From the amateurs to the early part of his career at 140 I was very, very impressed with what he showed. But he just never took that extra step. Even when he was defeating the likes of Devon Alexander, I didn't see the progression. Then he moved up to 147 and he looked so much slower. And I think part of the reason why he never got over that hump is because of what we saw in the second Pacquiao fight, that self-doubt. Despite his heart, he would allow himself to balloon in weight between fights and when you lack that consistent dedication, coupled with confidence issues, it will always bite you in the ass at some point. I doubt Bradley ever sees the pound for pound list again.
he didn't just "allow" himself, the guy badly hurt his ankles/calves in both fights
Kevin Mitchell - Thought he'd do well after his performance against Prescott. Katsidis took his head off, he showed a lot of inexperience in that fight and was blitzed out by Burns. He's still around having recently beaten a decent opponent for IBF eliminator but he was losing until the stoppage.
David Price - I wasn't expecting the second coming of Klitschko but I thought he'd turn out better than what he has. His chin was always a problem, I remember his amateur days, even his pro debut. But his mentality worries me the most, he just seems really nervous and his confidence shot after those back to back losses against Thompson.
David Haye - Doesn't really care about the sport, little love for the fans and that's evident. Talked the talk but couldn't walk the walk. I can't think of a bigger **** in recent times in ze sport of boxing.
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