Vernon Paris fighting this weekend at the Bonaventure Hotel.. I might go watch him

[Silkeyjoe]

He was a huge bust for me, I predicted HUGE things for him when I saw him fight as an 18 year old who had more raw talent and poise than any 18 year old should have. But he seemed to just go nowhere in his career and finally when he got a decent fight vs Judah he looked mediocre.

He's the perfect example of how raw talents can only take you so far. Based on talent alone, he should've been a titlist by now mixing it up with the top guys but there are few screws loose in his head..

He surprised me against Tim Coleman though.. There was mad beef between them leading up the fight as Coleman let out all of Paris' dirty laundries. lol Supposedly, Paris was known as a major crackhead in his neighborhood and didnt even train properly.. To make matters worse, Coleman was fucking around with Paris' ex girlfriend and dude used that to get inside of Paris' head.. He was on some Broner-Malignaggie type shit..

Paris was pretty quiet during the build up though so u know he was up for this one..

Coleman looked so dumb that night..

I backed Paris that night. He was somehow a 3/1 dog although I almost looked stupid when Paris was down early in the fight.

[Beanflicker]

That was a great action fight.

Vernon had so much ability, he could shoulder roll and counter with the right at 18 like a young James Toney. I guess he was drugged out and didn't train. Ah well, I think he missed his opportunity, he squandered too many years. But yeah I would definitely go see him.

[FinitoElDinamita]

He was a huge bust for me, I predicted HUGE things for him when I saw him fight as an 18 year old who had more raw talent and poise than any 18 year old should have. But he seemed to just go nowhere in his career and finally when he got a decent fight vs Judah he looked mediocre.

He's the perfect example of how raw talents can only take you so far. Based on talent alone, he should've been a titlist by now mixing it up with the top guys but there are few screws loose in his head..

He surprised me against Tim Coleman though.. There was mad beef between them leading up the fight as Coleman let out all of Paris' dirty laundries. lol Supposedly, Paris was known as a major crackhead in his neighborhood and didnt even train properly.. To make matters worse, Coleman was fucking around with Paris' ex girlfriend and dude used that to get inside of Paris' head.. He was on some Broner-Malignaggie type shit..

Paris was pretty quiet during the build up though so u know he was up for this one..

Coleman looked so dumb that night..

I backed Paris that night. He was somehow a 3/1 dog although I almost looked stupid when Paris was down early in the fight.

Good call.. Maybe i got too caught up with the rumours that were being thrown around leading up to the bout but I picked Coleman and Im still mad at myself for it... TBH I lost money that night.

Paris was known as a slacker in the gym and dude was a known drug user so all of this pointed towards a Coleman victory who was a hungry gym rat despite his lesser talents.

I should have looked at the styles only cuz it was a no brainer.. smh