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oogiebe wrote: ↑09 Mar 2019, 20:12

Best Coast wrote: ↑09 Mar 2019, 20:10 Congrats on your wrestling achievements!! By the time Otha was a teen he had already branched off into boxing:

http://nationalsilvergloves.org/hallofchampions/?c=3

2014 NATIONAL SILVER GLOVES CHAMPIONS

112 lbs. Otha Jones, OH
119 lbs. Gabriel Flores, CA
125 lbs. Harley Medero, NY
132 lbs. Joey Spencer, MI
139 lbs. Lorenzo Simpson, MD

Thanks! Have you seen him? He's listed at 5'10" but he looks so much smaller than that, I thought.

jamamb wrote: ↑09 Mar 2019, 20:18 lmfao anyone who calls 'hate!' for sayng that was an ugly fight obviously never watched it. what a snow flake..same guy moaned about 'hate' just when a dndnt rave about one of his 'top amateur' prospects

Best Coast wrote: ↑09 Mar 2019, 20:31

jamamb wrote: ↑09 Mar 2019, 20:18 lmfao anyone who calls 'hate!' for sayng that was an ugly fight obviously never watched it. what a snow flake..same guy moaned about 'hate' just when a dndnt rave about one of his 'top amateur' prospects

Dont take it personal dude!

Criticizing an ugly fight for what it is is NOT hating. There were others cracking on Jones for "only fighting a 4-rounder in his pro debut" & claiming he was "not a wrestling champ" that I was referring to. Mayweather & Ward (and many others) were Olympic medalists and debuted in 4-rounders!!

jamamb wrote: ↑09 Mar 2019, 20:18 lmfao anyone who calls 'hate!' for sayng that was an ugly fight obviously never watched it. what a snow flake..same guy moaned about 'hate' just when a dndnt rave about one of his 'top amateur' prospects

Perseus wrote: ↑09 Mar 2019, 20:43 Let's see I live in the Toledo area, I was a wrestler too, still pay attention to and root for the local wrestling teams.
I read philly's article and it's talking about a 4 time state champion from Toledo that I've never heard about.
That got my attention,
How did I miss a four timer from Toledo? He would have been all over the local sports news.
So I checked the list of state champs and didn't see his name. Never thought about before high school or even before junior high.

Just watched his debut..........six rounds lol.............................his opponent was much more durable than what a lot of prospects see their first pro fight.
I he is successful I hope he headlines some fights at the Huntington Center like Easter did.

Boxing Prospect wrote: ↑09 Mar 2019, 20:39

Best Coast wrote: ↑09 Mar 2019, 20:31

jamamb wrote: ↑09 Mar 2019, 20:18 lmfao anyone who calls 'hate!' for sayng that was an ugly fight obviously never watched it. what a snow flake..same guy moaned about 'hate' just when a dndnt rave about one of his 'top amateur' prospects

Dont take it personal dude!

Criticizing an ugly fight for what it is is NOT hating. There were others cracking on Jones for "only fighting a 4-rounder in his pro debut" & claiming he was "not a wrestling champ" that I was referring to. Mayweather & Ward (and many others) were Olympic medalists and debuted in 4-rounders!!

Yeah they did, still don't see the point in it such accomplished amateurs not starting higher up than 4 rounders (again this is probably because i follow Japanese boxing a lot and fighters with aby sort of amateur pedigree start in 6 rounders as standard). Though I've never hidden the fact that i like to see touted amateurs being fast tracked *shrugs*maybe i just expext more of prospects who get hype, and why I'm big on the World of Boxing Uzbek prospects and the Eye of the Tiger Management Kazakh's

Best Coast wrote: ↑09 Mar 2019, 20:56

Boxing Prospect wrote: ↑09 Mar 2019, 20:39

Best Coast wrote: ↑09 Mar 2019, 20:31

jamamb wrote: ↑09 Mar 2019, 20:18 lmfao anyone who calls 'hate!' for sayng that was an ugly fight obviously never watched it. what a snow flake..same guy moaned about 'hate' just when a dndnt rave about one of his 'top amateur' prospects

Dont take it personal dude!

Criticizing an ugly fight for what it is is NOT hating. There were others cracking on Jones for "only fighting a 4-rounder in his pro debut" & claiming he was "not a wrestling champ" that I was referring to. Mayweather & Ward (and many others) were Olympic medalists and debuted in 4-rounders!!

Yeah they did, still don't see the point in it such accomplished amateurs not starting higher up than 4 rounders (again this is probably because i follow Japanese boxing a lot and fighters with aby sort of amateur pedigree start in 6 rounders as standard). Though I've never hidden the fact that i like to see touted amateurs being fast tracked *shrugs*maybe i just expext more of prospects who get hype, and why I'm big on the World of Boxing Uzbek prospects and the Eye of the Tiger Management Kazakh's

You are probably the closest follower of the Japanese scene here & I always appreciate the Japanese prospects you mention (Shigeoka, Fuse, etc). Japanese boxing has its own unique traditions but that doesnt make 4-rounders pointless...some rookies benefit from them.

BTW Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan are flooding the pro ranks in unprecedented fashion...both in number of top-notch amateurs and quality of the fighters too!! I am thinking about doing a separate thread topic on Central Asian prospects flooding the pros because it has been a steady stream since the 2016 Rio Games!!

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑17 Apr 2021, 15:59 and now 3-0 majidov ko'd in 1 round by fedosov

dazn prospects taking Ls today

Perseus wrote: ↑17 Apr 2021, 17:48 I love the fact that dazn routinely matches their prospects with opponents that show up to win vs showing up just for the check.
Plenty of "heralded prospects" getting beat on their shows.