Re: Gavin v Eggington
Frankie Gavin really annoys me.
Lots of people have given him lots of their time, lots of people have supported him, lots of people have paid to watch him fight.
lots of talent in the amateurs, and he was good enough to become Britain's only world amateur champ. He was feted and got a great start as a pro (up there with the money thrown at other world and Olympic amateur champions)
I've no idea what is going on in his head or his life, but his pro career has been a complete disappointment. He has consistently failed to dedicate himself to his talent, he has suffered multiple training injuries because he lets himself go so much between fights, he has failed to fight good fighters and put on an exciting show, and - worst of all - he fails to make weight like any half decent club fighter does week in week out. Because of his indiscipline and lack of dedication, he ends up fighting about two weight divisions higher than he should actually be, resulting in boring matches against boring opposition.
Frank Bruno, Dennis Andries, Donny Lalonde, Carlos Baldomir, Arturo Gatti, Iran Barkley and many others - who absolutely maximised every ounce of talent they had through hard work, grit and determination - would be disgusted at this waste.
Too much money and adulation too soon? Lose the hunger.
If God wanted us to be vegetarians, why are animals made of meat ?
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