I just watched Herbie Hide beat Nazirov on an Arena boxing card in germany from a few weeks ago and he honestly impressed me.. Hide has to be taken seriously and i reckon with his heavyweight history may have the durability to absorb 200 pounder shots better than those of Bowe , KLitschko etc... I say Herbie stays active and winning he may see some good money fights get offered his way real soon. Herbie after a year more of brushing away rust may be a tough night for Haye or Cunningham. Herbie beats a Maccrinelly in 8 weeks imo if he prepares the right way and gains confidence in himself once more.. I think that is the missing link.. Confidence............. His calling finally may be at the lower weight division. How often have we seen that.. James Pritchard (a Hide Victim wayyyy back too) was a good heavyweight but a terriffic cruiser.. So too was Orlin Norris.. although having beaten Larry Alexander , Snipes, McCall, but when he lowered his weight he picked up a cruiserweight belt and looked great down there... Johnny Nelson too, a heavyweight as a kid , he returned as a cruiserweight and finally bossed there for a few years.. Glenn McCrory , a one time heavyweight prospect and Tyson sparring partner , lowered his weight and within 5 fights he rested the title from Patrick Lumumba in the UK.. Money sometimes isn't everything............ When Mike Tyson came out of Jail he weighed around 203 and i was told the initial plan was to bring Mike along slowly if he agreed to box again firstly at cruiserweight to re build his rusty skills. The cash is at heavy i know , but if you are Mike Tyson , the cash is where Tyson is at.. God bless...
i was not sure what to expect with his return to cruiser. still has very fast hands/and crushing power in both hands at that weight and his punches are very hard to block. put in against an unbeaten russian in a sink or swim fight. i saw all his fights from the beginning on the old screensport at cruiser and he always hit a ton at that weight and even at 36 he is still as fast and powerfull as ever.
Mike Tyson when he came out of prison weigh 200 pounds, because in jail. All he eating was a deit of Tin Tuna because he had a fair of being posioned, plus he was training allot in jail.
