Whats happened to this guy. 32-0,still in his 20s. Granted he hasnt fought much quality,but why has he suddenly become inactive. Is he injured? Promotional problems or something?
not sure, I remember first seeing him a long while back thinkin he was gonna be something special. Some guys want it more than others I guess, he was chief sparring partner for Arreola in the Klitschko fight I believe
Ive heard a range of rumors about the guy and read some articles. On one hand a lot of people say he is a protected fighter that has beaten no one. At the opposite end, Ive heard he a victim of his own skill. He is a tall fighter, well built, but a complete boxer and apparently very boring to watch. He isnt marketable at all In one artcile I read about him, he mentioned I think that while he excels at boxing, it isnt something he necessarily has to do to make a living, and he simply wants to see how far he can take it. He is well educated and has other means to a livelihood. Judging by his recent inactivity, its conceivable he has moved on to something else.
The guy has 11KOs and he hasn't beaten anyone. If he had more pop in his punches he probably would be a top 10 heavyweight. But you're probably right though, he's moved on to another career.
Something's a little fishy. There seems to be a suspension report on his record, and he hasn't fought in almost a year. Weird. http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=35680&cat=boxer
He was suspended because of some ankle injury that put him out of work until 11/07. Not sure what he's been up to since...but if he's got other options, why not take them?
Those suspension reports dont mean anything on Boxrec.All fighters seem to have them. It is odd,that he hasnt fought in so long though. If he was Arreolas sparring partners for Vitali,then he must still be involved.
http://www.goossentutor.com/ He's listed as a Goosen-Tutor fighter, so you'd think he'd have something in his future. But, he hasn't fought in a year for reasons I don't know. It pisses me off 'cause I've been suspecting that he's the best American heavyweight for years. He just needs fights.
He just got a new deal with Goosen Tutor... I heard around October....... Malik is training right now... He's not protected, he wants the big fights.... Not sure what Goosen got planned for him tho... He's a high risk/low reward guy which doesn't help his case.. I'll try and get to the bottom of this...