PPV 01.09.16 Tokyo Bowl - Tokyo
Event Preview prepared by: Taylor Powell (107803)
LEGACY! 38
PRELIMS
MIDDLEWEIGHT: Josh Massey (5-1) vs Louie Litt (3-0-1)
WELTERWEIGHT: Eddie Melo (10-8-1) vs Obi Canuel (5-1)
SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT: Ernesto Oliveira (48-17) vs Evan Horizon (17-11)
SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT: Dave Brown (12-5-1) vs Will Do (18-6)
SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT: Ghiorghos Papadopoulos (23-29) vs Vince Dixon (39-33)
MAIN CARD
HEAVYWEIGHT: Obelix De Gaul (10-5) vs The Chin (14-6)
In this heavyweight matchup, The Chin is making his debut in the LEGACY! promotion after having some great years in the NYFN and Hostility organizations, including being a champion in both. Chin is just 2-4 in his last 6 fights after leaving NYFN and is certainly not thought of as highly as he once was. He still has some very powerful and technical boxing that has led him to TKO wins in all of his 14 wins.
He’ll go up against Obelix De Gaul who is 1-1 in the promotion after a solid win by stoppage in the 3rd round against a scuffling Travis Browne. That loss marked Browne’s third loss in a row. These guys have a lot of room to grow in the promotion, but the loser will certainly be on the wrong side of an eventual contender’s role.
De Gaul is another very solid boxer with a ton of pop in his hands. This fight should almost certainly turn into a boxing match and a fight that one shot could turn out the lights for either guy.
MIDDLEWEIGHT: Wendel Clark (12-3) vs Ed Gennero (16-8)
After climbing the ranks in LEGACY! very quickly and earning himself a title fight, Ed Gennero is back to the grind after being knocked out in the 2nd round by champion Cid Strife.
A long time champion in the LFC promotion, Gennero is an elite boxer with a lot of power in his hands. He also owns a knockout win by spinning backfist, which proves he isn’t just a stuck in the mud traditional boxer.
The guy that had the honor of fighting Strife for the title before Gennero is his opponent in this fight, Wendel Clark. Clark put up an amazing effort in a 5 round thriller that all 3 judges scored 48-47 for Strife.
Clark certainly proved he belonged at the top of the division. Both guys need a win to get back in contention for another shot at Strife. Gennero is probably the more skilled fighter, but Clark fights with such raw passion and athleticism that he’s able to generally make up for it.
SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: © John Bunting (36-14) vs Declan Sweeney (34-16)
John Bunting is looking to defend his Super Heavyweight title for the second straight time. Bunting won the title in his first fight in LEGACY! with a decision win over Dave Brown and retained it in his last fight against Mookie Blaylock, knocking him out in the very first round. Declan Sweeney is a long time contender in the Evolution promotion and has history with the champion.
Over 6 years ago, these two collided on multiple occasions. Bunting won the first fight by TKO in the 3rd round, but Sweeney returned the favor in the rematch with a 2nd round knockout win.
The trilogy should be an amazing fight as both guys are capable of finishing fights at a moment’s notice. Sweeney is coming off an amazing knockout win over James Bomb by slam in his last fight. These guys to everything with a ton of power, so it really is anybody’s fight in this trilogy of a title fight.
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: © Liam McGuiness (20-10 vs Edinger Nucleus (15-4)
In yet another title fight on this man card, Light Heavyweight champion Liam McGuiness is looking to stay unbeaten in the promotion and retain his title against journeyman turned contender Edinger Nucleus.
A loser of three straight fights in LEGACY!, Nucleus has rebounded with a couple of impressive wins in a row, including a first round submission win over Ivan Kuznetsov in his last fight.
McGuiness is a ridiculous 11-1 in his last 12 fights. That was against quality competition and half of those fights were title fights. Nucleus is a tough all around fighter who could cause some problems for the champion on the ground, but McGuiness is so tough on the feet with his boxing and solid takedown defense.
The guy that was close to being bounced from the promotion not long ago could be on his way to being a champion if he can put his BJJ skills to use in this fight. It’ll be a tall task though, as previously mentioned, McGuiness has fought the best competition and came out on top for years now.
WELTERWEIGHT: Gonna Spanked (34-13-1) vs Booker McQuade (39-7)
What is there to say about Booker McQuade? The guy has won 17 straight fights in the CECF promotion and all but 3 have been title defenses. He has 31 of his 39 wins by TKO and has just amazing kicks to go along with his stellar boxing.
The only knock is that he hasn’t fought top level competition and at age 32, that has to be a scary thing. He’ll get that in this fight though, Gonna Spanked is a former champion and long term contender in the Synchronicity fight organization that is arguably the best in the world.
Spanked has gotten a bad rep as a bit of a decision artist as 19 of his wins have come by decision, but he’s also fought some of the toughest guys in the world. It’ll be interesting to see how McQuade’s skills look against a guy who has been in the octagon with the best like Spanked has.
Spanked is ridiculously durable, so a finish from McQuade in this fight would basically shut down the level of competition argument that most make against the guy.
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