Seth Mitchell absolutely is the latest great black hope at heavyweight.
We'e already seen the Klitschko brothers savagely knock out numerous Negroes from the States, and believe me, Seth Mitchell won't fare any better than others before him such as Calvin Brock (brutally KO'd by Wlad in 7), Eddie Chambers (brutally KO'd unconscious by Wlad in 12), and Chris Byrd (Negro great who was twice beaten, once KO'd by Wlad).
Seth Mitchell is very strong, I'll give him that. But guess what, strength and punching power will only carry you so far, especially at the highest level. He has no defense, is slow, does not have the best chin, and his technique is severely lacking.
Mitchell only had about 25 amateur fights and started boxing at the age of 25 or so. That spells disaster if he was ever to face a top quality heavyweight.
Quite frankly, I think there is a chance that Johnathon Banks, Mitchell's next opponent, is able to outbox and defeat him, I would call it close to a 50-50 fight. Banks will have to survive the early rounds, but he's a decent boxer and certainly faster, more mobile, and better skills than Mitchell. If Banks survives 3 to 4 rounds, he could manage to outbox the slower, less creative Mitchell.
Not only would the Klitschko's destroy Seth Mitchell, I also think the following boxers would beat him (probably by KO):
- Kubrat Pulev
- Denis Boytsov
- Tyson Fury (interesting that Fury only had 40 amateur fights, but he began boxing at a much younger age (his teens) than Mitchell, he also has developed better through harder fights)
- David Price
- David Haye
- Dereck Chisora
- Odlanier Solis
- Cris Arreola
- Rob Helenius
- Vyacheslav Glazkov
- Alex Povetkin
- Tomasz Adamek
- Guys like Kevin Johnson, JC Gomez, John Banks, Tor Hamer, Alex Dimitrenko, Bermane Stiverne are all 50-50 type fights with him.
The truth is that picking up boxing at the age of 25 is just asking for trouble. Mitchell is strong, but thats the only good thing I can say of his boxing abilities. He has no defense and he is there to be knocked out by a good boxer puncher. Someone like David Price or Klitschko Brothers would KO him early. Defense is even more important that strength at this level and Mitchell just has no sort of defense to make these competitive fights.
You just cant make it at the highest level of boxing with only 25 amateur fights. It'll be fun to see American fans' reactions when he does lose, and rest assured, that day is coming very soon!
I mean, can you honestly picture Mitchell (started boxing at age 25, had about 25 amateur fights) being even remotely competitive with Klitschko's (started boxing as a boy, had 200+ or so amateur fights) or even someone like Odlanier Solis (started boxing as a boy, had 200+ amateur fights)?
It's a mismatch. Id be surprised to see Mitchell last more than 3 rounds against the top of the division. You just can't be successful with his lack of experience and skills. It showed in his last fight, btw.
Seth Mitchell VS Either Klitschko, David Haye, Odlanier Solis, David Price would be the equivalent to someone just starting playing soccer, suddenly being matched against Real Madrid. Thats the difference in experience here.
