There is some Riddick Bowe in Darmani Rock, which could be a good thing and a bad thing. The 6-foot-4, 245-pound heavyweight from Philadelphia has quick hands and good footwork for someone his size. He has an extensive amateur past, considered this time last year to be a possible member of the 2016 United States Olympic boxing team headed to Rio de Janeiro.
Like Bowe, the boxing hall of famer who will be inducted next month, Rock has a goofy, offbeat sense of humor and is learning to take himself more seriously, which can be a good thing or a bad thing.