Travis Kauffman Wins by Second Round KO!

[Jim Jeffries]

True, but the Klitschkos had money behind them when they turned pro, Kauffman still doesn't have a promotional deal. It costs money to buy these opponents, money that smaller promoters don't have.

Why would a promoter pay $5000 to get a good opponent for a prospect when they don't have him under contract? That's how they look at it.

I don't have a problem with them bringing him along slow. He's only 23, is fighting regularly enough and seems to be keeping his weight under control. Looks like he's at least 4 years from being on the world stage though, at this pace. If he's good enough, which is way to early to tell.

[The Buzz]

I don't have a problem with them bringing him along slow. He's only 23, is fighting regularly enough and seems to be keeping his weight under control. Looks like he's at least 4 years from being on the world stage though, at this pace. If he's good enough, which is way to early to tell.

Yeah, not everyone is Mike Tyson, who was 20 and built like a tank. Heavyweights reach maturity around 26 or so. How many top heavyweights are in their 20s? None, really.

Kauffman has a long future in front of him and if he can stay busy, by the end of this year he will be 21-0. He'll be 24 by that time and still not at his physical peak.