Nigel Benn bef he faced Watson ,he was power crazy and nothing much else .He believed he would crush him ,like everyone before him .The Watson fight went a long way to showing him that u needed more than just power.
Sugar Ray Leonard after he knocked out Lalonde. He thought he had more power than he had, and Hearns knocked him down two times.
No, Foreman always set up his punches very well and his glove control was great v Ali, it`s just that Ali matched his glove control, he said he was shocked at how hard it was to get away from Foreman in their epic clash.
Ray Leonard wassn`t boxing well v Lalonde even before the KO and was struggling before he hurt Donny, Ray was well past his prime by this time and was never a super middle, he was too slow to get away from Tommy`s punches in their rematch.
Shavers could never box and all Cooney had was his hook anyway, they should have hired better trainers.
Edwin Rosario Vic Darchinyan was a guy who was in love with his power from the start, but when he lost to Donaire, and then had a difficult time in his draw with Z Gorres, he adjusted his style to be more tactical. It paid off, since some of his biggest wins came after that point. Kevin Kelley
Good shout. I saw his bout with Mike Weaver when he was trained by Chuvalo and the dude could box. The next time I saw him he was left uppercut crazy.
I would also add in Rodrigo Valdes and Monroe Brooks. I saw them both earlier in their careers and both were beautiful boxers. By the time they found their ability to crack the boxing went by the wayside.
I was going for Sanders too. He used to be a beautiful boxer in his younger days, but as time wore on I think he realised that he could turn a 12 rounder into a 2 rounder by just knocking the other dude out. Unfortunately it really worked for him, so he started neglecting stuff like, oh, running and gym hours. That tendency came back to bite hard in the Rahman fight.