Re: Jamie Moore
Posted: 26 May 2012, 12:06
Depends 26, middle but maybe LM depending on how it comes off, lost a little muscle while I been away. Anyway, that's IF! Hope your well mate. 
Mooresy wrote:Hiya fella's. Seeing as this is out in the open through social networking, and the fact it's made a topic, I may as well give you the lowdown.
When I retired it was at a point when various factors combined took me to the stage where I had enough. Injuries after injuries (shoulders, Achilles, hip, back...), struggles with the weight (my own fault, greedy b@stard!) and feeling like no matter what I did I couldn't get a world title shot, added to that the scan thing, and my head wasn't in a very good place going into my last fight.
Fast forward two years, and I'm injury free (at the moment!), rested, fitter and lighter than I ever was I between fights (12st 3.5 now without dieting compared to 13st 5-6lb when fighting AAARRRGGGHHH!!) and I've fell back in love with it.
Now listen, I feel like I'm a pretty sensible lad, and I promise u if I thought I wasn't at least as good as I was before (forget last fight as mentally wasn't there) then I wouldn't even contemplate fighting again. I wouldn't ruin what I've already achieved.
I've been training for 4 weeks now including a week in Tenerife and a week in Portugal with Brian Rose, and I feel great at the minute, but if my injuries start creeping back or instep up the sparring and I don't feel like its still there then I WILL NOT FIGHT AGAIN. I'm doing this now because I feel like I still can, and I don't want to live my life wondering "I wonder what would have happened if I'd have gave it one last go when I was still young enough and I'd been on those training camps in 2012?". It would drive me mad. I'm giving myself another 4 weeks or so where I'll step my training up again and see if 1) I still want it 2) I've still got it and 3) my injuries don't come creeping back. If alls good I'll seriously contemplate giving it one last bash, as I haven't made my mind up either way yet as I don't want disappointment. If the wheels fall off in the meantime, then at least I'll know for the rest of my life that I tried. I can live with that.
I can certainly understand your point of view, good luck whatever you decide.
