Along Craig Daly: George Kambosos Jr. says he has “something to prove” in 2023 after losing his final two contests at the hands of Devin Haney in front of fans in his home country of Australia.
Kambosos Jr. (20-2, 10 KOs) is expected to take some conditioning level fights to get used to winning again. he recently Shakur Stevenson It would probably work, but it would have been a very dangerous fight for him.
Interestingly, Kambosos made no mention of refusing to fight Shakur when he posted on Twitter about having something to prove in 2023.
It’s important that his handler doesn’t match him too much as he may lose again. marks the end of his usefulness As opponents of talented elite fighters such as Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis, Vasyl Lomachenko, Frank Martin and Shakur Stevenson.
It could be just as good for Kambosos to get a good payday or two as a B-side opponent before using up what’s left of the cash they made from an upset win over Teofimo Lopez.
A loss to Haney last June boosted the popularity of former IBF, WBA, WBO and Ring magazine lightweight champion Kambosos Jr. He went from battling in front of more than 53,000 fans at his stadium in Melbourne to Marvel’s Rod Laver Arena in the city.
Every time I fall, it gets harder. At 23 I got something to prove 🔥🥊 pic.twitter.com/w4nYQjTwb9
— George “Berserk” Kambosos Jr. (@georgekambosos) January 2, 2023
Ideally Kambosos should drop to super featherweight [130] Then, chase one of the top contenders in that division and put yourself in a position to challenge for the world title.
At 135, Kambosos is too small, weak and slow to beat the best in his weight class, and a mix-up with any of the top five would end his career.
If Kambosos moves to 130, he has a chance to win another belt as long as he moves his career and keeps away from Emmanuel Navarrete, Oscar Valdes, Hector Luis Garcia and Shavkat Rakhimov.
As far as 135 tune-ups for the next fight in Kambosos are concerned, these are good options.
- Joseph ‘Jojo’ Diaz
- maxi fuse
- jamaine ortiz
- Francesco Pantera
- Michelle Rivera
- Denise Belinchick
If Kambosos can’t beat those fighters, he should either be demoted to super featherweight or retire.
Jamaine Ortiz (16-1-1, 8 KOs) is probably too strong for the Kambosos, but if he can’t beat this fighter level, he’s not in the lightweight division. , could have done a much better job than Kambosos did in two matches.
Many boxing fans feel that Kambosos was an accidental champion, a fighter who took advantage of the injured and mentally fragile Teofimo Lopez to win four belts in November 2021.
