01-23-2016, 09:21 PM
There is nothing wrong with confidence Sham, and that is the only feeling I get from any interviews that JP speaks. The management, and to an extent KB are doing the promoting. There is nothing wrong with promoting, but if the fighter starts believing that a fight is won before it's held, things go south real quick. It must be a fine line for Duco and Stu Duncan to tread regarding matchmaking, promoting the next opposition fighter, and aspiring where they believe their fighter is heading.
Duco could:
* Keep quiet and let fighters come and go slowly working towards a chance to get an eliminator, then start shouting from the rooftops...
* Tell the world that JP can beat anyone, anytime, not accept any offers unless there is 7 figures involved and not get a chance to fight anyone apart from low ranked fighters for years to hold a ranking. Let's go Champ, Let's go Champ, Let's go Champ....only if is heaps of cash Champ....
or
Slowly work as they did announce at the start of 2015, that they want JP to be ranked amongst all the alphabets, top 5 in one, working towards bigger things in 2016.
Yes, they talked themselves up a bit, comparing JPs progress to Joshua's....this is marketing directly to the fanbase of AJs in Britain. Smart, social media stuff which gets people and promoters chatting. I see nothing wrong so far, and there is a BIG unless, April or Julys opponent isn't the recognised top 10 fighter that has been promised.
Until then, the chat on here will go round and round. Lets hope we are pleasantly surprised a week or two after Bergman, with a credible opponent.
My 2 cents.
Duco could:
* Keep quiet and let fighters come and go slowly working towards a chance to get an eliminator, then start shouting from the rooftops...
* Tell the world that JP can beat anyone, anytime, not accept any offers unless there is 7 figures involved and not get a chance to fight anyone apart from low ranked fighters for years to hold a ranking. Let's go Champ, Let's go Champ, Let's go Champ....only if is heaps of cash Champ....
or
Slowly work as they did announce at the start of 2015, that they want JP to be ranked amongst all the alphabets, top 5 in one, working towards bigger things in 2016.
Yes, they talked themselves up a bit, comparing JPs progress to Joshua's....this is marketing directly to the fanbase of AJs in Britain. Smart, social media stuff which gets people and promoters chatting. I see nothing wrong so far, and there is a BIG unless, April or Julys opponent isn't the recognised top 10 fighter that has been promised.
Until then, the chat on here will go round and round. Lets hope we are pleasantly surprised a week or two after Bergman, with a credible opponent.
My 2 cents.