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Trainer Manny Fernandes has always been noted for his confidence and prior to his IBO Africa lightweight champion Jason “Badman” Bedeman’s title defence against Bongani Dlamini on June 19 at Emperors Palace, the Rosettenville-based mentor seemed even more sparked up than usual. “Dlamini has been shooting off at the mouth and we’re going to teach him a painful lesson in manners” said Fernandes, whose been voted this country’s Trainer of the Year on several occasions. “Make no mistake he (Dlamini) is a talented boxer but come June 19 he’ll learn the price of having a motor-mouth and I’m stating here and now that Jason will bust him up real good en route to retaining his crown”.
Clearly the majority of experts are split as to the likely result of this eagerly awaited 12-round bout, many as it happens, citing Dlamini’s lavish skill and two-fisted combinations as certified plus factors. “Bedeman always comes to fight, he’s like a rampant bull-terrier” said Gary Pretorius of Golden Gloves Promotions. “But this fight won’t be won and lost purely on belligerence, but rather on which fighter adapts better to coping with the other’s style. In Bedeman’s case it’s clearly a matter of ploughing forward regardless, winging punches with deadly intent, while Dlamini is an ultra-slick counter-puncher whose natural skill has already been marvelled at by several long-serving pen-pushers”.
Golden Gloves Promoter Rodney Berman feels that the Bedeman-Dlamini bout is the perfect example of why boxing is such a compelling social attraction. “It’s the age old story of a top young fighter meeting a top young boxer, and despite what anyone says, that always makes for a great fight, especially at this early stage of their respective careers”.
Bedeman is undefeated as a professional and his knockout stats have been highly impressive en route to this 20-year-old from the Southern Suburbs winning both the IBO Africa and WBA Pan African lightweight titles. Conversely the trigger-fisted Dlamini has suffered only one setback in seven starts but is improving in leaps and bounds and is willing to bet on himself ahead of this crunch confrontation.
Manny Fernandes, however, won’t hear of his boxer being beaten at this junction of his career and concluded by saying, “Dlamini will think he’s surrounded on the night, because the punches will be coming so fast and furious that he won’t have time for show-boating and nauseating antics. Jason will knock him out…pure and simple!”
May 12, 2010 at 12:18 pm, Britt :-) said:
Sorry Mr. Fernandes I’m going to disagree with you on this one, Bongani will stop the Bad –Man In the 9th round, the show-boating and the class of young Bongani will become too much for Jason, he’ll run in and want to prove a point and run into a big hook. “Ding-Ding-Ding” and it’s all over!
May 12, 2010 at 1:08 pm, lourens said:
bongani will be sleeping by 8th round ,after taking some punishment in the early rounds…..go bad man!!!!!
May 12, 2010 at 2:38 pm, Lorri said:
Eish….. thats all I can say….
They are BOTH big talkers and show-boaters so lets see which one backs up there tounges!
But ya my vote is going to Bongani!
May 12, 2010 at 3:10 pm, Chynna ( #1 Fan) said:
Jason is the up & coming star of South Africa!
Watch this space!
May 12, 2010 at 9:31 pm, sipho said:
Mr Terry why u only ask Manny about his boxer what about Elias why u dont ask him also about his boxer?
May 12, 2010 at 9:35 pm, sipho said:
Jason has no chin he will be stop in first round.his too slow.he will feel the heat.now his fighting the real man.
May 12, 2010 at 9:38 pm, sipho said:
Mr Terry we want to know what is Elias saying about his boxer for the fight
May 13, 2010 at 7:39 am, Keep It Real said:
Jason will be exposed that he is one dimensional and is by no means a world class fighter. Sorry Bad Man but this is it for yor rise in boxing….
May 13, 2010 at 9:08 am, The Fan of The Badman said:
May 13, 2010 at 10:28 am, Chynna ( #1 Fan) said:
One dimensional?? I beg to differ! Jason has nowhere to go but up & straight to the top!
May 13, 2010 at 11:25 am, Britt ;-) said:
I do agree “Keep it real” your words are so descriptive, Jason needs to prove us that the pull out of the two other tounements was unintentionally, and that the two “JABS” was lack reactions and not a sigh of a weak jaw.
Good luck Bad-Man.
May 13, 2010 at 11:47 am, Jacob said:
Is Bedeman signed with GGP? Why doesnt he have a profile on this website anymore?
May 13, 2010 at 1:06 pm, Haniball the Caniball said:
This is going to be a hard fight and Jason will be ready , manny is no fool and will have Jason ready for the fight of his life . If Jason Listens to Manny he will win with in the distance
May 13, 2010 at 1:07 pm, Haniball the Caniball said:
Terry P thanks for a great Website with lots of good info
May 13, 2010 at 1:30 pm, Keep It Real said:
The way to beat Jason is easy…..Straight left, Right uppercut, left hook. Game over!! The same as he was defeated as an amateur.
May 13, 2010 at 2:41 pm, Classy said:
how bout just a jab…lol
May 13, 2010 at 2:49 pm, Britt said:
LOL. Classy thats all it takes for him to hit the deck! Two Jabs
May 14, 2010 at 11:46 am, fight fan said:
Keep it real who beat Jason as an amateur.
Can’t remember
May 14, 2010 at 11:46 am, fight fan said:
Keep it real who beat Jason as an amateur.
Can’t remember
May 15, 2010 at 6:40 pm, Terry Pettifer said:
Thank u Hannibal the cannibal, I can see that you are a genuine boxing fan (like Classy & Britt among others) and please keep your comments coming! Terry P
May 19, 2010 at 1:50 pm, blaq-tag said:
I don’t wanna hear what the coaches have to say but what both fighters on how their going to approach the fight and end it. Cause they are the reason we going to emperors to see who will be the better man of the two enough has been said and days are getting nearer for the final count down so Terry get them for me so we can hear their side of the story
May 19, 2010 at 3:58 pm, blaq-tag said:
Just saw Bongani this is what he said “Jason won’t know what hit him come the 19 of june, he better run faster and harder than ever to keep up with my pace “that’s the direct words from the man himself(Bongani Dlamini)
June 24, 2010 at 8:17 am, Chynna ( #1 Fan) said:
To all you haters! Jason proved you wrong once AGAIN! Bongani couln’t even stand in the second round!
ALL TALK AND NOTHING TO BACK IT UP!