Mikhail Bakunin
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Where do you place "The Ring", in terms of legitimacy?
At this point I don’t care if they stage this fight on the MOON, I’m just ready for them to get it done lol.
Looove this lol.
I think this caption is from an interview (which AJ posted to his Snap recently) of Umar Johnson explaining that being a leader/mentor is not just about pouring money into the community. It’s about SHOWING UP in the flesh and genuinely giving a part of yourself in order to positively affect/influence the lives young people that truly matters. I’m sure it comes natural to AJ to feel so connected to that role, being that he was a bit misguided in his youth himself and taken under the wing of coaches in the boxing gym who took a personal interest in mentoring, disciplining and setting him on the right path which ultimately changed his life. AJ most probably wouldn’t be the man that he is today were it not for men like Sean at Finchley ABC and Coach McCracken. So I’m sure that once AJ retires from the sport, taking on an even larger role of guiding the next generation of young fighters will be a major priority to him and something that will bring him a lot of satisfaction and joy. Love.
^^^ Every word of this.
Boxing is so unimaginably HARD both mentally and physically that I respect any human being who has the courage to lace up a pair of boxing gloves and step inside of a ring. But as you mentioned, Wilder’s been content for so long with doing the bare minimum and getting away with it. So now that the time has come when the bare minimum isn’t nearly good enough where does that leave him?
Professional boxing is a craft where you can’t fake it against the top dogs in the division...if the ring IQ and skill set isn’t at an elite level, at some point you will be exposed. And Wilder learned that the hard way on February 22, so again where does he go from here? How does Wilder mentally recondition and physically refashion/rebuild his entire fight game from the ground up at age 35 with over 40 fights under his belt?
I’m not saying that it’s impossible, I mean anything’s possible...but it’s a pretty TALL order...and in Wilder refusing to see the rematch with Fury through he’s shown the world that he just doesn’t have it in him. Which is a shame for his fan base, because as you said, he was pretty much all they had. But who knows what the future holds.
I wasn’t aware that AJ knew of Dr. Umar Johnson either, but as you mentioned Johnson’s pretty popular as he has some very radical and controversial views that definitely go viral quite a bit. I don’t agree with everything that Johnson says lol, but what he stated in the interview AJ posted about giving of oneself to the community and not simply writing a check is spot on.I didin't know AJ followed Umar Johnson. I guess Umar goes viral so it's hard not to know who he is. Who is Sean?
Looks like everyone’s hunch, including yours Mik, was correct about Saudi lol.
I saw a couple of IG posts yesterday stating definitively that Joshua and Fury’s camps had come to an agreement...so this must be what those posts were eluding to. This fight is going to be HUGE, I’m sooo excited...but most of all I’m thrilled for my Champ. Undisputed is everything that AJ’s been wanting and working toward for a very long time. And I can’t wait to see him hold that WBC strap in the air.
Without a DOUBT!It's going to be Epic.
You will know he's serious if he changes his team or add in some serious people. until he does that he's not changing.I would like to see Wilder continue on in the sport, because I’m high-key still holding out hope that he and Joshua will have their CLASH lol. But what’s the move for Wilder though? What’s the way forward? I honestly can’t even imagine.
This guy has a TON of grueling work to do both mentally and physically if he’s serious about making this happen. The question is can he do it. I guess we’ll see.
Yes indeed lol! Looks like the Undisputed bout is going to happen in 2021. And it should happen, it needs to happen...this is the fight the whole world is waiting for. So I couldn’t be more thrilled that everything’s coming together as planned. And of course I’m most happy for my Champion.it doesn't sound like you will have to wait another year.
Facts.You will know he's serious if he changes his team or add in some serious people. until he does that he's not changing.