Middleweight after just one performance in 2024 Troy Eisley Some people are already talking about it.
Isley, 12-0 (5 KOs), stopped a strong veteran. marcos hernandez ESPN+ middleweight seventh round on March 2nd, especially with two fringe contenders, Marcos Hernandez. Vladimir Hernandezin each of the last two games.
Eisley is still participating in the preliminary fight, but he acts more like a main card fighter.
“This new team brings out a new me,” Eisley told Boxing Scene. “I feel like the Troy I heard so much about when I was an amateur came out.” [in the pros]. I'm thinking of taking over. ”
The 2020 U.S. Olympian is currently training with the “three-headed monster.” Brian “Bomac” McIntyre and including that red spike and Esau Dominguez plays an important role in his team.
This group is unique in that it acts much like coaching staffs in professional team sports delegate authority and divide tasks into focused units. McIntyre has the selfless personality of deferring to his coaches, similar to NFL head coaches who have tremendous trust in their coordinators.
However, to join this team, Isley had to say goodbye to his childhood coach. Kay Koromait wasn't an easy decision.
“That was the first day coach that got me started,” Isley said. “I wanted to be his first world champion. It was tough.”
Eisley wanted to stay true to his longtime coach, but felt a change was needed. As the toughest match of his career, against Vladimir Hernandez, approaches, he hears the doubts surrounding him.Hernandez, a big puncher, had already defeated the former world champion. julian williams and Alfred Anguloand had just crushed a promising prospect. Lorenzo “Truck” Simpson.
“I felt stagnant as a fighter. At 10-0, it was a critical moment,” Isley said. Many commenters on social media pointed out before the Vladimir Hernandez game that they expected Eisley to lose the step-up fight. “That's why I took this so seriously. I [treated it] Like it was my title fight.
“So I took a break from social media, so I haven't seen anything like that,” Eisley said. “I focused on that fight.”
Eisley knew McIntyre's crew from past camps he attended. He was at the Colorado Springs camp for two years. Shakur Stevenson when he fought Jeremiah Nakatila. Isley worked with the group and formed a bond with future coaches, especially Spike.
“Me and Red have been cool ever since we started going.” terrence crawford It’s camping,” Eisley said. “We were always working on pads and stuff. When Kay wasn't there, he would go and help me out. We developed a bond and worked together at one camp.
“Honestly, when we sparred, we did a lot of stuff.” [the stuff we worked on]” said Eisley. “I feel like we're a family. We were already cool. It felt like new, but brand new as opposed to if I went to Coach and didn't know each other personally. I didn't feel that way.”
Now, with two notable wins under his belt, Isley is looking to become a breakout star in Top Rank. Given his division's need for new talent, Isley could be the next fighter to be promoted from the undercard to a top hot spot.
“If you bring out better competitors, it creates better competitors,” Isley said. [me]”
