If you look at HBO's boxing's best of 2007 video, the rising new talent featured were Paul Williams, Juan Diaz, and Michael Katsidis. Just a couple months later, all three rising new talents have lost.
Its amazing they actually lost too. I was expecting robberies from HBO.One that was a robbery was Pacs win.
Props for HBO for making those fights, because not one of the three fighters you mentioned were matched with an easy opponent. Although I suppose that with Williams, one could argue that we really only discovered that in hindsight.
Williams and Diaz can come back and get back on the mix with the elites, while i don't know about katsidis, he look totally outclass, he doesn't have a good chin, and tends to cut so easily(he already got cut in round 1)
I think that all can comeback besides Williams. That loss was huge and it showed so many flaws in his style. He should fight at 154, I don't like when fighter gain so much weight after the weigh in. He never really had that killer instinct to me, but his size was a factor in his fights.
I like Lee and wish he fired Steward and hired Floyd Sr. to help him on D. Watching the fight all he needs to do is keep his hands up, like every steeward fight needs to do. And he should throw hi rigth hook more and goto the body a bit. He will be back, he can learn from a lose like that
They lost, but all were competitive and in exciting fights. That's a good thing. Katsidis has the most promise, as he was actually beating a truly elite fighter in Casamayor. He needs to learn patience and a little better defense, and he will be a damn good and exciting fighter.
