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Lets say hypothetically speaking that a ww fighter has his pro debut against a hot prospect and shockingly wins by ko. Then in this fighters 2nd and 3rd fights he beats 2 old vets.
By is 4th fight he is able to land a fight with Quintana who is looking for a W against this kid whom is the cause of some buzz. In the fight he stops Carlos in 5.
then he fights Clottey gets a draw and after that fight he has fights with Pac, Cotto, Mosley, Margarito, and Floyd losing all of them.
Two of the losses against these 5 were close debatable SDs, two he was UDd in close fights, and in one he was stopped late while being up on the cards.....it doesn't really matter by who in which of the 5 fights and the manner in which he lost to whoever.
After all of this, the hypothetical fighter would have a record of 4-5-1 but is world class because of how he did against who he fought.
When I thought of this earlier, it made me realize even more how worthless an unbeaten record really is. Its all about the opposition you face and how you do against those opponents win or lose.....do you have any idea how good a fighter would have to be to get to the 12th round with Cotto or SSM? Or how good someone has to be to win a round against Floyd?
By is 4th fight he is able to land a fight with Quintana who is looking for a W against this kid whom is the cause of some buzz. In the fight he stops Carlos in 5.
then he fights Clottey gets a draw and after that fight he has fights with Pac, Cotto, Mosley, Margarito, and Floyd losing all of them.
Two of the losses against these 5 were close debatable SDs, two he was UDd in close fights, and in one he was stopped late while being up on the cards.....it doesn't really matter by who in which of the 5 fights and the manner in which he lost to whoever.
After all of this, the hypothetical fighter would have a record of 4-5-1 but is world class because of how he did against who he fought.
When I thought of this earlier, it made me realize even more how worthless an unbeaten record really is. Its all about the opposition you face and how you do against those opponents win or lose.....do you have any idea how good a fighter would have to be to get to the 12th round with Cotto or SSM? Or how good someone has to be to win a round against Floyd?
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