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Jermall Charlo Is Running Out of Time to Burnish His Legacy

Jermall Charlo is irritated. Can’t say I blame him. I irritate a lot of people. Friends, co-workers, boxers, definitely boxers, especially boxers who demand you recognize them as elite without offering the resume to back it up.

That’s Charlo. On paper, Charlo is impressive. He’s undefeated (30-0), with a 73% knockout percentage. He’s got tremendous skills, as evidenced by a four-fight junior middleweight title reign that concluded with a knockout win over Julian Williams. He’s got a great story, with his twin brother, 154-pound champion Jermell Charlo, fighting right alongside him.

But he doesn’t have much of a resume, especially at middleweight.