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Mental fall of the most talented boxing stars

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1 year ago

September 29, 2025

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Boxing was never lacking in talent. Each era produces its wonderful. But size is not only speed, reflex or power. It’s about the mind – the ability to accept fire, pressure and expectations without breaking. Today, three names stand out not only at what they can do in the ring, but also about how close to wasting all this: Gervont “Tank” Davis, Ryan Garcia and Teófimo López.

Tank: a destroyer who wants to leave

Tank has everything: knockout power in both hands, compact bases and IQ, which is revealed in how he makes opponents before detonation. Sells Pay-Per-Views. Fills the arenas. At the age of 30 he should be a man carrying boxing forward.

Instead, he announces “boxing is dead” and threatens the retirement after the exhibition with Jake Paul. The fighter in his excellent level does not speak this way. This is not confidence, it’s fatigue. It’s a trauma. These are early stages of self -esteem.

And when it comes to rivals, Tank rejects what others do, ignores side by side and never showed the slightest interest to call their natural peers – Shakur Stevenson, Devin Haney, Teofimo Lopez. He lives in negativity, throwing indifference instead of hunger. The best want to fight best. The tank behaves as if he doesn’t care. This is not a size, it’s avoiding.

The tank does not lose the fighting – losing patience. But the box does not crowns the impatient. If he wants to be remembered as something more than a noise guard, he must silence the voices in his head before he silences people in front of him.

Ryan: A golden boy who can’t grow up

Ryan Garcia is the dream of a promoter. A bogus, which belongs to the repetition of a sluggish pace, a left hook that can end the nights in the blink and social media that did not match any boxer in history. He has all the tools to be a star.

But he behaves like a child in the game of an adult man. Craft in social media, mysterious posts about death, discriminating against the wound that WBC issued it – Ryan fights with himself as with opponents. His edges were not only unpredictable; They became glaring racism, poisoning their own image and alienating fans (at least those who do not share the same views) who once believed that he could be another king of crossover.

And the instability does not end. Ryan is closed in a lasting conflict with his promoters, meeting with a golden boy, threatening processes and publicly emit complaints. Instead of challenging the challenge, he wants a war with people who should direct their career.

He has potential inside the ring and should work on his craft. But talent without discipline is a candle in the wind. Ryan could have been a up-to-date face face. Instead, he risks that he is remembered as a warning about a warrior who had everything except stability.

Teo: Prodigy, which imploded

Teófimo López defeated Vasiliy Lomachenko. He shocked the world of speed, explosion and fearlessness. He was the future for one night.

But instead of building the dynasty, he tried. Diva behavior, public crash, retirement conversation at the age of 25. Then George Cambosos appeared, who took his lanes and aura during one night. Teo bounced off, defeating Josh Taylor, but instability never left.

Like Ryan, Teo devoted himself to racist edges, dying his reputation. And like Ryan, he is in constant conflict with promoters – publicly attacking the highest rank, emitting private battles in front of the world. He is as unstable outside the ring as an explosive one, and this variability has become its ceiling.

Every time Teo is fighting, the question cannot win? – What appears Teo?

Pattern

Tank. Ryan. Teo Three men who could be pillars of this generation. Three men who have what they need physically – but break mentally.

Tank is a talented destroyer who looks ready to leave, ignoring the rivals who should define him.

Ryan is a golden boy when he is still imploding with edges and promoters.

Teo is a wonderful, which once tasted size, but it is too unstable to keep it.

And it’s not just them – these fans allow it. Tank fans behave as if he did a favor to the world by entering the ring. A significant part of Ryan and Teo fans is more than willing to reject their racist explosions – some even share the same views. Instead of requiring responsibility, they provide a cover. Instead of pushing fighters in the direction of size, they stop them with the comfort of excuses.

The story saw it earlier: Tyson, Broner. Talent was there, but the mind broke. These three are dangerously close to walking the same path.

Last round

Do not blame boxing if this generation is disappearing. Clapse fighters who crack under pressure – and fans who defend their fragility instead of demanding greatness.

The size is not about the most vital events. It’s about stability. And now tank, Ryan and Teo look talented but broken.

Last updated 28/28/2025

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Sebastian Fundora vs Ermal Hadribeaj: Start Time and Live Results

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1 hour ago

October 17, 2026

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"Sebastian Fundora vs Ermal Hadribeaj: Start Time and Live Results"

Sebastian Fundora defends his WBC super welterweight title against Ermal Hadribeaj on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, with the card starting at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT / 1 a.m. BST Sunday. TNT and DAZN broadcast the fight live.

Updated Oct 14, 2026, 4:34 am EDT

FIGHT DAY! Sebastian Fundora vs Ermal Hadribeaj

Sebastian Fundora

Ermal Hadribaj

Date: Saturday, October 17, 2026
Venue: The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas
Card starts: 8:00 pm EDT / 1:00 am BST (Sun, Oct 18 in the UK)
Expected ring walks: 11:00 pm EDT / 4:00 am BST (Sun, Oct 18 in the UK)
Weight class: super welterweight
Scheduled distance: 12 rounds

Live results will appear here on fight night.

Sebastian Fundora vs Ermal Hadribeaj
WBC super welterweight title.

Brandon Figueroa vs. Tomoki Kameda bout is now off after Figueroa fell ill overnight.

