Fast tracking can happen in boxing, but not to the highest level.
You can fast track a fighter from C - B, but the jump from there to Elite is huge.
Case in point, Rigondeaux.
Probably the most skilled fighter and the most fast-tracked still struggled in his seventh pro fight against Cordoba which was his first real jump as far as competition level was concerned. Rigondeaux is an exceptional fighter, and Cordoba is not elite.
If you do the math, any fighter coming into the game and fighting the best in their 5th, 6th or 7th fight gets seriously taken to school.
There is just too much depth and to many wrinkles in boxing to master. The rules isolate and remove most of the crude and quick possible endings. There are no "tapouts" in boxing.
You can fast track a fighter from C - B, but the jump from there to Elite is huge.
Case in point, Rigondeaux.
Probably the most skilled fighter and the most fast-tracked still struggled in his seventh pro fight against Cordoba which was his first real jump as far as competition level was concerned. Rigondeaux is an exceptional fighter, and Cordoba is not elite.
If you do the math, any fighter coming into the game and fighting the best in their 5th, 6th or 7th fight gets seriously taken to school.
There is just too much depth and to many wrinkles in boxing to master. The rules isolate and remove most of the crude and quick possible endings. There are no "tapouts" in boxing.
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