Conversely, a boxer can reflect his culture, regardles of actual race. Lennox Lewis personified Britain; No malice towards his opposition for the...
He'd do all right at the comtemporary fringes, but in a good HW era he would get mauled.
Poverty is the key. Fighting for respect or for valuables, like in the Barrios and Ghettos of the U.S will produce a lot of good fighters....
If Kessler couldn't do it I don't see Pavlik icing him. Joe has a nice chin, and will stifle Pavlik with sheer workrate.
He'll never see a Klit or Sam. He'll get chalked by his first HW, if he goes straight into the mix.
It's such a weak division he might get to the upper echelon in short order, but HW gatekeepers will have him napping.
The world of Boxing needs it's Gatti's; it's entertainers. Sometimes fighters are too good, and they make for **** matches against each other.
Wlad would wipe his ass with him.
Out of necessity. The imperceptable decline in quickness between a 23 Y.O and a 25 Y.O is all the difference among the lowers. Plus few over 23...
The smaller ones, like Tyson.
Azumah Nelson seemed to be on every undercard once upon a time, and he usually dominated. But he's got to be way past it by now. Fenech too....
Zab has great hand speed, but they didn't always have "pop", and he couldn't take it as well as he dished. Camacho when he was coming up was...
Yes. Speed fades, and that is what makes all the difference in the lower weights. Power peaks in the 30s and lasts well into the 40s.
Because he hit the wall hard a few years back.
Just another "prospect" buying his own hype, expecting his opponent to lay down before him. Not many veterans would have let that short punch go...
