Anthony Ogogo on WWE: Boxer gives his verdict on Goldberg!
Thursday 20 October 2016 09:18, UK
Anthony Ogogo is boxing this weekend but that hasn't stopped him dreaming of Goldberg vs Brock Lesnar...
The 27-year-old boxer, who won bronze in the middleweight division at the London 2012 Olympics, will be writing regular columns for Sky Sports looking at the world of WWE.
This week, Ogogo looks ahead to his upcoming bout against Craig Cunningham, live on Sky Sports, and delivers his verdict on the returning Goldberg's chances against Lesnar.
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So Goldberg is back, but do you want him to defeat Lesnar?
Ogogo: I'll be rooting for Brock - even though I'm still angry at him for breaking The Undertaker's WrestleMania streak! He is such a phenomenal athlete and an absolute beast.
I was there in Brooklyn for this year's SummerSlam when he destroyed Randy Orton and, even as a boxer with 200 amateur fights and 11 professional ones, I found it hard to watch.
I was like 'Brock, chill out man, relax!' I do hope he fights Goldberg again - when they met at WrestleMania in 2004 everyone knew they were leaving the company so they lost the crowd and it was a bit of a damp squib. If they do it again, I think it will be a better spectacle.
Which wrestling hero do you hope returns to the ring?
Ogogo: CM Punk. He's not popular with WWE because they fell out towards the end, but he's the Cult of Personality. He could talk up a fight between two broomsticks - he was unbelievable on the mic and great inside the ring.
He'd have great matches with big guys like The Undertaker or small guys like Rey Mysterio. He would build a match as well as anybody. Figures crossed one day, he comes back.
Any villains of yesteryear you'd like to have back?
Ogogo: JBL. Ten or 12 years ago he was the top heel on SmackDown, and he was the top heel of recent memory. I hated him! I always wanted him to lose but he found a sneaky way to win. The 2004 JBL would be great to come back and elevate guys like Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns.
Speaking of heroes and villains, you've been challenged by Gary 'Spike' O'Sullivan this week...
Ogogo: The man - I use that word loosely - the guy is obsessed by me. He's a weirdo, a strange geezer. The last time I heard of him, he'd pulled out against Chris Eubank Jr. What do I gain from beating up Eubank Jr's sloppy seconds?
I've got pit-stops I want to make - the first is winning the British title. I'm good at geography and I know that Ireland isn't Britain so he doesn't come onto my agenda.
You're fighting Craig Cunningham... anything we should know about that?
