Anthony Fowler Retires

Talked a good game but delivered one of the most mediocre careers in boxing.

 

I wouldn’t even say it was mediocre, when you think about the hype he had when he turned over.

 

Good luck to the lad. Tried his hand and give 20 years to the sport, not the successful pro career many predicted and he hoped for, but sure when hes older and looks back with health and finances in tact hell be proud of what he achieved

 

I wonder if he got his Versace pram back?

 

Deep down I don't think he's a bad fella, just lacking any semblance of self-awareness.

 

Very true, considering the early hype especially.

I remember the comparisons with Carl Froch which many were making, Fowler was considered a likely world champion at one point- certainly far more so than the likes of Cheeseman and Fitzgerald who ironically as odd as it sounds actually achieved more than him (as boxers!) as both won British titles and Fowler won nothing and lost at both British and European level.

I see his CBD business mentioned regularly, but honestly the only way you can judge the success and career of a pro boxer is purely and only on his boxing, it really is that simple for me. What business interests a boxer does or does not have is irrelevant to me, that's a whole different story. He has a successful business, good for him, long may it continue but:

As a professional boxer Anthony Fowler was a total failure, a good (but far from brilliant amateur) but abject failure as a pro.

He did not have a single noteworthy win.

He did not win a single noteworthy domestic belt.

He lost his only 'big' fight at domestic level to a boxer who was drunk/high on class A drugs for most of his adult life

He did not get within a million miles of fighting for a world title.

He did not earn big money at any point, for his ability it was very good but lets be honest his best purse was low 6 figures, whats left of that after manager, coach, s&c , training camp, etc etc.

It's very telling how low key his retirement video is you can read a lot into that. Just a few mins posted whist in a car seat, I think it speaks volumes of how poor and limited his career was that this is the 'sign off' he has chosen. It's almost as if he wants to forget the fact he boxed and leave it in the rear view mirror- no pun intended.

Turned pro too late, stayed at 154 too long (should really have been 160 from the start?), bad style for the pro game, arrogant fighter who was not close to as good as he thought he was...

 

For the hype and talk it's a shocker

Beat a shot Brian Rose for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental Middleweight belt

That's all he's got really for career highlights. No offence to the guys he fought but it's a list of nobodies, an off his head Scott Fitzgerald (who he lost to, in his own city), a shot Brian Rose and then in his penultimate fight he's stopped by Liam Smith in his own city.

 

If it is a business that makes money and seems to help people, it cannot be 'shite'. I suspect your business acumen is proximate to your grammatical ineptitude. Are you not capable of being happy for someone else? I've met less bitter lemons.

 

I liked the low key retirement. It smacks of contentment and a lack of ego.

 

Jim calling someone a numpty is akin to Ian Huntley calling someone a poor caretaker.

 

I get your point. And always value your posts. Not being argumentative but do you not think some are good ams but lesser as pros? I see him in that vein. As an am medalled at Worlds, won CWs. Overall record am/pro of 94-25, no real damage taken. Years as a full time funded am athlete, 5 years as a pro, good close fights with Ted and Fitzy. His level wasn't high as a pro, but he's a success in my eyes. I'm not a fan of his or know him at all, but from an objective perspective, he's done well hasn't he? Only a miniscule can win world titles. And he had the wherewithall to build commercial interests. I know some say that's irrelvant but we see so many pros who achieved far more end with nothing, so I take a rounded position on this.

It was a **** buggy though.

 

no surprising to see moany maiseys in here bet they think snake oil help folk aswell lol

 

are you 12 putting lols on your posts?

 

wonder if all your pals who put lol also will take kindly to your comment didnt think of that did you bright spark your shooting your pals down to lol

 

what pals? this isn't real life Jim. It's as ersatz as your military career. And I'll forgive the lols from literate folk. Happy to debate with you but you're going to look as stupid as you are Jimbo.