Why was Kirk Johnson 260 vs. Vitali

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  1. Fighting Fisherman

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    Kirk was a head case, someone with tons of potential and no desire to train. I remember reading an interview with him once where he said he really didn't like the idea of fighting and that he hated to train.

    Kind of a strange career move to become a professional boxer if that was true.
     
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  2. Ilesey

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    Because.
     
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  3. BigBone

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    You can either show up at 210 and get on your bicycle as David Ibragimov did recently and have the built in excuse "I was too small, WTF I was supposed to do, stand there and fight?" or actually bulk up to compensate the weight difference and get out on your shield with the excuse "at least I tried", the Klitschkos beat you either way. Johnson simply chose the 2nd option, there isn't much to add.
     
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