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Sonny Bill Williams to fight for New Zealand Heavyweight ***le
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<blockquote data-quote="nickdnz" data-source="post: 480002" data-attributes="member: 38640"><p>I get what everyone is saying. It doesn't make NZ boxing look very good. Tillman was a bit of a joke if we are being honest. Came in looking out of shape and showed no technical ability, especially after getting knocked with the left hook. As I said, he is only one of New Zealand's boxing champions and to see him go against David Tua or Chauncy Welliver, I'd pay to see that slaughter. Heck, I wouldn't even mind seeing Shane Cameron reclaiming his belt if he moved back up.</p><p></p><p>The thing that gets me is, New Zealand media go crazy with ***les like "Have to take SBW's boxing career seriously" and "Time to stop doubting him as a future prospect". No. He's 26 who now has five wins against custom picked, poor opponents. Those five wins have come over two years of boxing. He's not Anthony Mundine. He will not become a great boxer. Most great boxers have celebrated amature careers often competing in the Olympics (Foreman, Frazier, Ali, Jones Jr, Lennox Lewis, Joe Lewis, Wladimir Klitschko, Vitali Klitschko etc) in their teens and early twenties and then fight 10-15 professional fights in the next 2 or 3 years. Sonny Bill Williams is good for the profile of boxing in New Zealand, but people have to take him at face value.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nickdnz, post: 480002, member: 38640"] I get what everyone is saying. It doesn't make NZ boxing look very good. Tillman was a bit of a joke if we are being honest. Came in looking out of shape and showed no technical ability, especially after getting knocked with the left hook. As I said, he is only one of New Zealand's boxing champions and to see him go against David Tua or Chauncy Welliver, I'd pay to see that slaughter. Heck, I wouldn't even mind seeing Shane Cameron reclaiming his belt if he moved back up. The thing that gets me is, New Zealand media go crazy with ***les like "Have to take SBW's boxing career seriously" and "Time to stop doubting him as a future prospect". No. He's 26 who now has five wins against custom picked, poor opponents. Those five wins have come over two years of boxing. He's not Anthony Mundine. He will not become a great boxer. Most great boxers have celebrated amature careers often competing in the Olympics (Foreman, Frazier, Ali, Jones Jr, Lennox Lewis, Joe Lewis, Wladimir Klitschko, Vitali Klitschko etc) in their teens and early twenties and then fight 10-15 professional fights in the next 2 or 3 years. Sonny Bill Williams is good for the profile of boxing in New Zealand, but people have to take him at face value. [/QUOTE]
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