Do you think if you could go back and instruct and shape Pricey from the start his career might have been differen? With the hindsight of knowing he has a China chin, what if he went all out in the first two rounds of every fight? He just throws bombs and straights at will with the attitude of "I tag him early or I'm done for". Do you think his career would have improved or been even worse?
Well, we knew he had a weak chin before he turned professional. Beijing Olympics, he went rubber legged about 3 times against the Italian before the referee stopped it.
Well I would not of took the Tony Thompson fight for a start, Malik Scott would of been a much better option at the time.
If I could rewind and advise Price at the start of his career I'd advise him to bin the gloves and start a plumbing company.
That's it basically, don't give him any punchers. Stick him in with feather fists for as long as possible
probably. Luck and career management go a long way, just look at Martin for example. Sure he got knocked over in the same style, but not by an old guy on the slide and while holding a paper IBF belt for a s__tload of $$$. That could have been Price in there if he followed the same career path.
If he learned to use his height/jab better he'd easily be in the top 10 as he can bang. Alas he never really has.
Agree. If he could improve fighting tall, sticking behind a solid jab jab and then bringing his big right hand into play he'd be much more of a force.
I suspect his trainers tried everything to get him to box in a way to protect his glass chin. His glass chin was known about before he turned professional. From the available evidence, Price just can't fight properly against anyone half-decent. He's okay imposing himself on has-beens and out-of-shape D-level opponents, but against decent fights with a bit of will and skill of their own, he goes into a flap, and his chin gets touched. And that's the end. He's similar to Audley Harrison.