Comments Thread For: Charles Conwell plans breakout at 154 pounds, fights vs. Vergil Ortiz Jnr, Jaron Ennis
Charles Conwell will look to further build his stock at junior middleweight when he takes on Gerardo Luis Vergara at the Toyota Arena in Ontario, California on Saturday.
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All prospects always look up and want to fight the big names, which is understandable. What they fail to realise is that the "name fighters" they are mentioning are also looking up towards bigger goals, bigger names, more money, more titles which also means they are not looking down and dreaming of fighting young contenders snapping at their heals. Contenders need to make themselves more attractive before any of the big names will even look in their direction.
Conwell may be talented, and he's certainly hyped. But his record is padded with nobodies. He needs to step up against a couple of fringe contenders before deserving a big fight.
Another guy who I expected more to this point. The talk was all good when he was just 22-23, seemingly as solid a fighter then as he is now - really not sure what the holdup was (*yes I know about the Day fight, could have been that). I remember thinking he might lack focus and consistency late in fights
He should have been good enough to have mixed it up with a couple of known guys but the leap hasn't happened yet. I hope he truly gets in the mix this year.
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