Help!

[paulyb]

I was wondering if someone could help me with this question?
Where is Neil Sinclair?
Or better, can someone explain his inactivity?
Thanks in advance.

[bennie]

I was wondering if someone could help me with this question?
Where is Neil Sinclair?
Or better, can someone explain his inactivity?
Thanks in advance.

He was dumped by Sports Network after turning down fights with Jimmy Vincent and Takaloo for vacant WBU titles, and is currently searching for a new promoter.

[paulyb]

Thanks for that.

Does that mean that we are unlikley to see him in the near future?

Thanks in advance

[bennie]

Thanks for that.

Does that mean that we are unlikley to see him in the near future?

Thanks in advance

Barry Hearn may sign him up and stick him on in Belfast. But Sinclair has proved a difficult fellow since winning his Lonsdale Belt outright in April 2003. It's almost as if he set his target as high as a Lonsdale Belt and, having reached his target, doesn't really have any ambition left. He wanted a WBU welterweight title shot in Belfast, and was pissed off that it was set for Manchester in December 2003. When Frankie boy rearranged the fight for Cardiff he went into a complete strop and pulled out of the fight altogether allowing stablemate Eamonn Magee to become champion with a clear points win over Jimmy Vincent. He calmed down after a few months and was then offered a fight with Takaloo for the vacant WBU light-middleweight title. He accepted, then realised what he had done, and pulled out again. That was it for Frankie, who dropped him.

[Wilko]

I read in BN a few weeks ago that he had turned down fights as had lost his hunger for the sport.

Could be utter tosh though.

[paulyb]

Thank you for the answer to my question.

I would like to ask the following questions regarding Neil Sinclair.

1. Does this type of inactivity have a detrmental effect on ones rankings?

2. Does this type of inactivity effect ones finacial status?

3. Neil Sinclair was present for a couple fights that involved either James Hare or Jawaid Kaliq and I was of the thinking that one of them would fight Sinclair for the British Welter Weight tittle, however this never happened when Sinclair vacated - what do you guys think would have been the outcome should one these matches been made?

4. It is said that Sinclair is lacking motivation - what motivation does one require? (after all professional boxers make their living from participating in the sport)

Once again, thanks in advace.