What were lubin's handlers thinking?

That doesn't pertain to me.

 

I don't think he should have took that fight because the bottom line is that he wasn't ready. Anybody can get knocked out but Charlo was gonna knock him out and out class him period. It was like, pay me now or pay me later. Lubin didn't have the polish for a fighter of Charlo's caliber. Knowlede is good but wisdom is better and that's what Lubin's handlers lacked when they chose to put Lubin in with Charlo.

 

Not quite the same though. Wlad was faded and coming off of a loss and 18 months inactivity, Brook was coming off a beatdown and two rapid changes in weight. Charlo is in his physical prime and was on a nice streak of impressive KOs.

Joshua and Spence ventured out into deeper waters, Lubin was airdropped into the middle of the Atlantic ocean.

 

We all know in Boxing that money trumps everything

 

It's common for that to happen in other countries. The young guy faces a big step or or another highly rated young guy around his level. One gets humbled early instead of letting everything go to their head as they beat up subpar comp for the next couple years. Happened to Degale, Eubank Jr., O'Hara Davies, and many more.

 

Yes, you're right that the risk Lubin took outweighed AJ or Spence, also noting that Spence had fought some decent guys before Brook. On the other hand, Wlad was old and faded but still an ATG unlike Charlo.

I guess the bottom line is that the sort of risk Lubin took is pretty crazy, only an ATG-level talent could be expected to pull it off.

 

Dude he was 21 years old and went straight away into a fight with the best 130 pounder at the time Genaro Hernandez for the title. Genaro Hernandez was great.

Please, respond and have shame.

 

At 21 he fought Genaro Hernandez. Floyd had been a pro for less than two years. Lubin has been a pro for 4 years now.
And at 23, Floyd faced Corrales.

You ****en dummy.

 

So long as he doesn't get completely **** on by the people bigging him up then he's easily young enough to just learn from this and improve

 

couldve said the same for Spence and about Gervonta. sure Pedraza wasnt the most dangerous in the division but he was a good fighter and looking at Davis' record before that, you would say its a horrible idea.

 

It wasn't just Lubin's team, it was a lot of fans who severely underrated Jermell Charlo going into this fight. A lot of people were acting like this was going to be a coming out party for Lubin and that never happened.

 

No you seem to not remember much of what really happened. For his 18th fight he took a risk by fighting Hernandez the long time champ at 130. He then took another risk by facing Chico a KO machine that people said would knock him out. He then took another risk by moving up to 135 and for his first fight taking JLC and the rematching him immediately after when he didn't have to. He then moved up yet again to 140 and was ducked by Hatton there after he beat Zoo. He could have stayed at 140 for the rest of his career and dominated but he moved up once again to chase Zab at 147 who's a stylistic nightmare for him. He then moved up again fighting at 154 a weight class he had no business at BTW to face Oscar. In conclusion he took plenty of risk they don't look like risk to haters like you because he won those fights easily and none of these so called risks that he didn't take as you say would have ever been favored to beat him anyway so he was damned if he did and damned if he didn't.

 

Well stated and I might add that Lubin ain't no Floyd Mayweather.

 

People just hate Money.

 

I didn't expect a 1st round ko but I knew Lubin was obviously to green for such a big step up. Respect prospect boxing development process.