Floyd vs. Cotto rematch??

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  1. thawk888

    thawk888 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    You just keep saying stupid ****. :rofl
     
  2. Webbiano

    Webbiano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I see your point but it's still a skill though. You aren't born with a shoulder roll, whereas you are born with your reflexes.
     
  3. thawk888

    thawk888 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Is english your first language?

    Skill is reflex acquired by training and repetition.

    Reflex on it's own, is involuntary. :patsch
     
  4. alexgtshp

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    Nope, there is no longer any skill involved in his shoulder roll. It's all automatic. He's past that. He couldn't stop doing it if he wanted to. It has become second nature. Therefore, boring and no fun to watch.
     
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    so lets correct this

    you're saying for lil floyd, it isn't a skill; however, for someone else it has to be correct?

    you are unable to do it, so you do not have the skillset to complete the task

    but because lil floyd could do it without thinking, it is no longer a skill, rather a trait

    but for you, since you can't, you don't have the skills to do it, correct?
     
  6. alexgtshp

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    Seriously? Have you ever learned to do anything and had it instilled in you so much and so often, over and over, non stop that even though you never knew how to do it, it became second nature.

    Doesn't matter what my first language is, I didn't make up the definitions. Go talk to dictionary.com. Floyd Mayweather can do his shoulder roll without so much as thinking about it. It is way past a learned skill.
     
  7. Webbiano

    Webbiano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Being correct in practice gives you no right whatsoever to be a **** about it :nono

    Edit: nvm he's generally being ******ed now
     
  8. Webbiano

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    Your top paragraph literally just described what a skill is. You definitely did not do physical education at GCSE
     
  9. alexgtshp

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    I don't have the skills to do it, and I won't know if I do until I try. And if I try and I do, just like Floyd, it would take years and complete dedication to achieve his level, just like it has for him.
     
  10. alexgtshp

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    Understood, I'm trying to say it has gone past a skill, a higher level. Something that no longer takes any effort for him to do.
     
  11. thawk888

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    lmao, sometimes you must ask the question when it's on forums like this on the internet. Sometimes there may be a simple language barrier.
     
  12. alexgtshp

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    Possibly am being generally ******ed, but it's not about definitions or meanings. Once again, Floyds ability and skill with his shoulder roll have evolved past that. It's instinctive. Like any other refined trait, whether it be boxing related or not.
     
  13. papadoc28

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    No thanks. The Cotto we saw on May 5th was the best he could ever be or ever do against Floyd. Floyd would be even tougher to beat in a 2nd fight. One was good enough.
     
  14. ripcity

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    Why, Please tell me why would anyone want to see a rematch of a one sided fight? Please tell me.
     
  15. Bogotazo

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    Because only *****s deny it was competitive.