How come no one is talking about the jleon love fight..
I can't stand the guy and am no fan of his, but he impressed me in that fight with periban..
Say what you will about love, but he deserves props for keeping calm when he got hurt and cameback to dominant the fight.. That was ring maturity right before your eyes..
Love doesn't have a lot of fights and has been given his spot in the sport without really earning it, but i can't deny- the kid is being brought up the right way..
Before PPv era, young fighters took tough journeymen fights for a year or 2 before fighting the ranked guys.. Now we have guys like wilder and Russell jr that are contenders without fighting anyone, and yes it helps the hype but ultimately stunts the growth of a fighter..
Love over his last 5 fights has taken decent opponents, and may not have always looked good, but that learning curve is starting to pay dividends.. Love showed a lot of maturity in the periban fight, and that was from gaining experience fighting Simon, Findlay, rosado, etc... 5 fights ago, love would have been stopped by periban, but today, love has the experience to regroup and shut out periban down the stretch..
Huge props to love, and I wish other young fighters would follow suit and stay active and climb the ladder.. It's the best recipe for long term success in boxing.
I can't stand the guy and am no fan of his, but he impressed me in that fight with periban..
Say what you will about love, but he deserves props for keeping calm when he got hurt and cameback to dominant the fight.. That was ring maturity right before your eyes..
Love doesn't have a lot of fights and has been given his spot in the sport without really earning it, but i can't deny- the kid is being brought up the right way..
Before PPv era, young fighters took tough journeymen fights for a year or 2 before fighting the ranked guys.. Now we have guys like wilder and Russell jr that are contenders without fighting anyone, and yes it helps the hype but ultimately stunts the growth of a fighter..
Love over his last 5 fights has taken decent opponents, and may not have always looked good, but that learning curve is starting to pay dividends.. Love showed a lot of maturity in the periban fight, and that was from gaining experience fighting Simon, Findlay, rosado, etc... 5 fights ago, love would have been stopped by periban, but today, love has the experience to regroup and shut out periban down the stretch..
Huge props to love, and I wish other young fighters would follow suit and stay active and climb the ladder.. It's the best recipe for long term success in boxing.
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