Well Amir was sparked in under a minute which didn't help his progress either.
Honestly what about Amir's career so far do you think was wrong?
Remember he turned professional at 17, and was really still a boy. Most people turn pro a few years older than that and Amir needed to have some time to grow into his frame and get some mental and physical maturity before stepping up.
I really don't see what more he could have done. People can argue he should have faced Murray or Thaxton but really I don't see when he had the time. He was rising fast, then collapsed and had to take a different path to get his career back on track.
I think taking on Willie Limond, Scott Lawton, Graham Earl and Gary St Clair in successive fights was a good resume for Amir, all of them were either British, Commonwealth or former world champions and Amir was only a couple of years older than you, not sure if you're ready for them yet?
I think Amir's career has been moved along nicely, he's world champ now, he's fought his mandatory and now is looking to break America, around 7 years sooner than Ricky managed and a decade earlier than Calzaghe!
I havn't head anybody rain on David Haye for fighting John Ruiz next in his mandatory defence. Everybody seems to recognise it's a necessary fight to get out of the way and will allow him time before he faces a top guy.
Why was it different for Amir?
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