Was GGG vs Canelo the most technical fight in middleweight history?

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  1. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    You've been busy of late.

    You've asked a lot of questions, but it often seems as though you're not that interested in the replies.

    Regarding Roy's fight with Bernard, that was a technical fight.

    It's ignorant of you just to dismiss it as being dreadful.

    Dreadful in what way?

    You'd got 2 young fighters giving their all for a vacant belt. Also, you'd got a guy in Bernard who'd hardly had any exposure, and you'd got Roy who'd recently split from his domineering father, who also had an injured hand going into the bout. Due to their styles and their circumstances, it was always going to be a very cagey affair. It was never going to be a Ward-Gatti type fight. But it was a fight fought at a very high skill level.
     
  2. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    More silliness from you.
     
  3. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Is TECHNICAL an acronym for something? Like STFU?
     
  4. HerolGee

    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    in your history, yes.
     
  5. PernellSweetPea

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    most fighters are technical. and some are so technical that the other guy does not seem to be. Tito was just outclassed by the technique of Hopkins. Hagler and Duran was rather technical. Not exciting but technical. Duran let that right go and it was almost like a jab because it kept Hagler back, until Hagler had to pour it on later. And Hagler and Ray.. Hagler and Vito. GGG is not exactly Mr. Technique. He swarms guys and takes them out. I think Hagler would outbox GGG easily and stop him.
     
  6. Mark Adam

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    I feel GGG is as skillful as Marvin was and better defensively.
     
  7. Mark Adam

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    My history started with Hagler vs Minter in 1980 and that fight was nowhere near the level of this bout.
     
  8. Mark Adam

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    I don`t think Duran was that great in the Hagler fight, he did well but was beaten decisively, Duran was better vs Moore at light middle,that was great technical display.
     
  9. Mark Adam

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    Hopkins matured in the years after their bout into a much better fighter, Roy couldn`t open Hopkins up because he closed the distance on him (Mathew Fouts study) Jones didn`t land even nearly enough punches.
     
  10. HerolGee

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    maybe thats when you were born, dont confuse the two.
     
  11. Loudon

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    When did you first watch that fight?
     
  12. Loudon

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    It was a close fight.

    How was he beaten decisively?
     
  13. Loudon

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    Basically, you don't rate the fight because it wasn't entertaining to you.

    It doesn't matter.

    It was still a technical fight, fought with a high level of skill.
     
  14. Mark Adam

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    Duran got caught more by the longer natural middle than Canelo did vs GGG who was also longer with the jab.
     
  15. Mark Adam

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    1980.
     
  16. Mark Adam

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    I was 4 years old, lol!