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Image: Boxing Results: Pat Brown flattens Felix Valera in two rounds, hailed as “Manchester’s Rocky Marciano” by Eddie Hearn

By Elliot Raines: Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn was delighted with Pat Brown’s second-round knockout victory over 37-year-old former WBA interim featherlight heavyweight champion Felix Valera (24-9, 21 KO) last Saturday night, calling him “absolute diamond” in his undercard appearance at Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, Florida.

(Source: Zachariah Delgado Boxing on Matchroom)

Eddie Hearn’s “Absolute Diamond” shines brightly

After a ponderous first round, 25-year-old Pat Brown (5-0, 5 KO) dropped Valera three times in the second round, prompting referee Alicia Collins to stop the fight at 1:29 of the round. After Brown’s third right uppercut knockdown sent Valera face down on the canvas, referee Collins didn’t bother to count. She waved at 1:29 of the round.

In the first minute of the second round, Brown landed a tough shot to the left side of the temple, causing Valera to step back and fall with a delay. By eight, Valera’s eyes were glazed over and you could tell she wouldn’t last long.

Brown’s raw power gets the job done

Moments later, Valera fell again, this time with a left hook. After the referee looked at Valera, she allowed the fight to continue. Instead of fighting intelligent, moving and tying Brown up, Valera went all out, throwing combinations, connecting with the pair, but then biting a right uppercut to the head that sent him face-first to the canvas. This time referee Collins stopped the fight. She had no choice.

Valera was so hurt that Brown and the referee had to tear her off the canvas. Brown did the classy thing by trying to facilitate Valera up because he was in bad shape and looked like he couldn’t get up without facilitate.

The birth of “Manchester’s Rocky Marciano”.

“In his fifth fight, he fought someone like Valera, there was a world champion [WBA interim light heavyweight belt-bolder from 2015 to 2016]”said Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn DAZNpraising Pat Brown’s second-round knockout victory over 37-year-old Felix Valera last Saturday night.

Valera looked so bad last night that it was tough to judge how good Brown was because he was facing such a bad opponent. While watching Brown perform, I saw a fighter who looked to be in his 30s destroy a hapless journeyman who didn’t belong in the ring with him. It was tough for me to believe that Pat Brown is only 25 years antique, but he looks at least around 30.

“We saw him last time against Golden Boy candidate Tristan Kalkreuth, who was a very good player. [Valera] gave him a really tough 10 rounds. Pat has been doing the same thing every time since the first round. He goes out and measures and measures. For me tonight, that’s my recent name for him.Rocky Marciano from Manchester”” Hearn said of 25-year-old Pat Brown.

Pat’s fighting style is rather primitive and Neanderthal-like, somewhat similar to the fighting style of the overdue former heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano. Due to his lack of hand speed and mobility, Brown has no choice but to continue fighting the way he does, as he will never have the incredible hand speed of Jai Opetai or the mobility of some of the snappier cruisers.

It is what it is, A A Neanderthal-style Slytherin and not youthful looking at that. Hearn needs to move Pat Brown as soon as possible as he may not have much shelf life in his career.

A quartz gem, not a diamond?

“This kid will go all the way. He’s a huge problem for every cruiserweight in the world. We’ve got this.” an absolute diamond on our hands at Pat Brown. Tonight he made his US debut in his fifth fight. They know we have something special. He’s 25,” Hearn said, talking about Brown.

I don’t see Brown as a “diamond.” It’s more of a quartz gem than a diamond in my book. Brown will do well if Hearn selects him well.

Like heavyweight Moses Itauma, Pat Brown didn’t have much of an amateur career. Before he turned professional, he had 23 fights in the amateur category. As an amateur, he didn’t look like 24-karat gold like some fighters did before he started competing in the professional ranks.

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Usyk Analyzes Anthony Joshuas Performance Against Kristian Prenga After Overcoming Two Knockdowns

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"Usyk Analyzes Anthony Joshua's Performance Against Kristian Prenga After Overcoming Two Knockdowns"

Oleksandr Usyk has shared his reaction to Anthony Joshua‘s dramatic knockout victory against Kristian Prenga.

