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I was in the gym today following Nate Campbell's training camp with John David Jackson when Jameel showed up for his training. I asked McCline about who wins Peter-Maskaev (Maskaev also is training at that gym). He said Maskaev has a decent chance because he can punch but said something interesting. "I couldn't believe Peter didn't have a punch. I trained for a knockout artist and that messed me up."
McCline acknowledged that he lost the fight fair and square. He knows he has a stamina issue and said that though he's a puncher, he's not a finisher. "It's because I started late in boxing, about 26-27."
I've been around Jameel alot and he is very candid about his shortcomings. He said he was caught up in the Klitschko hype and was frozen in the moment. That sounds about right.
McCline didn't look that great in sparring today with Dominic Jenkins. Not because he doesn't have skills because Jameel is wonderfully talented and surprisingly mobile for a big man. He just seems too nice at times in the ring. He let his guy get off first too much and wasn't using his jab enough. He is an avid learner, but sometimes is too nice for his own good.
I told McCline that he was punching at the target too much and not through it. "I knock people down like that though." I told him that he wouldn't have to worry about finishing guys if he punched through the targets because they wouldn't get up.
Nonetheless, he says he wants to KO Ruiz when they fight next month and intends on coming in at 270 to give him some extra energy. He was 274 in the gym today.
McCline acknowledged that he lost the fight fair and square. He knows he has a stamina issue and said that though he's a puncher, he's not a finisher. "It's because I started late in boxing, about 26-27."
I've been around Jameel alot and he is very candid about his shortcomings. He said he was caught up in the Klitschko hype and was frozen in the moment. That sounds about right.
McCline didn't look that great in sparring today with Dominic Jenkins. Not because he doesn't have skills because Jameel is wonderfully talented and surprisingly mobile for a big man. He just seems too nice at times in the ring. He let his guy get off first too much and wasn't using his jab enough. He is an avid learner, but sometimes is too nice for his own good.
I told McCline that he was punching at the target too much and not through it. "I knock people down like that though." I told him that he wouldn't have to worry about finishing guys if he punched through the targets because they wouldn't get up.
Nonetheless, he says he wants to KO Ruiz when they fight next month and intends on coming in at 270 to give him some extra energy. He was 274 in the gym today.
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