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Ingle: Witter's best yet to come
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| Junior Witter has been backed by trainer Dominic Ingle to get even better |
Watch out world - Junior Witter can get even better.
That's the chilling warning from trainer Dominic Ingle ahead of Saturday's WBC title defence against Tim Bradley at Nottingham Arena.
Bradford's ring king puts his light-welterweight belt on the line for the third time. But Ingle insists his fighter's hunger for success remains undiminished.
Unbeaten American Bradley is ten years younger than the champion but if he thinks that age is a chink in Witter's armour, Ingle has told him to forget it.
Ingle said: "I seriously don't think you've seen the best of Junior yet. He may be 34 but you look at someone like Bernard Hopkins still boxing at the top level at 42 or 43.
"As long as Junior has that hunger and keeps wanting to do it then he could do the same.
"It's such a big thing to Junior to be the WBC champion. Not many people in England have had that belt and certainly not in Bradford where you've only had Frank Grant and Bobby Vanzie.
"Americans never give anyone credit outside America but Junior can do the business, he's got the title and he's beaten the top contenders like DeMarcus Corley and Vivian Harris. And I still think if he had been given enough notice he would have beaten Zab Judah even as a raw novice.
"But he pulled himself round from that and fulfilled his prophecy that one day he will be world champion. And he can still be that for as long as he wants."
Witter has had just one short break from training since January 4 - he was given the week off after his March date in America against Demetrius Hopkins fell through - and admits Ingle has worked him "like a dog" to face the dangerous mandatory contender.
Witter believes he is in the best possible shape for combat - thanks to the young guns in his Sheffield gym who never give him a moment's peace.
Witter said: "Most of the fighters in the gym are in their early 20s and their workrate is unbelievable, throwing and throwing punches.
"Every time they get in the ring with me, if they have success for ten seconds they claim that round. You've got to stay on top of them for the whole three minutes.
"Body sparring sounds easier but the work is so intense, especially when you are up against hungry, young people. The speed doesn't dip and they swarm all over you but it works for me and I'm buzzing."
11:25pm Wednesday 7th May 2008
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