Comments Thread For: Shaw: Seth Mitchell Should Recall Lennox Lewis’ Loss

[billeau2]

If every one could be the Kingfish what a boring world it would be. Mitchell has to learn the game, he is good enough to make a living fighting in a weak division while learning, if he really buckles down he may have a few more years when he is almost at his best physically. I wish him well in so doing.

[Mikhnienko]

Mccall and Rahman could punch while Witherspoon is feather fisted and Banks's power is nothing special. That's ignoring the fact that Lennox was a Olympic Gold medallist and a very good boxer. Hilarious Shaw, hilarious.

[The Nephilim]

Only one problem: Lennox knew how to box.

Mitchell is a football player throwing punches. And he's got a china chin.

His aura is gone -- he's done at even the medium level.

Anybody decent is gonna go for that chin and with no defense to stop them, Seth is a goner.

[BostonGuy]

As stated, Mitchell took up boxing at age 25 and hasn't had a lot of time to develop a solid fundamental skill set. Before the Banks loss, he was beating the guys he was supposed to beat and pundits and fans were touting him as a future Klitschko opponent.

I think the long layoff in between fights was a big factor in Mitchell's blowout loss to Banks. He had only one fight earlier this year and this fight was postponed and rescheduled several times. For an up-and-coming hw with little amateur experience, I think the inactivity took it's toll on him.

[richardt]

The difference with Wlad and Lewis is that they had fundamental skills and instinct and could be molded from their basic tools. As the other guy said, Seth is a Football player throwing punches. He does not have the skillset to protect his chin and a slow fighter does not one day show up as a fast fighter, period. And no, timing does not beat speed if a fighter is too slow, especially if they are not accurate at the higher levels of the game. Seth is too uncoordinated against higher opposition.

[richardt]

Saturday some Idiot came on here calling people names because people were saying Seth was hyped. Of cource Seth was hyped. ANY unbeaten American Heavyweight is going to get hyped. People want to believe that a dominant American Heavyweight will emerge and that is placed on a number of unbeaten Heavyweights over the last few years.

[richardt]

People want the K brothes successors, or someone to replace them now who is American so the hype for American Heavyweights will be there till one emerges. I like what the K brothers have done in Boxing and don't hold location Bias's for Boxing, only for Baseball and Football. I favor fighters based on skills and personality, not where they are from. But yeah, who hasn't hoped for another Ali. Sadly, or maybe happily there will never be another Ali. Tyson, Holmes, Lewis and the K brothers have done great things for Boxing but Ali was deeply special. Simply the best. And yeah, Ali would have schooled the FUK out of both the K brothers.

[richardt]

The bottom line is if we had a great American Heavyweight, a guy like Seth Mitchel would NEVER have been hyped. It is par for the course with European Heavyweights owning the top seat and the American Heavyweight hyping will continue when the next American Heavyweight comes along, a so-called heir to the throne. It is what it is.

[mikeMack]

Seth's career ended with Banks

Seth has no career and it is over. Witherspoon hurt Seth and weak hitting Banks destroyed the weak face of wimp Mitchell. Good night Seth it's over get a job now, bye bye sleepy.