Tweet
by David P. Greisman - It takes more than championship material to make a fighter a champion. The fighter still has to do the hard work in the ring. What goes on outside of the ring is just as important.
The best managers and promoters devise strategies for taking that championship material and ensuring it is built into something structurally sound. It takes timing. It takes persuasion and politics. It takes luck.
For every talent like Sergio Martinez who toils in relative obscurity despite his ability and who does not enter the title picture until his mid-30s, there are the prospects who become world champions before they should even be considered contenders.
With four major sanctioning bodies handing out belts, it is easier than ever for a young fighter to move up in the rankings and get a title shot before he has truly proven he belongs.
But sometimes he does indeed belong. And his early arrival is now part of the longer journey.
Depending on what they have to work with, a fighter’s team relies on either alchemy or algebra. [Click Here To Read More]
The best managers and promoters devise strategies for taking that championship material and ensuring it is built into something structurally sound. It takes timing. It takes persuasion and politics. It takes luck.
For every talent like Sergio Martinez who toils in relative obscurity despite his ability and who does not enter the title picture until his mid-30s, there are the prospects who become world champions before they should even be considered contenders.
With four major sanctioning bodies handing out belts, it is easier than ever for a young fighter to move up in the rankings and get a title shot before he has truly proven he belongs.
But sometimes he does indeed belong. And his early arrival is now part of the longer journey.
Depending on what they have to work with, a fighter’s team relies on either alchemy or algebra. [Click Here To Read More]
Comment