New Posts For Thread: Have there been any middle class professional boxers of a decent standard?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31461299/have-there-been-any-middle-class-professional-boxers-of-a-decent-standardThe only one I can think of off the top of my head is Gene Tunney who, iirc, had a university education.oh well...that is me shot down, no wonder I don't win anything on boxinghttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31461299/have-there-been-any-middle-class-professional-boxers-of-a-decent-standard?post_id=555825497#555825497oh well...that is me shot down, no wonder I don't win anything on boxingWed, 24 Oct 2018 12:44:42 -0500IBO title is practically worthless and he beat a conveyor belt of boxers who most would describe as average hand picked opponents, lost to the only two decent fighters he fought, George Groves beat him with one arm.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31461299/have-there-been-any-middle-class-professional-boxers-of-a-decent-standard?post_id=555823195#555823195IBO title is practically worthless and he beat a conveyor belt of boxers who most would describe as average hand picked opponents, lost to the only two decent fighters he fought, George Groves beat him with one arm.Wed, 24 Oct 2018 08:33:20 -0500Eubank has proved he does not have enough power to be world class given his fighting style in the Spike O'Sullivan fight he hit him everything and had very little effect,definitely wouldn't call him obviously very dedicated and you need self belief thttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31461299/have-there-been-any-middle-class-professional-boxers-of-a-decent-standard?post_id=555822747#555822747Eubank has proved he does not have enough power to be world class given his fighting style in the Spike O'Sullivan fight he hit him everything and had very little effect,definitely wouldn't call him obviously very dedicated and you need self belief tWed, 24 Oct 2018 07:51:41 -0500I also object to the word crap being used to describe Eubanks jnrChristopher Livingstone Eubank (born 18 September 1989) is a British professional boxer. He held the IBO super-middleweight title from 2017 to 2018, and previously the WBA interim and Bhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31461299/have-there-been-any-middle-class-professional-boxers-of-a-decent-standard?post_id=555822695#555822695I also object to the word crap being used to describe Eubanks jnrChristopher Livingstone Eubank (born 18 September 1989) is a British professional boxer. He held the IBO super-middleweight title from 2017 to 2018, and previously the WBA interim and BWed, 24 Oct 2018 07:43:34 -0500Fight Promoters love to push the boxers who don't read their contract and bring loads of fans to support them with ticket sales.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31461299/have-there-been-any-middle-class-professional-boxers-of-a-decent-standard?post_id=555821447#555821447Fight Promoters love to push the boxers who don't read their contract and bring loads of fans to support them with ticket sales.Wed, 24 Oct 2018 02:49:12 -0500hes not top drawer, but hes "decent" to me, and i cant think of a better one at moment.maybe he would have been better if he had had to scrap like his dad?maybe too, hes just in family job, like some other sons and daughters of boxers, sonot a goodhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31461299/have-there-been-any-middle-class-professional-boxers-of-a-decent-standard?post_id=555820999#555820999hes not top drawer, but hes "decent" to me, and i cant think of a better one at moment.maybe he would have been better if he had had to scrap like his dad?maybe too, hes just in family job, like some other sons and daughters of boxers, sonot a goodTue, 23 Oct 2018 18:30:44 -0500Scandanavian, I would probably say I had a middle class upbringing.no one really laid anything on a plate for me but my folks did take me around the country to tournaments, and buy me the equipment I needed etc to be fair. I ran till it hurt and thenhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31461299/have-there-been-any-middle-class-professional-boxers-of-a-decent-standard?post_id=555820989#555820989Scandanavian, I would probably say I had a middle class upbringing.no one really laid anything on a plate for me but my folks did take me around the country to tournaments, and buy me the equipment I needed etc to be fair. I ran till it hurt and thenTue, 23 Oct 2018 18:22:39 -0500donny, Chris Eubank Jr is crap, with all due respect, looks great on highlight and training reels he puts out, but in reality more style over substance, lost to the two only half decent boxers he's fought, lives in his own world and without a doubt ihttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31461299/have-there-been-any-middle-class-professional-boxers-of-a-decent-standard?post_id=555820975#555820975donny, Chris Eubank Jr is crap, with all due respect, looks great on highlight and training reels he puts out, but in reality more style over substance, lost to the two only half decent boxers he's fought, lives in his own world and without a doubt iTue, 23 Oct 2018 18:13:08 -0500Just to clarify, the discipline wasn't in me when I discovered other things at the vital age. And discipline, dedication and determination is everything when you have talent. Again, that transcends classes. We're all built the same.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31461299/have-there-been-any-middle-class-professional-boxers-of-a-decent-standard?post_id=555820967#555820967Just to clarify, the discipline wasn't in me when I discovered other things at the vital age. And discipline, dedication and determination is everything when you have talent. Again, that transcends classes. We're all built the same.Tue, 23 Oct 2018 18:11:18 -0500Boxing is probably the most brutal sport there is, the objective is to beat up your opponentwho will attempt to do the seem to us.Children with some athletic ability(not all men have this..including meBlush) will almost always chose another sport ifhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31461299/have-there-been-any-middle-class-professional-boxers-of-a-decent-standard?post_id=555820949#555820949Boxing is probably the most brutal sport there is, the objective is to beat up your opponentwho will attempt to do the seem to us.Children with some athletic ability(not all men have this..including meBlush) will almost always chose another sport ifTue, 23 Oct 2018 18:05:45 -0500