by Cliff Rold - Philadelphia Jr. Welterweight Hank Lundy (25-3-1, 12 KO) is one of the more televised fighters in the US below the title level in recent years. It’s easy to understand why. The eighth-year professional has personality, displays a solid skill level, and typically makes good fights.
None of that has added up to a title opportunity yet.
The 30-year old’s chance to move that direction comes this weekend. On the undercard of David Lemieux-Gabriel Rosado, Lundy will face Puerto Rico’s Thomas Dulorme (21-1, 14 KO) in a bout with some notable sanctioning body ramifications.
Dulorme is rated #2 by the WBA, #4 by the WBC and IBF, and #5 by the WBO at 140. Lundy is rated #6 by the IBF. Sanctioning bodies being what they are, winning even over rated fighters doesn’t always assure a way up the ladder.
They’re still the fastest route to getting a strap and changing one’s immediate economic outlook.
Getting to HBO could be seen as a win for Lundy in itself. It would mean a lot more if he wins in the ring.
He’s seen that winning alone isn’t always the key. Lundy picked up a split nod over Richar Abril in 2010. Lundy was stopped two fights later, for the first and so far only time in his career by John Molina. Abril has gone on to win the WBA belt at 135 lbs.
When winning happens matters. Lundy hasn’t been that far from a shot in the past. Opportunity can slip by quickly. Abril isn’t the only former Lundy foe to find opportunity after sharing a ring with him.
Lundy dropped a narrow decision to Ray Beltran, the start of a five-fight unbeaten streak for Beltran that resulted in two Lightweight title shots (a controversial draw against Ricky Burns and last weekend’s loss to Terrence Crawford. Immediately after the Beltran defeat, Viktor Postol emerged as a contender by handing Lundy a second consecutive “L.” [Click Here To Read More]
None of that has added up to a title opportunity yet.
The 30-year old’s chance to move that direction comes this weekend. On the undercard of David Lemieux-Gabriel Rosado, Lundy will face Puerto Rico’s Thomas Dulorme (21-1, 14 KO) in a bout with some notable sanctioning body ramifications.
Dulorme is rated #2 by the WBA, #4 by the WBC and IBF, and #5 by the WBO at 140. Lundy is rated #6 by the IBF. Sanctioning bodies being what they are, winning even over rated fighters doesn’t always assure a way up the ladder.
They’re still the fastest route to getting a strap and changing one’s immediate economic outlook.
Getting to HBO could be seen as a win for Lundy in itself. It would mean a lot more if he wins in the ring.
He’s seen that winning alone isn’t always the key. Lundy picked up a split nod over Richar Abril in 2010. Lundy was stopped two fights later, for the first and so far only time in his career by John Molina. Abril has gone on to win the WBA belt at 135 lbs.
When winning happens matters. Lundy hasn’t been that far from a shot in the past. Opportunity can slip by quickly. Abril isn’t the only former Lundy foe to find opportunity after sharing a ring with him.
Lundy dropped a narrow decision to Ray Beltran, the start of a five-fight unbeaten streak for Beltran that resulted in two Lightweight title shots (a controversial draw against Ricky Burns and last weekend’s loss to Terrence Crawford. Immediately after the Beltran defeat, Viktor Postol emerged as a contender by handing Lundy a second consecutive “L.” [Click Here To Read More]
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