A Promising American Prospect? From D1 Football to HW Contender? Seth Mitchell

http://www.maxboxing.com/news/promo-lead/mitchell-hopes-to-bring-mayhem-to-the-heavyweights

Good read on former MSU LB Seth Mitchell

Fights tonight on GBP's card on Solo Boxeo (dont know if his fight is on TV)

Seen him a couple times before - looks good, in shape, and can punch. Has the right team behind him to make some noise in this very quiet division...

I d love to see this kid make some noise in the division. How tall is he?

Boxrec has him listed at 6'2"

He will never work out. In boxing, it's a very long shot for guys who play one or two sport their entire lives, then pick up boxing late. Boxing is just too nuanced, it's a sport that you have to have been in, in your early teens at the latest, to be successful.

Of course there are a handful of exceptions throughout the 100+ years of the sport, but they are extremely rare...

Hillsicc303 wrote:

He will never work out. In boxing, it's a very long shot for guys who play one or two sport their entire lives, then pick up boxing late. Boxing is just too nuanced, it's a sport that you have to have been in, in your early teens at the latest, to be successful.

Of course there are a handful of exceptions throughout the 100+ years of the sport, but they are extremely rare...

Yup.

Sergio Martinez started boxing when he was 19. So there!!!!!

hardcoreBEE24 wrote:

Sergio Martinez started boxing when he was 19. So there!!!!!

OK Sergio at 19 and Marciano in his early 20's and Ron Lyle and Dwight Qawi in prison. Got anybody else?

marbleheadmaui wrote:

hardcoreBEE24 wrote:

Sergio Martinez started boxing when he was 19. So there!!!!!

OK Sergio at 19 and Marciano in his early 20's and Ron Lyle and Dwight Qawi in prison. Got anybody else?

That's enough you computer you. I named fellas that have done it. Its not impossible.

hardcoreBEE24 wrote:

marbleheadmaui wrote:

hardcoreBEE24 wrote:

Sergio Martinez started boxing when he was 19. So there!!!!!

OK Sergio at 19 and Marciano in his early 20's and Ron Lyle and Dwight Qawi in prison. Got anybody else?

That's enough you computer you. I named fellas that have done it. Its not impossible.

No one said impossible. The claim was "longshot."

marbleheadmaui wrote:

hardcoreBEE24 wrote:

Sergio Martinez started boxing when he was 19. So there!!!!!

OK Sergio at 19 and Marciano in his early 20's and Ron Lyle and Dwight Qawi in prison. Got anybody else?

Wilfredo Vazquez Jr at 23 (champion at 26!!!!!). Hill is right though, these type of guys are rare in the sport.

BTW I saw Seth Mitchell live at the Shark tank in San Jose last year. Hes a good guy and the fans absolutely loved him. Seth crushed some Fat Dude from long Beach in like 30 seconds of round 1. After he came out of the locker room from his fight, he met up with fans taking pictures with kids and shaking everyones hand.

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That's enough you computer you. I named fellas that have done it. Its not impossible.

So we have about 5 or 6 guys out of the tens of thousands of professional boxers who have ever laced up a pair of gloves.

The odds are serverly against this guy, and other guys like him who take to the sport late...

Hillsicc303 wrote:

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That's enough you computer you. I named fellas that have done it. Its not impossible.

So we have about 5 or 6 guys out of the tens of thousands of professional boxers who have ever laced up a pair of gloves.

The odds are serverly against this guy, and other guys like him who take to the sport late...

(Fingers in ears shaking head screaming "la la la la la") there is still a chance.