Armando Reséndiz vs Koen Mazoudier
Super middleweight, 10 rounds.

Marco Romero vs Braulio Ferreira
Super middleweight, eight rounds.

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Daniel Dubois vs. Fabio Wardley Rematch: Live Results and Fight Updates

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4 hours ago

October 17, 2026

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Daniel Dubois vs. Fabio Wardley Rematch: Live Results and Fight Updates

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Dubois defends his WBO heavyweight title against Wardley on DAZN PPV at The O2 Arena in London on Saturday, October 17.

Fabio Wardley gets another crack at Daniel Dubois five months after dropping him twice but losing their first fight. Dubois recovered to stop Wardley in the 11th round in Manchester.

UPCOMING

Daniel Dubois vs. Fabio Wardley

2026-10-17 · 14:00 ET / 7:00 PM UK · O2 Arena, London · Live on DAZN

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Wardley returns as the challenger. Dubois makes his first defence against the heavyweight he dethroned in May, with DAZN PPV and DAZN Ultimate Tier carrying the rematch.

Start Time and Ring Walks

Coverage starts at 7 p.m. BST / 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT.

Dubois and Wardley are expected to make their ring walks at approximately 10:30 pm BST / 5:30 pm ET / 2:30 pm PT. All times fall on Saturday, October 17.

DAZN PPV Price

The standalone PPV costs £24.99 in the UK and $59.99 in the USincluding the undercard and main event.

DAZN Ultimate Tier subscribers receive the event without a separate PPV purchase.

Full Fight Card, Weigh-In Results and Expected Times

Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley

WBO heavyweight title

Dubois: 253.9 lbs (115.17 kg) | Wardley: 248.3 lbs (112.63 kg)

Expected ring walks: 10:30 pm BST / 5:30 pm ET / 2:30 pm PT

Louie O’Doherty vs Michael Gomez Jr.

British and Commonwealth lightweight titles

O’Doherty: 134.12 lbs (60.84 kg) | Gomez Jr.: 134.3 lbs (60.92 kg)

Approximate start: 9:30 pm BST / 4:30 pm ET / 1:30 pm PT

Adam Olaniyan vs Dan Garber

Heavyweight

Olaniyan: 250.15 lbs (113.47 kg) | Garber: 223.15 lbs (101.22 kg)

Approximate start: 9:10 pm BST / 4:10 pm ET / 1:10 pm PT

Bakhodir Jalolov vs Solomon Dacres

Heavyweight

Jalolov: 255.12 lbs (115.72 kg) | Dacres: 242.9 lbs (110.18 kg)

Approximate start: 8:10 pm BST / 3:10 pm ET / 12:10 pm PT

Nelson Birchall vs Levi Gilles

Approximate start: 7:10 pm BST / 2:10 pm ET / 11:10 am PT

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Solomon Dacres Confidently Takes on Bakhodir Jalolov in Epic Showdown

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5 hours ago

October 17, 2026

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"Solomon Dacres Confidently Takes on Bakhodir Jalolov in Epic Showdown"

Solomon Dacres expects to stop Bakhodir Jalolov tonight, but his record offers little support for that prediction against the 6’7″ two-time Olympic gold medalist.

Jalolov has looked sluggish enough lately to give critics room for skepticism. The dominant puncher seen in the amateur ranks rarely appears in his prize ring outings, prompting a few observers to sniff an upset. Regardless, Jalolov looking flat does not suddenly transform Dacres into a top threat.

“Got to get him out of there, man,” Dacres told SecondsOut. “Mid to late rounds.”

That would be a considerable leap for a fighter whose most revealing professional result remains his first-round stoppage defeat to David Adeleye in December 2024.

Dacres describes that loss as a “blip,” but it came against the most notable opponent he had faced. Across five years as a professional, he hasn’t built a record of beating contenders that would make a Jalolov knockout seem likely.

His points win against Vladyslav Sirenko also requires context. Sirenko amassed numbers without testing himself against true threats, meaning that victory hardly proves Dacres can deal with Jalolov’s height, reach, and southpaw boxing skills.

“This fight here is beyond English title level, man,” Dacres said. “This is like world level.”

Jalolov deserves criticism for how slowly his professional career has moved and for performances that haven’t matched expectations. His Olympic medals don’t excuse that, and Dacres has an opportunity to make him work.

Expecting Dacres to win because Jalolov underwhelms ignores his own modest punch output. Managing just three stoppages across ten victories, he lacks the firepower to back up big talk.

For Dacres to land the kinds of sustained combinations required to stop someone Jalolov’s size, he has to pin him down. Jalolov does not fight like a traditional, stationary heavyweight slugger. Even when he looks uninspired, he uses lateral footwork, maintains long range with his southpaw lead hand, and angles off before opponents can set their feet.

Dacres lacks both the foot speed to cut off the ring effectively and the explosive one-punch power to make Jalolov cautious. If Dacres tries to force the issue, he’ll put himself at risk of getting caught. Pressing aggressively against a 6’7″ southpaw who excels at firing straight left hands down the pipe is asking for trouble.

Unless Jalolov completely checks out mentally and stands against the ropes to trade, Dacres will be eating long jabs and counters all night, with a Jalolov stoppage being the far more probable outcome.

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