Former World Champion Steve Collins is....

Things like this seem to happen regularly at unlicenced events, it's the same in MMA - my first semi-pro MMA fight was meant to against someone with similar experience(6 months training) but turned out he had boxed professionally for two years previously which they neglected to mention.... all you can do is go out and give it your best and it sounds like you did that!!

 

your coach should not of let you fight.get rid of him

 

You can still fight like a pro in the amateurs, and you'll find mismatches like this don't occur, my brother who only had 6 fights (lost 2) was fighting in the national golden gloves tourney, and in the quarters he got a phone call by the ABA to tell him to pull out as the fella he was fighting was a gypo who'd had over 40 contests and had fought at international level..... so at least you get warned in the amateurs....

 

Really? Not saying I dont believe you mate, because I do, but I've never heard of the ABA telling someone to pull out - but I've been given warnings and tips from officials like in my first year, Id had 2 fights (minimum to be allowed in) won 1 lost 1, and in my class was a guy with 20 fights won 17,a guy with 30 won 20, and a guy with 5 won them all so I was asked by an official if I could make the next weight up which I did - only to fight someone unbeaten in 8 in a straight final. Great thing was though that I battered him for 3 rounds but wasnt given the desision - big uproar

 

Good luck next time.

 

tbh I didn't take the call just saying what I was told, I'll try and remember the young lads name that my bro was meant to be fighting....

 

Unlucky for the loss mate, what matters is what you take from it and use it to develop. Does sound like you got stitched up though.

Let us know when you're out next. :good

 

A mate of mine was to fight semi pro ("Class B" it was called) in MMA against someone else with similar training. the guy was a division above in weight and had already competed professionally.

 

Out of interest, what was your opponents name? sounds like a **** situation!

 

Danny Williams.

 

Thought it might have been Matt Skelton :yep

 

I'm not trying to sound like a dick mate but why are you doing an unlicensed fight again? There a good chance this situation might happen again. Unlucky about your fight but i would be very careful about how much you trust the promoters of unlicensed fights. You literally can be thrown in with anyone of any experience, as you have already found out.

 

Steve Wraith the Kray worshipper? What a tosser.