How many times was Price KO'd as an amateur?

Pony up. Let's get the facts out. How many times did Price get KO'd as an amateur?

 

It matters because durability isn't something that can be built up or developed. It's a physical quality -- like strength or speed -- that exists to a certain, set degree in a boxer throughout his career.

If Price was getting KO'd as an amateur, then we know he will not be especially durable as a pro.

It could be that durability is Price's Achilles Heel. You don't think this matters?

 

I couldn't find much either. I'm still searching.

Camarrale stopped him, but it was an amateur-style "points" stoppage. The Italian pulled ahead 10 to 1 for an technical KO win. Do you know if Price was staggered or hurt?

Fury put Price down as an amateur, although Price won the fight.

 

Stop talking like a fool. Do you really believe that when an amateur takes out a professional license, that the boxer magically develops all "good" physical qualities, and no longer carries the same weaknesses exhibited as a pro?

I'm not trying to "punch holes" in Price's game. I'm just trying to give him a full, well-rounded analytical dust-up. We already know he has devastating offensive capabilities against stationary targets. Now, I want to look under the hood, to see what else Price is made out of.

 

I'm interested also. If the amateur stoppages were of the ****ish variety, as you point out, then that's not a bad sign for Price. But I'm interested in knowing if there's any history of him being hurt, dropped, and stopped for good cause.

Holmes is an exception to the rule, I think. With Larry, the problem early wasn't really his chin: it was more a case of him being skinny and gangly, especially around the legs. When Holmes got dropped, he wasn't so much hurt as he was physically knocked over. Later, Holmes filled out in the legs and lower body, and was much sturdier.

As for the Tyson loss, that doesn't prove that Holmes's durability decreased. The real problem by then (1988) is that Holmes no longer had the perfect reflexes and speed necessary to avoid big bombs. For the first time since his amateur days, he was getting caught. Against a prime Tyson, that's a death sentence.

 

Fair enough: I take back my harsh words. I feared you were one of the Price groupies who would not permit any rational analysis of the guy.

Even if it turns out that Price lacks durability, that's not necessarily a career killer for him. He could compensate by developing defensive techniques that flatter his unusual height, reach and size (like Vlad and Lewis did). From there, he potentially could dominate offensively while ensuring that nobody reaches his chin (again, like Vlad and Lewis did).

On the other hand, if Price has a Vitali type chin, that is very grim news for the heavyweight division.

 

Ridiculous.

It's the same fighter boxing in the amateurs as in the pros: do you believe the fighter miraculously changes qualities when he takes out his pro license?

The fighter acquires seasoning and technique as a pro, but he's still the same athlete beneath it all.