Comments Thread For: Gary Russell Jr.: Me and Haymon 'had a plan all along'

[mathed]

You mean for his first professional win he should get all sorts of praise and credit?

First professional win? The guy hasn't exactly fought the biggest names out there or whatever the case but his skillset is so good, if you put him in with the "best" the result will still be the same.

[big_james10]

so he just admitted to fighting cans and getting an undeserving title shot after being overly protected

Yes, he did. So what? What the hell does that have to do with the fight against Lomachenko, a guy with a 1-1 record?

[Syf]

Again Idiots Floyd Fought for a Champion ship after only 17 fights against a Champion that was 38-1..

The early part of Floyd career was anything but soft touches !!

Floyd does have guys saying "helluva fighter" and "comes with the territory" though. It's like Floyd has guys trying to emulate his every nuance, right down to the way he speaks.

[Xi_]

Who is talking about Floyds early career, these cats are following the Floyd of today.

and what's wrong with that? floyd has one of the best resume's among active fighters while making more money than any boxer in the history of the sport......you've got to be one dumb p@ctarded f.uck(which you probably are) to tell a boxer not to follow the path of a floyd mayweather jr....smh.

[JmH Reborn]

I have a belief that GRJ will put on a master class performance against Loma and finally, the detractors (haters) should give him the credit he deserves.

Credit for beating a 1-1 prospect?

Strange world we live in...

[Tyler_Durden]

Gary Russel Jr is a ****en joke, I hope he gets knocked out by Vasyl Lomachenko.

[Spray_resistant]

First professional win? The guy hasn't exactly fought the biggest names out there or whatever the case but his skillset is so good, if you put him in with the "best" the result will still be the same.

How do we know that? He is basically a paid amateur.

[Butt stuff]

Yes, he did. So what? What the hell does that have to do with the fight against Lomachenko, a guy with a 1-1 record?

Nothing, the point he's making is that GRJ doesn't deserve the shot AND if we do compare fighters resumes- Lomachenko's two previous fight spank all of the fighters on GRJ's on the same name

[bojangles1987]

This fight is intriguing because its the slow moved, protected fighter vs. the rushed fighter who came into the game fighting contenders and champions.

I can't wait for this. This is the main event for me on Saturday.

Like I said in that other thread, these guys are exactly the same through completely different routes. I have no idea what to expect when they fight, and I can't wait.

[bojangles1987]

Credit for beating a 1-1 prospect?

Strange world we live in...

That 1-1 fighter's loss is more impressive than any win Russell Jr. has ever had. So yeah, Russell Jr. should get credit if he wins.