I think he could be at that level with the proper training and guidance, it's a shame he was pushed too far too soon but I suppose he will learn from it.
i know what your saying, i see loads of boxers records scrutinised on here with people saying they haven't taken any risks or they've stayed in the comfort zone fighting punch bags during their apprenticeship. i suppose you could say he was pushed too far or look at it that he took a calculated risk and took his chances. i dont know really but he will be the stronger man for it i suspect. hes a gutsy kid
This is the key....when plan A isn't working he seems to go to pieces as he doesn't appear to have a plan B, a decent trainer might be able to rectify this. I still don't think he will go much further than domestic honours, in effect he has reached his level at a very early age...I hope i'm wrong as he seems like a decent kid. :deal
Paul Appleby is a good pressure fighter just needs to sort his defence out, dont know how he gets a shot at the european title after coming back from a knockout defeat to somebody who is just on british level.
He might be a voluntary defence..... I give him a lot of credit for taking the Lindsay fight - he could easily have padded his record with easy defences - avoid Lindsay, duck a rematch with Simpson etc etc and beat up on bantamweights. That stoppage loss will do him more good than getting to 20-0 (14KO's) before being hammered at Euro level. At least this way he now knows his weaknesses - if he didn't already - and can learn to rectify them.
He's decent. Just not what the scots have cracked him up to be. There's big mistakes there and I did say that long before he was exposed by Lindsey. That said he's a very strong kid and obviously can mix it at a good level at a very young age. That said with financial security and a defeat at just 21 is he going to have what it takes to come back? I doubt it.... But he actually reminds me a little of a young Micheal Ayers.
lindsay is way the feather weight in europe he has every thing in the locker i dont think there is any one who can touch him. He has top class skills and every punch in the book
lindsay is very very good,but dont forget derry mathews was outboxing martin for long periods of there fight,he may find it hard with a slick counter puncher?although he is improving.