Malik Scott 32(11)-0-0 is making his comeback on the Paul Williams vs. Nobuhiro Ishida undercard. American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas. His record: http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=35680&cat=boxer Link: http://www.fighthype.com/pages/content11562.html
Let's see which kind of fighter he's be stepping in against. Let's remeber this guy has had several yrs to change himself, but will he be a fat plodding feahterfist, or will he be a strong, slicker version of the undefeated fighter who was on the rise and looking to step it up. With wins over Tsidale, Bostice, Releford, McGee, Shufford, and Butler......it's clear that he is a level higher than the Cclass himself. Heck, he might even be considered top 50 when he returns based simply off who he beat before he quit. I'd like to see if he could go 8 rounds with Owen Beck or Kevin McBride in his retrun, and either of those guys would be game since his power is no threat to hospitalize them.:yep
I think bouth those fighters ou mention should retire. But I would like to see him fight those calibiers of fighters as them first. But let us see. He is a new fighter know and maybe new punching power. Who knows?
Its hard to get excited over Scott but he's surprisingly only 31 so I guess he still has time to do something. He's had a nice amatuer career and has beaten a number of gate-keepers so he could position himself for a meaningful fight quickly if he wanted. I get the feeling that his comeback doesn't amount to much more than his first 30+ fights but we'll see.
He should fight David Rodriguez in a battle of the aging "prospects" with padded records. Whoever loses gives up the charade for good.
I'm glad he's back. HW needs all the guys it can get. Even if he provides us a couple losing efforts against better contenders like Mitchell or Welliver, it will be a nice boost.