NoScoutingReports wrote: ↑25 Jan 2021, 11:11
JoJo Diaz came back well after losing to Gary Russell Jr and reached his goal of becoming a world champion by beating Farmer, his fight against Rakhimov next month should be good.
Yep.
Diaz learned a lot, patience being just one thing.
Looking forward to Rakhimov as well.
He went on a 70 or so fight winning streak after his 1st loss I believe. Something like that. Including multiple victories over the man who handed him that loss.
gilgamesh wrote: ↑28 Jan 2021, 20:55
Maybe Sugar Ray Robinson?
He went on a 70 or so fight winning streak after his 1st loss I believe. Something like that. Including multiple victories over the man who handed him that loss.
He beat Lamotta (who he’d already beaten once) three weeks after his first loss. I doubt he’d changed or improved much in that time. More a case of if you fight that often you’ll lose one at some point.
Haye sprung to mind for me as it made him realise he didn't just need to turn up and win, a good loss as it helped him long term with preparing properly and not underestimating people.
Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑24 Jan 2021, 01:04
Did James DeGale actually improve after his loss to Groves?
good shout .i agree with that , it made him fight in venues like the blue water shopping gaf after that lost, the lot, i gained a lot of respect for de gale after that came back and won a world title in america
Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑24 Jan 2021, 01:04
Did James DeGale actually improve after his loss to Groves?
good shout .i agree with that , it made him fight in venues like the blue water shopping gaf after that lost, the lot, i gained a lot of respect for de gale after that came back and won a world title in america
yeh, got himself into a mandatory position as well. Froch beat Groves, but then dropped the title instead of fighting DeGale.
Many at that point thought DeGale, as a more technical boxer, would have beaten Froch.
Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑24 Jan 2021, 01:04
Did James DeGale actually improve after his loss to Groves?
good shout .i agree with that , it made him fight in venues like the blue water shopping gaf after that lost, the lot, i gained a lot of respect for de gale after that came back and won a world title in america
yeh, got himself into a mandatory position as well. Froch beat Groves, but then dropped the title instead of fighting DeGale.
Many at that point thought DeGale, as a more technical boxer, would have beaten Froch.
tough to call like i said i be came james de gale fan after his lost it humbled him i think, one thing de gale kept doing and never really stopped was go missing in rds and give away easy rounds, i think that cost him in away as he could of been better shame them fights neverd happend though as froch v a skilled boxer would of been interesting
Yep, Joe came back a much better fighter and destroyed Max Schmeling in the rematch. The Brown Bomber lost only to Schmeling, Ezzard Charles and Rocky Marciano in a career that spanned 17 years.
