Can you predict a fantasy fight?
Picking the outcome of a real fight is difficult but trying to name the winner of a fantasy fight is impossible, writes Jack Hirsch
A YEAR ago, when I was attending a press conference in Miami Beach, I was interviewed for a podcast that can be currently found on YouTube. During the interview, and please forgive my self-indulgence for a moment, I predicted Tyson Fury would take the fight to Deontay Wilder and stop him in the middle rounds and I said JoJo Diaz would upset Tevin Farmer on the Miami show and win the IBF super-featherweight title. Then I topped it off by picking Teofimo Lopez to defeat Vasiliy Lomachenko when they fought later in the year. All three came to fruition which resulted in me receiving a number of congratulatory messages. If only they knew – because when it comes to predicting the outcome of a match we have all been humbled more than we might care to admit.