Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)

Another Scouse

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THIS is a new dawn for attitude. The gym is a Anthony Fowler. He has tough environmen­t. You chosen to link up with have to accept the my son Shane as trainer, banter that flies around a move I believe will see between fighters. him mix in world-class Coping with that is company at super half the job and he does welterweig­ht. it admirably. Mind you,

Fowler has staken he is a Scouser. stock, in part after He is not a fancy Dan. dropping a split-decision He does not dance to Scott Fitzgerald a about the ring but he year ago, and decided has good feet. He is big he needs a new direction. for the weight, a shade

I don’t know what has below 6ft tall, strong happened in the past. and powerful with long, He has shown quality, whippy punches. but not consistent­ly. Shane’s record speaks

You might not witness for itself. He has taken the full range of his fighters from novice to talent in Manchester world champion. He has tonight but the potential an ability to see things in he revealed as an a particular way and amateur in representi­ng communicat­e in a way Britain at the Rio fighters understand. Olympics is obvious. The essence of

I have seen him spar coaching is to draw out with middleweig­hts and qualities and make a light heavies. I’ve seen fighter the best he can him with quicker guys be. You strip it all back, and he has dominated. look at the attributes a

When I watched Jeison fighter has, and work Rosario stop Julian with what you see. Williams for the WBA and Fowler’s opponent,

IBF super welterweig­ht Ghanaian Theophilus titles earlier this year, I Tetteh, is a late was thinking that Fowler replacemen­t. It is (above) could operate at effectivel­y a marker that level. At this stage fight for Fowler before the only benchmark has he gets a chance to been his work in the avenge the defeat by gym. I see world class all Fitzgerald. over him. What’s more, And victory, believe he seems a well-rounded me, will be the catalyst kid with the right for greater things.

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