Is there another sport in which a participant can go from hero to zero as quickly as boxing? In modern boxing, a fighter doesn’t even need to lose to be subjected to a barrage of condemnation; a tougher than expected victory over a harder than expected opponent can be enough to turn the latest incarnation of Sugar Ray Robinson into the next Brian Sutherland in some observers eyes (if you haven’t heard of Mr Sutherland, google him). Suffer an actual defeat and, well, it’s probably time to retire. “A world champion? Pah! He’ll struggle to win an area title.”
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