Comments Thread For: The One-Fight Novice Who Showed Nick Ball How to Beat Ray Ford

[BoxingUpdates]

Junior featherweight Steve Johnson might have a modest professional record of 1-0, with one knockout, but he spent a significant portion of camp with Nick Ball, mimicking Raymond Ford.
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[SteveM]

Either Ball or someone in his team must know boxing extremely well to have known about this guy and figured out he'd be he best sparring partner. Hope he got paid well

[trippleupper]

Being the primary and the only sparring partner -- now that is something

[Corelone]

I don't think this level can compete with Inoue. Bragging on a cheap regimen like fake diamonds.

[BlackRobb]

Smart teams scout opponents. Very smart on the part of Ball and his team.

[CPNUTKnockoutFreshMart]

Mr. Johnson sounds like someone to keep an eye out for.

[CPNUTKnockoutFreshMart]

Either Ball or someone in his team must know boxing extremely well to have known about this guy and figured out he'd be he best sparring partner. Hope he got paid well

His.friend who previously sparred with Ball turned them on to him.

[real raw]

Cong**** to Ball on his win, but imo Ford beat himself. Ford chose to fight Ball's fight, but I think Ford could have easily outboxed Ball, had he chosen that strategy. Ford traded exchanges with Ball and was on the loosing end of the exchanges. If Ford boxes to the level of his ability, rather than trying to prove he's the toughest in the ring, he'll be very hard to beat. But until he changes his mindset, he may very well keep finding himself on the loosing end.