Thread: Simon Barclay...

Two time British Am champion at Heavyweight. Is he any good? And has he an Anthony Joshua faced each other at any time at HW or even Super HW??

I'm now looking past American HW prospects in a major way. The sport for legitimate, trained HW's isn't there for young fighters from the Am ranks into the pro's.

The guys that they get now are former Basketball and/or Football standouts that couldn't cut it in those sports, for whatever reason. So, they turn to boxing at later stages in their life- in their mid to late 20's. That doesn't make a trained, good HW.

Deontay Wilder has come along fast in the Am ranks... for someone that also started a little late. But gone are the days in the HW and Super HW division for Americans in the Am's.