Before facing a prime Mosely in a good effort and then the wheels fell off, he made 6 defenses of the IBF lightweight title, took Ivan Robinson's ZERO, took Rocky Martinez's ZERO, beat a late stage Fenech, beat Pete Taliaferro, Sugar Baby Rojas... Not a bad run. Where do you rank him among SA boxers? Among lightweights?
Technically very sound, very good.. Maybe on the same level as someone like Charlie Weir.. even thought different types of careers. Willie Toweel, Arnold Taylor, Vuyani Bungu should be considered above him though (I don´t know much about Brian Mitchell)..