Enzo Mac Q&A

I've been given the chance to do a Q&A with Enzo ahead of his world title shot in April.

If you have any questions please post them here and I'll include them.

Thanks.

What are the chances of a big 'All Welsh' clash between you and Cleverley happening?

Cheers Toppy, I want to send this over tomorrow so if you have any questions post them ASAP.

Did David Haye hit you the hardest

Did you have a pet name for your special friend...The canvas

Enzo, we have seen a heck of a lot of crap stoppages in British rings these days. As someone who has been on both sides of poor refereeing regarding stoppages whats is your opinion on it?

For example you were allowed to continue against (cant remember the guys name) when you needed protection from the ref and as a result suffered a brutal knockout that could/should have been prevented. Whats your opinion of the refs handling of this? Did you feel ok to continue at the time? In hindsight were you angry with the ref for the resulting heavy knockout?

On the flip side, I saw you get stopped against McKenzie which Im sure you agree was a joke stoppage and you were fine to continue. What was your opinion on both then and with hindsight? Do you think your previous heavy knockouts make referees more likely to stop you early?

What is your opinion on the general standard of officiating in Britain in your experience?

You are a pretty enormous light heavyweight. How hard is it to make weight? Give us a rundown of your weight making routine. Does making the weight reduce your stamina/power compared to cruiserweight?

Do you feel you are more "natural" as a light heavyweight or a cruiserweight?

With Cleverly and Bellew moving to cruiserweight can you envisage yourself returning there for a domestic fight or is your future at light heavyweight?

Do you think Michael Laudrup was unfairly sacked?

What's your thoughts on the controversy around recent fights where referees jumped in too early. You were the victim of this yourself against McKenzie.

Also where you angry with the soft stoppage in ur defeat to Frenkel

When your in a nightclub and a girl asks you do you want to dance, do you ever walk up to the dance floor and hit yourself a slap on the chin to get things started?

Isn't it time to shave off that comb over?

Without being disrepectful, you seemed to freeze against Haye, pushing your shots out. Was your confidence affected after seeing Haye make weight and looking in incredible shape ?

Your form has been patchy since the Haye fight , how much did the stoppage hurt your confidence ?

Best fighter you've sparred with ?

Kovalev or Stevenson ?

I believe Bellew is a winnable fight for you , would you contemplate returning to cruiserweight for that matchup ?

Do you see any resemblance in Amir Khan and Tommy Hearns ?

And finally you have a lot of detractors who mock you because of some pretty stunning knockouts you've been on the wrong end of, can I just say massive respect to you for your courage in coming back , you seem one of boxing a nice guys and all the best against Braehmer, hope you pull it off.

Cheers Rodders

Do you think you could have reigned for ten years If you'd fought Joe Louis opposition....As a small heavy back in the 40s...

Can you explain the difference in preparing to defend a title in comparison to gojng into a fight to win one? Is there a different mind set?

After defeat you have talked about calling it a day. What was it that kept you in the game? Talks with friends and family? The responsibility to provide for the family? I firm belief that you can right the wrongs without risking your health?

Who of your opponents do you feel has under acheived the most and who has over achieved the most?

If you win the title will you then retire satisfied?

What are your plans when you retire?

What were you aims from boxing when you started out?

Why did you leave the calzaghe camp first time around?

Who do you see in your division from Britain coming through over the next few years and what advice would you give them?

Cheers!

is it true what they say about the enormity of Franceso Tottis manhood? and is it true you have first hand experience with it?

Why, when you can't take a punch at CW, did you come down in weight?

Who wins the Froch Groves rematch?

You vs RJJ, 2 glass jawed guys - who wins?

Is there anything you wish you could change in your career?

Please retire?

TRUSSMAN66 wrote:Do you think you could have reigned for ten years If you'd fought Joe Louis opposition....As a small heavy back in the 40s...

   that one did make me laugh

Izzi wrote:Why, when you can't take a punch at CW, did you come down in weight?

Because chances are the lighter guys don't hit as hard as the heavier ones....??

Where do you think your one punch power rates in comparison to kovalev.

Where do you think Hayes one punch power rates in comparison to Wlads.

TopHat24/7 wrote:

Izzi wrote:Why, when you can't take a punch at CW, did you come down in weight?

