Shiming Zou...what happened to him?

**Mitchell Kane** · 06-01-2016, 02:05 PM

Maybe he'll fight in Rio. lol

**The Big Dunn** · 06-01-2016, 02:07 PM

isnt he about to fight at MSG?

**HanzGruber** · 06-01-2016, 02:09 PM

He's 35 and isn't undefeated anymore lol. Dint think arum really cared about him for American audience but he'll still make money in China

**PK3434** · 06-01-2016, 02:10 PM

TR had the right idea by signing a star from China, they just signed the wrong guy.

He is old, with a completely amateur style, and no power.

He isn't bad at all, but has no chance of ever being a star outside of China.

**King_** · 06-01-2016, 02:14 PM

Zou was never going to be an elite professional. He simply does not have the right tools to be a successful professional. He has quick hands and great footwork, but it basically ends there as far as skills that translate to the pro game. He is absolutely feather fisted and has absolutely no "nasty" to him.

He's that "professional amateur" type of boxer.

**Sweet Jones** · 06-01-2016, 02:38 PM

Originally posted by larryxxx...

He was so hyped by Arum and all of the sudden he has fallen off of the map...he has a fight lined up on the 11th this month yet i have heard nothing about it

Let's not forget HBO's role in trying to make him a 'thing' too. How much airtime did they waste on this middling talent and blatant Top Rank money grab?

Sad.

**Contra** · 06-01-2016, 02:50 PM

Originally posted by Sweet Jones

Let's not forget HBO's role in trying to make him a 'thing' too. How much airtime did they waste on this middling talent and blatant Top Rank money grab?

Sad.

HBO saw the same thing Arum did.

An untapped market and a billion people ready to root for a national hero.

**New England** · 06-01-2016, 03:08 PM

Originally posted by larryxxx...

He was so hyped by Arum and all of the sudden he has fallen off of the map...he has a fight lined up on the 11th this month yet i have heard nothing about it

opportunity for bob to get his feet wet in china. that's the most powerful country on the world iwth the fastest growing middle class. there's a city called macau that does 3-4 x more ******** revenue than las vegas. when the next chinese great [

] comes around, bob is goign to have the upper hand.

**Sweet Jones** · 06-01-2016, 03:09 PM

Originally posted by Contra

HBO saw the same thing Arum did.

An untapped market and a billion people ready to root for a national hero.

Which would have been fine if a) they limited it to their HBO Asia distribution channel and b) Shiming was a legit, interest sparking talent.

Neither of those conditions were true.

Shiming Zou...what happened to him?