Comments Thread For: 'What is there to eat?' 'Nothing and we've got no money': The hunger fueling the rise of Moses Itauma

[BoxingUpdates]

When Moses Itauma arrives in Paris to watch the Olympic Games, he will do so with the conviction that he was right to turn professional aged 18
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[Corelone]

Hunger is the great motivator. An army runs on its belly.

[rudy]

He is growing on me

[Willow The Wisp]

All the the right thi gs are happening for him so far.

Nothing is sure for a young prospect.

But this is....
The Future WIIL have a heavyweight champion.
We don't know who that will be, but if he is exciting, powerful and personable, and can hang onto that title through epic battles and come out on top, he is going to become a billionaire. And that will buy mayonnaise and rice by the gross (pun intended).

[DaddyGringo]

Jared Anderson jr

[Sparked_26]

Mayo on rice sounds horrible and I love mayo

[M111]

They should definitely step him up a fair bit for his next fight. He looks the part, agile, appears to hit hard but hard to tell as the guys he’s fought haven’t looked too durable. He needs to fight a bigger, younger lump, Wach was too old and shot long ago. Great attitude. Best prospect at heavy I’ve seen for years.

[Knuckle sandwich]

Future champion.

Talent and hard work

Great story

[1Eriugenus]

'I was in the same room as Mike Tyson; Manny Pacquiao; Shannon Briggs. I was just there with all of these greats thinking, ‘My life is really blessed’.'

I appreciate the kid's only 19 but Shannon, really?

I do think he is the real deal but he is probably still 6-8 fights away from being at W/C level. I'll be very interested to see who he gets next. I'm not exactly a fan of Ol' Fish Eyes but, unlike Hearn, he does know boxing inside out.

[billeau2]

All the the right thi gs are happening for him so far.

Nothing is sure for a young prospect.

But this is....
The Future WIIL have a heavyweight champion.
We don't know who that will be, but if he is exciting, powerful and personable, and can hang onto that title through epic battles and come out on top, he is going to become a billionaire. And that will buy mayonnaise and rice by the gross (pun intended).

Kids like this restore my faith in humanity. The difference is this kid can move... Thes rest of these guys cannot seem to box, only to punch. Anderson had a jab but could not move on his toes... Big Baby and Ruiz... Two meatballs slugging it out. Ruiz looked pretty good sometimes actually, but no mobility.

This kid can box, he has more than a jab...

Alas Wisp you speak the wisdom of the ages, certain things have to line up... "Nothing is sure!" is the closest thing there is to a sure thing.