Stacey Goodman has been hyping him to the high heavens and well...I wasn't impressed. I like Stacey and all, very entertaining guy but I don't know if I would label Chapman someone for me to look out for.
First off, what was with the left hand being so low? He has the stance of a very slick and nimble fighter but his footwork and upperbody movement is lackluster at best. I wouldn't have much problem with that if he didn't have that left way down low. Somebody better correct that problem and fast.
Then there was his footwork. Whenever Hicks would come straight ahead and charge in, Chapman would turn into an NFL cornerback and backpedal. It was very sloppy. Luckily for Chapman, Hicks was coming in throwing wide hooks so J.D. could just step in and clinch. Once he gets in the ring with someone who can come in with a jab and straight then Chapman is going to be in serious trouble imo.
I just thought it was a terrible performance. I don't mean to be to hard on the kid, and I would love it if he proved me dead wrong and became something but he looked bad. Honestly, who is his trainer? They should be ashamed of themselves. He was backing up completely squared up to Hicks, that's a recipe for disaster. Sure he has an impressive record, but let's hope he doesn't step up in competiton for quite some time.
