Blackwell may have as much raw ability as Bursak. But black wells career seems badly managed. He is nor fighting frequently, when he does fight it is against no hopers who do nothing for him, followed by HUGE step ups against Murray and B J S. He needs proper management, step-up fights, a properly structured career etc. Can anyone confirm ..was he injured against Murray? ....also he seems small or slightly built at middle, anyone else notice this?
Also Nick Blackwell suffers from lck of a deep amateur grounding, We have seen plenty of examples of what an advantage this is to a boxer recently...GGG, Rigo etc. and BJS clearly had a big advantage in slick skills and variety over Nick, helped by his amateur grounding which Nick lacks. Bursak also has extensive amateur experience and solid basics, which does not augor well for Nick. Nick needs to develop and expand his skillset to progress. Sheer heart, fitness, workrate and a good left hand will get him so far, but he will always struggle against better boxers unless he beefs up his repetoire a bit. Great lad though, wish him all the best. Hope he wins!
