By Sean David: At one time a the best in each division fought each other many times more than once, now this is more of a musing than an article but surely we have all had our fill of promoters and fighters dictating who they want to step in the ring with.
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Could Audley Harrison have a career as a trainer?
By Sean David: Before the inevitable giggles at the thought of heavyweight Audley Harrison entering any type of ring again, just give it a thought.
I have been quite impressed by how many people in the sport have come forward following Audley’s retirement to give him credit, mainly his heart to keep getting back up from knockouts both physical and mental, and most seem to be leaning to the opinion that Audley at one point did indeed possess the skills to make it into the higher tiers of the sport if not the elite level. But for reasons I believe only Audley and perhaps those closest to him know the dizzy heights were never attained, even the man himself has confessed to freezing on occasion.
When did a loss signal the end of a career?
By Sean David: There seems to be a popular school of thought these days that a loss, not even a hard loss can is the end of a fighters career. I would love to know where this train of thought came from. Sadly the time I see these types of comments come up is in the childish tit for tat between the Floyd Mayweather Jr. and many fans.
Why Deontay Wilder is a long way from the top
By Sean David: Heavyweight contender Deontay Wilder (28-0, 28 KO’s) has an impressive record. However, it only looks impressive on paper. At the moment the record is only as strong as that paper. He may be capable of contending for titles at the top level, but he is a long way from hanging and banging with the big boys.
Deontay’s record is high in numbers but low in quality. After watching his interviews, he is quite a likeable character and the boxing always has room for characters. If all it took to be in the elite was some microphone skills then yes he would be in the top ten, but talk is cheap.
Fickle fans and suck up supporters
When I first began following boxing in the 80’s, I of course had fighters I always rooted for and that’s fine I still do it now. Manny Pacquiao, David Haye, Miguel Cotto and many more. This isn’t always due to them been the best it has more to do with personal preference.