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By Thomas Gerbasi - As a young man who was on the verge of making the 2008 and 2012 United States Olympic boxing team, Jordan Shimmell knows all about high-pressure situations and fighting in front of big crowds. Yet after falling short of Olympic glory, he had the make the trek up the professional ladder 99 percent of fighters make.
That meant fights in spots like the Motor City Casino, the Dance Land Ballroom and the Grand Plaza Hotel in Toledo. The MGM Grand it wasn’t, and when you’ve been fighting since the age of eight, it could make you wonder why you even do this. But Shimmell never got distracted from his goal of a world championship and those big fights every boxer dreams of.
“I was just being hopeful for something bigger later,” said Shimmell, a 19-0 cruiserweight who gets that something bigger on Saturday, when he makes his national television debut on NBCSN against fellow unbeaten Isiah Thomas. For him, this fight is the culmination of all those years in the gym and in amateur rings around the country. As for keeping things fresh, it all comes down to perspective. [Click Here To Read More]
That meant fights in spots like the Motor City Casino, the Dance Land Ballroom and the Grand Plaza Hotel in Toledo. The MGM Grand it wasn’t, and when you’ve been fighting since the age of eight, it could make you wonder why you even do this. But Shimmell never got distracted from his goal of a world championship and those big fights every boxer dreams of.
“I was just being hopeful for something bigger later,” said Shimmell, a 19-0 cruiserweight who gets that something bigger on Saturday, when he makes his national television debut on NBCSN against fellow unbeaten Isiah Thomas. For him, this fight is the culmination of all those years in the gym and in amateur rings around the country. As for keeping things fresh, it all comes down to perspective. [Click Here To Read More]
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