Breidis Prescott 21-2 (18) is now in the boxing wilderness. After building up a 19-0
record against mainly nondescript opposition, Amir Khans trainer (at the time) Jorge
Rubio selected Prescott as an opponent. As any boxing fan should know Prescott blew
out Khan in 54 seconds. Was it the 2nd coming of Godzilla?
No obviously it wasn’t and after a D’Q win over Humberto Toledo, Prescott dropped a split decision to decent Miguel Vasquez in July before being comprehensively outboxed by Kevin Mitchell this last Saturday. So is Prescott now a poor fighter who got lucky against Khan?
Yes and no is my answer. At the moment Prescott is not a world class fighter. He has poor boxing skills, seems to have little in the way of a plan B and generally lacks the basics.
But for all of this, I believe Prescott COULD have a great career ahead of him. Look at the facts. He is marketable, has obvious power, a decent chin , has no obvious heart or stamina issues and is probably a top 30 fighter in the world, without seeming to have any proper coaching behind him.
I honestly believe that if a Freddie Roach, Manny Steward of even a good British coach such as Jimmy Tibbs could get hold of Prescott and get him to listen, he could be a world champion. Apart from Edwin Valero, I cannot think of another fighter who is world top 30 who is so technically raw. Teach him the basics properly and allow his natural attributes to come to the fore along with these improved skills and we could see a devastating come forward puncher who could do great things.
Will this happen? Probably not. I feel Prescott could become an opponent now, steadily losing to top 20 prospects whilst creating the odd shock of his own. I just feel this could be a real shame because there is a lot to like about Breidis Prescott.
By JIMMY LAST (EDITOR)
