I Believe Logan Clouthier Has It
By: Joshua Jaramillo
I find myself reflecting on whether I am too negative rather often. The phrase ‘to bums’ has entered my personal lexicon in recent years, and it ends up flying out of my mouth more often than the words ‘good performance’. These reflections often end up fruitless, as the sport we all love so much ends up disappointing me further and further.
Is it my fault for watching too much British bush-league boxing? Do I even risk anything as a niche critic of a niche sport? Such questions are frankly, above the intellectual grade of the sweet science.
That being said, there is lots of talent in boxing. We overly criticize some, and others we do not fully appreciate until they hit the world stage with resounding aplomb.
Those who listen to B-Sides, the lovely podcast hosted by LVXMedia that I happen to speak more than enough on, may have already heard the name Logan Clouthier.
An undefeated Canadian standout fighting out of Quinit Boxing in Vancouver, British Columbia, he was most recently seen in Montreal beating fellow undefeated Thomas Chabot by UD, dropping him once with a bodyshot in the process.
I firmly believe this man is the real deal, and has the genuine ability to make an impact on the world stage at the super-featherweight division. While presently buried away on untelevised undercards, I genuinely believe that Clouthier will find himself with an opportunity to claim a world ranking soon, as he is quickly finding himself bereft of quality domestic opposition.
Clouthier has good defensive instincts, a crafty offense revolving around setting quality traps for his opponents, and a keen sense of the sweet science that allows him to find the right shots and win exchanges.
Also, he happens to have possibly one of the best corners in the world.
Heading Quinit Boxing, Jonathan Quinit, while unknown to the larger boxing world, is a stellar boxing mind and former Canadian Amateur standout. Quinit is able to make coaching adjustments for his fighters at a shockingly high level in addition to running top-quality training camps, making it just a matter of time before he breaks through as one of the top-tier trainers in the sport.
Clouthier passes the eye-test, and has more than convincingly beaten his opposition up to date, and I am certain he will display intangibles as he steps up to make him a world class threat.
His team is fantastic and will only further bolster his already excellent arsenal going forward. His only enemy is time, as despite his professional career still being young, he is indeed on the clock at 30 years old.
Will he be an all-time great? No. But does he have the opportunity to hit the world stage in a way Canadians rarely do? Absolutely.
Regardless of outcome, I’m excited to see where Logan Clouthier ends up in a constantly changing boxing landscape.
