The last person who presented such lip towards me, was swiftly removed from here. You have been warned.
It's always tempting mate but unfortunately one post on a forum isn't going to change the way people think about things. Only experience can do that.
Liam Wilkins knew his boxing. http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/14298781.BOXING__Novice_trainer_Liam_is_punching_his_weight/ '' Everyone involved should have known better . They all knew who he was and what had happened . '' Nick Blackwell father John . http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/N..._Blackwell_injury_is_nothing_to_do_with_them/
I think that last sentence is a bit harsh, he was obviously a talented fighter who happened to run into a more talented fighter in Eubank Jr. The fact ' he was taking significant shots from some iranian gym rat' as you put it says more about how badly he was affected by the beating drom Eubank than his ability as a pro.
Maybe..... Maybe. However lets not rewrite history through sympathy. He was a durable boy who had a high work rate. Other than that there was nothing special about him - Just your typical British come-forward plodding grafter style fighter that you will see again on the next Skysport's Fight Night card.
He might not have been a world beater but that doesn't mean he's not deserving of sympathy. He had massive tezzers for getting in the ring and putting his body on the line to earn a living in the first place. That deserves respect.
I never said he didn't deserve sympathy. I sympathies for the consequences he now has to suffer, but ultimately he was the one who has put himself in that position, Also I do not want what has happened to him to blur my opinion of him overall as an athlete. Just because he has suffered, doesn't mean he was suddenly a great fighter. In my opinion he was the run of the mil plodder. He never possessed a great skill set or formidable standout power, he was just a good domestic level boxer who didn't know when to quit.
He was just a good, domestic level fighter I agree. I didn't realise he'd been built up into anything other than that but fair enough.
I don't think he's been built up into something he wasn't in this thread but he has been denigrated to a lower level as a fighter. It may have been a throw away line though, not intended to read the way it did. I also agree he was a domestic level guy but you still have to have talent to reach that level.