Because chances are the lighter guys don't hit as hard as the heavier ones....??

am sure having to drain himself 15lbs does him the world of good. And if he ever, god forbid, got in the ring with Stevenson or Kovalev am pretty sure they'd rip his head off as well.

Didn't he get wobbles in his last fight vs some podgy midget? Enough said.

Can't put muscle on a chin, shedding a few extra pounds won't make his chin more or less susceptible to a punch. It does, however, mean he'd fighting guys throwing with a lot less weight behind their punches.

It's only that two of the most ferocious punchers in world boxing happen to inhabit that weight class that throws a spanner in the logic.

TopHat24/7 wrote:Can't put muscle on a chin, shedding a few extra pounds won't make his chin more or less susceptible to a punch.  It does, however, mean he'd fighting guys throwing with a lot less weight behind their punches.

It's only that two of the most ferocious punchers in world boxing happen to inhabit that weight class that throws a spanner in the logic.

If I were to drop 40lbs am pretty sure I wouldn't be able to run as fast, or throw a ball as far. Same applies - taking away neck muscle, leg strength and reflexes would all contribute to not having the same balance/strength to roll/cops with punches.

As an extreme. If Wlad were to lose 85lbs and fight GGG would he be able to withstand the punches as well as if he'd fought him at his usual fighting weight? Of course not. An extreme still follows the same path line as a less extreme example so the point is valid, and 15lbs is a lot to lose for a career CW

When you push something to an extreme it becomes an unrepresentative outlier.

Losing 15lbs is massive for a SFW, but it isn't for a CW. It's not a negligible amount of weight but equally look how easily Haye 'dropped it' for the Enzo fight. Didn't make a jot of difference, other than to his speed and elusiveness if anything.

TopHat24/7 wrote:When you push something to an extreme it becomes an unrepresentative outlier.

Losing 15lbs is massive for a SFW, but it isn't for a CW.  It's not a negligible amount of weight but equally look how easily Haye 'dropped it' for the Enzo fight.  Didn't make a jot of difference, other than to his speed and elusiveness if anything.

It's over a stone in weight, think you're living in dreamland. How comes fighters don't just drop weight and go back to a weight class they've never fought at or haven't for years..? Be like Khan going back to LW - seem to remember the reason for him coming up was to get more flesh on him and improve his punch resistance as he was weak at the weight.

And Haye was a career CW at the time of fighting, and side note but he'd already come back down to fight Mormeck in Paris.

And it is representative. There isn't suddenly a magic number which you seem to think is the point it starts making a difference.

How hard do you think it would be for Fury to lose 15lbs?

Chisora just lost more than that.

It's all about context FFS.

Enzo was never 'ripped' like guys at the lower weights are, or someone like AJ is who looks like he's barely a lb of redundant flesh on him.

Enzo could probably lose half that weight just cutting up, with much of that going back on when he rehydrates after weigh in.

So you're calling him fat now?! Bar steward!

I forgot he was a career LHW and that his natural fighting weight is.... No... Wait he's a career CW who's dropped 8% of body weight.

Must've had some shocking trainers to let him carry around 15lbs of fat when he could have always fought at LHW with ease.

Just because you've never lost weight. And no, taking a dump doesn't count!

And moving on. You're wrong, I'm right so let's just drop it.

You're not right, and I'm probably not either.

There's a grey area in between.

Fact is, look at the Haye-Enzo weigh in, two guys apparently weighing the same except Haye is really well muscled - muscle which all weighs a lot. So there must've been something there for Enzo to get rid of.

The relevance of a pound diminishes as you go up the weights. At the bottom 2-3 pounds changes you a division, at the top it's absolutely meaningless. 15lbs is not a small amount of weight, but you're making it sound like to shed it he'd have to turn himself into some kind of hunger starved African refugee camp figure. That's rubbish.

Having to drop a lot of weight weakens a fighter. Enzo looks too big to be a light heavyweight. He is bigger than Bellew Im sure who had to punish himself to make it. Put Enzo in with a decnt light heavyweight hitter and he would probably look as fragile as glass. He must rehydrate enormously after weigh in to even be functional at the weight.

If you retired without regaining a title would you be satisfied with what you achieved in your career?

3fingers wrote:If you retired without regaining a title would you be satisfied with what you achieved in your career?

  
Maybe ask him If hethinks he's overachieved or underachieved too