Let's discuss Ring Generalship

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don't worry, flea hasn't gotten here yet

 

Can't really disagree with this. A great ring general is never going to look entirely like another great ring general or even particularly alike at all, since the skill is dependent upon the type of fight that is being employed. Frazier was a great ring general because he forced you to fight in close where he generally had the advantage, Wlad's a great ring general because he keeps you at a distance, Hopkins is a great ring general because he prevents you from working and constantly gets in your comfort zone, Locche was a great ring general because he made you leap and lunge just to hit him and thereby expend physical and mental energy and so on.

I think your last line more or less sums it up. A great ring general is always the author of his own fight.

 

I always liked Gianfranco Rosi's ring generalship.He was sort of a 154 version of old 40-ish Hopkins.Not that they looked entirely similar, but the approach and general fighting mentality was the same.

he beat a lot of other contenders who usually had the physical edge through sheer guile and constant little fouls.Always controlling the distance and tempo with cautious boxing "just enough" to win rounds and mauling just enough to keep the other fighter from getting into a settled rhythm.

Of course it came undone when he faced real A level talent(even a worn Curry still had enough of it) but he was a crafty more than the sum of the parts fighter in an era when most of his opponents were physical talents\ fairly talented specialists that didn't seem to be too smart or versatile in the ring.

 

:goodlike your examples of frazier, wlad and hopkins to. and locche is a nice shout out. all VERY different fighters who fought the fights they wanted to, when they wanted to fight them

 

absolutely but was that because lopez had trouble imposing his will, because alvarez was his kryptonite or because he was at the end of his career?

monzon was not upset by ANYTHING...possibly the coolest customer in recorded boxing history. but even he had his troubles dictating to valdez and briscoe at times