Usyk nearly suffered his own shock defeat in May when he was pushed to the limit by kickboxing star Rico Verhoevenand two months on it was nrw teammate Joshua’s turn to come close to a massive upset loss that would have stunned the heavyweight division.

The Brit was dropped twice by massive underdog Prenga in the opening round of their clash in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, but ‘AJ’ managed to recover and record a big knockdown of his own in the second round that resulted in the stoppage victory.

Joshua and Usyk now train together, having famously had two battles for the unified world heavyweight title in 2021 and 2022, and the Ukrainian has had his say on his stablemate’s victory over Prenga.

Speaking to TalkSporttwo-time undisputed champion Usyk praised Joshua, insisting ‘AJ is back’ before predicting that Joshua will now claim a knockout win over long-term rival Tyson Fury in his next bout.

“Anthony Joshua is next undisputed champion. First round it’s a test but AJ is back.

It’s boxing, [the] big upper cut is good, it’s a knockdown. AJ [come] back and win.

“Greedy Belly [Fury] will speak now and say weak chin, Greedy Belly get out. AJ wins [against Fury], [he will] knock him out.”

Fury was victorious on Friday as he earned a seventh round retirement win against Mariusz Wach in Thailand, paving the way for the showdown against Joshua later this year.

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Jake Paul Reacts to Anthony Joshuas Stunning Victory Over Kristian Prenga After Two Early Knockdowns

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Jake Paul was the last man to fight Anthony Joshua and he has now revealed his verdict on AJ’s chaotic victory over Kristian Prenga.

Joshua went up against Prenga in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturdayin a clash that was expected to be a comfortable win for the former world heavyweight champion in order to set up the long overdue battle against Tyson Fury.

Any hopes of seeing that clash were nearly ended after AJ was dropped twice in the opening round of the bout, though he was able to recover and claim the second round knockout to come out on top and prevent a stunning shock upset from taking place.

Saturday’s outing saw Joshua back in the ring for the first time since his sixth round triumph over YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul back in Decemberand now ‘The Problem Child’ himself has shared his reaction to his former rival’s victory over Prenga.

Posting on social mediaPaul praised AJ for earning the win, after returning to action following the tragic car crash he was involved in at the end of last year which took the lives of his two close friends.

“Happy for Joshua with that win after all he’s been through. Remembering Sina and Latz with this one.”

The win for Joshua should now tee up for meeting with Fury later this year, after ‘The Gypsy King’ held up his end of the bargain by also securing a win in his warm-up bout on Friday, securing a seventh round retirement win against Mariusz Wach.

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Tony Bellew Reviews Anthony Joshuas Comeback Victory Over Kristian Prenga After Knockdown Drama

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Tony Bellew Reviews Anthony Joshua's Comeback Victory Over Kristian Prenga After Knockdown Drama

Anthony Joshua may have earned a knockout win over Kristian Prenga but the fight certainly didn’t unfold as most people expected.

Joshua was facing the Albanian in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, and it looked like a massive upset could be on the cards when he was dropped twice in the opening round.

‘AJ’ was able to recover and went on to secure a second round knockout victory to prevent the shock lossseemingly paving the way for the battle against Tyson Fury later this year.

One man who was ringside to witness the battle was former cruiserweight world champion Tony Bellewand he praised Joshua’s ability to turn things around in the fight after describing it as ‘chaos’.

“We predicted round two but I don’t think we foresaw that. That was chaos. He doesn’t see the uppercut coming and finds himself on the floor without knowing how he got there.

“The second one he did see it coming and he was able to clench down on the jaw. He got up and then the experience that he has he used tonight because he tied him up. Against Andy Ruiz he didn’t know what he was doing and didn’t know how to do that, but tonight he did.

“He showed once again there is no quit. To be that hurt in the first round and get up, that’s the recoveries of power. People talk about your chin, but it’s not, it’s the level of fitness that gets you up from the floor.

“When Joshua gets a fighter hurt he’s the best finisher in the division. Whenever he hurts someone they’re gone. I haven’t seen him drop anybody and they survive, only Andy Ruiz. He’s a ruthless finisher.”

The clash between Joshua and Fury is now expected to be announced soon for later this year, after Fury won his own interim fight on Friday by defeating Mariusz Wach.

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