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The thing about supernova, is they do not burn at their intense peak for long. But while they do they are heralded (especially by countrymen) as one of the greats to ever come along.
Supernova are suddenly exposed, that is a qualification. They do not stay on top for long periods. While they are on top, rabid and dense fans think they are the greatest. Then they take a great fall, and some continue to believe as the supernova begins to lose fairly regularly.
Some supernova make it to the highest ranks of boxing, or nearby, like Tyson and Dempsey. Dempsey was barely taking fights during the latter years of his reign.
Dempsey and Tyson are true standouts among supernova, meaning they indeed stayed long enough and accomplished enough to be regarded quite highly today, they were not mere flashes in the pan.
We are interested in supernova who become champions, so none of them are precisely flashes in the pan. Someone like Berto does not even qualify. He never did burn brightly enough to be considered a supernova, though some dense fans were already beginning to salivate over his modest accomplishments before he was rudely exposed.
It was no secret to me that Berto would be rudely exposed. I have learned to see when these fighters are advancing on mere athletic ability alone.
Popo, Cuevas and Martinez were due in my mind for an abrupt reality check and AT demotion, and they all got it rather punctually. Hearns was an unfair amount of overkill for Cuevas. Duran would have done the job on Cuevas first if Hearns hadn't. The Mexican was a pure puncher but minus flashy athletic ability.
Supernova are suddenly exposed, that is a qualification. They do not stay on top for long periods. While they are on top, rabid and dense fans think they are the greatest. Then they take a great fall, and some continue to believe as the supernova begins to lose fairly regularly.
Some supernova make it to the highest ranks of boxing, or nearby, like Tyson and Dempsey. Dempsey was barely taking fights during the latter years of his reign.
Dempsey and Tyson are true standouts among supernova, meaning they indeed stayed long enough and accomplished enough to be regarded quite highly today, they were not mere flashes in the pan.
We are interested in supernova who become champions, so none of them are precisely flashes in the pan. Someone like Berto does not even qualify. He never did burn brightly enough to be considered a supernova, though some dense fans were already beginning to salivate over his modest accomplishments before he was rudely exposed.
It was no secret to me that Berto would be rudely exposed. I have learned to see when these fighters are advancing on mere athletic ability alone.
Popo, Cuevas and Martinez were due in my mind for an abrupt reality check and AT demotion, and they all got it rather punctually. Hearns was an unfair amount of overkill for Cuevas. Duran would have done the job on Cuevas first if Hearns hadn't. The Mexican was a pure puncher but minus flashy athletic ability.
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