How good was Michael Nunn ? Should he have been an ATG ?
Re: How good was Michael Nunn ? Should he have been an ATG ?
I remember expecting Nunn to reign for a decade. The day I picked up my Boxing news and read that some bloke Toney had beaten him I couldn't quite believe it.
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Old bones Ian
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Re: How good was Michael Nunn ? Should he have been an ATG ?
anyone else agree that the Little result was one of the biggest upsets ever in the UK?
Little was a honest boxer, always put in good effort. But he had been beaten most times he had stepped up to world class. He wasn't a big puncher but managed to put Nunn over in the 1st round and outpoint him . Even the Nunn of 1994 should of been able to play with Little, but he just didn't show up that night
Little was a honest boxer, always put in good effort. But he had been beaten most times he had stepped up to world class. He wasn't a big puncher but managed to put Nunn over in the 1st round and outpoint him . Even the Nunn of 1994 should of been able to play with Little, but he just didn't show up that night
Re: How good was Michael Nunn ? Should he have been an ATG ?
I think it's fair to say he was struggling with both the weight and his motivation. Pretty big shock at the time though.
Nunn/Toney still holds the record for lowest buys of a PPV.
Nunn/Toney still holds the record for lowest buys of a PPV.
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Quixall
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Re: How good was Michael Nunn ? Should he have been an ATG ?
Seems like most people rate Nunn very highly indeed..............
It would seem that fighters like Nunn lose their focus in the ring due to activities outside of the ring and Nunn wasn't the first to do that and won't be the last. I think he was comfortably ahead in the Toney fight, but as other posters have pointed out, Toney was getting to him, grinding him down and had missed Nun with some big shots before the knock out in the 11th round. It just goes to show that you need more than just talent to stay at the top in sport.
I remember the formula one driver Gerhard Berger saying that there were two types of driver. The first was all talent, but could be lazy and really only on the talent and the second was not as talented but worked really hard at becoming a driver. Then he said you occasionally get a third type, were talent and hard work are combined and that is when you end up with a Senna or Schummacher. I think that this principle, although fairly basic could be said to affect all sports and sportsmen.
It would seem that fighters like Nunn lose their focus in the ring due to activities outside of the ring and Nunn wasn't the first to do that and won't be the last. I think he was comfortably ahead in the Toney fight, but as other posters have pointed out, Toney was getting to him, grinding him down and had missed Nun with some big shots before the knock out in the 11th round. It just goes to show that you need more than just talent to stay at the top in sport.
I remember the formula one driver Gerhard Berger saying that there were two types of driver. The first was all talent, but could be lazy and really only on the talent and the second was not as talented but worked really hard at becoming a driver. Then he said you occasionally get a third type, were talent and hard work are combined and that is when you end up with a Senna or Schummacher. I think that this principle, although fairly basic could be said to affect all sports and sportsmen.