By Gavin Howie: Typically getting back from a defeat can profit greater than a win and reveals the take a look at of character greater than a win ever might.
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In latest instances, we’ve had some huge, stunning losses – Fury, Joshua, Bivol, however all can and do have it in them to return again.
In my time rising up, I adopted the greats within the late 90s and early 00s and have seen the likes of Mike Tyson stay, and there was one clear chief on this division – Lennox Lewis.
This was a person who had been KO’d twice by boxers in historical past and couldn’t lace his boots, however every time, he wished revenge and obtained it. He’ll go down in historical past, second none to the good Rocky Marciano to defeat each heavyweight they ever fought.
Daniel Dubois who not too long ago got here again from a loss in opposition to Joe Joyce and Oleksandr Usyk, nonetheless had it in himself to select himself up and tackle and defeat the most important attract British sport in Anthony Joshua.
The good Bernhard Hopkins misplaced his very first struggle at Mild Heavyweight and got here again, al be it down a weight to change into among the best Middleweight champions of all time.
Certainly one of my favorite success tales in British boxing is Johnny Nelson, who was a boxer that was missing in confidence however simply wanted that win to achieve momentum, and having misplaced his first 3 skilled bouts he ended his profession as a champion with 20 wins and with out defeat.
A loss is rarely the tip it’s made out to be and it may be the making or breaking of you.
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