Nazim Richardson: Raw & Uncut

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Yeah Jaz I'm actually on the same page as you. When I referred to ' the element of battle' I wasn't talking about will or heart because when things aren't going to plan it's easier to push harder and override your opponent than it is to tactically readjust but instead I meant the ability or insight to want to sell the other guy down the road so that just maybe things may only appear to not be going your way because you actually know how to take that road to get yourself home before they do. But then you'd have to be a 50 fight contender to even be at that level. Yeah I totally agree about the state of the amateur game... Its moving further and further away from real boxing which can only bread a bunch of bound-to- be frustrated, paint by numbers, point-scorers. I HATE watching Amateur Boxing! I'd rather watch fencing.

[JazMerkin]

Yeah Jaz I'm actually on the same page as you. When I referred to ' the element of battle' I wasn't talking about will or heart because when things aren't going to plan it's easier to push harder and override your opponent than it is to tactically readjust but instead I meant the ability or insight to want to sell the other guy down the road so that just maybe things may only appear to not be going your way because you actually know how to take that road to get yourself home before they do. But then you'd have to be a 50 fight contender to even be at that level. Yeah I totally agree about the state of the amateur game... Its moving further and further away from real boxing which can only bread a bunch of bound-to- be frustrated, paint by numbers, point-scorers. I HATE watching Amateur Boxing! I'd rather watch fencing.

Disagree strongly with that. It's still 'real' boxing. I'd recommend going to a club show near your area. You will see a lot more evenly matched up fights than you would on ANY professional bill. A lot of amateur boxers aren't necessarily paint by numbers point scorers. Hell, DeGale-Groves amateur bout fulfilled a lot more pro criteria than their fight 2 weeks ago. The problem is that at the highest & international level those same fighters aren't rewarded for the things they should be as I said before. You will see guys fighting on a local show & being exciting & looking like great, hard-hitting prospects for the pro ranks. Then they box internationally & they have to be a completely different fighter. There are even a couple of guys who do hit with real power & are built for the pro game, who don't get a shot. I can think of at least 2 recent ABA winners in Dudley O'Shaughnessy & Hosea Burton who haven't been rewarded with international call-ups because they don't have 'the right style' even though it allowed them to win the ABAs.