Paddy Donovan is a ‘Fairly Boy’ who received’t have the abdomen for the ugliness Lewis Crocker will deliver to the ring claims the Belfast facet of the proposed all-Eire combat.
The pair have been strongly linked all through 2024 with each expressing a willingness to commerce leather-based.
Certainly it’s understood the boxers have agreed phrases and Matchroom hope to pit them towards one another on high of a March 1 SSE Enviornment card.
If, as anticipated, they meet – probably in a world title eliminator- Crocker is adamant he’ll win.
‘The Croc’ believes he trumps ‘The Actual Deal’ within the expertise, energy, and guts departments.
The Billy Nelson-trained Sandyrow energy puncher’s confidence is bolstered from the Limerick southpaw’s efficiency towards Lewis Ritson.
Crocker feels ‘The Sandman’, regardless of being stopped, had some success towards the Andy Lee-trained expertise – and says if a light-weight can ask questions of Donovan, the southpaw received’t have the solutions for a fully-fledged energy punching gentle welter.
The previous Holly Trinity newbie additionally suggests Donovan’s confidence will drain as soon as they face off.
“I believe he (Donovan) will likely be ballsy-enough now however in the case of head-to-head it’ll be a special story,” he tells the Irish Information.
“What’s he had? 14 fights. I keep in mind once I had 14 fights – the distinction in me now and the expertise I’ve discovered since then…
“There was far more stress on me towards Tyrone McKenna than there’ll be towards Donovan. McKenna was Belfast v Belfast! That is the primary large combat that he’s been in so I’m wanting ahead to seeing how he reacts to it.
“I believe he’s a little bit of a reasonably boy.
“Lewis Ritson was giving him issues in his final combat and he was shifting up from light-weight. If he’s doing that then I’d fancy myself large time.
“He’s by no means had any adversity in any respect in fights. For the primary time he’s combating a correct fighter and for the primary time he is aware of that he’s not going to cease his opponent.
“In each different combat he’s had he’s gone in feeling comfy that he’ll get the stoppage however there’s no likelihood he’ll cease me. I’m more durable than him, I’ve acquired extra coronary heart, I punch tougher and he’ll discover out lots about himself.”
The Munster boxer has agreed to go to Belfast to combat however submit Crocker’s victory over Conah Walker, Donovan, who will get out in England subsequent week, known as for Eddie Hearn to advertise the conflict in Limerick, Dublin or New York, one thing the Conlan Boxing managed boxer believes is an indication of weak point.
“I’d have fought this man wherever,” mentioned Crocker.
“He was speaking in regards to the combat being in Limerick however he’s in no place to name any pictures – he’ll combat the place Eddie Hearn tells him to combat.
“I’d combat him in his again backyard, I don’t care. I believe it confirmed weak point in him to attempt to name the place the combat present be – I’ll combat him wherever.”
“Probably the most he’s gone in his profession is eight rounds and I’ve headlined and been 10 rounds thrice. I’ve needed to cope with stuff that he hasn’t.”
