What does 0-3 have to do with his performance against Linares?
Mitchell took a lot of stick for his poor performances against Katsidis and Burns. To earn another title shot and perform well in a FOTY candidate against the best opponent he's ever faced deserves some praise.
I'm not taking anything away from Selby, he's a good fighter and he's now a world champion. Just pointing out that the reason Mitchell got the most acclaim from the two is because he was fighting a much better opponent and it was a hell of a fight while the ending of Selby's was underwhelming.
Mitchell took a lot of stick for his poor performances against Katsidis and Burns. To earn another title shot and perform well in a FOTY candidate against the best opponent he's ever faced deserves some praise.
I'm not taking anything away from Selby, he's a good fighter and he's now a world champion. Just pointing out that the reason Mitchell got the most acclaim from the two is because he was fighting a much better opponent and it was a hell of a fight while the ending of Selby's was underwhelming.
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