Boxing: Heavyweight Shocker: Banks KOs Mitchell in Two

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Heavyweight Shocker: Banks KOs Mitchell in Two Nov 21st 2012, 12:55 Former Michigan State linebacker Seth Mitchell, considered by many to be America's top heavyweight prospect, was being groomed to be a world champion. Heavyweight Johnathon Banks was being groomed by the late Emanuel Steward to be a boxing trainer. The match between Mitchell and Banks was supposed to expedite these plans for both men. Scratch that. In a major upset, Banks dropped Mitchell three times in round two to score a shocking second round KO. How quickly things changes in the heavyweight division. Four days earlier, Banks attended the memorial service for Steward, his mentor and father figure since the age of 15. And three days before that, Banks was in Germany working the corner of Wladimir Klitschko - trained by Steward since 2004 - as the heavyweight champion successfully defended his title against Mariusz Wach. Now the 30-year-old Banks (29-1-1, 19 KOs) is in line for a title shot -- possibly against his own fighter, though a shot against WBA beltholder Alexander Povetkin is more likely. For Mitchell (25-1-1, 19 KOs), it's back to the drawing board. He has the physical tools to be a contender but was exposed - at this point in his career - as far too inexperienced (plus a suspect chin) to compete at anything approaching a world class level.

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