George Kambosos Jr has experienced the highest highs and lows of lows in consecutive matches.
The 29-year-old Aussie became a celebrity in the boxing scene following his stunning split against Teofimo Lopez last November in New York, which made him the lightweight champion. undisputed and a sub-star.
Over six months later, this past June, he was excelled by Devin Haney and lost the title to the disappointment of his home fans in Melbourne.
Kambosos (20-1, 10 KOs) lost so much respect as a result of the ensuing bout that odds researchers gave Haney talent an 8-1 favorite in the rematch on Saturdays at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne (ESPN), which is an average of many betting shops. That’s a huge profit for a man whose match is knocked out of the undisputed championship spot.
Kambosos insists he will shock everyone.
“I know I’m the underdog,” he told the Daily Telegraph. “I am back in familiar territory again. A lot of people have erased me, but I’ve rocked the world before and I can rock it again. … I’ve dealt with it from some unqualified idiots, but I haven’t lost faith in myself. “
He continued: “Truly my kind of competition. he beat me in the first match, but if someone beats me on the first play of chess or PlayStation, I’ll be right back. I will study how to defeat them until I defeat them. It drives me crazy not to win.”
Kambosos is said to be so determined to turn the tables on Haney (28-0, 15 KOs) that he moved out of the house to be with his wife and kids and go to the gym.
The Daily Telegraph reports that “he has a mattress, a TV, old boxing videos and a few books to keep him company.”
“I’ve been here four and a half weeks now,” Kambosos said about a week ago. “I had a lot of peace and quiet. I have a bed upstairs and a gym downstairs. I have a TV and I’m using it to research Haney’s fights, myself, and old school fights. …
“I would visit my wife and kids for a few days, have dinner together as a family, then I’d go back to the gym, lonely and cold in the dark and ready to go to work the next day. I have cut a lot of time for my people. The gym is quiet now. I don’t let many people in. “
Such sacrifices are essential to getting back to where he wants to be, he said.
“The biggest thing was that I had to be selfish,” he said. “Once this war is over, I’ll let everyone back, but right now, I’m closed and ‘fierce’ back to the top.
‘The emperor who beat Lopez is dead. He ended. He’s only been here a short time, but Ferocious is still alive.”
