John Simpson is Aiming For The World Title
By Terence Dooley
John Simpson is in buoyant mood after establishing his dominance over domestic rival Paul Truscott last Friday night. The man from Greenock stopped Truscott in ten exciting rounds in an early candidate for domestic scrap of the year.
Simpson is now aiming for bigger and better things; he claims to have put his hard drinking past to one side and is learning from the mistakes that destroyed the career of countryman Scott Harrison. Simpson outlined his plans when speaking with the Daily Record.
“I am working my way to a world title shot. That is where I want to be, that is where the money is made and that is what my long-term goal is,” admitted Simpson.
“My immediate goal is winning back my British title and beating [Martin] Lindsay would catapult me into the world reckoning because he is highly rated. The way Scott has gone now is what you have to bodyswerve. But he made 12 defenses as world champion and is one of the best Scottish boxers in history. I want to follow in his footsteps and follow his route to be a Scottish success story.”
Simpson has been adding style to his undoubted steel in recent fights. An aggressive boxer, Simpson is now looking to bring his boxing skills to the fore. John has admitted that he used to find it hard to watch his own fights but he has been enjoying replays of the Simpson performance over the past week.
“I don't like watching myself after fights but after viewing the bout I realized I am better than I thought,” he claimed. “Usually when I come back after a fight, I think I boxed well and when I watch the tape I am not as good as I thought I was. I didn't have the belief but now I know people who praised me were right. That has given me more confidence that I can be world champion.”
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