By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing
IBF #1 lightweight George “Ferocious” Kambosos (19-0, 10 KOs) says he’s the face of Australian boxing, but it’s good to see other world-rated Aussie boxers, including Tim Tszyu, Andrew and Jason Moloney, Liam Paro, Jai Opetaia, Demsey McKean, Brock Jarvis, Justis Huni, Faris Chevalier and Jacob Ng make their mark in the fight game.
“It’s good to see Australian boxing is growing by the minute, and I know I am one of the main reasons for that. I’m the leader of the pack,” Kambosos told the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper.
“These guys might not want to admit it, but they would look at Kambosos and say, ‘He’s the face of Australian boxing.’ To be the face of Australian boxing, you have to represent on the world scene where millions of people are watching you represent with that flag.”
Kambosos will challenge WBA, WBO, IBF lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez (16-0, 12 KOs) in Madison Square Garden, New York on November 27.
No, he isn’t the face of Australian boxing. He’s terrific, but he needs to win his fight against TL and his public standing will improve. He’s up against “the son of” which doesn’t help his cause!
Naw he won’t beat teo Lopez , he’s just a decent fighter top 10..and that’s about it ..he can’t claim that hill
Kambosos is unproven but he might be on to something. I bet more Boxing fans know the name Kambosos than they do Tim Tszyu.
Furthermore, Kam prob has a better chance of reaching the top than Tszyu has to beat Charlo, Castano, or even Lubin. Either way, both guys were allowed to skip the line and get to the top of Rankings. Tim could fight anybody he wants but choose a 41 year old Takeshi Inoue to fight and Kam is already going for (semi) undisputed with Teo
haha. claim to fame is being Manny’s sparring partner
The 41 yr old Takeshi Inoue is a different person. He is a MMA featherweight fighter.
A person who pays himself on the back has a cheering section of one.
Sorry George,the face of Australian boxing is recognised by those outside of the boxing circle as well as those in the know.Pretty sure 99% of Aussies that don’t follow the sport have no clue who you are.Yes you can fight but so can a lot of other Australian boxers,and we also have a lot of bandwagon boxers that are unproven yet get more recognition.Beat Lopez and then maybe your claim can be justified,best of luck
Lopez beat a one armed LOMA…he’s had what? 13 fights? The guy is suddenly in the top 5 pound for pound? It’s insane. Don’t be shocked brothers and sisters if the Aussie knocks him out!
Lopez beat Loma plain and simple no excuses, Lopez also was fighting that fight with a broken foot but nobody ever mentions that. During that fight Loma was throwing both hands and it wasn’t until after he lost that he mentioned his shoulder injury, leading up to the fight all he talked about was how good he felt and how good of a camp he had. Almost reminds me of Manny Pacquiao after he lost he was throwing both hands with no problem during the fight, once the decision was announced then the excuses came.