By Gavin Howie: Typically getting back from a defeat can profit greater than a win and exhibits the take a look at of character greater than a win ever may.
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In latest occasions, we’ve got had some huge, stunning losses – Fury, Joshua, Bivol, however all can and do have it in them to come back 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 dwell, 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 bought 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 just lately 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 nice Bernhard Hopkins misplaced his very first struggle at Mild Heavyweight and got here again, al be it down a weight to turn out to be probably the greatest Middleweight champions of all time.
One in all 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 isn’t the tip it’s made out to be and it may be the making or breaking of you.
Opinions on the good comebacks…
