Travis Walker vs. Kevin Johnson

:think

Two American heavy prospects of the same age who size up as nearly identical in the tale of the tape, with overall comparable records and dramatically different styles.

No, I don't think either is terribly special or relevant at this precise moment. We could be dealing with one or both of these guys loitering in the contention mix during the unlimited division's next incarnation (doubtful to appear much different from today's), however. And any process by which the relative men can be culled from the boys in the too-wide field of 'prospects' (likely nearly all boys) is to be welcomed; therefore a fight like this is worth mention.

Who wins right now?

 

Why aren't Johnson's handlers putting him in with Travis Walkers and Mike Marrones on a monthly basis, I wonder? :think

 

huki, you didn't vote, and look what's happening...a televised KO leaves quite an impression, eh?

 

Against Wills, I believe? Yeah, that fight basically cemented him as cool in my book.

As far as not a serious prospect...I guess that depends on how seriously you took Eddie Chambers (I know you gave him zero chance against Povetkin - I thought it would be pretty close). IMO Johnson and Chambers are very even in raw talent. And while questions have been answered (unsatisfactorily) about Chambers' heart and championship drive - they still remain wide open for the untested Johnson. Which means, in the long run, he could turn out, to the surprise of many, as actually having been more relevant all along (why Chambers got so much more hype still baffles me...they're equally slick and Johnson has shown brief flashes of the same speed, just chooses to keep it holstered most of the time for whatever reason) if the answers do come in, and are positive.

 

Chambers isn't a model athlete either, though, and look at the hype he got based on a quick, sharp jab.

 

:deal

 

Do you think Johnson could beat Chambers?