And Carling fears the Londoner could become one of English rugby's great wasted talents.
"After I birdied the 10th I did fancy my chances of a 59, " said the Londoner.
The Londoner, the son of a Jewish tailor, is also known for campaigning for human rights.
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Blond and hazel-eyed, the Londoner was affectionately nicknamed "007" for his capability, style and charisma.
The Londoner broke the Turk in the first game of the first set before his opponent levelled straight away.
"We are talking a long time ago (but) I've boxed the best in the world, " the Londoner told BBC Radio Merseyside.
The Londoner believes he is in perfect condition to make an impact in Utah, although he is not taking anything for granted.
The Londoner has had little to cheer since he turned professional amid great fanfare in 2000 after striking gold at the Sydney Olympics.
The Londoner also came through qualifying at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo in September, before losing in the first round to Hungary's Greta Arn.
The Londoner has been training in Jamaica under new coach Glen Mills but had not raced since September 2003 and was surprised with his performance.
But the Londoner, who was knocked out in the third round by Reading's Sprott last year, looked far from impressive in disposing of the American journeyman.
First the Londoner must hope that Nikolay Valuev, the man he beat to win his title last November, will not enforce a rematch clause in their contract.
There is also the added bonus of celebrating the success in one of the famous drinking establishments in the village - like the Tenne or the Londoner.
But the Londoner, who now lives in Vegas, believes his victory - on the undercard of Joe Calzaghe v Bernard Hopkins - will eventually lead to a world heavyweight title.
The doping violation means that Chambers is now banned for life from the Olympics and Collins is well aware that the Londoner must not prevent youngsters from making Team GB.
The Londoner gathered herself at the start of the second set and kept pace until game five, at which point a difficult task became all but impossible as Pennetta broke serve once again.
And while the reception was slightly more forgiving for the Londoner after disposing of Belshaw, then Danny Hughes and finally Coleman Barrett to claim victory in the latest Prizefighter series, his doubters remain.
After making his music available on his MySpace page, Laurie was courted by an iTunes executive who then helped the Londoner with the online release of his seven-song debut, Meanwhile in the Park.
Wiggins is already a three-time gold medal winner after successful Games on the track in Athens and Beijing, so it possible the Londoner could struggle for motivation in the wake of his historic achievement?
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He is big news in the US. His fans include President Barrack Obama, who says the Londoner is his favourite player, and I'm told that Oprah Winfrey is desperate to get Deng on her show.
Ruiz's last fight was the loss to Haye as he challenged for the Londoner's WBA heavyweight, eventually being stopped in the ninth round having been on the canvas four times inside the opening six sessions.
Annacone described Bogdanovic as "one of the most puzzling guys I've been around" and also revealed the LTA may stop funding the Londoner if he does not make progress during the second half of the year.
Britain's WBA heavyweight champion David Haye hopes to take on Wladimir Klitschko in July before meeting his brother Vitali - the WBC champion - in the Londoner's final fight before retiring ahead of turning 31 in October.
It was an issue that the Londoner managed to address in the second with three impressive holds as her first serve really began to fire, and it got out her out of trouble on three break points in game eight.
But, like a breakthrough band suddenly finding itself appreciated by a mainstream audience, the Londoner's serendipitous success in his own city, coming just days after he became the first ever Briton to ride up Paris' Champs-Elysees in the Tour de France winner's yellow jersey, has seen him transformed from respected niche sportsman into "Wiggo, " the people's champion and a cult phenomenon.
The East Londoner was not the only Essex paceman to impress against Bangladesh.
Once earnings are adjusted for this higher cost of living, the average Londoner is probably around 10% better-off than the citizens of the rest of Britain.
"Costs of renting and buying a home are way beyond the means of the average Londoner, " he said.
But friends of the 25-year-old Londoner told the inquest on Thursday said they did not arrive at the club until 4am.
It was another polished performance by the 23-year-old Londoner against the unbeaten novice, landing hard shots throughout before stepping up with a number of left hooks to bring about an early finish.
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