Comments Thread For: Gary Russell Jr. – Ready to Answer Destiny’s Call

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By Thomas Gerbasi - Gary Russell Jr. used to be the worst interview in boxing. In his defense, he was just a teenager, better with his fists in the ring than with Bernard Hopkins-esque soliloquies outside of it, but when I first spoke to young Mr. Russell, after a series of one word answers and the inability of this scribe to get anything of note out of him - even after using all my tricks - I concluded that while he would probably do big things in the sport once he turned pro, he wouldn’t be as big as he could have been.

I was wrong.

On Saturday night, Russell has the opportunity to become a world champion when he faces Vasyl Lomachenko for the vacant WBO featherweight title. Perhaps even more notable, the 26-year-old Washington, D.C. native may very well be on the verge of becoming the star I figured he didn’t have a shot at becoming.

Now I don’t want to say he’s a changed man. It would be more accurate to describe him as a young man who has found his way around the sport, learning his craft inside the ring and adjusting to the spotlight outside of it. Some get one or the other right; most get neither, and fewer get both. Russell appears to be one of those rare few, and as people have gotten to know him, they’ve gotten on board, and it’s something he takes great pride in. [Click Here To Read More]

[..David..]

Great read thx!

I been waiting for quite a while for Gary Russell to get to the world level fights. I really think he has magnificent talent but its hard to tell when the opposition its so inferior.

I have Gary winning by Ud.

Hard to think lomachenko could start his career 1-2 thats crazy

[ihatebobarum]

just hurry up and answer it.
am just waiting for ggg and garcia to fight someone with a pulse now.

[MrClutch85]

Russell is technically sound fighter Saturday he will put on a great performance

[ShoulderRoll]

It's usually a very good idea to have around 25 fights or so before going for the belt.

Just to get those rounds of experience in.

We'll see if that strategy pays off for Russell come Saturday but I think it will.

[hitking]

just hurry up and answer it.
am just waiting for ggg and garcia to fight someone with a pulse now.

GGG has been fighting cans quite a bit longer than Russell, and getting his sack licked for it in the process:*******:

[baddog]

laughable

I respect your ability as a writer BBBUUUTTTTT,
"The biggest fight of his life" he's fighting a 1 and 1 guy, COME ON
The arrogant lil S--T needs his butt kicked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ShoulderRoll]

I respect your ability as a writer BBBUUUTTTTT,
"The biggest fight of his life" he's fighting a 1 and 1 guy, COME ON
The arrogant lil S--T needs his butt kicked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He's fighting for a world championship. Of course it's the biggest fight of his life.

The fact that Arum pulled strings to get Lomachenko into this position, and the fact that the corrupt WBO allowed it, isn't Russell's fault.

[Showtime..]

People are so hard on Loma to losing to Salido. Did you expect to see Loma knock him out in 1 round? It was a dirty, seasoned Vet vs. a Clinching, seasoned Amateur. Kinda hard to win getting low blowed every other minute.