Top Amateurs need to start faster

[holmcall]

I think we can say Tavoris Cloud has moved along quite nicely. He could have EASILY been in over his head vs Clinton Woods this early in his career.

I agree. His team has handled him very well. He comes to fight a full 12 rounds.

[El Kabong]

I think we can say Tavoris Cloud has moved along quite nicely. He could have EASILY been in over his head vs Clinton Woods this early in his career.

I agree. His team has handled him very well. He comes to fight a full 12 rounds.

Yeah, it's surprising a pure power puncher like him that is as green as he is can make it 12 without having too much trouble. Some power fighters tucker out in the late rounds, Cloud was still doing good work late in the fight...good for him and his trainers! Now if only he could make someone miss with some punches

[Spicoli]

They just force feed alot of these young guys to us.You do not have to air every single fight of a guys first 5,6,7 contests and brand them the next coming of Leonard,Ali and other greats.It has really gone off of the deep end last couple of years & way to much emphasis on glossy amateur records.These are the padding years and working the kinks out with very low level comp who fall over with eagerness,sort of like watching sausage being made.If the networks-promoters insist on the big push and want us to believe...they need to require sterner and breathing opponents to gauge them by.

[amat]

OK how can you possibly argue that Danny Jacobs is being brought up to slow? Do you know how ridiculous that sounds? He's less then 2 years into his career with 18 fights, he's been fighting pretty much nonstop and he's 22 years old! 22 years old! Do you know how young that is? For him you just want to have him out there learning on the job and let his body fully develop. Shit man not everyone is Tszyu or De La Hoya.

With the Cubans I can see your point, with the exception of Gamboa who is younger then Solis and Rigondeaux. Solis has been a bit of a dud as far as his competition goes, you would like to see him making more strides in what is seen as a down heavyweight division. I think he's kind of just got stuck and has been going through the motions in Germany earning a healthy living probably. That's the thing we have to remember about Cubans is that the switch from Cuba to the US requires just as much adjusting then making the switch from amateur to pro. It's a lot but Rigondeaux is a special talent I wouldn't think it will take to long to get the ball rolling.