By Jake Donovan
If boxing is left with a 2010 season that was best known for what didn’t take place at the top level, then at the very least it could have left us with hope and promise for the future.
It did.
While it remains a struggle to piece together all of the big fights for which the public clamors, it hasn’t slowed the flow of traffic at the prospect level.
Thanks to stateside prospect-based series on various networks, more fighters than ever before are provided with the opportunity to make a name for themselves on the way up rather than being forced to toil in obscurity while awaiting their chance at prime time exposure.
Two stood out more so than any other, to where both are on the verge of title contention.
That they have both advanced to the contender stage before year’s end perhaps challenge the criteria that goes into recognizing the best prospects in the sport.
Still, that both are still on the rise qualifies them as fighters that continue to learn while they earn.
One started out a little further back than the other yet managed to catch up before the end of the year in terms of career progress.
With that comes the…
BOXINGSCENE.COM 2010 PROSPECT OF THE YEAR – MIGUEL ANGEL ‘MIKEY’ GARCIA [Click Here To Read More]
If boxing is left with a 2010 season that was best known for what didn’t take place at the top level, then at the very least it could have left us with hope and promise for the future.
It did.
While it remains a struggle to piece together all of the big fights for which the public clamors, it hasn’t slowed the flow of traffic at the prospect level.
Thanks to stateside prospect-based series on various networks, more fighters than ever before are provided with the opportunity to make a name for themselves on the way up rather than being forced to toil in obscurity while awaiting their chance at prime time exposure.
Two stood out more so than any other, to where both are on the verge of title contention.
That they have both advanced to the contender stage before year’s end perhaps challenge the criteria that goes into recognizing the best prospects in the sport.
Still, that both are still on the rise qualifies them as fighters that continue to learn while they earn.
One started out a little further back than the other yet managed to catch up before the end of the year in terms of career progress.
With that comes the…
BOXINGSCENE.COM 2010 PROSPECT OF THE YEAR – MIGUEL ANGEL ‘MIKEY’ GARCIA [Click Here To Read More]
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