McCullough opponent named...

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 14 Sep 2004, 10:13

Wayne McCullough takes on American trialhorse Mike Juarez in his comeback bout in Temecula, California, on September 23.
The 34-year-old Juarez has been in with some good men but has not won a fight in four years.

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=005358

neil r · Post by **neil r** » 14 Sep 2004, 10:21

As Ive said before in previous posts, McCullough should retire. hes entertained us all over the years and owes the game and the fans nothing. but i fear the longer he goes on the more danger there is of him getting hurt, witness his beating against Scott Harrison.

While this opponent doesnt appear to pose much of a problem, thats no indication of what he could do. McCullough doesnt need to fight financially and his chances of ever regaining a good title are slim. Of course he's already had one dodgy brain scan. He's a young guy, nice family and a good lifestyle. I'd like to see him walk away now.

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 14 Sep 2004, 10:25

I think at Super Bantamweight McCulloch will be ok, it's against big featherweights that he will come unstuck. I'd rather he retired, mainly due to his style which almost guarantees that he is in long drawn out fights where he takes a lot of shots. Without the punchpower to end things early, or the defensive prowess to avoid being hit, he's in for a long and painful ride in fights against decent operators.

Nothing but respect for Wayne, but i do wonder why he feels he has to prove anything.

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 14 Sep 2004, 16:09

I do understand why many fighters carry on, when you get to 30+ you still feel the same as you did at 20+ and want to do the same things, for 'normal' people this is not usually a problem but an athlete is usually past their best by 30 or even before... the injuries pile up and the speed and stength fade. Theres an old saying that athletes die twice, which is why so many fighters and sportsmen in general have such a tough time quitting. With the style he's got Wayne really has done very well to have had as long a career as he has and I think that this is down to his determination and dedication but I worry that he will become a smaller version of Evander Holifield... even against journeymen he could get hurt now, I think he has reached the point where he just shouldn't be allowed to get hit anymore by anyone.

{amateur} · Post by **{amateur}** » 16 Sep 2004, 07:34

Never seen Juarez fight but his record makes him look very chinless, I don't see McCullough have any troubles with fighters as the one in question, but if he gets in with guys that can punch and take a beating he is going to get hurt. Something that none of us want to see wish there was a way show them the future, so they can see what those 1 to many punches can really do!