Quote Originally Posted by liquid View Post
Can a guy who was 38-2 really be described as a journeyman? What, because he's fought all over the world and has a couple losses? That would make a great deal of fighters journeyman who many would not describe as such. I would have described a journeyman as a veteran fighter who, win or lose, fights just about anywhere, anytime and is a place filler of an opponent for the guy everyone really came to see. I would expect a lower KO ratio and several more losses to have considered Sanders that. He was a competent, straight punching giant killer and he caught Klitschko right as he was hitting his 'rockstar status', meaning he was more interested in showing off to the fans than concentrating on a very viable opponent. Maybe Klitschko thought he was a journeyman, but anyone who had actually looked at his record would have thought better.
Yes, Corrie Sanders was a force to be feared in the heavyweight division, which was why he flew all the way to Germany to be the opponent against the name fighter in a country where you need a knock out to get a draw.