Bruce Seldon

I wouldn't say he had McCall seriously hurt, but he did buzz him a couple of times. He was an alright fighter, but still not the type you expected to become a champion.

 

He didn't have McCall in serious trouble, but he had him well outboxed and was comfortably ahead on the scorecards when he tired out at the end of the 8th round. In the following round, he would floored 3 times, mainly from exhaustion, and lost by TKO. He hung his head and began to sob. The fight was a big upset, as Seldon was a premier prospect expected to be in title contention shortly down the road.

 

Seldon had the Million pound body with the ten pence chin and heart. Along with Morrison, Bowe and Lewis he was supposed to be the future of Heavyweight boxing as the 90s began. But to be fair he was fun to watch (in the early 90s) with his power and lack of chin, the Ribalta fight put a smile on my face.

 

Seldon looked the part. I remember Ring Magazine did an article on the young guns at heavyweight in the early 1990's. The fighters discussed were Lewis, Bowe, Morrison, Mercer, and Seldon.

The Ring made a prediction on them. The order they had them was a bit off to say the least.

1. Bowe
2. Seldon
3. Morrison
4. Lewis
5. Mercer

Ring Magazine loved Seldon’s speed, and jab. The fact that Seldon was from a big boxing town in Atlantic City didn't hurt either. Little was known about the heart, stamina, work ethic, chins and at press time of printing for the article.

Regarding he McCall fight, Seldon most certianly rocked him a few times. It's too bad we can all view it here. It would open some eyes. Al Bernstein had the call. The fight is sometimes replayed on ESPN Classic. During the fight, Bernstein also mentioned that Douglas was close to knocking McCall out. Bernstien is not wrong.

 

Seldon was thought of as a major prospect because he had the ability to box the way Holyfield did against Douglas.

He did not have the stamina, chin, or will to win in order to be any more than a contender. I know some of you will try to correct my contender remark because he won a title. I don't care, he was never "The Man" in the division; therefore he was just a contender.

 

Best thing about Seldon was his jab. Any aspiring heavyweight could do a lot worse than study footage of Seldon's jab and learn from that. Very quick and stinging.

He used to be a real brawler, up the McCall and Bowe losses.

 

Great physique and good boxing skills. Failed to live up to promise.

 

I think I remember that article, I believe they got the opinions of a load of experts to give their list, as to who will dominate the 90s Heavies, then totalled them up.

Hindsight is a beautiful thing; I remember being high on Seldon in 90, but doubts started after the Ribalta fight though....

 

Me to. I remember seeing that whole card live with Mercer vs Damiani and Morrison vs Tillis. Seldon was floored against Ribalta and shot right up as if to say " I'm not hurt". He did the same thing months later against Riddick Bowe, but this time didn't survive. Bruce looked okay in his first dozen or so fights, but as soon as he began facing decent opposition, my confidence in him faded.

 

How many relly thought Seldon had a shot vs Tyson?? I paid nearly 40 bucks or so for the pay per view, and he went out in 1 round. With a miss punch I belive.

 

I figured Bruno would beat him second time round . I figured Holyfield would beat him :yep. But I knew Seldon did not have a chance.

 

Well, a bit like that semi-famous poll the Daily News ran back in '92, where they asked a panel (including Foreman, Holmes, Angelo Dundee and Shavers) who would be the big heavyweight post-Tyson, and almost all of them voted for Ruddock.

Seldon was #6 in The Ring ratings in Jan '96, I know that much.

 

It was an absolute joke that Bruce Seldon and Tony Tucker contest a vacant "world title" in 1995.

Well the WBA lost all credibility back in 1964, but still, the Tucker-Seldon thing was one of their most ludricrous.

But when uncle Don's paying, anything's possible ....

 

Sure, but don't let Foreman off the hook either.
He could've fought Tucker but chose not to.