First of all, there are definitely criticisms I agree with. Going on to fight Martz was a HUGE waste of time as he was nothing more than a bean pole punching bag. Likewise Bergman was really a disappointing choice for a southpaw opponent and JP his performance was quite frankly poor. I also agree that the fight with Sherman Williams showed that JP had difficulty dealing with a durable savvy veteran who knew when and how to tie up their opponent and also that the one flush overhand right that connected definitely buckled JP at the knees.
But what does "exposed" mean exactly?
Does it mean winning every round according to 2/3 judges apart from one judge who gave an incomprehensible scorecard of 97-94, and who quite co-incidentally hasn't been asked back to judge any other fights?
Does it mean having his opponent in trouble no less than 3 times during his then 10th fight, but not being able to finish the job? Would a rematch have really been of much benefit?
And iirc, Meehan was actually ranked around 35 no boxrec before his fight with JP. Up until Martz, I actually thought the match-making was coming along nicely. Personally would like to have seen people like Ustinov or Wach as tall options or Pianeta or even Mansour or Mike Perez as the southpaw opponents, though I reckon Perez would have been a huge risk given JP's difficulty with Bergman.
But what does "exposed" mean exactly?
Does it mean winning every round according to 2/3 judges apart from one judge who gave an incomprehensible scorecard of 97-94, and who quite co-incidentally hasn't been asked back to judge any other fights?
Does it mean having his opponent in trouble no less than 3 times during his then 10th fight, but not being able to finish the job? Would a rematch have really been of much benefit?
And iirc, Meehan was actually ranked around 35 no boxrec before his fight with JP. Up until Martz, I actually thought the match-making was coming along nicely. Personally would like to have seen people like Ustinov or Wach as tall options or Pianeta or even Mansour or Mike Perez as the southpaw opponents, though I reckon Perez would have been a huge risk given JP's difficulty with Bergman.