Quote Originally Posted by p4pking View Post
I’m not into knocking fighters like him, but I can’t agree with calling him as dedicated or disciplined as top guys. The fact is, it’s a lot different training and competing to win a fight than it is to survive for 4 rounds. If this guy were either a good deal better than he was, or if he really tried to beat his opponents on a semi regular basis, he would’ve been KOed a lot more than 5 times and had to retire long ago. I’m sure he helped a lot of fighters improve, is tough as nails, and gave it a go, but the fact is that’s a pretty shitty way to earn a living, most boxers would just sooner do something else. I guess in a roundabout way I’m saying I feel more for the guys who get near world level and never quite make it, rather than a guy who just decides to lose for a living.
The thing about him is, yeah he maybe knows he’s gonna lose, or even goes out to survive rather than take a risk and go for it, but he explained why he’s only been stopped 5 times.
Basically, if he gets stopped or ko’d He can’t fight for 28 days, and he can’t afford that. So he goes into survival mode a bit, but he can box. He’s just realistic enough to realise where his level is, and because of that hopefully he doesn’t take too much punishment.
My fear for him is that he knows he’s coming towards the end , and I hope he finds
a. A way to make a decent living . And
b. Something to replace the buzz he gets Boxing.