ANALYSIS: George Kambosos bet everything on an impossible dream and won
If you're one of the 50,000 people who's going to head to Docklands to watch George Kambosos fight to become the undisputed lightweight champion of the world on Sunday, keep your wits about you.
The second part might be true, but the first one probably isn't. Kambosos last fought on home soil five years ago, in front of just under 1,500 people at Melbourne Pavillion. He knocked out Thailand's Krai Setthaphon in nine rounds, and while he looked as good a prospect as there was in Australian boxing, you'd be forgiven for smirking at his lofty goals, for thinking Kambosos's ambition to become an undisputed champion would be out of his reach.
Those dreams have not come without sacrifice, and if Kambosos had ever doubted himself in the slightest he wouldn't be here today because he chose the more difficult and riskier walk to boxing fame and fortune.
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