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Curtis Stevens isn’t the only one who’s been on the offensive in recent days.
Stevens’ talkative and stylish trainer (he designs Havoc boxing gear after all), Andre Rozier, has been just as aggressive, taking aim at one of the most respective trainers in the sport, Abel Sanchez, for demeaning comments he made toward Stevens. In a recent story for Boxingscene, Sanchez was quoted as calling Stevens “green” and “not ready” for his fighter Gennady Golovkin, who's searching for his next opponent for a bout in November.
In response, Rozier said of Sanchez: “Who is Abel Sanchez? Before Golovkin I never even heard of him. I can’t take criticism from a guy who never developed his own fighter and then takes credit for what he's done with a fighter who was already basically complete when he got him. Who is Sanchez to criticize Curtis?”
Rozier had reason to be upset. According to Sanchez, Stevens would be a much easier assignment for Golovkin than his recent opponent, Mathew Macklin, whom Golovkin blasted out in just three rounds last month.
“As far as fighting Stevens, I feel that Stevens is not ready,” Sanchez told Boxingscene on a story that was posted on Aug. 4. “I think Stevens is a lot easier than [Matthew] Macklin. I think it’s not so much about his chin- he’s still green.”
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Stevens’ talkative and stylish trainer (he designs Havoc boxing gear after all), Andre Rozier, has been just as aggressive, taking aim at one of the most respective trainers in the sport, Abel Sanchez, for demeaning comments he made toward Stevens. In a recent story for Boxingscene, Sanchez was quoted as calling Stevens “green” and “not ready” for his fighter Gennady Golovkin, who's searching for his next opponent for a bout in November.
In response, Rozier said of Sanchez: “Who is Abel Sanchez? Before Golovkin I never even heard of him. I can’t take criticism from a guy who never developed his own fighter and then takes credit for what he's done with a fighter who was already basically complete when he got him. Who is Sanchez to criticize Curtis?”
Rozier had reason to be upset. According to Sanchez, Stevens would be a much easier assignment for Golovkin than his recent opponent, Mathew Macklin, whom Golovkin blasted out in just three rounds last month.
“As far as fighting Stevens, I feel that Stevens is not ready,” Sanchez told Boxingscene on a story that was posted on Aug. 4. “I think Stevens is a lot easier than [Matthew] Macklin. I think it’s not so much about his chin- he’s still green.”
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